The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-11 00:00:00

WEDNES DA Y

patch from General Somerset, stating that the neigh.
bourhood was alarmed by hostile bands committing out-
rages in Lower Alb illy, He ordered one squadron of
the 12th lemurs, orie company of the Royal Sappers and
Miners, and three companies of the 74th Begineen
and
tutdo
march upon Graham's Town fur their protection
support, but stet, d that the establishment of a rural
police was the only measure that could be relied upon fur
the internal security of the border districts. This policef
force he is now organiznig. After making a tour of m-
spection, and visiting the different camps, Bzo-9 he re-
turned to Fort Beaufort.
" Here he rec,iv-d
to
leader Uithaalder, hinting that be had no obj'etioa
enter into corre•Pondenee, WI he was acting independently.a.
of the Kafir chiefs. This men, it seems, at the iastie
tion of Sendilli, had stersd the Kafir chief Toise in his
upon a
own kraal, not far from King William's Town,
charge of treason agaiest his lawful chief or feudal
but
sove-
reign. Sandilli ordered him to be put to death,
a letter from the rebel Hottentot
Uithaslder and his associates demanded a fair trial fors
their prisoner, arid on that being refuse I, gave him his
e le' hies the Generul was busy in completill
fret dorn, arid sent him home in safety. Toile's own nar-
rative is very corious.
ments for the protec ion t f the frontier dt>tricts, the
enemy Were not idle. Oil thin 22:1 or May a considt!r-
able force wiadted Vfouns Coke, a missionary station
and
between King IV illtam's Town are! E st London,
succek'dert Iri carrying cif a lot of dratieht oxen, killing
7 Fe„--oes alifi WOUndir.g 10, ft'SO 'gin Englishman named
F• 1 d, and two of Sewafies K ifirs. Arid on the 2.i of
June they its ercepted the post-riders between Fort
Peddle and .li,eg e, iltiam's Town. But the most SPfT 416
arrange;
affair occurred on the 13 b, when they surprised five
Geeeeement waggons procet ding from Graham's Town
to Fort Beaufort, under the enarge of Captain Moody
with ade achment of 31 Sappers and Miners. ,Sevenof the riflemen were - killed and nine wounded. The
waggons, containing among other things, a considerable
quantity of ammunition and arms, were captured and
plundered, and the oxen carried off.
" They have since, however, received some punish-
ment. Oa the 20th a combined movement was made by
General Yorke and Colonel Eyre nn Uithaalder's camp.
Though expecting that the attack would not be made
until tfe 21st, they were not quite unprepared, and Co-
lonel Eyre, who arrived first, and rather too soon for
support, had a smart affair before the enemy broke and
dispersed. It is stated that General Yorke's division
have followed up this success, but the official amount is
not yet published.
" Anticipating the completion of his arrangements for
the defence of the frontier districts, General Cathcart
has announced his intention to march into Kreili's coun-
try early next month. The ablebodied men of the
frontier districts have again been summoned to co-operate
with her Majesty's troops, under their own commandants,
with a promise of' au equitable distribution of the cattle
which may be taken in the course of the expedition, as
some compensation for the losses and sufferings of the
last 18 months. This intelligence has just been received,
and all that is yet known of it is contained in the follow-
ing proclamation:—
" ' BY HIS EXCELLENCY LIEUTENANT•GENERAL THE
HON. GEORGE CATHCART, &c.
" ' Whereas the Kafir chief Krell, who resides beyond
the Kei, and whose territory is separated from that part
of her Majesty's dominions called British Kafraria, by
that river, although recently chastened for his %ell-
known underhand as well as open hostility, by order of
Governor of Sir Harry Smith, has not ceased, from the
time the expedition was withdrawn, contumacesusly to
comfort and assist her Majesty's reb-pious subjects,
now associated with the rebel chief S indilli, Kith's
as well as Hottentots, in carrying on a protracted
war, and even to harbour rebel Hottentots is his own
country.
" ' And whereas the said contumacious chief Krell,
when mercifully called upon by me to desist from his
evil practices, and use his well-known influence in put-
tit g en end to the Gaika rebellion, arid in token of his
good faith and due submission, to pay up the fine of
cattle imposed by my predecessor, Governor Sir Harry
Smi h, which the said chief had promised to pay, and
on the faith of which promise the last expedition
was mercifully withdrawn after the infliction of half the
punishment deserved, has insolently sent back my peace-
able remonstrance and just demand, in defiance :
" ' And whereas it is necessary, in vindication of
her Majesty's authority, and in order to nut an end to
this war, that the said chief Kreli should, without loss
of time, receive the full chastisement he deserves :
" ' Now, therefore, I do hereby proclaim, declare, and
make known, that, for the purpose of inflicting such
chastisement, it is my intention, on the 6th day of Au-
gust next, to assemble a sufficient force of her Majesty's
regular troeps, cavalry, iufantry, and artillery, paid
levies and enrolled Fingoes, with abundant supplies for
the campaign, on the Umvani River, near Bram Neck,
midway between Shiloh and the White Kei :—and that,
it is further my intention with this force to cross the
Kei, and establish my head-quarters at Kreli's Great '
Place.
"‘ 13ut, wishing to show to her Majesty's enemies
that, besides the force of ter regular armies, she pos-
sesses the loyal support of her faithful subjects, and
that, at her call, they are ready and willing to take the
field in her cause :
"e Wishing, also, to give to those who, as a body, have
suffered severely from the war, an opportunity of re-
covering, by force of arms, some compensation for their
losses, I hereby, in the name and on behalf of her
Majesty. command all burghers of the divisions of
Graaff-lieinet, Ihtenbage, Port El zabeth, Somerset,
Craddock, Albany, Albert, Victoria, Fort Beaufort, and
(Mesh, rg, capable of bearing arms, to take the field
ul.oa the old commend° system of the colony, and join
me on the Uinvani River, near Bram Neck, midway
between Shiloh and the White Kei, on the 6th of Au-
gust, whence I will lead them forthwith in person into.the
country of the contumacious chief Kreli, to despoil him
of his cattle, as the best means of effctually bringing
!aim to submission, and thereby terminating the present
tiresome huttilities.
" ' I farther hereby make
known to the celonists of
all classes, who shall voluntarily join in this great com-
mando, that all cattle that may be captured by them
shall be divided among the ciptors
for their own use
and benefit, according to such equitable division as spaybe determined on by their own commandants.
" ' God save the Queen,
" ' Given under the public Seal of the settlement at
the Cape of Good Hope,
this Ist day ofJaly, 1852.
" 'By command of his Excellency the Governor,
.. .c' RICHARD SOUTHEY,
Her
41 6 Acting-Secretary to Government." '
Majesty's steamer Styx arrived at Simon s
Bay on the 16th of June ; Bailed for Table Bel'
Her Majesty's steamer on
the 28th, and left for East London on the Ist of July.
1-1
Belem,
grave, and the Rhadarnanthug, Commander
eeydra, Commander
were lying in Simon's Bay. '
The Chusan screw steamer left Table Bay on the
29th of June for Port Phillip.
heavy
The garrison at Sierra Leone was healthy,
rain had set in. Major O'Conner bad returned from
and to
a tour through the districts round the colony,
.and Banana Llands ;he made his half-yearly inspec-
tion of the troops on the 23•1 of June.
Commander
Her Majesty's steamer Polyphemus,
Phillips, from the Rio Poogos the Ist of JulY) started
t
on a cruise the 19th of July to Sherporo, at present
in a state of civil war.
Her' Mljesty's steamer Bloodhound, Lieutenant
f
Christian, arrived at Sierra Leone on the Or6ll inn-
July : from Ascension the 18th of June, With
Bel.
omender Bruce's dispatches. The gallant
,_,i„ii a ,
Commander-
in- Chief had relieved the blockade at WnYu- the
n
ative calculated to give great satisfaction to
native chiefs.
ntour had captured a slaver, but
with no slaves
Her Majesty's steamer Firefly, Lieutenant Sey-
on
board, and brought her to St. Helena. Her Majesty's steamer Pluto arrived at Sierra
Leone on the 13th of June, left on the Vincerit's, aril returned with English mails
15th of June, on the 7th of July.
proceeded on Her Majesty's steamer Bloodhound 1
for the
ih°,l 7th of July to Ascension with the mail
Commodore.
Her •
Majesty's steamer Myrmidon, Lieutenant
Joll'm
Two
was cruising in the Bights' awaY *CM
steamers with 1,000 slaves had got.
h 10 guns
the G, •
allinas. A large armed slaver with
cruising off the
d
a,,,n Spanish colours, is rep red ee, be cril
Lieutenant
~-illitilltis. Her Majesty's brig Crane,
and re-
turned had left Sierra Leone
in pursuit,mo day her
turned on the 11th of July. On the
86
Vincent's Cape
Majesty's steamer Pluto left for St.
the 15th of
Verde, to convey the English mails of
Sherboro,
July to Sierra Leone. When cruising. 14th furo n the
a boat was seen in the river,
of-war; she,
Pissed to belong to, one of our
uil
e:e vessel which
however, turned out to belong to a slave
and got
passed the Crane at night with 400 slaves,
bad received
clear• The Governor of Sierra Leone
like, and sup-
information of 2,000 slaves being readyhtbourne's fac-
tory within ten miles of Mrs. big
the Rio Bongos, for embar-
preparation
tory in
every
b leave the bar-
racoons.
for resistance until the "stook"
racoons.
of Sierra Leone, exchanged • rra Leone on the
IlerMajesty's brig left Sierra
17th ouly
~ •
The P l'
. reponas, on the 19th Of
with, painted
ith her Ma-
jesty's brig Crane,
Torch, and Pluto were
Her Majesty's ships Herald,
at Cape 'Verde on the 26th of July. .
from Eng-
The Queenof South arrived arrived
the
the 30th of June, and
land at the
Cape Verde on
The Hellespont,
Captain therefrom on the 21 of July. ,
Captain Watts, ,the 7th of July, and sailed
arrived on
The Teviot sailed for
the same day for the Cape. e-
nd the Harbinger,
the Brazils on the 23i of July, 8 d on the 26th of
Captain Lane, arrived from Einglan-
July, at 6 i.,.m. colours w
The British
do schooner Mins"o '
of &PAY, was at
anchor at Capevot
ron
the 26th of July,
The
British brig,
the 18th of July.
Ellen Munroe,
The Propoutis experienced no north-east trades on
sailed for England on
herour werd -
having - enerally westerly winds to
Cape Verde, oPa3L6aegeo'eil of Africa fresh southerly
winds, with heavy rains.c' She steamed the wholeway,
contrary winds, wit
h the exception of 50 hours
under seii alone.
Homeward the south-east trades were fresh for
about four days. She was 78 hours under sail, with
•
out steam, in
which time she ran 782 miles (aversg-
iti./, 10 knots per hour) from Sierra Leone, fresh
N. •W• winds and con-cant showers, from Caps Verde
iresh northerly winds until three days from Ply.
tu9utbi wheu Y.H.W. winds prevailed.