The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-02 00:00:00

No. 7.

King William's Town, March 27.
Chief Ilmhala,—l returned here yesterday from des-
troying Maconao and driving Sandilli through the Area-
tolas, and thousands of his people out of them. MI
troops hold Mount Macdonald and every other strong
place. The horse march to-morrow to the lisbousie
Neck. I find you have paid 170 more cattle; I desire
the whole immediately, or I wia send troops for them.
I also hear that many Gaiksa who have find rom the
Amatolas have been received lilt.° your country; among
others limcozana, one of Saudilli's great men, thy,
Moved by your permission to_the Qemore river, at Fy.:
stn's old kraal; also Qconxat, oilier of several kftlilh of
Gaikas, has moved to the Mchlo,,myeka river; tilsd that
Umpandisia' people have returned, ail of which is con-
trary to my orders—viz., Take Neuku, Maysuda, aro
Ungita, all on the Twrnae. Now, Chief timbals, clearly
understand, my word is, that you eat up all Limper,-
disis' people, and that you drive every Gaika out of
your country, their cattle being seized and gent to me.
Mark well what I order, or ycu will repent it.
I have received the message you sem' me
through Maclean. I have never been your enemy when
you acted so as to enable me to be your friend.
H. G. SMITH,

No. S.

Fort Cox, March 4.
Sir,—ln reference to my private letter to you, wherein'
I mentioned that Sandilli had called a meeting of the
Gaika chiefs in
of firearms as a means of obtain-
ing-peace, order to take into consideration his pro-
posal
of the s
mg-peace, I have the honour to report to you, for the in-
formation .of his Excellency her Majesty's High
Commissioner Com - •
=, that in consequence of his ExcellenCy's
recal, the meeting did not take place, all the &Aka
chiefs deeming it wiser to continue without making arty
concession until the arrival of his Excellency's successor
in this country, when the Kafirs hope to obtain r
their own
timenhterms. em 9u . . . .
From ~.„
that the Kafirs began to sue for peace
,messengers were efhrrqgneenti
until they heard of the
travelled
that
ehiefs, and daring the time
place,
the whichsenits
cropst
oa bmoweu
et
frrstoombtesitkvb
gee
destroyed my messengers
letters tr and from King William's Town;
unmolested with
own;
Kafirs heard of the recal they at To
e° but when the
changed their
course of action, my messengers once
wounded, without any previous warning
on and
to them
or to me. Bambe, and the other councillors,
were employed by the chiefs to endeavour to "4who
terms from Government, were informed that obtaintbey
might go to their homes, their services for the present
not being required, and the chiefs altogether have as-
sumed as hostile an attitude as possible, though no lon-
ger able to induce their people to assemble in numbers to
oppose the troops.
The reason for the course now adopted by the chiefs
is, that they imagine they will obtain easier terms by a
bold bearing and a professed indifference to peace, than
by admitting themselves to be in a position in which
terms may be dictated to them; and on the whole it is
evident that a change of Government in the present po-
sition of our affairs will have the effect of prolonging the
struggle in which we are now engaged.—l have, &c.,
CHARLES BROWNLEE, Gaika Commissioner.

No. 2.
No. 254. GENERAL ORDER.
Head-quarters King William's Town, April 2.
The Commander-in-Chief desires to record his marked
approbation of the able manner in which all commis-
sariat arrangements have been conducted, under the
auspices of Commissary-General Miller, in the early
stage of the war, and during the greater part of it; and
again by his successor, Commissary-General Maclean.
By their able arrangements, every post and patrol
have been well supplied; not a soldier or a troop-hors.
has wanted his day's ration; while his Excellency is
fully satisfied that every economy has been rigidly exer-
cised throughout this long and arduous conflict, em-
bracing services of a most extended and peculiar na-
ture, attaching not only to the royal troops, but to the
burghers and levies throughout the colony; thus re-
flecting that honour and credit towards one of the most
important branches in the service which demand the
record of his Excellency's !narked approbation and ap-
proval.
The analous exertions and ability of Deputy-Commis-
sary-General Green, Assistant-Commissaries-General
Inglis and de Smidt, and Deputy-Assistant Commissary-
General Potgeiter, have been continually under the
marked approbation of the Commander-in-Chief.
His Excellency also desires to record equal approba-
tion of the conduct of the officers of the civil branch of
the Ordnance department, whose labours have been in-
cessant and continuous, reflecting great credit upon the
zeal and activity of Mr. Cooper and Air. Saunders, Ord-
nance Storekeeper, and of Mr. Hudson, Ordnance Clerk,
in charge of the very considerable stores of ammunition
and clothing at head-qua►ters, whose rectitude in all
issues has been remarkaele.

A. J. CLOETE, Quartermaster-General.

No. 10.
GENERAL ORDER.

Head-quarters, King William's Town, April 7.
His Excel!obey- Lieutenant-General the lion. George
Cathcart having been appointed by the Queen to relieve
me, I this day relinquish the command.
Brother officers and soldiers, nothing is nacre painful
than to bid farewell to old, and faithful friends. I have
served my Queen and country many years; nod, at-
tached its I have ever been to gallant soldiers, none were
ever more enchared to ma than those serving in the
arduous—campaign of 1851-52, in South Africa. The
unceasing labours, the night marches, the burning sun,
the torrents of ruin, have been encountered with a
cheerfulness as conspicuous as the intrepidity with
which you have met the enemy in so many enterprising
fights and skirmishes in his own mountain fastnesses
and strongholds, and from which you have ever driven
him victoriously.
I leave you, my comrades, in the fervent hope of
laying before your Queen, your country, and his Grace
the Duke of Wellington, these services as they deserve,
which reflect so much honour upon you.
Farewell, my comrades! Your honour and intereats
will be ever far more dear to mo than my own.
H. G. SMITH.