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and humiliation, sent four Kafirs, one of whom was said to
be a person of note, to be forwarded ez to King William's
16. Oa t'le ,Bth inst. 1 4rrivtd w;th the troops under my
nmand on4!)f Yellow Wood River, when I received his
ExCellency's prlyqe letter, mve direciing e to-lea the Fin
goes to be located tat neighbourhood. Having made ar- "fr
rangements witAllleifts. Ayliff-and'BroWnlee for the caeca-
tion of that order, aild-left;p 4slnficient •
4 •ZOtee-
tion of the cattle;slTrafeecAdivith th•-' -4-ther
troops to King William's 'Town.—•" I h. ,
4 6I I ItiF lEy•Rit
"Lieutenant-Colonel •73d Regiment; commanding.
" Colonel Closte, C. 8., K.H., Depiity-Quarter-
Master-General, King

• . " Kiug W4111411:6 rwu, Jan. 2#, 1852.
" Sir,—Hiving this day bkthe honour to receive and
lay before the Commander-ir=Cbief your report.of the 21st
instant, I am directed by his Excellency to express his
marked approbation of the whole of the proceedings which
have guided you in the diplomatic arrangements entrusted
you, as to the removal of the British resident, the Rev.
Mr. Gladwin, the traders, and the enslaved Fingo popula-
tion. who you were directed to protect. Every condition
you have specified is fully in accordance with his Excel-
lency's desire; and he gives you as much credit in arrange-
ments of this description as you invariably acquire in every
military operation.—l have, &c.,
" Lieut.- Colonel' AEi J.
CLOETE,•
Commanding
3d
Regiment"

" Head. quarters, King William's Town, Jan. 20, 1852.
" His Excellepcy the Commander-in-Chief directs the
publication of the following documents for general informa-
tion. " H. L. MAYDWILL, Military Secretary.

Gi
reporting,Burgher's D
o r p
for, J a
tnh.
e 7 , 1852.
" Sir,—l have the honour of,
informa-
tion of his Excellency, that during the
Burgher Force, under my direction, has past month a
been employed in
active operations against the enemy, who has been,
upon
every occasion, in a series of successive engagements, routed
with loss.
" The Commando has cleared a very large tract of country
,between the Hanglip and the Zuurbergen. The loss of the
enemy has been at least 160 killed, 2,500 head of cattle,
nearly 360 horses, besides some 20 itand'of arms "and 'quan-
tities of assegais. In our last engagements at the Indwe
Poorts,' near the point of the Zuurbergen, the enemy
was driven from every position on the tops of
the hills, out of the • krantzes, with the loss of
120 men. Finding, however, that , :my horses
were
becoming unfit for a continuance of such hard
work, and certain of the Craddock Burghers having
expressed their determination not to accompany the camp
nearer to the enemy, and hearing at the same time that a
better spirit had begun to manifest itself among the Bur-
ghers farther removed from the border, and who sent offers
of assistance, I judged it best to remove my camKto the
Stormbergen, in order to tigivo those Burghers an opportu-
nity of fulfilling their .promise of aid.
-_tLara.in_hopea -of being4gaijkable to take the Add in
about 10 days' time.
" The Albert Burghers, 500 in number, were under Feld-
Comniandant Jan Olivier, Field-Cornets Meyburgh, Rob-
bertse, Jan Venter, L. Wippenaar, Warner, and Jacob Ven-
ter. The European levy, 20 Men, under Captain Stephen-
son ; the Cradock Burghers, 106 men, were under Field-
Comets Woest, Z. Pretorius, and A. Plessie, the. latterlof
whom did not, however, accompany the force to the Indwe.
To the above must be added 150 men, under Commandant
J. Read, and 70 Fingoes, under Captain Collins. I can as-
sure his Excellency that the above-named, with their men,
did their duty gallantly, and merit the notice of the Com-
mander-in. Chief.
" Our casualties amounted to one Fingo killed, and another
severely wounded.
" The enemy is in considerable force, with large herds of
cattle, and a strong body of rebel Hottentots in the Upper
T'Somo, and it is to tl'at point I purpose, should the Com-
mando be strong enough, to direct our next movements.
"The enemy made no very great amount of resister ce,
and from the comparatively few shots fired, I am of opinion
that his ammunition is nearly expended.—l have, &c.,
" E. M. Cone. Civil Commissioner, Albert.
" Colonel A. J. Cloete, K. 11.,

" GENERAL ORDER.
" Head-quarters, King William's Town, Jan. 30.
" 1. The Commander-in-Chief has this day received the
report of the Civil Commissioner of Albert, well setting forth
the active aild most successful operations of a patrol of 200
Aldert Burghers, under Field Commandant Olivier,
Field Cornets t Meyburgh, Robbertse, Venter, Wippenaa;
Warner, and J. Venter; 20 of the European levy, under'
Captain Stephenson; 256 Cradock Burghers, under Corn-
mandart Read, Field-Comets Woest, Pretorius, and Plessiq ;
and 70 Fingoes, under Captain Collins, upon the left flank
of the invading force into Kreli's country, by which the
enemy were spoiled of 2,000 head of cattle, 300 horses, 20
stand of arms, many assegais, and 160 slain.
" These exertions are highly m,ritori.us at any time, es-
pecially at this moment, when the enemy is well beginning
to feel the punishment he merits, and fully demonstrates the
power of lo) al men devoted to the service of their country.
,ktr(Signed) " A. J. CLOETE, - Gen eraL"