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render must be general and unconditional, 'trusting to her
Majesty's clemency,' and that this, tendered in x solemn
manner and in good faith, hostilities sittnld cease,• stud .their
lives will be respected.' Eight days passed over (from 15th
to 23d January), and the Governor has now ordered a com-
bined movement in seven columns on the Amatola moun-
tains and the country of Stock, Seyolo, &c., east of, the Keis-
kamma. This commenced on the 26th and 27th January,
and of course, we have yet to await the result.
" The Governor has entered into terms of amity with
Booko, the chief whose people attacked Colonel Eyre's
column at the Kei on the 4th of December; and with Ma.
passe (his son), against whom Lieutenant-Colonel Eyre had
specially proceeded on the 16th December. We are not
aware of the precise reasons for arranging this treaty with
those chiefs.
" Major Eardley Wilmot, R.A., commanding at Fort Ped-
die, fell on New Year's-day, singled out from his companions
by the rebel's rifle. This brave and accomplished officer,
nulli secundus, perished in,the Fish River Bush, whilst
leading on his men. No amount of Kafir wolves or Hotten-
tot scoundrels can expiate the loss of such men •as Fordyce
and Wilmot.

" We have not space, to fill up the list of casualtie3 which
have occurred during the past - six weeks, nor to detail the
losses of the frontier colonists.
" Monday, February 2.—The frontier post has just
brought intelligence down to the 27th January, holding out
a prospect of peace, which we would gladly receive, but
that Macomo, Sandilli, Anta, Stock, Tola, and the rest
are yet free in theii• mountain fastnesses ; and some of our
hard-earned cattle are, it is said, again falling into the hands
of the foe; whilst the frontier press doubts the possibility of
making other than a hollow peace until the enemy be
thoroughly humbled.
"Private letters inform us that the Kafirs are perfectly
unsubdued, and mocking us with a request for peace until
they have procured ammunition and reaped their crops.
" A portion of the captured cattle was distributed as fol-
lows :-8,500 head to the 2d Division, 4,300 to the let
Division, and 1,400 to Captain Tylden's force. 8,0001., the
proceeds of the sale of the larger number, will, it is said, be
divided amongst the 2d Division, being about 'd. a man.
This leaves a large balance of cattle unaccounted fur.
0 The Butterworth Fingoes, with their 30,004- h, ad of
cattle, are reported to have been delayed' for a sight on the
banks of the Kei, whereon the Kafirs-pounced Otrrkeitt and
captured a number, that is stated to have been at the lowest
5,000.
" The movement on the Amatola Mountains is now being
made in four columns, under Lieut.-Colonel Pole, lath
Lancers; Lieut.-Colonel Eyre, 73d Regiment; Lieut.-Colonel
Michel, 6th Regiment; and Captain Catly. The particulars
are given in General Orders elsewhere.
" Meanwhile, a rural police is formed at Fort Beaufort,
consisting of two captains, eight lieutenants, ten rorgeants,
ten corporals, and 400 (coloured) privates; also two divisions
of Kafir police, each consisting of one lieutenant, two ser.
geants (European), two ditto (native), two corporals, 25
mounted, and 25ktismounted privates; and Mr. M. B. Shaw
is appointed British Resident in the whole territory, extend-
ing from the River Kei to Natal, and from the Quathlamba
mountains to the sea.

" Further depredations and robberies have taken place, and
the gory wounds of another mangled corpse, that of James
I; owse, Esq., testify afresh against the relentless Hottentot
crew. Mr. Howse was the largest landed proprietor on the
eastern frontier, and possessed not only wealth, but well-
deserved influence."
The following is taken from the Frontier Times:—
" King William's Town, Jan. 18.
" We have had quite an exciting time of it during the
past week with the arrival of patrols, captured cattle, mes-
sengers of peace, &c.
" On Monday morning last the cattle captured by the
Kei expedition were divided at the Yellow Woods : 8,500
head fell to the lot of the 2d division, 4,300 to the Ist, and
about 1,400 to the force under command of Captain Tyldea ,
leaving a large number unaccounted for. Major-General
Somerset, with his force and share of cattle, remained here
on Monday evening, and marched for Fort Hare early on
Tuesday morning, escorted as far as the Keiskamma by a
strong party, under command of Lieut.-Colonel Napier.
" Of the 8,500 head of cattle belonging to the 2d division,
1,000 slaughter cattle were selected for the use of the con
tractor, for which he pays a price settled by arbiters. Eight
hundred were given to Path and his people,_ for escorting
waggons, mail bags, &c. One hundred to Toise, for good
services, and the remainder sold by public auction, which
realised fair prices considering the number exposed at one
time. The proceeds of the sale, 8,00 a; e will be divided
amongst the troops comprisingthe 2d division, and will b:
about 21. per man.
" Some time atig s you are aware, Sandilli cent in
messenger to 1r4444- Governor's terms of peace, when
the messenger vialk
at Sandilli was not known as a
chief, and that he iion d listen to the chiefs com-
bined. It appears that the whole of the chiefs now at war
had assembled, and se two messages to the Governor to
know on what terms eace would be made--they offered
nothing, but merely sent for the Governor's word. The sub-
stance of that word was ' unconditional surrender,' that he
would only make one promise, and that was that their lives
should be spared. They returned accordingly, and in the
mean time the chiefs had given out word that it was peace
now; and just fancy the audacity of the villains in their im-
mediate proceedings. It appears that with Gen. Somerset's
division en route to Fort Hare, was a Commissariat issuer,
who fell behind through his own carelessness or misconduct
into the hands of the Kafirs. Sandilli, to show his peable
intentions, restores this man to liberty, and returns the,horse,
saddle, and bridle belonging to the man. When Colonel
Napier was returning from escorting General Somerset's
party, he captured at the Debe about 300 head of cattle
and some horses, and shot three Kafirs—but down comes a
Kafir and coolly asks what they were taking his cattle for,
that it was peace now—that they (the Kafirs) had saved an
Englishman's life, and given up his property ; and that the
troops ought not to take his cattle. This fellow actually
came with the patrol near to King William's Town to see Sir
Harry to get his cattle back, but from some cause or other
he turned back again. On the 2d Queen's march-
ing from the Necka or Yellow Woods river
(whither they accompanied ,Major-General Somerset's
party with the cattle) to Fort Cox, to relieve the 43th,
wheu passing the Seven Kloof Mountain, the Kafirs
came shouting that it was peace now, or they would have
taken their waggons ; we owe them one for this, for consi-
dering the number of waggons, the smallness of the force,
the favourable ground for the Kafirs, and the hordes they
could have summoned for the onslaught in that locality,
leaves one chance to ten but they would have captured
the waggons : it said very little for the judgment of the
commanding officer to send them through such a defile, when
they could have diverged by the shorter road from near
Middle Drift over a comparatively open fiat to Fort Cox.
Colonel Eyre's patrol returned to-day from Butterworth ;
they brought the whole of the Fipgoes with their families,
cattle, &c., away with them, together with the Agent
Fynn, Missionary Galdwin, Trader Jeffrey, &c. The
Fingoes started from Butterworth with 30,000 head of cattle,
but when they came to the Kei, it being full, there was con-
siderable delay in getting the women and children over on
the pontoons; night carne on with the cattle still on the
Butterworth side ; the Fingoes mast needs come over to their
women, leaving their cattle insufficiently protected, and the
consequence was that the enemy, who are always ready to
seize on a false step, captured a great many, some say
15,000, which is rather large ; but it is believed that about
5,000 were lost. They are to be located temporarily at the
Yellow Woods, around Birt's Mission Station, extending
up into the petty chief Madaavi's country. They are about
5,600 or 6,000 men, women, and children.
" Sidbury, Jan. 17.—Within the last three days the Kafirs
and rebels have been very busy in this neighbourhood. On
the night of the 14th inst. an attempt was made on the cattle
kraal of Field-cornet Bezuidenhout, near Highlands. They
succeeded in getting some of the cattle out of the kraal, but
the Bezuidentaouts frustrated their getting off with any ; how-
ever, the next night, the 15th, one span of oxen strayed from
Highlands, and during the night the rascals got off with them.
Parties are in pursuit—the result will be known hereafter. On
the night of the 16th they succeeded in taking out of Mr.
Richard Daniell's kraal about 30 oxen. Parties are out to
recapture them if possible; besides Commandant Hartinan
has sent expresses to the stations iu front, viz., to Field-
Cornet J. Ather,tone, to request him to give the informa-
tion to the military at Nieman's kraal, &c., and he has sent,
an express to Field Cornet Ferreira; so that if the cattle had
not passed before the information was given, there is no
chance left of their escape. I hear Commandant Buchner is
about the poort (where it is expected Dauiell's cattle ar
i
driven to.) He, as usual, will give a good account of theme
should he meet them."

'rho following reports and general orders have been
published by the Commander-in-Chief:—
" Head-quarters, King William's Town,
January 23, 1852.
" His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief directs the
publication of the following documents for general informa-
tion. L, MayDwELL, Military Secretary,"

" Camp, King William's Town, 21st Jan., 1852.
" Sir,—l have the honour to continue the report of my
proceedings, for the information of his Excellency the Com-
mander-in-Chief, from the period of my last dispatch to that
of the evacuation of the territory of Kreli by the troops under
my command, and their subsequent arrival at King William's
Town.
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received
adverting also to my original instructions, bearing date
Nov. 28, 1851, I issued a division order—of
oftritish Resident,
which a copy is
hereto appended—offering, through
Mr. Fynn, and the Rev. Mr. Glad
Fingoes who desired the protection of .
the e pr ot e c
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ment and desired to leave thept territory of Kreli. A
considerable sensation was produced
population in consequence of thistleed ...among the Fingo
consulta-
tion took place among them,
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requester sr . t
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ascertain
certain
and a reference was made to
me by Mr. Fynn —I believe at their
them, until such time as they whether the Government
distinctly replied that I coulyd
would hereafter distribute food to
with them, nor hold out any hopescmoual
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whatever,
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themselves. I
that a question mi ht hereafter'be raised,
quested Mr. Fynn to read over ggap-
prehensivewhatevere.
to them that protection
for and that
if they accompanied my order again,
alone was offered to them,
and explain
eeeid the troops it was on their own respon-
sibility,
the Government.
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3.
A.
oputatio7otfantshweerEuforroptheanefuture proceedings of
inhabitants waited
upon me, 'requesting that I would delay my march from
Butterworth until the followiog Tuesday, the 13th inst. I
acceded to this
.request, ieeling sure that his Excellency
would not objectto a reasonable period being granted for the
removal of their property.
"4. We marched from Butterworth on the 13th instant,
accompanied by thousands of Fingoes, and above 30,000
head of cattle, stated to be their property. It would be
in vain fur me to attempt to estimate the precise num-
ber of Fingoes, for they straggle for miles on the line of
march, nor could I obtain irom Mr. Fynn or Mr. Con-
way ally data upon which even to conjecture. The 14th
and 15th we employed in crossing the Kei. The river
I requested Captain Moody to lay down the
beingnont ighoohnthat accompanied the patrol under Lieutenant-
Colonel Skipworth, by which the troops and some of the Fin-
eu-
goes passed without difficulty. During this operation Li
tenant-Colonel Skipworth judiciously took up , ni
with the 43d on the opposite heights, to which movement. I
ascribe the total absence of all resistance or annoyance on the
part of the enemy,
a pos Ity
~ 5. While on the Kei, I should mention that Mapassa,
the son of the chief
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message to meat Butterworthßutterwortho, who bad previously sent a
indicative of his submission