The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-27 00:00:00

...many in smoking tobacco, and seem u pesionately fond
• •Teei,v tbrir continental friends the Chinese; that which
arid in am me, however, of a wretched quality, and af.
,„ the opportunity of gratifying them with same of a
.„,eieier kind. Sweet wine war also found to be acceptable;
ilejseve it was given to their wives, for we never observed
dia they drub it, though I urged it upon them as a media
Jo, Of the mysteries of the healing on they appear to be
Ondly ignorant, trusting almost, it not altogether, to
in the progress of thau maladies."

COLONIAL.
CAPE OF 000 D HOPE.

The followingam tint of the entrance of the Kaffir
m.komo into Port Elisabeth is copied from a private
idemeeeeived in Southampton, dated from the former place,
00. 27, and written before the surrender of Sandilli was
awn "The Kaffir chief Makomo arrived here this morn-
s.. Considerable excitement was manifested by the lithe-
...
*mats to witness the arrival of one who had played so active
oil important a part in the present war. Ile was attended
by ewe of his sons and the son of souther chief (I believe
*Amen), firs of hie wives, among whom was his principal
eti*(inkosikua Omkulu) with their children. The party
altogether consisted of It men, 22 w.nnen, and 51 children.
itg men were on horseback, accompanied by the field-cornet
sad the government interpreter. There followed two wag-
with their goods ; the women and children bringing up
rmar on foot. On arriving at the Fingo huts,
whim they were to be toeited, a number of the
tenabitants of the town were seen floating to the
hot The Kaffir+ were met here by a person appointed to
show them the meet desirable spot for building their huts,
sad to conduct them to a temporary habitation. The situa-
tion chosen for their future residence is close by where the
rapes reside, who will take care and keep a watchful eye
seer them. The supposition that the Kaffirs would be guilty
* treachery is not very extravagant, tines if any
*advantage accrued to the Brltish, Makomo would without
doom be glad to j..sin his comrades again, and in that case
**powder magsmne (unguarded as it is) would present a
rest temptation to him and his followers. A few hours'
ride would enable them to gain the bush and defy any pur-
suit; at present I do not believe the chief has any such
views, Ile is shrewd and quieksighted, and bee no
doubt calculated that the Kaffir% have no chant*
of successfully competing with the British, and has therefore
withdrawn from the contest. It is difficult to my in what
light Makomo'i residence in this place may be regarded.
Ostensibly, he and his followers are sent here to obtain work,
bat in reality they are prisoners of war, though left un-
guarded. They are at present receiving rations from govern-
ment; and, though it appears as an act of their own fns
choice, yet everything tends to show that they are removed
bars to be away from the immediate scene of war during the
impending crisis. Makomo, in person, is spare, and rather
below the middle height. Ile is very reserved when spoken
to; he continues nodding his head, indicative of his atten-
tion to what is said to him, but he seldom makes a reply
maw be is asked a question, and then a considerable interval
&pen begun. he answers. There is certainly some
dignity in his manner. This was observable in his
conduct on arriving. The person appointed to meet him
stated what means had been taken fir his present accommo-
dation, and his readiness to do all i.t his power to contribute
to his comfort. Makomo received his communication in
silence, merely nodding his head from time to time. This
took place at • little distance from where his wives were
mated on the erase. 5,,013 after, when he had retired, the
principal wife inquired of • Fir.go what had been said to the
chief, and on its being repeated tx her she acknowledged it
she by a slight inclination of the head, but made no reply."

TEE MAILS DUE AT SOUTIIAMPTON.—The Trent
sew acme day, overdue. The weather and the arrangements
mesequent on the new route to ho performed by the West
India Company may have had the effect of retarding ber
arrival. The Iberia, from the Peninsula, is not expected at
Southampton until to-day (Monday). She was two days
longer than usual on her outward voyage, on account of the
weather. The Hindostan was expected yesterday (Sunday)
from Malta, but had not arrival at Southampton at six
o'clock last night. It has been blowing very hard from the
eastward, in the Channel. On Christmas-day it blew quite
a gale. An Irish steamer was off Portland at eight o'clock
in the mornie.g on that day, and did not arrive at South-
ampton until four in the afternoon, on account of the wind.