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mast spirited manner by the whole riddle bees employed. I
In con name of the impoverished state of the horses the
Birgher fesess were obliged to move on foot. Observing
also large droves of cattle passing along the lower banks of
the river, I moved two companies of Capt. dimes battalion
down the bank of the river to the southward, directing Capt.
Melville's company to proceed up the river, and enter a large
Woof on the opposite side.
A. the Fingoes advanced, I observed the piqueta and de-
tachments of the enemy retiring, and proceeding towards
the large bodies of the cattle on the heights. The troops
continued to push on, attacking the Raffles wherever they
found them, and I had the satisfaction in a very short time,
in observing the several detachments acting against the
enemy returning, in on of large droves of cattle
belonging to the chief ato.
A body of Commandant Linde's Burghers, under Captain
Oroenwaldt, were sharply engaged with the enemy, and
their spirited leader was unfortunately wounded by a mus-
ket ball through tilm arm. The enemy, seeing themselves
hard pressed, drove the cattle into several deep Ideas, where
they were Wowed by the Fingoes under Mr. Shepetone,
who with lls me woo twice surrounded by the enemy ;
each tbne dray themselves in the most spirited
owroaso, nosed numbers of mettle. Captain
Dookowon otillliblitoosoolood on in support, and secured a
drove emboli MO bowl of cattle.
The dole-_- ml olowpisios of Capt. Sixes battalion, who had
entered the loop klooi below the ford, succeeded in cap-
turing a drove of 1,500 head of cattle, which they seized
from the enemy.
I had directed the whole of the troops to return across
the rivet before night-fall, and by 5 p.m. I had the
satisfaction of seeing the whole of the troops (with the
exception of Captain Melville's company, which had crossed
higher up the river) returning in possession of large
droves of cattle. I took the necessary precaution of send-
ing • supporting force of the Cape Mounted Rifles
down to the ford, to assist in crossing with the oath,
and by 8 p.m. I had the whole of the captured cattle,
about 4,000 head, safe in ray camp. Early on the following
morning, I detached 100 men of Capt. Sine's battalion to the
ford in support of Captain Melville, whom I bed observed
spiritedly engaged with the smeary, end to peasession of
about 1,000 head of cattle and a few horses. Captain Mel.
ville joined me with the cattle, about 10 a.m., having been
the whole morning engaged with the enemy, who continued
to fire upon his people, although I was on the bank of the
river with a large force in support.
I decided to avail myself of the services of the prisoners
to communicate with Creli and Pato, the prisoners having
acquainted me that Pato and Umhala had only three days
previously received from Creli his permission for crossing
with their cattle over the Kye. I therefore, in the pre-
sence of the troops, sent to each chief a message to the
following purport : " Acquaint Pato and Umhala that
I have seized these cattle for the use of the troops ;
that I shall take these cattle to the governor, and
I shall then return. I shall then attack them, and give no
rest to them or their cattle. That I this day take this
ground, which I have driven them out of, for the governor ;
that I shall fire three shots this morning, one for Creli,
one for Umhala, Sand one for Pato, which is to be a
warning to them; that I shall return and demand satisfac-
tion for their uncalled-for attack on the colony. Acquaint
Creli, that I have followed Pato to the Kye ; that I found he
has given Pato, the great enemy of the colony, place for hie
cattle in his country ; that I fire this gun to tell him, that
the governor will call upon him to answer for his conduct."
Having dispatched the messengers, and fired three guns
at 12 o'clock (midday), I commenced my return to the
Buffalo River, with 6,000 head of the enemy's cattle. I
returned with the troops along the the main ridge that in-
tersects the Kye and Gonoubie Rivers. I observed on
the line of march that the Kaffirs occupying that part
of the country were not at all aware of my movements,
as I saw numerous bodies of Kaffirs in the neighbour-
hood of all the kraals, which had evidently been very
recently abandoned. These Kaffir* followed up my rear,
endeavouring to disturb my encampment each night, by
firing shots at the piquets and into the camp, in order to
set off the cattle, but without success. Had it not been f
the weak state of the horses, I should have made a severe
example of these Kaffirs. I regret to add that I was
obliged to destroy 100 horses of the Burgher force, and up-
wards of 30 horses of the Cape Mounted Rifles, as from
the harassing nature of the duty they were quite unable to
move forward.
I have to express my obligations and thanks to the officers
commanding corps' and Burgher forces, for the assistance
afforded me in the execution of this service, and total officers
and troops for their steady conduct under great fatigue, in
the arduous services of conducting 5,000 head of cattle
through the enemy's country, and guarding them each
night against the attack of a wily enemy, who by setting fire
to the grass, and closely pressing my flanks and rear, lost
no opportunity of harassing my march, in order to get off
the cattle.
The loss sustained has been slight, Field-Captain Groen-
waldt of the Swellendam Burghers wounded, whose spirited
conduct I beg to bring under his excellency's notice; one
Fingoe killed in the Kye, and one Fingoe wounded in the
line of march.
About forty of the enemy were wounded in the several
skirmishes, many more may have fallen in the bush, but it
was not possible to ascertain an exact account.
The troops and burghers, together with the Fingoes, con-
ducted themselves to my entire satisfaction.
I have, &e.,
Signed) H. tiowroorr, Cot., -
Commanding 2nd Division.
Licut. Col. Cloete, &c.
CHAR. LENNOX MATTLANID,
Capt. Grenadier Guards, Assist. Military Secretary.

The Chronicle of this morning publishes the fol-
lowing intelligence, said to have been received by
extraordinary express from Havre. It is stated to
have reached that port by a'steamer from Vera Cruz,
with letters to the Ind of September. The intelli-
gence requires confirmation :
" VERA CRUZ, SETT. 2.

" The preliminaries of peace between the United States
and Mexico have been concluded.
"The President, Santa Anna, who lately landed here, has
been 'lime his sojourn in constant communication with as
American commissioner from Washington, United States,
who waited his arrival here, and after a stay of a few days.
accompanied the President to his country scat, where the
preliminaries of peace have been drawn up. They will
be signed on the 6th of September, at Tampico, to which
place Santa Anna tnd the American commissioner will pro-
ceed, to meet a deputation of three commissioners from the

United States.
" The following are the outlines of the stipulations pro-
posed and accepted by both parties :
1. Peace to be proclaimed and concluded between the
United States and Mexico. All hostilities to cease imme-
diately.
" 2. California to be ceded for ever to the United States,
and in lieu of it an indemnity of ten millions of dollars
to be paid by the United States to Mexico, in four instal-
ments.
" 3. The Mexican tariff shall be reduced to half its present
value, and American vessels to enter all Mexican harbours
under the most favourable conditions.
" 4. A Minister of the United States to be resident at
Mexico, and a Mexican Minister at Washington ; and many
more clauses which are of no great importance, except that
Paredes is to be exiled from Mexico.
" The treaty altogether is on the most liberal terms on the
part of the United States, and has for its object to reinstate
a good understanding on the firmest basis for both countries."