The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-07 00:00:00

GERMANY

A letteirldiNerlin, in the Cologne Ga:ette, says:
"It is \ aseestairtect that the following govern-
ments will send representatives to the Diet—Saxe-
Meiningen, Altenbdrg, Coburg-Gotha, Weimar,
Reuss, Frankfort, Bremen, Lubeck, and Baden. The
last-named government has already, it is said, ap
pointed M. Marshall as Diet Ambassador. There is
no doubt about Hesse Darmstadt and Mecklenburg
sending representatives. Denmark and the Nether-
lands will show all alacrity in doing the same.
Hanover has never quitted the Bund, and will close
jwith Prussia'kdemand. There may be some doubt
!about the same acquiescence on the part of Austria's
adherents Saxony, Bavaria, Wurtcmburg, and
Hesse Cassel."
A new pamphlet has appeared in Berlin, entitled
" Four Months of Foreign Polities." It goes over
the same ground as the " Dresden Conferences," only
beginning a little earlier. On the first day of its
appearance it was seized and suppressed by the
The Canstittdionel Blatt arts Bohnten says: " The
principal points of the I'russion note are as follows:
An undivided presidency with Austria, the narrow
council with 17 votes, the Plenum with 72 ; the
mode of voting in both according to the Stith article
of the final net of the Vienna Congress; a perma-
nent contingent of troops with a military central
power to he exclusively confided to Austria and
Prussia. The Berlin cabinet makes its consent to the
incorporation of the non-German states of Austria
dependent on her acceptance of these propositions."
VIENNA, APRIL 3..

Prince Schwartzenberg will return no more to
Dresden. The Emperor returned yesterday front
Venice to Trieste. The ordinance by which Venice
is again declared to be a free harbour was published
to-day in the rienna

IMPORTANT FROM
THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

The following is front an Extra to the Gratig's
Mien Jourmil of Tuesdry. February 4, being
three days' later intelligence that, any hitherto re-
ceived, and, it will be seen, announcing au im-
portant, and, as fur as it goes, a successful movement
on the part of the British troops towards establish-
ing a communication between Fort Ileautort and
King William's Town:

LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM HEAD-
QUARTERS.

Late last night an express 'arrives' from head-quarters,
King William's Town, with despatches from his excellency
the commander-inwhief, announcing the successful result
of the movement made under Colonel Mackinnon, along the
base of the Amatola, on the 3nth ult. This operation was
one of great importance, showing as it did in a manner
comprehensible to every Kaffir mind, that British power
remains unmistakeably paramount there—that not an inch
of ground has been receded from, and that in the very face
of the hostile tribes, despite of treachery and treason within
the colony, and open, daring hostility without, the flag of
England wavvx triumphant, and that her gallant representa-
tive in this country will hold all that her arms have won. The
moral effect of this movement upon the doubtful Kaffir
tribes is incalculably valuable.. The Amageliekas and the
Whimbies will now perceive the futility and danger of
resistance—and will probably be inductsl to observe that
neutrality which alone can secure their own ultimate safety.
From the despatch of the gallant colonel entrusted with
this movement, we are led to infer that the hostile Kaffirs
are greatly dispirited, as it is reasonable to suppose they
must be, by their severe losses, from discovering the
deceptive and mischievous character of rmlanjeni's pro-
phecies, and from the decided manner in which all their
major projects have been met and overturned. We draw
these inferences from the fact that this movement was made
by Colonel Mackinnon, through the heart of the enemy's
country, the locality being such that he must have dis-
tinctly seen from the heights bordering the line of march
the British column encumbered with provision waggons
during the whole route—and yet without venturing to dis-
pute the passage, or, at least, so closely and earnestly as to
destroy a single soldier. We have a report that one man of
the Cape Mounted Rifles was killed, but that it was by ac-
cident, and not by the hand of the enemy. The following
are the official documents relative to this very important
avement

GENERAL ORDERS.
(No. 22.)
Head-Quarters, King William's Town, Feb. 1.
The comniander-in-chief has great satisfaction in record-
ing his marked approbation of the able and judicious
manner in which a large and most ellivtive force of her
Majesty's soldiers and the ',vie- recently rtiseill under the
command of Colonel Mackinnon, entered to throw supplies
into the distant posts of Forts Cox and White, has been
effected —a service of considerable importance to future
operation'. This force moved into the heart of the enemy's
country, yet he did not attempt to interrupt the advance,
although in the column Ism a large convoy of waggons.
Ile, however, made a spirited attack upon the rear of the
column on the De be Neck which was promptly repulsed by
the tire of mu•ketry and some well-directed Shrapnel'
which caused the enemy
(Sigurd) A. J. Ci.okrn, D.-Q.-M.Gen.
(True copy) E. Ilottrien, Major, A.D.C.
King William's Town, Feb. 1.
Sir,—l have the honour to report that, atdaybreuk on the
morning of the 30th of January, I proceeded front this sta-
tion with a force con-isting of 300 men 73rd ltegt., 150 men
Cape Mounted Rifles, 1,400 men llottentot levies, 300 Fin-
goes, and one sis.pounder—in all 2,200 men—for the pur-
pose of throwing supplies into Forts White and Con.
About ft miles from this place, a considerable number of
. .

Kaffirs attacked our rear-guard, consisting of a troop of
C.M. Rifles and Genadendal, Albany, and Riversdale levies.
This attack was repulsed in a very spirited manner.
Shortly afterwards large ',odic,. of the enemy appeared on
our lett, evidently tint on contesting our march across the
Dehe Neck. Two shells, drnnted with great precision by
Major Wilmot of the Royal Artillery, were thrown into the
midst of a large group, and did great execution. No
further attempt was made to impede our march on that
day, but considerable numbers of the enemy were knitsd by
the flanking parties of the levies and C.M. Mlles. 1 arrived
at Fort White about 2 o'clock, p.m. On the 31st Jan
I proceeded with the same force to Fort Cox, which
I reached without any opposition. Whilst the troops were
at the pst, a large I oily of Kalfirs appeared upon the brow
of the hill which overlooked the Keiskamma, on the road to
Fort flare, apparently in the expectation that we intended
proceeding to that pst. Two shells were again accurately
directed by Major Wilmot, and caused them considerable
loss.
• After supplying Fort Cox I returned without molestation
to Fort White, and this day to King William's Town. I
found the garrisons of Forts White and Cox in good health
and spirits. Those posts are now amply supplied for six
weekseach, and I have removed from them all the men who
are nut absolutely necessary. for their defence.
I have the satiidliction of reporting to your excellency my
sense of the efficient conduct of every corps, regular and
provisional, who were engaged in this service. 1 have, &c.,
(Signed) G. MACKINNON, Colonel.
A combined attack was expected to be made on
Fort Beaufort on the morning of Feb. 5.
On the night of Feb. 1, says the paper already
quoted, a very spirited and successful patrol was
mad. by 30 men of Stuhh's Mounted Rangers in the
neighbourhood of the hareigi, Starting at dark,
the patrol proceeded through Ilowison's Poort, and
then swept the base of the rugged and bushy hills
which run parallel with the left bank of the liareiga
River. The result of the affair is given in the fol.-
' lowing report, and shows, we think, pretty plainly
the most effectual way of dealing with these mid-
night marauding savages. Several amateurs were
with the Sporting Club on this occasion—among
others, Mr. Wolfe, of the Ordnance, (son of the
resident magistrate of Ws nberg) and Capt. O'Reilly,
late of the Cape Mounted Rifles:

Graham's Town, 2nd Feb.
Sir,—l beg to report that I left here yesterday even-
ing, to hunt out a party of Kollin I suspected of being in
the Kowie bush. I proceeded through HOWiSOII.4 l'oort,
past Keulder's, and when within about • quarter of a mile
of Jarvis's house, we could smell the cooking of meat. I
then took with me half of the men (fifteen), leaving the
others with the horses, and On getting to the house could
plainly hear wires. Thinking that perhaps it might be
Fingoes or other friends, I was obliged to be very cautious.
I placed seven men in the garden in front of the house,
two at the back, and I remained with the others under the
veranda. I then challenged them to come out, both in
English and Dutch. I called upon them as Fingoes. The
first rush was made by them at a window at the further end
of the house, where one man threw himself out. The