The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-07 00:00:00

ves.e's now lying there, namely, the Albatross and Sophia in
the river, the Chanticleer and British Settler, at anchor out-
side. The work of debarkation going on rapidly and with
perfect success. The 2nd division of the 90th regiment marched
from town this morning for the Fish River Mouth. Offic‘n
with this detachment:—Captains Mann and Gale; Dente-
nants Waller, Peddle, Grove, and °german ; Medical Officer,
Axdstant Surgeon M•Lise. Weather mild ; thermometer at
nom, 58 deg. Appearance drain, and which is so much needed
by the parched country. Received the following information:
On Thursday, a few men from Farmerfield having been sent by
Mr. Roberts to the Kowie, observed fame Kaffir.; in the
Kare:ga, and thinking there might be more, they returned
with the intelligence to the village. A ',umber of
men went immediately in pursuit, and discovered four Kaffirs
with four In ad of cattle, one of whom they wounded, who
fled into the bush, leaving behind a bundle of assegais and
a kaross. The rest also tied, and the Famerfield people got
possession of the four head of cattle, and nearly the whole of
the flesh of a beast which the marauders liud just slaughtered.
One ox, being exceedingly wild, ran at one of the men, who,
in defending himself, broke his gun. This ox the party
found it necessary to shoot, but the flesh and skin they
brought home, together with the remaining three bead
of cattle. The party consisted chiefly of Field Captain
Gardener's company, who aro doing good service in this
neighbourhood.

JULY 26, 184 G.—On Monday
.night, about six p.m., a
party of twenty-four lads, belonging to the Field Cornetcy
of Andries Pretorious, in charge of cattle at Reid's Dale,
about three miles from Eland's Post, having espied some
cattle, supposed to belong to the settlement, ascending the
mountain, set off, and followed them near to Shiloh (a
Moravian institution, in Tambookie Land), to cattle kraals,
belonging to four of Macomo's timpakatie Hemraden),
Guantzie Matala, Groepa Pike, and Kobe, Botma's rain-
maker. These dry spirits immediately bearded these strong
kraals, and carried off about 130 cattle, in sight of their
owners. The Kollin having followed them into the st tee.
ment, and on coming to a good position in Heid's
Dale in overwhelming numbers, made an attack ou the
party, to rescue the property, but were repulsed with several
killed and wounded. The Kettle+ hovering about the en-
campment, and seeing a man and two of hia sons driving
cattle toward+ Eland's post, in the evening, by a ruse de
guerre, fell on them, and wounded an old man, named
Magamo, in the foot, and he, in his turn, shot the rain-
maker. (This order of men are the prime instigators of
their countrymen in everything that is bad, leading them on
in deceit and violence.) The affair was rather irregular,
and, but for the good feeling of Ow excellent officer com-
manding, might have rendered the parties amenable to mili-
tary discipline, on two or three counts,—first, for going
without the offie leave; secondly, fir 'allying into the
territory of a nominally friendly chief (Mapassa) before the
government had commenced hostilities against hint (al-
though I believe, from the robberies he has already com-
mitted on this settlement and other parts of the colony, and
the harbouring of hostile Kaffir* with their booty, his
punishment is only held in abeyance ; as it was, although in
a nominally friendly territory, they pitched into the right sort
of enemy) ; and, thirdly, for not making a true statement
of the number taken when asked."