The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-17 00:00:00

wounded upon this occasion, I then retired the troops int*
the Amatula valley, and at 5 p.m. bivouacked for the
niet.n the morning of the 27th instant, I made arrange-
ments for conveying the wounded to my camp on the
I Quisana, which occupied some time.
At 12 o'clock I moved the force in three columns up the
eastern range of the Amutola mountain, the enemy show-
ing in small bodies on several points.
The ascent of the mountain is precipitous and very (MR-
, cult ; crossing the ridge I moved the troops down the valley
to the source. of the Zanooka, and ordered them to encamp,
taking the Cape ?[ousted Riftei, and Kat River Levy and
Alice Fin4oes with me-1 proceeded along the ridges
towards the head of the Ligney stream, I ob.erved a re-
connoitering party of the enemy, posted in the forest bush
which intenects the ridge mar Mount Macdonald; when

moving up with the Cape Mounted Rifles we were briskly at-
tacked, but the enemy was driven Irick by a sharp fire
from the Cape Mounted Rifles, and the levies and Fiugoes
coming up, the enemy was driven off, and descended into
the valley of the lit iskanams ; it being then dusk, I re-
turned and bivouacked t.r the night in the Zauooka valley,
during the,e operations I saw nothing of any force from
Fort Coo.

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On the morning of the 2Sth iust., moving shortly after
sunrise, I proceeded with the force towards Mount Mac-
donald, where I reached at 10 a.m., detaching the corps of
levies into the valley of the Zanook,a to intercept the ene-
my's cattle.
olsserv.ll small detached parties of the enemy at some
distance, who descended into the valley of the lieukainma,
' but I observed no troops or any force below in the rallies;
the enemy made no show of resistance.
I proceeded with the Cape Mounted Rifles, and occupied
the high point of the mountain at the head of the Ligny,
Iwhile the levies paved down the Zanooka, and brought out
about 340 head of cattle, chiefly cows and calves, all very
, poor. I returned with the troops along the ridges, leaving
the two companies of the 91st Regiment to cover the return
of the levies to the bivonark, which was done leisurely,
leaving no part unwound. While halted on the Atuatula
range, a shut was fired from a high point of the fon st, by
which, I regret to say, Captain Melville, of the George
Levy, was severely wounded through the urm. The troops
all assembled from their several points of operatives shortly
after dusk. _ .

I am of opinion, from the appearance of the cattle
kraals, that the great body of the Kalil: cattle hare been
seat away some time ago. There is no grass or herbage of
any kind in the Amatola or ZmierAta valleys, and not suffi-
cient gram even for hones. The cattle captured yesterday
' arc miserably poor and starred.
Late la.t evening a llotteatot from the rebel camp came
in and surrendered ; he brought me a nrssage to say
that a large body of tha rebels would surrender in two

days.
Having expended all my provisions, and there being no
gross whot.or.a fur the horws, I returned to my comp this

morning.
I have much pleasure in bringing to the Commander-in-
Chief's notice, the active, zealous, mil gallant conduct of
the troops end levies during the three days' operations in
the mountains and rugged patoes of the Amatola and Za-
make ranges : a large tract of most difficult and intersected
country wa, trarere'l by the troop..
The gallant attack mole by the 74th Regiment under
Lieutenant-Colonel Fordyce, ;.pon the enemy's position,
which it carried, surmuuetiug every obstacle under a brisk
and galling fire from the enemy, was say admiration ; and
the manner in whith the lingoes,' under their „rural com-
manders, advanced iu the !late.s was snot spirited.
The attack made by the denies nu& r Captains llcathcate
and Melville and Captain Verity, who followed the enemy
and drove hint off his position on the Victoria heights, was
most gallantly executed; and I have greatly to regret the
less of Captain Melville's 'terrier*, I fear for some time.
To the cancers commanding corps and det aehm •nty—Liens
tenant-Colonel Fordyce, commanding 74th Highlanders,
and c-immanding my lint brigade ; Lieut.-Colonel Sutton,
C.M.It., cominandieg my second brigade ; Major Forbes,
commanding the detachment 41st Regiment ; and Major
Sumerset, numanding the cavalry—l am greatly
indebted for their exertions and assistance.

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Tu the officers commanding levies—Captain Stevenson,
commanding first European levy ; Captains ileatheote,
Melville, and Hob's, ail commanding their iover.:l corps
of I. s; us well as to Cap: .ie.s Cumbers 'Verity, and
Aylilf, commanding the nap.: levies-1 have to express
my thanks and appruSation.
Every core and attvnti,on was paid to Oil wountl,-1 by the
medical officer. in the field. Dr. Fraser. Dr. Booth, Dr.
llaclay, and Dr. Black; ai..l beg in asp manner to
bring the gallantry mud excellent conduct of all the officer%
troops, and levies, under the Connuatieler-in-Chiers
static,
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it is not possible, when a series of operations are taken
covering a large extent of mountainous and difficult country,
to notice in any particular inauner theconduct of individual
corps where all have merited approbation, but I must on
this occasion bring more partieulariy the 74th Regiment,
commanded by Lieutenant-Colouel Fordyce, under the
Commander-in-Chit:re notice; this regiment being so re-
cently landed from a long -..a voyag:, bAng at one,, brought
into the field in the winter season, and having been early
'managed against the enemy, auil now a see rod time sharply
engaged, ascending a high mountain under a galling tire,
and carrying his patition at cv, ry point.
I sin nut aware of what the cueiny'e loos was, the con-
Remit): of the forest having given them ••very advantage of
carrying off their killed and wounded : they were observed
conveying them iuto the bush. 1
I have to return my best thanks to Lieut. .I.aiie, my
Deputy Quarter-Nlaster-Gentral ; Li: ut. Bell, C.M.R., my
Field A:lin:ant; and Vent. Green, my Aide-de-Camp, who
rendered me every aa,ietance. —I have, eke.,
11. Somitist. r, Major-General.
Limit:Colonel Cloete, C. 11., K.H., Deputy
Quarter-Mater-General.
I annex a return of the killed and wounded :-74th Re-
giment: 3 rank and file killed ; 1 officer, Lieut. W. W.. 1.
Bruce, and 9 rank and file wounded.—J. A. Invent, M.D.,
burgeon, 74th Regiment.
Levies: 1 sergeant sad 2 rank and file killed ; 1 officer,
Captain Melville, and 4 rank and tile wounded-2 mortally.
—Liu. BOOTH, Surgeon, Levies and Burghers, Ist Division.
No. 2.
King William's Town, July 1, 1851.
Sir,—ln pursuance in your Excellency's instructions I
moved from this 'dation on the 14th ultimo, with the fol-
lowing foree:—fith Regiment, 337 ; 73rd Itegimmt, 420;
Royal marines, 47 ; Catty'., riflemen, 51 ; Cape mounted
riflemen, 120; Armstrong's huge, 10; Swelleuelani levy,
2io; Clanwilliam levy, 330; fiascoes, 170; in all, 2,005
men.
1 entered the mountain range by Bailey's grave, and in
the attention of that day 1 reached the Quilly Quilly
River, where I bivouacked. On the 25th ult. I moved a
few miles higher up the Quilly Quilly.
Ou the 25th ult., leaving about 300 men for the protec-
tion of my supply waggone, I formed the remainder of the
division into two columns of about equal strength, and
marched at daybreak iuto the mountains.
1 proceeded with one column along a wooded ridge an
the left batik of the Keiskantina, to the continence of that
river with the Tsimuka, or Wulf river ; at this point we
surprked a drove of about fifty cattle. I hail expected to
find Lieutenant-Colonel Cooper with a patrol front Fort
Cox at this point, but not finding him there I proceeded
down the hmakamma in search of him. I communicated
with him near the foot of the western branch of Mount
Macdonald, and iristrueted him to patrol before daybreak
on the 29th and 29t'a towards the confluence of the
Keitkamma and Wolf, to serve as a diversion to Majeure
General Somerset, and to prevent the escape of cattle dome
the valley.
I then proceeded to the junction of the Keiakamma and
Quilly Quilly, and up the hitter valley to my camp. A few
Kafiri followed us out of the bush when near the camp,
but their fire was soon silenced, and they were driven off
by the 73rd Regiment.
The other column, under Lieutenant-Colonel Michell,
6th Regiment, proceeded into the Keiskamma 11 the
cavalry being detached to the right, along tho Oeln V ,
millejf
on to the ridge which separates the Gulu from the W
Valley. 'they saw no cattle within reach, and met with me
serious opposition. The cavalry of this column reported
having seen Cattle out of the Ouln Valley. Lieut.-Coles&
Michell returned to the camp in the evening.
On the 27th ult. no operations took place, sail the sr
were allowed to rest,
On the 28th ult., being unable from illness to quit the
camp myself, I directed Lieut.-Col. Michell to take all
the available men of the division and to make a night
march, for the purpose of intercepting the cattle which his
cavalry had seen on the 20th ult.
I enclose his report of this service, and the reports of
Lieut.-Col. Eyre and Captain Robertson, whom he de-
tached. It was most ably and efficiently performed, and
resulted in the capture of upwards of 1,500 cattle and 40
horses.
' On the 30th ult. I returned to King William's Town,
bringing the captured cattle safely in.
During the operations above detailed, the troops ander
the command of Meier-General Somerset were seen scouring
the ridges between the Amatula and Wolf Valley. By
these combined movements the enemy was harassed at all
points, and the little resistance we experienced showed how
completely he was paralysed.
Our casualties during these operations amount to one
private 73rd regiment wounded, and four horses missing.
I beg leave to bring to your excellency's favourable
notice the efficient conduct of the officers commanding the
different corps, viz. :—Lieut.-Col. Michell, commanding 6th
Regiment; Vent.-Col. Eyre, commanding 73rd Regiment;
Lieut.-Col. Napier, commanding Cape Mounted Riflemen;
Lieutenant !Jerrie, commanding the Royal Marines ;
Captain Catty, commanding the provisional Ride Com-
pany; Captain Robertson, commanding the Mounted Levy;
Captain Ayliff, commanding the 2nd Corps of Native
Levies ; and Captains Toght, Fielding, Shaw, and Taipton,
commanding respectively the Swelleadam, Genadendal,
Clanwilliam, and Fingoc Levies.
I beg also to mention the services of Captain Fannee,
Brigade, and Lieutenant Stokes, Deputy-Ainistant Quarter-
Master General.—l have, &c., Ova. MACKINNON, Colonel.
His Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir H. 0. Smith,
Bart., G.C.B.
No. 3.

Camp at the Umbigeni, July 1, 1851.
Sir,—Having received instructions from you to proceed
on a patrol on the 28th June towards the Oulu Mountains,
and as with the utmost liberality you had given me autho-
rity to arrange and carry out any plan that 1 might choose
toadopt, I marched at 12 o'clock at night with the foUowing
forte :-118 Cape Corps, 81 Armstrong's Horse, 41 It. Ma-
ritima, 41 Riflemen, 287 6th Regiment, 33073rd Regiment,
212 Swellentlam Levy, 19.1 Oettadendal Levy, 247 Clan-
IfilliAlll Levy, 171 Fingoes; total, 1,777.
From the Oulu there are only four mountain outlets. I
therefore arranged that Captain Robertson with his hone'
should a'cend the craggy and difficult ascent of the Amt-
tale to the right of the Oulu, mud that Colonel Napier should