The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-17 00:00:00

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

CAPE TOWN, MARCH 22.
The latest accounts front the frontier bring full
details of the termination of hostilities with the powerful
Gaika chief Sandilli. In the course of the negotiations
with Kreili, if the communications with that leader can be
so called, two special messengers from Sandilli himself
waited on Colonel Maclean, Commissioner to British Kaf-
fraria, charged with a petition from the rebel chief praying
for peace, and desiring to know from the English commander
to what district he and his tribe should retire. The petition
contained an acknowledgment that "he had no more'
strength to fight the English," that he had been driven
from his country, and that he had obeyed the Governor's
word by crossing the Kei—in short, that he had abandoned
the struggle. In consequence of this intimation Gen. Cath-
cart sent Mr. Charles Brownlee to meet Sandilli and the
secondary chiefs of the Gaika tribe at a place within the
territory of Umhala, a chief who has remained at peace I
with us during the whole of the hostilities. On Mr. Brown-
lee's arrival Sandilli was sent for, and 'appeared before the
Governor's envoy on the morning of Sunday, the 27th of
February.
The conditions of the treaty having been accepted by the
Kaffir chiefs. General Cathcart appointed a day for an
interview with them himself; it took place on the 9th of
March, at the Yellow Woods, seven miles from King Wil-
hite's Town.
The governor himself read the treaty to the chiefs, Mr.
Brownlee acting as interpreter. They appeared to be in
good spirits. The Graham's Town Journal publishes, by
authority, a report of the whole conference, in the form of
a dialogue between the Governor and Macomo, who was
the spokesman of the Kaffirs on the occasion. Macomo is
the elder brother of Sandilli, who, it is said, in commencing
this and the former war, acted against his advice. On the
part of the governor the following address was read to the
chiefs by the interpreter:—
" Chiefs,—l am glad that lam now able to meet you as
friends, and u good subjects of our good and great Queen.
" Chiefs,—l look to you for the good conduct of your
people.
" have seen bow truly your people have adhered to
you, their chiefs, and how you can make them happy or
miserable by leading them right or wrong, as you choose.
Let me see that you, Sandilli, and you, Macomo, as well as
the other Gaika chiefs, are as good and as true to the Queen,
oar great chief, as your people have been to you.
"The chiefs Pato, Siwani, Umhala, Kama, and Toise,
with others, wisely refused to join you in rebellion ; they
listened to the words of Maclean, and remained unmolested,
enjoying the pleasures of peace.
" Maclean is now in the place of Mackinnon, and he, as
my month, will live among you and govern you under me,
in the Queen's name.
" While it is war between us, I cannot talk with the
enemies of the Queen until they are subdued, and beg for
peace, and era forgiven.
" Now that you are forgiven, and it is peace with you,
Sandilli, my ears will be open to hear your word, and I
have placed Brownlee here, to listen to your wishes regard-
ing the welfare of your people, and he will carry them to
Maclean and me. Ile will give you good advice, which,
if you listen to, you and your people will escape much
trouble.
" Let there be no more cattle stealing, and then I shall
hopo to see you sitting happily in peace, your gardens
flourishing, and your cattle feeding and increasing along
the riven; and that the Queen's army will never be called
upon to punish any chief or tribe of Kaffir" for crimes com-
mitted against the colony, or for rebellion against the
Queen."
His Excellency added, that if the chiefs wished to any
anything, he was ready to hear them. Macomo replied :
We have but one word to say, and to thank; we thank
the governor for taking us out of the bush and for giving us
a place to live in.
" When a chief errs, he is punished and forgiven. This
young man (Ssudilli) erred, andhe hasbeen puntshed, and is
now forgiven ; but the country you have given him is too
small. Tofu who formerly occupied it, had but a small
tribe. Sandilli has a large one, which will not find room
there.
" Governor.—These are things yea should have thought
of before you went to war. I know that Toise has but a
small tribe, and that it never half filled the country allotted
him.
Macomo.—We look to you to speak for us, and to re-
present our case to the Queen. We are her subjects.
When settled in the country allotted us, Kreili, timbale,
and Toise will affect to be satisfied, but will regard us as
intruders, ant this will cause constant heartburnings be-
tween us.
.• GoTentor.—l will send your words to the Queen, but I
will give you no hope of over again occupying the Amatolu,
as when you were there you were constantly plotting mis-
chief, and cannot be trusted there again."
At the conclusion of the meeting, and after the Governor
had left, the chiefs and their people thronged round Col.
Maclean, their new Chief Commissioner, whom they greeted
with great cordiality.
There are no later accounts from the frontier.