The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-01-02 00:00:00

S4/ITTH AFRICA.

IRRUPTION OT Till D•NT ZZZZZ INTO SOUTII AFRICA AND

THEIR DEFEAT ■T 'EMS 0111111,A8.

(Abridged from the Journal of the Re►. Mr. bloat, me of the

M isalonaries at New 1.? ttakoo.)

The approach of a numerous and ferocious multitude of unknown
Ravages towards Lattakoo and its neighbouring countries, has been
frequently noticed.
Mr. Moffat, one of our missionaries at Lattakoo, thought it
necessary to obtain accurate information respecting these invaders,
who hail destroyed Kurreechane, the Ilandongs, ate. Ste., and, I
therefore, set out on horseback, accompanied by Mr. O. Thomp-
son, an English gentleman of Cape Town, to reconnoitre.
The result of the information so obtained was laid before the
people of Lattakoo, by King Mateebe, in a public meeting called
for that purpose - when it was determined to prepare for their de-
fence against the'apperoching enemy. Mr. Moffat also repaired to
the missionary settlement at Griqua Town, and having informed
the people of the danger, and that the enemy hail entered Old
Lattakoo, an armed body of about one hundred men, mounted on

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hemlock, Mikesiled towards diem*. Mr. Mead
emesspeny dna
Oa dre fah day of Joss, 1811, the mat, piano
Malalarece river, whwe they hilted, bet a few Itsme-WW
the evening, to watch the modem of the eilvensey, esil pa onte-
next mottling come within eight of them. It woe weed mew!
{onward one or two of their nerelet smarmed, pod meat
three of the Xmases to mine and confer with this. Beltlig•
- of wider:km was Immediately froeusted, for they Meier wet
Into a moot hideous peN (reliably Ulm the hulks war-etheepjonoll
tbe armed men rushed upon them in the most knows mmerah
Early in the morning of the 26th, the Oriqoaa 10.4111i1d ddle
hones, and appea di.4 wdtgm eboot ISO yaids of the enemy, wkwe
they renewed their theadfel howl throughout thth right and left
wings, diseharguig from their handsome of their wags weapons.
Pell black, daliance, and savage fury, went calculated
to (taunt ; and the G on the thin attack of the enemy, re-
united a few yards, again drew up. Water/bow commesteed
thing; several ; when the wings retired, with their shields on
their backs, crouching as the Millet% *ere discharging,.
The firing was slow, but Ter* regular. Jt waa apested diet the
eobrage of the enemy would be daunted, when they law se many of
their warrior* fall by an invisible weapon, and sullelent Intervals
were afforded them to make proposals of peace, bet al was inef-
fectual. They advanced with renewed fete, so as to oblige the*
Oricias to retreat, though only to i short distance.
yhe firieg continued, and proved very destructive, he seamy of
their elliers fell victims to their own temerity ; yet they NM peeked
forward, treptl qn the bodies of their skim
After a cmillet of two hours and a half die anomy gem way,
taking a westerly direction, which the horsemen intercepted I they.
thee drces?da towards a ravine, which they timed, and were'
Mena Intercepted. This rendered them perfectly desperate ; but
they was Men repulsed with considerable They then
timed their Oath to Old Lattakiii, where, joining the pony they
hot let there before the battle, stiff more nenterout they set lire.
to the Wm and retreated in an immense body northward. The
Gaiques continued to pursue them about eight miles ; and,
they rondo- sol desperate, they were Oiled with sewer lest,
eareared It, " the thunder end lightning shothi 04rtels
them.
Mr. llUAibt rebnined daring the what canteet frees fighting, so
did he
ft dig:maehtinebot s but he Moo* eithimously to pre-
vent the the warm Ned ehil-
drat ; and by gale: lllMLUlanea, be prevented may acto et
Thk bmlh iia people de extremelybeds aexil
waeuatiag. an it hat- 40,6911. The MO roe eall +a • -
cothentelfsta of blacir.,r d weeared with charcoal MI
fides, hanging dad& eforadr
During theory/intent they was =11,4= &MA ;
their middies, ead, abbe& et bather • •
beads. Their 11011111110Iti are Imo armor leajelbliar -
in number round their oohs; Nth wroomettg Md.der Mr'
rings, of the .men eneedeS. They hews pleedela etypea
baits, and some of the mew base ear4plawe. Their .at,... is
'span, axis and ritila. I; away of them lash Moho me bens,.
thatened like a sickle t but MRS Gore anodic md up the
amide. Their longings arm" bc truly mesh. et lee
Beeditteaa oot itt theta mewed to be watiabg beat lo
atadiar,thet In the heat ofthebade the rem deer abetoast, *ea
seee, and with she UMW aridity humid them raw.
The Grimm 614 bus the loaders shoat IMO head Of eaulay.
whisk they bat Mimed ben various tribeto• their mare&
lbet a eantweasetli=.....eat their mare.,
vast wet w
eeke. wed
and pewerfd aedies, aleir by
eat pins ! Bat do drioalli two beer, we SW
have mode a peedyieste light, with the line of pommy. and Ware.
bably of life.

M!!iilfe eemi
AMERICAN TILADE WITH INDIA.

Ina work entitled, A Guide to the Comm of peep*N
by Mr. Phipps, recently published, the Anther ft 41Insf
following statement of the aggregate *aloe, so
Rupees, of merchandise and treasure imported
exported hom Calcutta by America, in the
years:—
IMPORTS.
Merchandise. Treasure. Total Import..
1818-19 3,03,818 90.33,376 1442,9811
18111-20 1,32,178 43,26,310 47,48,788 45.66446
18111-21 1,88,656 27,25,619 23,63,174 19,24,79
At the mine time that the North American trade with
British India has diminished, that with the sontbarn.por.
tion of that continent has augmented in nearly opal pee-
portion :
IMPORT/. Xmas%
Blevebandize. Treasure. Total Imports. M
1818-19 4,64,084 9,92,182 14,46,246 kis,
1819-20 8,79,470 13,17,311 22,88,981 7
1823-21 3,64,161 6,74,748 16,38.896 19,
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The secret of this large export to South America is
doubtless to be discovered in the state of the
which makes a remittance to England through thaeitAt
try, by means of merchandise, preferable to the perch=
of bilis, or the export of glade direct. Whilst *I trail'
with South America increases, that with Manilla dindleMs
the channel of this trade being probably changed.

A detachment of recruits marched yesterday
from the recruiting department,Westminster,for'W
ter, the head-quarters of the 95th (now raising)
et infantry, and for the depot in the Isle of Wigbr -
The detachment of the 40th ($93 Somerset:6ldr.) regi-
ment of foot, which was ordered to embark mi board the
Castle Forbes, in the river, for the purpose of proceeding
to Cork, to guard the convicts ordered to be conveyed from
Ireland, to New South Wales, remain still in theriver.

The detachment, consisting of six officers and 100 ma-
rines, which embarked on board the Antelope, u guards
over the convict., that are ordered to be conveyed to Bey,
muds, remains wind-bound at Portsmouth.

ILIRRICH, DEC. 21.--On LLrednesdny that extraortE-
nary and majestic animal, the. Swedish Elk, which has for
some time been at the Three Cups, in this town, was sent
off to London; be was led off harnessed by the head with
a strong leather halter, attended by five men, but after go•
ing five or six miles, his tractableness rendered more than
three unnecessary. It is said to be for public exhibition at
the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, as the breed is now nearly
extinct in Europe, and this is the only one ever imported
alive into this country. Although it has not attained half
its growth, it has already reached the height of nineteen
hands: at the shoulders it is a singularly-made animal,
capable of enduring much fatigue, and going at an incredi-
ble speed • one has been&inn, in a sledge, from theinterior
to Stockholm, a distance of 360 miles, in thirty hours, but
the exhausted animal was obliged to be killed on its at-
rival.—But Gazette.
Last week, a party of sportsmen were out coursing with
greyhounds. After a fine run over the farm of Yonertoun,
in the parish of Houston, the hare was caught by old
Wellington, a well-known dog in that neighbourhood, at
a great distance tom his master, but to whom he was
bringing the bare, when be was encountered by some
stranger boys, to avoid whom he leapt over into a wood,
and carefully covered over the hare with moss and leaves,
and came out at the other aide of the wood, and led his
master to the spot, where he found it. In the very next
chase the same dog, and a young bitch, one of his breed,
caught the hare nearly together, and still to avoid the
stranger boys, be brought the hare back in his mouth,
with the young one assisting him all the way, both carry-
ing it together, to the astonishment of a numberof spec-
tators.—Glasgow Courier.
THEATRICAL. DISAPPOINTMENT AND DIETRESSINIP
Rommr.—On Wednesday night a considerable portion of the
public were very winch disappointed, in consequence of the sus-
pension of the perfonuance at the Olympic theatre, which migi.
noted (according to report) through a dispute between Mr. Ellis-
tan, the home, and the present Managers, about some pecuniary
matters. The other theatres being thronged, the public who could
not obtain mats hastened to every other place of amusement in
greet numbers, and, by the hour appointed for the doors to open,
the front of this neat little theatre was rendered Impassable by the
crowds that assembled to gain admission ; and, after waiting in
great suspense for a length of time, they were in some measure re.
lieved by the opening of the door ; on which a rush was instantly
made to get in, but their progress was impeded by an announce.
ment that •• there would be no performance thatevenin ," and the
" sad tidings" seemed to cast a degree of melandtoly over the
" holyday folks," who gradually dispersed, to seek amusement
somewhere else. A country fanner was observed walking about
the theatre, in a state nearly bordering upon madness, when, 04
being questioned, it appeared that his pocket had been picked of a
pocket-hook. containing 1,6011 L A gentleman, to whom he men.
tinned his loss, advised hint to proceed immedirely to Bow-street
Office, when he laid the following infonnation .—rtat he had that
day arrived from Leicestershire, where he held a farm, for the ?Mr
pose of receiving the whore none: from the Hank of England, sad
making some , and in the evening he determined to visit
the theatre. He could not reroMort the numbers of any of the
notes, which consisted of five 31t11. two 601. and one OIL note.
The unfortunate man left the office in a disconsolate condition,
without any hope of recovering the lost property. He attended yea.
terday at Bow-street office, from whence he proceeded too the Hank
of England, to tee what could he done in the &MIL
On Tuesday se'nnight, just before the hour of com-
mencing the play at the Exeter Theatre, a slight explosion of gui
took place, but no material damage was OCelll4oled. On minim.
ation, it was found that one of the leaden conducting pipes, beneath
the flooring of the gallery, had been eaten through by rate ; and
there being no vent for the escaping gas, it had accumulated so is
to intimate the quantity of hydrogen ; • tight being beetle+, let
an explosion was the natural consequence. The pipe bests 17 WSW.
rous marks of the rats teeth ; and as these animals have often
been known to gnaw through leaden pipes in search of water. it to
Icoocluded that it was in this instance the object of march, an a wa.
ter illpe adjoined it. Mr. Brunton has discontinued the gas, sad
will in feature fight the theatre with patent ail lawmand was rola-
, tiks.T.usntua('orrier.