The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-30 00:00:00

God save the Queen!

Given under my hand and seal, at litito William's Town,
this 14th day of February, 1853.
GEORGE. CATHCART,
Governor and High Commissioner.
By command of his Excellency the Governor and High

\V. F. Ltinixe, Secretary to H. E., the Governor
and 11. M. High Commissioner.
MESSAGE OE hICEILI.
Fort Murray, Feb. 10, 18.53.
Cmhala, Kreili's chief counsellor, arrived hero this clay,
with the following message from the chief Kreili
Kreili asks for peace. He begs that Maclean will speak
for him. He wishes Maclean to know that he has hers
very severely punished. The bocrs and troops entered his
country eight times, and each commando took a great many
cattle. Kreili wishes for peace, and he now sends 90 head
of cattle, and hope' that the government will consider it
sufficient, as the troops have taken so many thousands from
him.
Kreili says he never commenced a war with the govern-
ment. The Gaikas have always got him into trouble, nod
he has been punished for their sins.
I have been also desired by lireili to ask Fyno to return
to Butterworth, also the missionary and the traders, and he
will protect them. He never told them to leave his
country; on the contrary, when they went away he was
exerting himself to recover the property taken from the
traders.
I am here to hear the Governor's " word." I am Kreili's
mouth, and will &newer for him.
1:14H ALA his mark.
(Signed) JOHN Mael.e.tx, Chief Commissioner.
Witness (Signed) G. SHEP.T4NE, Interpreter.
Fort Murray, Feb. 11, 1553.
Sir,—l have the honour to report for the information
of his Excellency the High Commissioner, that " Vila," a
counsellor of the Chief Kreili, arrived here this morning,
with a bundle of assezai, sent by the Chief Kreili to his
Excellency, as a token of his submission to her Majesty's
governmeut.—l have the honour to be, &c.,
(Signed) JOHN MACLEAN, Chief Commissioner.
MESSAGE FROM SANDILLI.
Mali and Mani, special messengers, appear before Col.
Maclean, Chief Commissioner, and state as follows:
Sandilli, Macomo, Ants, and Tola, together with their
counsellors, crossed the Kei three days ago. We left them
in Kreili & country, at the junction of the T'Somo with
the Kei. Stock, X.ozo, and Ohl are now on their way to
cross the Kei.
When we left, Sandilli was about sending to acquaint
Kreili that he had crossed the Kei.
Sandilli ordered us to come direct to Pato, and to ask
him to acquaint Maclean that be had crossed the Kai;
that he had no more strength to fight with the English;
that he is beaten and driven from his country; and that
he has obeyed the Governor's " word " by crossing the
Kei, and he now asks the Governor where he may desire
him to rest in peace.
Sandilli desired us to return quickly with a " word" from
Maclean.
MALI, Y. his mark.
MAN I,tt hie mark.
Within the colony, near the border, some depredations
were committed in the early pert of the mouth, but they
appear to have been the last struggles of a party now nearly
extinguished. The Governor thus announces the further
reduction of the levies or local forces, raised for the service
of the interior:
" Ist and 2nd Whittlesea levy, with its officers ; the Shiloh
Fiago levy and its officers; the junior captain and junior
subaltern of the lot European corps; the command pay and
allowances to Captain Stevenson, as commanding the Man-
taunt district; the garrison sergeant-major at Whittleses,
and the Albany Rangers will be discontinued at the end of
the present mouth.
The country about Fort Beaufort is quiet. Some more
Hottentot rebels had arrived from Whittleses, prisoners for
trial.
From the state of markets, and the returns of exports, the
colony appears, on the whole, to be in a prosperous state.
During the last year nearly six millions pounds of wool
were shipped from Port Elizabeth alone. If peace can be
preserved on the frontier, and the colonists united indis-
solubly by the common enjoyment of representative govern-
ment, "all the clouds that lowered upon our house" will
speedily disperse.

In political matters the Cape, like the mother country,
scarcely knows who is in the saddle, or which mastcr to
obey. Downing-street having become a mere caravansary,
where wayfaring men tarry only for a night, Government
'louse sympathises with its nomadic character, and holds
itself in readiness to blow hot or cold, as the case may be,
on the arrival of every mail. Whigs, torics, conservatives,
radicals, reformers, and moderates, or the unintelligibles,
who—

Let "I dare not" wait upon "I would,"
Like the poor cat i' the adage,—
with mixtures of all these in varying proportions, perplex
John Bull, till, like Puff in the play, "he 'll be hanged if
he knows kis own composition," and corresponding antics
bewilder hie shadows at the Cape. Six years have passed
since the local government or constitution was pronounced
effete, rotten, dead, by governors, judges, and all sorts of
great men. The third year is waning since a "glorious
constitution" was graciously granted by her Majesty, and
here we are with no constitution at all that anybody knows
of; and all that is heard is an occasional exclamation from
the cloudy tabernacle of Downing-street, "Do be easy,
good people, the luminary is not extinct. It is only 111
eclipse, which cannot be shortened by rattling old drums,
pets, kettles, and fryingpans. Lord Grey has it in his hand
Sir John Pakington has it in his pocket. Lord Panmure,
Mr. Gladstone, the Duke of Newcastle, or somebody else, will
soon be looking after it. Patience, you know, is a cardinal
virtue." To which the colonists reply, "We hold another
doctrine. In our circumstances political patience is a deadly
sin—a selling of our birthright—a breach of trust against
our children—treason against nature. And seeing you can-
not when you would, and would not when you could, fulfil
your promises and put your designs into form and action,
we will show you how it may be dune by doing something
like it."
This is the presentintention of the colonists. They pro-
pose to select certain persons in each district, as much as
possible in the manner and form set forth in the " Slitter'
Articles" or " Draft Ordinances" of the missing constitu-
tion, with instructions to assemble together and consult
on the whole question in all its principles, wear, dad
bearings. This work has been for some time in progress,
and would have been completed by this time but for
the frequent rumours that the constitution war
coming, was at hand, was perhaps in the Colo-
nial-office. But he must be weak indeed who can be 'ant
longer deceived by such impostures, or inrudent indeed
who pretends to be so. Several of the principal districts
have now selected their men, and it is expected that Caps
Town, which. for good reasons, has given the first Pm
to the country constituencies, will next week, or as soon
as possible, join in this most commen,lable and ne”ssarY
movement. The fol:oiring reply from the gept,omen
selected in the district of Swellendam, to their constitn!nts,
will show to readers at a distance in what spit it the business
is likely to be conducted:

the (Amnialairs and Inhabitants of the Division '
Swellendeni (including ltiveridale).
Colonists:—Out of a total population of 12,122,
u have elected uses your representatives, to watch
„r tights as British subjects, and to make your
0.1 y.11.1f grit .... known to our gracious Queen,
0, parliament, and people of Great Britain.
. a. 'guy impressed with the honour conferred
as well as the responsibility of the task, which
pur• Mrs, under your *lgo manual, hays conferred
rejoice, moreover, in the reflection that by your
ch, ice you have confirmed and given undeniable sanction
to the rotaries we heir openly professed, namely, that
.hould be free representative government in this co-
bairl on a liberalar class franchise rased.
an without exclusive
mideges to any particul r
• lig result of the election has shown that the people of
eauadno are, as a body, firm and uncompromising in
contending torthei: jtrigetivetsr-rpenacefutl,eci7deearly, and re-
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tlut.einvoit. the have Dee h deavoura to
dehitetet from other districts are chosen, we shall
ow third sad cceoperate with them for the common good.
If, however, unmoved by the repreaentatiess of those
sha stand between ur and our Queen, Lord Derby's go-
vernment should faithfully and honestly bring into imme-
dx, la ration the constitution unretractab y granted by
het 'wig,. we shad gladly again resign into your hands
the trust you have confided to us.
•• But it unscrupulous or weak-minded men, having no
• tg .ympaihy with us, should, by specious arguments,
OA tne ean of her Majesty's advisers, then we shall be the
ottt to advise you to perievere unremittingly in your de.
and wing in your names, we shall employ all law.
nil wan* to seem
success, inwardly convinced that the
use of pktiee and truth will, without violence or blood-
the.... in Gods gaud time, prevail over every intrigue, and
pier all the cunning and craftiness of man.
" F. W. Barre.
_ _

" H. J. CARDINAL.
" H. J. Dwystswg.
" J. W. 8 aaaaa Komi."

(E'rori Moida cis Supplement.)
tstelliteme from King William's Town by Saturday's
post to the 13th inst..
There an still reports prevalent. of negotiations in pro•
prou with the hostile chi, fs. Kreili is said to have sent in
rem 100 head of cattle, with sundry assegais, as tokens of
submission. He states that he has suffered much, having
Was by outerrive 'stacks at least 60,000 head of cattle. It
was believed that peace would be immediately declared in
that quarter.
Collardkin from Sandilli had arrived at head quarters,
and the rep,rt is that he and the other chiefs have actually
cfc.sed the lie,. and now pray for peace.
Such or. the reports of the day. The Governor is silent.
Ecniet frono a letter fr,,m the Sub-Collector at Maisel
Bay, dated lith Feb., 1853:
The schooner Mary, from London, with • general
eurn,i, having parted her cables during a strong S.E. gale,
went on shore in !tinsel Bay oa the 16th Feb., and became
••total wnck ; one of the crew drowned."

A\l► MURDERS ON BOARD SHIP.

The following accented et a mutiny on board the
brie l'enn, of San nandbee, which resulted in the
death of the captain and two of the crew, we copy from the
AN Clique mitt.
The W dlirm Peen kit Strong's Island on the 23rd July
last, for orbiting royao, Isaac P. Hussey, master ; Chris.
use Neste, first officer ; John Halsey, second ditto; aril a
ern of fire white men and 15 natives. Without the aneallegil
erns& of apprehcasion for any difficulty, Mr. Nelms,
she tint °Seer was aroused on the morning of November
eth„ by baring the grows of some one on des& EU
jumped out of his berth end ran up ; but no sooner Ma he
reached the deck, than he received a severe blow eat
head dons a person armed with a cutlass. His first Ann INIII
that the natives from sone of the neighbouring islands bad
Warded the brig, and he ran forward to call up the whits
Cut
of the crew, who had the watch below at the time;
but as, suddenly stopped in his course by all of the native
crew, who, armed with lances and whaling spades, prevented
to progress.
Tory did not, however, for some reason, undertake to
injure him. The person who had first struck him proved
tow their leader, a native, named Harry, who ran alter
ham and repeated his blow. He is a native of Oahu. Mr.
Nttsen then spoke to him, but Harry continued striking
him, while Mr. Nelson backed out to the forecastle com-
panion way, warding the t lows off. On arriving hen
Mr. Nelson fell down ; spears and spades were darted
hiss, bat fortunately without doing him any injury. His
fall aroused the watch below, who, hearing the nue',
tadeavoured to reach the deck, but were prevented by the
natives, who, fifteen in number, guarded the compeoion-
Why.
They got possession of the cabin by breaking through
the forecastle bulkhead, and crawling aft over the cargo.
In the cabin there were fifteen loaded muskets, but on
examination they proved to have been filled up with water.
The mutineers then got around and on the top of the
house on the quarter deck, and from the noise they made,
convinced the whites in the cabin that nearly all of them
had congregated there. The whites then determined to
blow the house up with a keg of powder which was in the
sebin, hoping thereby to put an end to most of the natives.
They got the powder ready, secured a loaded musket each,
and retreated into the bold, ready to rush on deck and
finish the affair as soon as the powder should explode.
Fire was applied to the powder, but it was so damp that
instead of exploding it merely flashed, or rather blazed up
like a port fire, the current of air carrying the flames into
their place of retreat and nearly suffocating them all ; and
burning two men se badly, as to render them of no further
service. This disaster reduced the number to four available
men, two of whom were badly wounded, viz., Mr. Nelson,
first officer, and Mr. Halsey, second officer who had received'
• severe dirk stab on the side of his face, depriving him
of the use of one eye. They then regained the cabin,
determined to hold out to the net, rather than give up the
ip
sh.
After having retained possession of the cabins, some
trying to frighten the natives by threats, their leader, Harry,
called • parley with Mr. Nelson, and said to him—" I
don't want to kill you ; I have killed all I wanted to; and
if you will give me fifteen muskets and • keg of powder
and let me take what provisions I want, I will leave the
brig when I see land ; but if you do not consent I will set
fire to her and barn you all up." After consultation it
was considered best to accede, Mr. Nelson and his men then
guarded the forward cabin, to prevent any attempt to rush
on them. The mutineers then helped themselves to what
they required, and left the brig in two boats about sunset
of the same day, though no land was in sight. After they
left it was found that they had killed Captain Hussey,
George C. Reed, cook, and badly wounded the steward, •
Chinese, named Amoy, who only survived two days after.
Of these who remained, only two were unharmed, two
being IP badly burnt as to be incapable of action, and Mr.
Nelson and Mr. Halsey suffering much from severe wounds
in the head.
Fire days afterwards, Captain Gardner, of the whaler
Atlantic, reported that he had picked up the mutineers in
an exhausted condition. They reported to him that they
kid run away from the brig at an island, when the captain
sad mate were ashore ; that they had got the second mate
drank, stole the boats, end left. Captain Gardner had no
suspicion of them till after they left, when he heard from
sae of his crew, a motive, who was acquainted with their
leader, that they had Plenty of arms and ammunition is
their boats. Captain Nelson has taken every mew to
spread the news to all the islands, by informing every TOO.
eel he met on his passage. Captain Haney belonged to
Neatacket, aged 43 ; George C. Reed, to New York, aged
27; sad Agway was aged 24.

MURDERS IN

The Sacramento papers hare long accounts of a
warm and exciting chase after the famoukrobber Joaquin.
On Friday last the citizens of Jacksonville brought in
the dead body et Mr. Lake, a butcher of that place, and
the; body of a Chinaman, who was wouaded by a pistol
hall. It was not then known who had committed these
outrages. On the next day, Saturday, three Chinamen
were lulled Warm Satter and Jackson, a distance of
some four miles. The driver of the Stockton stage and two
passengers were killed on the same day by Joaquin and
two buten, suppoeed to be Moslems. The three men were
shot and the horses taken from the stage.
On the same day, the same parties drove some fifty CM-
sew from a camp in the neighbourhood, and carried away
or destroyed their tents. On the Thursday previous
Joaquin rode through the village of St. Andres at •
quick gallop, and shot three Americans as he wand through
the streets. Joaquin is a young man, of about 19 years of
sae, and must be one of the best shots with a revolver in
the er any other country, as nearly all these men were shot
through the neck. The whole band, it is supposed, con-
fine of about GU men, all of whom are thought to be
Mexicans.

A letter from Jacksonville, dated 13th Feb., says: " The
town is under the vastest excitement. A large meetiux of
the citizens was held this evening, at which measures were
taken that must lead to the eventual capture of the =tir-
o trees. Nearly our whole population has volunteered to
irs oat in pursuit to-morrow. ,Woe to the Mexicans it
ley are caught."
The party of Americas, who started in pursuit, found at
Cook's Gulch, on Sutter Creek, the dead body of a China-
nee. They traced the robbers to Jackson Creek, a few
miles below this village. and the re found more of their
work—one Chinaman :mortally wounded. Mr. Lake wee
Iring. but speechless, and died in a few minutes after the
arrival of the Americans. Ile had been shot twice, and
stabbed m the neck, and his mule taken.
'the American piety followed on, and soon overtook the
littiesni who had committed all these murders. The oil-
lait managsil to escape, with the lees of their hones.
blankets, kc., and one, and perhaps two of them were
wounded.

Oneoithe party, worn out by fatigue, having been in hot
Per.uff of the &Awn for six days, returned to Sacramento
with three horses captured from &portion ofJoaquia's party.
Mt IMMO excitement pr.vails throughout the mines.

THE Hcst not.trr.—The owners of this American
*mat contemplate selling her, on account of her draught
sr 'scar being unsuitable to the port of Havre. The Hum-
t4llit I* I remarkably fine steamer, and has made some
.plen lid voyages betweto New York and Cowes. List
wee: .be aide the passage in II days five hour.. She ie.
,lime, nut quite so fast as the Frat.klin steamer, htlong
.t;'.o the same owners, and runnicg on the same line.