The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-04 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

We have received Cape Town journals of Feb,,
8, five days Inter than any hitherto to hand. They
contain litt'e intelligence from the scat of war,whence
dates ure to the Ist Feb. Matters scent to be uhuost
in Mau quo.
General orders from head-quarters at King's Wil-
liam's Town, of the 2Mth and 29th of January, nomi-
nate the officers of the Genadendal Levy, 31i0 strong,
and of the Cape Town and Albany. levim Orders
had been issued (states a postscript in the Graham's
Tarn Journal) for a column of 2,200 men under
Colonel Mackinnon,to move on Forts White and Cox
the next day (30th January), the main object being
to throw supplies into those forts.
From Fort Peddie the following notice appears in
the same paper, under date the Muth January:
" Capt. Davies marched front here on Sunday with
his men, about 400 in number, leaving all their wag-
gons behind. He took the mute by. Wesleyville
thus avoiding Line Drift, where it is understood
Sevolo remains in position in great force."
The following Istssages are from the Grahant's
Town Journal of Feb. 1:

The investigation into the disaffection of the Ilottentota
at Theololie having proceeded so far as to criminate three
of the residents of that institution, they were forwarded to
the ptisun at Graham's Town, where they were safely
lodged about 11 o'clock this morning. The ringleader,
Kievict 'liqueurs, is one of the number. The prisoners
were sent in a waggon, in charge of the chief constable of
n:Ahura, and escorted be 12 coloured men, chiefly Hntroes.
Two others were apprehended by the held commandant
when at Thttopolis on the :nth inst., hut the evidence
against them not being of a suffieiently conelnsive cha-
racter to warrant their detention, they were coiessprently
'iterated. Lynx, or Lintrs, to he himself writes it, the writer
of the letter, so often alluded to, is also in custody, in sepa-
rate confinement, so that he may not exercise his persua-
sive powers over others, to the working of farther mischief.
The chief evidence against the prisoners is f led upon
the oaths of certain Fingoes,who unhesitatingly declare that
in their opinion the 'Meow,lis Hottentots would have j •
the Kattirs had the enemy appeared in that vicinity. One
of the WitllC.l.4l COLTONITAIC% the statement made by the
Rev. Mr. Snit, that that gentleman advise.' the people not
to follow the rebellious course that the Blinkwater Hotten-
tots had pursued.
Tlw matter is not yet cleared, as further evidence will
yet he sent in, but as the affair stands at present there is
nothing of a more serious charge against those in custody
than that of L• unlawfully assembling," ex.. so that Piqueur
and his colleagues stand iu the same position as the Kaffir
prisoners of war.
'I he seven Hottentots, whose committal to prison we
noticed last week, were liberated to-day, and have set of
Theopolis to look after their crops. l•ione of then, have
guns, and the institution has loon rendered so tar powerless
as that a small force might at any time inflict a wholesome
chastisement upon those who rebel."
Our intelligence from Fort Peddie is calculated to cause
a good deal of uneasiness, 44 respects the Flllgo,, in that
locality—not on account of any actual disaffection on the
• part of those people—hut front some instinct. of inisinsi-
! &rawness towards them 011 the part of some of the motto-
: relics, that has a tendency to generate feelings which we
L cannot too carefully avoid at this juncture. We trust that
t alter this reference, we shall be spared the nesissity of
t bringing the subject more pointedly before the piddle. the

Fort Peddle have cent Neuf their nunlitur to the
front, iudependeut of which those who remain are in a
position not inertly of danger to themselves, but of im-
mense importance as respects the colony. 'the public should
look to it, that this defence be not weakened by injudicious
treatment, or by any want of that consideration which is of
so much importance in all our dealings with Roue people.
News has just come in from Fort Armstrong that the
rebels have got p0....1011 of the buildings, exee•it the
Tower—to which place all the loyal people have lied for
refuge. These are hemmed in. and derided by the gentle-
men below, who have sip:oiliest to the Rev. Mr. Thompson,
&c., that they will have permission to depart, but their
sincerity is doubtful, and they have consequently remained.
Their sufferings must have been great, and report says that
they have 111,11 without provisions during she last three
days. Measures are in train by the testa people of Fort
lhaufittl, assisted by the Fingoes, to effect their deliverance
this MAR, and may Heaven smile upon their Millets.
Further accounts from Fort Hare, dated yesterday, state
that the resident magistrate of Rat River, Mr. \tienand,
arrived there ou the 2Uth ult., escorted by a party of loyal
Hotteands, among whom were the field-cornets fetter
and Betlut. 'this Aker escaped with no other property
save the clothes of his person. The rebel 1 lottenteta
under a man named Ijithaulder gave Mr. W. safe conduct
through the country in his possession. The party took the
read to Fort Beautbrt, in preference to proceeding to Fort
Hare, to which place Mr. Wienand wax subsequently
escorted by commandant Ltovey with some lIIPIt under his
orders. Su exasperated are the Fingoes at the ateiwities of
the Hottentot rebels, that Col. Sutton deemed it tIVIVSSarI
to give an escort to the party who came in with the magis-
trate, in order to save them front the venire:owe ,if these
people. It is said that many of the Hottentots have ClL-
pressett a wish to return to their allegiance, and that Col.
Sutton has given them a few days to present themselves in
Beaufort, and deliver up their arms.

It is further said, that Jan Hermanus, eldest son of the
late rebel chief, has requested to Ito permitted to come in,
but whether the request has iwen complied with or not ia
not known. A rumour is also afloat, that the body
tentots who, atter being stripped of their booty ;and dis-
armed, were permitted by Mr. Dodds Pringle to go at large
fell subsequently into the hands of the lingoes and were
destroyed. Tins report, however, requires confirmation—
while, even if the catastrophe he true, the circumstances
which led to it are totally unknown. It is stated, on what
is considered good authority, that the Itottentots are very
short of ammunition, and it is supposed that 400 mounted
burghers would, in a few days, disperse or destroy the whole
of the rebel bands, who are, however, in the meantime,

roaming about unmolested, feasting in the dwellings of the
farmers, and laving waste the country. The atisoi up
Siren is still at Port Armstrong, which post is now occu-
pied by the rebels, who have, it would appear, not treated
hint with any violence.
The South ...Ifiican Commercial Adrertiser, of
Feb. 8, says:
Letters from Graaff-Reinet, to the lilst ult., convey tho
intelligence respecting the present alarming aspect of affairs
in the divisions of Cradoek and M rset. A public address
issued by the civil commissioner, seems to he the el./sing
act of a Reset deal of needless tpisunderstaniline, that had
unfortunately arisen between the authorities and inhabi-
tants of Graalf-Reinet. It now seers certain, how-
ever, that from about 300 or even 100 num, would proceed
immediately to the relief of Crudoek under Mr. S. Meintjes.
In a lute Adcertiser a letter appeared from a cerrespowlent
giving the particulars of the removal of some suqweted
}taffies front Gnu& Iteinet, by an escort of civilians. The
further course of this proceeding, which has not ended very
favourably, is thus described by the same writer,
who furnished the first particulars published: "The
Kaffirs who were sent off to Cradoek, as I men-
tioned in my last, have been recalled, or rather what
remained of them iu the custody of our people. Simul-
taneously with the lute unhappy communications from
eradoek, a report reached town that half the Kaffirs
bad got ulf. It turned out that our worthy field-cornet
had not sent handeffllti enough with the party; con-
sequently, when they halted for the night, under Naude's
berg, they had to tie fourteen of the fellows with riems.
The commander of the party was a previously stupid
fellow of the town, and it never seems to have occurred
to him that if he allowed the whole batch of prisoners,
men, women, and children, to roost together us he did,
riems were not exactly the things to tie the men with.
At midnight the party were awakened by the shots
of the sentries, and u tremendous yelling sad scuttling
among the Kufflrs. One was shot, and fourteen with
their women and children tlecanqwd. When this news
reached Grauff-Reinet, the Board of Safety, who had
just heard the Crudock news also, had the party ordered
back. It will be remembered that the /taffies were to ho
brought to Creduek, for the purpose of being further
transported across the border." The letter adds, that the
statement is erroneous which has been liuldtely made to
the effect that Mr. J. J. Meintjes had written to the gover-
nor, that the burghers of Grumf-Reinet would only go out
under Sir A. Stoekenstrom's command. This appears, at
all eventa, certain from private letters,—that some relief for
Cradoc would immediately proceed both from Graaff-Iteinet
and from the western field worneteies of Somerset.
The following are the letters and notice alluded to
above: _ . _

Gruaff-Iteinet, Jan. 31.
I herewith send you a most painful letter we received
last night from Cradock, appealing to the inhabitants here
for assistance. We are daily receiving despatches and reports
from Crudock and Somerset, which latter place is in great
danger. They arc fearful of an attack upon their town. 'fho
respectable and loyal inhabitants here are now making active
preparations to proceed to Somerset. I have no doubt some
will go on to Cradock, although the greatest danger is appre-
hended at the former place. There will, I have no doubt,
be 300 men to their assistance ere you receive this. The
Kattirs of the place have been mustered, and forwarded on to
Katfirltuid, cm Cradock, under an escort from this place;
they, however, endeavoured to escape the vigilance of the
men who were sent out with them. An order was afterwards
sent out to recal them, when one-third of the number came
back, leaving the others to escape. I believe there were 130 in
the whole, men, women, and children, that left here. The
women commenced the attack, by throwing their petticoats
and blankets over the heads of the watch, and commenced
striking them with sticks, stones, etc. The Kaftirs who
escaped obtained possession of two of the guns belonging to
the watch. However, one of the Kattirs who was riemmed
to the waggons was accidentally wounded, but not severely.
Strange to say, from the account of the men who formed
the escort, their guns would not go off when they attempted
to fire. The rew Kaftirs who were allowed to remain have
all since left the town, including a Kaffir named Buoy, who
was in the service of the Southeys for 15 years ; he has two
i
waggons and a good number of oxen, and s in good circum-
stances. The people here are much alarmed. You will
please insert within the columns of your valuable journal
the blamed letter from Cradock
" Cradock, Jan. 29, 18.51.
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behalfoff of th
the Boardoiho
ofbSitaafoetoty
ooff this
tow
enbehoi
town, I em desired to address you, to implore your mis
now that the time of our extreme per sat hhand.".eoontltiolenfo,--,
andOn
week we despatched letters to the Board of Safety of Graatt _
Reinet, to the civil commissioner, and also the Rev. L. • :Yi•-••7j
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