The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-08 00:00:00

TAMBOOKIE FRONTIER,

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Affairs are in a very sad state up here. There are only
about 700 men to protect the whole of this frontier, about
70 miles in length, and these consist principally of Kamas'
people and Fingoes. The Tambookies are becoming every
day more daring. They have lately successfully attacked
several small Jaeger'; and the Been are now seriously
talking of trekking off altogether from the frontier—indeed
they are already doing so. You will know what effect such
a step would have on the minds of the Kaffirs.
We hear of Col. Mackinnon and Major-General Somerset
marching about with " patrols," consisting of 2,000 to 3,000
men. We think ourselves well off if we can get as many
hundreds to send out ; and yet I doubt not but we have as
formidable foes in our vicinity. We have the whole of the
Tambookies, including Mapassa, the Amagslekas ; vast
numbers of (Mikes and Hlambies, and • great many rebel
Hottentots close upon our frontier ; and I feel satisfied that
if Major-General Somerset, or some one else, does not come
here very soon with a large force, the consequences will be
most serious. The Kaffir* up here are just now busy reap-
ing their corn, which is the cause of their coming out just
now in large numbers. You must remember that there are
no posts in this part of Kalarland, like there are in British
Kaffraria, to harass and prevent the enemy from rushing
into the colony. You will also remember that most of the
stock has been removed from the lower country, and •
great deal of it has been sent up into these parts in hopes of
finding a place of safety. The Kaffir, have found this out,
and the general rush is now in this direction ; and as there
is scarcely anything to oppose to the Kars they are but too
successful. If the major-general would only come up here
with 3,000 men for one short fortnight, he would do a great
service, by preventing the total devastation of the Crndock,
Albert, and N. Victoria districts, which I feel certain will
soon take place, if some general attack be not made on this
part of Kafilrland. Gaiku, &c., are now c*-
centrating in the Kei, near the Thomas's River, and about
the Windy elsberg, and might easily be reached from
hence ; 3,111 men, besides what could be mustered up here,
would be quite enough to do the job well. Kreli was present
in person at the fight at the Imvani (Storm Kraal) the other
day.—Graham's Town Journal.

THE SOVEREIGNTY.

We (Prield;iikei0;;;;;;;t;)h;;; just received
the following painful intelligence from beyond the
Modder River:

May 9th.—Report, apparently authentic, tells of a fight
having_ taken place yesterday, between the Korannu of
Out Taaibesch and the Lighoyu of Molitzani, in which
twenty men were killed, sixteen on the side of the Lighovas
and six on that of the Korannu. Many cattle were captured
by the victors.
Last night a number of Moroko's cattle poets to the
eastward were swept of their stock by the Lighoyu and
Betan, the people of Molituni. Four men were killed,
and a fifth so badly wounded that he did shortly after in
trying to make his way to the nearest habitations. All the
people in that direction are panic-stricken, and flying for
their lives; even the residents on the Lokuala Mission
station do not feel themselves safe, one of their number,
la steady, quiet man and a Christian, having already been
murdered, they are preparing to tail back upon Thaba
'Mts.

A party of Barolongs, who had been beyond the Caledon
River to buy corn, in returning home yesterday, were
attacked by the Baramakhali of Vicrooct, near klekuatling.
i They tired amongst them so as to endangei their livicilifd
seized their pack oxen with the corn. The victims in this
ease were totally unarmed, having nothing in the shape of
a weapon, except their travelling sticks. A ball passed
eh the kaross of one man, missing his body by a single

The Busutos, whom their chief sent to chop the ground
the other day, are collected in great numbers within the
territory of Ikloroko. The Barolongs, who have no pressing
call for their help, would gladly dismiss them to chop east
of the Caledun, or, at least, within the limits of their own
country.

Two midshipmen, Messrs. Pendleton and Wil-
loughby, in returning from the Castor to other ships
in Simon's Bay, were drowned by the upsetting of
their boat. The body of only the first-named officer
had been recovered.

Arrival in Table Bay, May 23, 11.111.'s steamer
Hermes,from Simon's Bay.
Arrivals is Simon's Bay, May 11, H.3l.'s steamer
Vulcan, from Queenstown ; 12, H.M.'s ships Fan-
tome, from Rio de Janeiro; 15, Pandora, from Ply-
mouth ; 16, Calliope, from Rio de Janeiro ; 23,
lice (steamer), from Algoa Bay ; 26, Vulcan (steamer),
from Algoa Bay.
Arrivals in Algoa Bay, May 7, 11.M.'s steamers
Dee (put in fur repairs, &c.), from Table Bay; 16,
Vulcan, from Simon's Bay.
The dates for the voyage of the Bosphorus are :
Outward—St. Vincent, 28th April ; Sierra Leone,
May sth ; Cape, 23th. Left Cape, May 31st. ; ar-
rived at Sierra Leone, June 16th; St. Vincent, 23rd,
' Plymouth, 6 P.M., 7th July. Near Ascension
passed H.M.S. steamerVoleano,steering to southward.
At St. Vincent, ltoyal Mail steamer Severn, from
England to Brazil. Signalized also to north of St.
Vincent, Haverdine and Salacia, English barques. At
Sierra Leone, the French steam-frigate Commodore.
The Bosphorus was full of passengers out and
home. The freight home included a large quantity of
ivory, gold dust, wool, and wine.
Among the passengers arc the Rev. Dr. Griffiths
and the Rev. H. Renton, Colonel Arcker, Captains
Scott and Buckland, and Lieutenant Berry.