The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1851.

An official document, dated Port grown, Oct. 2,
and signed by Major Arthur Horne, at the 12th
Regiment, states that the spoor of a large body of
the enemy, infantry and cavalry, about 800, were
reported as
.passing into the colony, and that the
cattle were in motion—their heads towards the fort.
The soldiers fell in under arms and sallied forth, and
drove off a large body of cavalry who had rushed.
upon the herd* and hid taken temporary possession
of the sheep and oxen. The cavalry were almost all
Hottentots, but were commanded by a Kaffir. The
first shot was fired by a Hottentot, of the Cape corps
uniform • he was himself killed by the return shot,
but his body was carried off on the back of a horse.
Fortunately at the moment of leaving the fort, Lieut.
Crofton and an escort or 40 men of the 12th and 20
Fingoes came over the bridge, and enabled Major
Home to advance fearlessly upon the enemy. Kaffir
woman found dead. They continued to watch the
Post.
GENERAL ORDER—No.I77.

Head-quarters, King William's Town, Oct. 7, 1&51.
1. Major-General Somerset has transmitted to the Cons-
mender-in-Chief a report, from Major Horne, 12th Regi-
ment, of a very gallant affair with the enemy at Fort Brown,
in which Major Horne, by the judicious and soldier-like
disposition of his force, defeated a large body of combined
Hottentots and Hairs, killing ten of their number, and re-
capturing the cattle and sheep in their possession. It is
gratifying to the Commander-in-Chief to notice the spirited
conduct of the officers and men engaged upon this occasion,
especially that of fire gallant civilians, Messrs. Koester, Del-
port, who are reported as having greatly contributed to the
success of the affair. Major Horne has commenced his ser-
vices in this colony by well displaying his ability for
command.

2 The Commander-in-Chief bas also great satisfaction in
noticing the repulse of an attack on Turvey's Post, by
Captain Thornhill, in which the enemy sustained a lore of
18 killed and many wounded ; and an affair at Manearans, in
which Lieutenant Ilrown, lit European Corps, Field-Coyne
Rutherford, and M. W. Ainslie, Jun., gallantly attacked
the enemy, inflicting considerable loam on him.
(Signed) A. J. CLorre' Lieut.-Colonel,
Deputy Quarter-blaster-General.
A memorial to the government, praying that the I
open trade in guns and gunpowder may be sup-
pressed, was in course of signature at the Municipal
office, Graham's Town.

The following additional details will be read with
interest :

We regret to learn that the feeling of dissatisfac-
tion with the local government appears rather to
have increased than abated. A most determined
manifestation of this feeling was made at Cope
Town on the 6th October, when, tae public meeting
of the inhabitants, a protest was to and nume-
rously signed, to the effect t the protesters
had no confidence in the local legislature, that
they considered their recent acts a defiance
of public duty. They wished that the constitution I
approved of by the home government on the 23rd of 'I
May, 1840, would be adopted with as little delay as
possible, and stated that if this was not done, and other'
measures passed, they should hold the Governor-
General and the local legislature responsible for any,
results; and further they expressed their belief that,
the adoption of the course which they recommend
would have the effect of immediately restoring peace
and order to the colony. This protest was signed
by 750 inhabitants of Cape Town, 160 of Maims-
bury, 640 in the Pearl district, 70 in the Graaf, and
35 in the Tulburgh districts.
We learn that some doubts existed as to Deli=
publicly joining the ranks of the enemy. Fake is
said to avoid open declaration, although his sym-
pathies are with Sandilli.
Krelli is openly implicated, and Moshesh is acting.
The papers are filled with accounts of cattle lifting,
and 'Complaints of the insecurity of all property on
the frontier.

A letter from the frontier, of Oct. 11, published in
the South African Adrertiser of Oct. 15, states :
" Our enemies are active in cattle lifting, and in
adding to their strength. They are bold in defence,
and determined when attacked. A patrol of 300
strong, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Eyre,
moved last week to John Puckbous encampment,
which they found too strong for attack; and after
seeing some thousands of cattle driven along, they
were obliged to retire without any operations what-
ever."

Sir
Harry Smith had made no progress, and was
waiting the result of despatches sent home by the
Retribution. lie wants more troops to be in a
position to act.
The FlyingyFish left at Ascension on the sth
October, the clops, Retribution, and Sidon steam
frigates, from the Cape of Good Hope, coaling at the
island on their passage home. These steamers were
expected to sail,— the Cyclops on the 6th, and the
Sidon and Retribution on the 7th October. The
Sidon had some military invalids and condemned
stores from the Cape, and Mr. Pennel, the secretary
to the Governor of St. Helena. The English mer-
chant brig Pink, laden with guano, was wrecked at
Ascension on the 4th November. Crew saved.

Commmodore Bruce wee under weigh on
the 24th of October to join the squadron
for the resumption of the various cruising grounds.
Squadrons were as follows : —North coast :
Firefly, Dolphin, Spy, and Alecto; her Majestt.
s
brigantines Sampson, Waterwitch, Niger, Har
quin, and Volcano. South coast : Gladiator, Prome-
theus, Archer, te:rand Hound.
ro Squadn in general health. Oct. 22, Jackal!
left the Commodore with mails; Waterwitch had
taken the new governor of the Gold Coast, from
Sierra Leone to Cape Coast Castle.
The slave trade is nearly abolished ; the last prize
taken by the Flying Fish was an empty felucca. The
merchants have abandoned the trade.

The Flying Fish has been out upwards of two
years, and during that period has been very heal*.
Bbe has taken ten prizes and released 800 slaves.
The Flying Fish will probably be paid off at De-
' "11Prt"

NEW ZEALAND.

Her Majesty's sloop Fly, 14, Commander Richard
A. Oliver, arrived at Plymouth on Thursday after-
noon from the New Zealand station, having left
Auckland on the 29th August. She touched at the
Falkland Islands on this 28th, and left the 30th Sep-
tember ; Rio Janeiro on the 17th October, at noon,
and sailed at daylight on the 23rd October ; was off
the St. Michael's on the 24th November; on the 29th
August, at the entrance to Auckland, spoke the
merchant vessel Thames, out 115 days, from Lon-
don. 26th September, in let. 56.20 S., lon. 64.10 W.,
exchanged numbers with the English brig Halket ;
30th September, lying at Point William, Falkland
Islands, the Windsor, of Liverpool, Sevenside,
barque, and Titania, schooner. 27th October, in lat.
15.21 S., lon. 32.28 W., exchanged (violin with the
French ship Harmonie, of Havre, and spoke the
schooner Jane, of Liverpool. Nov. 5, let. 5.40 N.,
lon. 27.23 W., ship Anise, of Bangor. Nov. 15th
e numbers with the barque Maudain, and
ship olite. Deo. 1, at 10 am., exchanged
colours with a Swedish kig, and at 1 p.m. same
day, with a Danish barque. Dec. 2, at 10 a.m. with
a French burqne, and at 2.30 p.m. passed a Swedish
brig steering south west.

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