The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-21 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY, Four o'Clock.
EXPRESS FROM MARSEILLES.

We have received, by extraordinary dispatch from
Paris, a telegraphic dispatch, announcing the arrival
of the bimonthly Indian Mail at Marseilles on Monday
last (19th inst.), with news from Bombay to the I.sth
of March :
" The most perfect tranquillity prevailed in the Pun-
jaub, and nothing was perceptible to occasion fears
for new troubles.

" The disturbances in the country of Hazareh were
allayed.
" Akhbar Khan, son of Dust Mahommed Khan, is
dead.
" Scinde is perfectly tranquil, and its sanitary
state is satisfactory. Discontent and disorder con-
tinue to agitate the possessions of the Nizam and the
country of Goomicor.'—ifor. sing Herald.

The ship Wellesley, having on board Sir Peregrine
Maitland and suite, has arrived, bringing intelligenee
from Cape Town to the 21st February.
Lieut.-Col. Codrington died at sea, on board the
Wellesley, on the 22nd January; and Sir Walter
Scott, Bart, on the Bth February.
Previous to Sir Peregrine Maitland', embarkation
be was presented with addresses of respect and fare-
well from various bodice of the community. That of
the inha•itanta of Cape Town says
The agriculture and commerce of the colony have derived
twat beerfi,s from your government; our religious and
olscatkotal institutions have to acknowledge your ►incere
sad constant patronage. while all r.nks and classes have had
tke unspeakable advantage of your example in the personal
mil domestic duti. s of ► Christ:an gentleman.

Sir Henry Pottioger had sailed from Simon's Bay,
in her Majesty's ship President, for Port Elizabeth,
is progress to the eastern frontier, in the hope of
sfranging all diff.rences with the native tribes in that
locality, after which he would proceed to the north-
NAM trontier on a similar mission.
Up to the latest accounts there was nothing to in-
hate that hostilities with the Kaffir@ were at an end.
Expresses from Albany bad reached Graham's Town,
addressed to Lieut.-Col. O'Reilly, to the effect that
strong parties of Kaffirs were known to be along the
immediate boundary in that direction ; and Lieut.
Paw, stationed at kaffir Drift Post, reported that be
had merlon the opposite bank of the Fish River, a party
al the enemy, computed at 100 strong, and whose
intention appeared to be to pass into the colony.
These Kaffirs were supposed to be Pato'a followers,
who had followed on the trail of the captured
tattle, which there was every reason to think they
would attempt to recover. In consequence of these
reports the military were upon the alert, expresses
having been sent to the different outposts, and parties
ordered to scour the ravines alone the line where it
was expected these marauders might take cover
Subsequent aozounts from the same quarter were of
a more alarming nature. The Kaffirs were found to
be in considerable force along that part of the line,
and fears were entertained by the military officers for
the safety of their respective posts. The officer in com-
mand of Kaffir Drift stated that be had seen about 200
Kaffir' on the opposite bank of the river, and be was
confident that the bushy kloofs along the eastern
bank of the Fish River were " swarming with Kaf-
iri'," who were either then crossing, or waiting to cross
the stream into the colony. It was reported further
that many Kaffirs were actually in the colony; and
that their signal fires had been lit up in venoms direc-
hoes,

On the 10th of February, Colonel Somerset, com-
manding the troops on the frontier, having announced
that the Kaffir had again entered the colony, the civil
commissioner of Albany issued a public nottoe,calling
upon all settlers to be on the alert. Colonel Somerset
was Prep .ring to meet this fresh irruption. A company
of the Rifle Brigade had been ordered to reinforce
the post at Newtown Dale, for the purpose of scouring
the Fish River bush, and some of the Cape Rifles
were add, d to the mounted force in that quarter, for
the purpose of cutting off any parties of Kaffirs who
might appear with the design of entering the colony,
or who might attempt to drive cattle to the lower
part of the Kieskamma, from whence the enemy had
lately issued, and succeeded in carrying off cattle
flont„ the neighbourhood of Waterloo Bay and Fort
reddie.

The following is from the Ilrontier Times :
1105411 y, Feb. Sth. —R. ceived some further particulars of
OW late threatened attack on Kaffir Drift post. The Kadin,
*awn were advancing clover and closer to the poet when
Deutecant Hammer stein, d with 20 men, and then the
1611.7 refired. Lieutenant Ens,: states that the Kaffir,
were nattered in clumps, and that in one ceismr_p, consisting
, chart a 0 men, he aaw at least 70 guns. Field-captain
•• H. baker, who i. in command of this post, and •
1117 Inge, nced hand in such matters, is of opinion,
awn the trampling down of the reeds, de., that
4 !err large body of 1( rffirs must have berm there.
a inter from Fort Peddie (4th instant) mentions various
eimmius of Kafir depredations about that neighbourhood.

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Trompeter. Drift pest has been reinforced. • party Si
burgers, on patrol' ender Field Cornet Behrens, tins to snits
three Kaffir', one of them armed with a gen, in the neigh-
bourhood of New Year's River, on Sunday. Two of the
Kadin were shot. Colonel Somerset arrived in town yes-
terday. The o.,Vdrildf it is at,d. in expected to arritee in
Also. Bay towards the close of this week.
From Fort Beaufort we have the tonowing: " I confider
oar penion on the frostier extremely dangerous. The eid
no doubt of hostile intentions on the part of the Gaika tribe,
and there is much to fear that Kreillt and all tne other tel...
will join In a general attack upon the colony. My opinion
is, that It will be upon the towns. The faithful Kaffir chief
Kama is of opinion that we cannot calculate upon the act.
of the Kaffir..
The following account of the loos of her Majesty's
steamer Thunderbolt is from the Eastern Framer
Herald of Feb. 6:

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Her Ildejegy's steamer Thunderbolt, in doubling Cape
Remit on Wednesday last, about six p.m., struck on one
of the blind r.eke which lie out from that point, and so far
injured herself as to render it necessary for the commander
to rya her an shore. The yea-el, at would seem, was steer-
sag about east at the time when she struck nearly midships,
not ea the keel, but on the lower part of the hold, imme-
diately before the paddles. The shock was veil grew, causing
the vessel to lurch over to the other side, in which posi-
tion she continued until she had completely cleared the
reek. When she again reached the deep water, it wog found
that a very heavy leek had been caused, and that, idthoueh
her pump., which are of very great power, were Immediately
work. d, it was imposeible to keep the leakage waxer. thins
of there.e were therefore fired during the whole time that
the vessel took from Cape Reedit to the anchorage • yet
when she was ran ashore it was found that the leakage had
gained about five feet on the pumps, and that the
steamer was rapidly sinking. The water, Indeed,
had risen so high as to extinguish one of the
furnace., se that had she had any gn-at distance farther
to proceed, the must have been inevitably lost dbe now
lies nearly opposite Boken's River, in a situation from which
it is very doubtful whether she will ever, at a vessel, be re-
moved Every activity has been exerted to land the cargo
and to remove every heavy body on board, by which she may
he lightened. New pumps have been constructed on shore,
and every arraastement made by wbieh a test effort may be
m .de to restore so noble a steamer to the ',trice, but althea,
irsa= doubtful. It Is generally feared that we shall have to
her low.
The eine paper oldie 13th Feb., says :
Daring the pow% week everything hos bees dome that mould
he dose towards the removal of the Thunderbolt front her
present stranded position, but without ,users. Pumps
of sufficient power to reduce the water in hrr hold
have now been constructed, and are at present being
worked by a body of men from her own crew, her
Majesty'. 90th Foot, and the Sweilendern levies; eo
that hopes are entertained that it will be possible
to reach the leak from the inside, but it is then
feared by many that success is as far beyond reach as ever.
The ropping of such a leek as that which has been caused
in the Thunderbolt from the insi le, we believe has not
often been accomplished. Still it may be so far prac-
ticable in the present ease that the vessel may be put
into such a state of tightness as to render it safe to take
her round to Simon's 8.. y, where she could be thoroughly
repent.. d. It has been pretty accurately axe. rtathed where
the leak is. The power of the pumps now at work over the
leak is such that it may in no very considerable length of
time be reduced ; and therefore it will now speedily be de-
termined whether she is to be given up entirely as lost, et
again to he restored to navy service. In the event of her
being given up, the loss will be complete, since it would be
inipoedole for parties here to remove her boilers and engines
at any reasonable rate.