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

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY

on a small scale, had excited the attention of all the in-
habitants.

" SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK.
The events of this week are of a checkered character
—the dark squares, however, having greatly the predo-
minance. Two more colonists have been murdered by
Hottentot bandits, and a third seriously wounded. One
of them, an Englishman,
was waylaid in Oliphant's
Hoek, stripped naked, an had his brains beaten out
with a bludgeon. The other, a man of colour, was shot
dead whilst resting in his own cottage in fancied secu-
rity after his day's toil. The wounded man was return-
ing to his home, and was shot from an ambuscade, but
' may, possibly, escape with life.
" If the information from Uitenhage be correct, which
computes the rebel banditti in the Zuurberg at from 230
to 300 strong, then it follows that the main body of the
Hottentot rebels on the Buffalo must have been when
attacked by Colonel Eyre and the gallant men of the 43d,
weaker than usual, though then estimated at from 500 to
600 men. Should this be so, then it very plainly marks
the formidable character of the rebellion, and the ire-
porteece of the whole country being aroused to a sense
of the necessity of the immediate and effectual suppres-
sion of the insurrection. It this be not done with a
strong, hand, the safety of the whole colony will be
jeopardized, and the most disastrous consequences may
ensue.
" The spirited attack on the rebel camp on the
Buffalo, by Colonel Eyre and the 43d Regiment relieves
the dark features of the pit ure, and by exciting hope
affords matter for cougra,.ulation. The attack was well
designed; and would, there can be no doubt, had the dif-
ferent celumns arrived at the concerted time, havo been
eminerftly successful. But in this country, to insure ac-
curate time in a night march from different points, is a
movement of extraordinary difficulty, and especially
where there are men who would consider it as a misfor-
tune to be last, and indeed a reproach not to be first, in
the presence of the enemy."
The Cape Town Mail, in a leading article, says :
"Peace, accompanied by such security from dangeteto
isstsallirtohmat i
bbaordbya roi
of
n hopedfshe
presentfor byuan
unhappy
life and property as is consistent with residence upon a
thbeordceorl,oni
hostilities. Such is also the sole aim of the
British Government, who, on the colony's behalf, are
at this time incurring the vast expense of these hos-
tilities. Both bodies, the Imperial Government
and the colony, have to co-operate in endeavouring to
attain this object. Without their perfect co-operation it
seems impossible that anything final can be done; and
before they can co-operate cordially, each must know
the policy which guides the conduct of the other, and
both must see clearly what measures are best to be
adepred before the great end in view can be attained.
" How, then, are they to work together under present
circumstances? How can the British Government com-
municate with the colonists? War was declared, and
the Qieen'a representative called on the colonists to rise
en masse, and exterminate' the enemy. From the very
manner in which the object of the war was stated doubts
arose. Was it right to exterminate the Kafirs, in the
ordinary sense of the word used in the preclamation? If
they deserved such a fate, was it necessary? Or, to
propose a third view, was it necessary but not right? if,
indeed, God will ever permit human beings to argue
anything to be necessary that is not right.
" What the war arose from is of less importance than
the question—how must it end? The intended exter-
mination, originally proclaimed, of the enemy, has since
been diminished to his banishment beyond the Kei. Is
this indispensable? If indispensable to the extent of
security which we think to be necessary, has it been
rightly earned by the Kafir people at our hands? If
indispensable for our present security, if just, is it safe
for the future? Will not the new colony between the
Fish River and the Kei—for the country between the
Fish River and the Keiskamma, although nominally a
colonial district since 1848, is scarcely in a different
position from British Kafraria, in fact—will not this
new territory in future years suffer as fearfully from the
tribes who then will border on the Europeans, as Albany
and Somerset do now from their present neighbours?
If, again, it be alike indispensable for the present in-
terests of the colony, safe for its future interests, and
right as far as the Kafirs are concerned, is it possible to
exterminate' them from their present homes, and com-
pel them to emigrate beyond the The Colonists
alone, even if they were agreed upon answering all the
questions above in the affirmative, cannot do it. A large
British army has been trying to succeed in this during a
year and a-half, and have hitherto made but little progress.
" A more modified view, even of the idea of the ex-
pulsion of the Girths nation from their present country,
hat lately seemed to gain ground. It is said that General
Cathcart wishes only to expel the individual Kafirs, if
they can be singled out, or the individual chiefs, who
have taken part in the war. But will this be politic, or
even possible, in the case of a people holding their chiefs
in so much honour? The war arose scarcely so much,
as Bishop Gray is said to have stated in England, from
the incurable cattle-stealing propensities of the Kafirs,
as from the partisanship of the people with their chiefs,
whose power it was the avowed policy of our Government
to endeavour to undermine and destroy. We established
British rule tin Kafratia, and persuaded ourselves that
the people were more contented sad prosperous under
chat rule, than under their former native institutions of
government. So, perhaps, they may have been for a
time. The Government of the day persuaded itself also
that the colony was more free from cattle-stealing visits,
and more safe from a chance of their recurrence. So
stated Sir H. Smith's dispatches and public declarations,
repeatedly and positively. When rumours of war came
Sir 11. Smith summoned one of the former chiefs before
him. The chief set the newly-satablished authority in
his country at defiance. The people chose the side
of their natural sovereign rather than that of the
foreigner. We have attempted in vain, during 18
months past, to bring these alleged rebels to submission.
If this be the history of the war, and if it be true that a
national feeling unites the Kafir people, even though
they were for a time happy and contented under our
rule, to resist any intrusion upon them of what they
must needs think a foreign yoke,—are not the questions
respecting their expulsion, extermination, destruction,
and so forth, which we have described above, such as
must naturally suggest themselves to the mind of every
man of civilized feeling? At present there are no suffi-
cient means of thoroughly ascertaining public opinion
in the colony on a subject of such intricacy and difficulty.
Whenever the colonists meet in an organized represen-
tative Legislature, they can say for themselves what they
tniok is beat to be done for the attainment of the sole
object of the present, as of all wars,—peace. They will
deliberately judge, and will consult with the authorized
servants of the_ Queen's Government, what evils which
may now be allayed have caused alike the Kafir war and
the Hottentot rebellion ; and what can be done to lessen
or remove these evils. Until then all parties continue
in the dark, and tne sole sounds which relieve the ge-
neral ignorance of the real object of the contest, and
the real grounds of the war, are heard from oar injured
border-colonists, whose many sufferings naturally prompt
them to think of the enemy as mere bloodthirsty mis-
creants, delighting in ravage and murder; but who in
this judgment may be wrong.
" These very views of the nature of our enemy—the
notion that nothing less than their utter annihilation
could restore peace, and that they do not deserve to
exist—the proclamation that the object of the war was
their extermination—have retarded the close of the con-
test more than anything else. The enemy, getfirs
aad
Hottentets,hear it again and again, that they must choose
between continued resistance and their destruction.
Yet if comparative peace, not the safety of London and
York, but such comparative peace as borderers must be
satisfied with, can be attained by anything less than Sir
Harry Smith's proclaimed object at the opening of the
war, neither Britain nor the colony has any true interest
in seeking that object; and, to say the least, it is far
from certain that either of them has the right, any more
than it possesses the interest.
" A commission of inquiry into all the causes of con..
test, sent out last year, might have saved Great Britain
many thousands of pounds. A similar commission, even
now, would be of the highest value. The establishment,
in addition, as speedily es possible, of representative in-
stitutions, having public confidence, and through which
the real opinion of the colony could be clearly heard,
would enable all the parties concerned to understand
each other pet fectly—to decide clearly upon what was
best to be done—and to cooperate sincerely towards the
restoration of peace on a permanent basis."
From the South African Commercial Advertiser
we extract the following :
" Though General Cathcart has not been remiss dur-

ins the past month, his dibpatohes by
nce the present mail
chequer. His predecessor, Sir Charles Wood, last
yEexreaat:
si, that the contest was drawing to a close. Mr.
ui
Dis-
raeli now (April 30) requests an additional 660,0130*
But Sir Charles Wood 6 thought the Right Hon. G,,-
tlean would find himself very much disappointedein
oe estimate t
thei ma
Kt e
awti lar i
war ha
rh. e
Theh ad
pfroarhmaehdi i i
toyf
wasthe tphraotble x ethe.
tn
which he had first named would be pretty nearly e
vended by the Ist of March, and it was going on at the
rate of almost 50,0001. a month. Four months hay.
elapsed since the Ist of March, which, according to the
estimate, will account for the additional 200,000/., while
the state of the war is pretty nearly what it was on th
Ist of January, 18.50. The prospect of its drawing to
a close has not improved, and the necessary arrange_
ments in progress tor the protection of the colony and
the annoyance of the enemy imply an increasing
-rate of expenditure. Higher motives than mere
economy no doubt inspire all parties with an
ardent desire to bring this savage conflict to
hMas"jceossttY,'s
an end; but even economy alone is a sufficient reason
for demanding of Ministers something more than
just enough to ' maintain the honour of her ma.
jesty's arms:- Nothing more has yet been accomplished.
There are Kafir camps, and rebel bands within the
held
boundaries of the colony. Beyond it, nothing is
safe that is not within the range of musketry or cannon.
onth arms'
SimplyfolB to
months' maintain
against thethe
borderho nour
tribes,
or
ith
ehers,
accord-
ing to Sir C. Wood's estimate, about 960,000/., with the
105,5 of many brave officers and men. . The losses of the
coiony in life, property, and time are not less appalling.
It is a most ruinous affair.
g or
m " A summary of events and operations during the
have become
is given elsewhere. But the details of assaults,
. x . robberies, murders, pursuits, skirmishes, and personal
actPoir"'"' in
which colonists lasso been distinguished
fee
ru reed,ffs-.0 t i i
miles
oouri dmfioirlemoanny more columns. Dis-
orderear,The latest re-
portsalreadyarthat
familiar
give,. draeohagsoorenr,ltsososfmewiel lelsaisns actualtlreonngt
hi:
both sides of a border
marauders have
line some 10
parties of active
themselves among
e
the mountains and forests- established far
Uitenhage and Port
" Such is the field Elizabeth.
not t from the towns of
General Cathcart has to
cOrl'f ?In Lte'qnd-op,rai which l,
c,,,,,, ,i,,,r), rate,
and
wo ullpob, egai,:ist an tnerny a(=. nt,
After removing ad-quartershearwed.
"
to Fort Beaufort, he
inade a visit to Gnaw 6
OWE, in consequence of 4 dis-

patch from General Somerset, stating that the neigh-
bourhood was alarmed by hostile bands committing out-
rages in Lower Albany. He ordered one squadron of
the 12th Lancers, one company of the Royal Sappers and
Miners, and three companies of the 74th Regiment to
march upon Graham's Town fur their protection and
support, but stated that the establishment of a rural
police was the only measure that could be relied upon for
the internal security of the border districts. This police
force he is now organizing. After making a tour of in-
spection, and visiting the different camps, &c., he re-
turned to Fort Beaufort.

" Here he received a letter from the rebel Hottentot
leader Uithaalder, hinting that he had no objection to
enter into correspondence, as he was acting independently
of the Kafir chiefs. This man, it seems, at the instiga-
tion of Sandilli, had seized the Kafir chief Toise in his
own kraal, not far from King, William's Town, upon a
charge of treason against his lawful chief or feudal sove-
reign. Sandilli ordered him to be put to death, but
Uithaalder and his associates demanded a fair trial for
their prisoner, and on that being refused, gave him his
freedom, and sent him home in safety. Toise's own nar-
rative is very curious.
" While the General was busy in completing arrange-
ments for the protection cf the frontier districts, the
enemy were not idle. On the 221 of May a consider-
able force attacked Mount Coke, a missionary station
between King William's Town and E,ist London, and
succeeded in carrying off a lot of draught oxen,
7 Fingoes and wounding 10, also an Englishman named_
Feld, and two of Sewaries Kafirs. And on the 2,1 of
June they ireercepted the post-riders between
.Fort
Peddie and King William's Town. But the most serious
affair occurred on the 13th, when they surprised five
Government waggons proceeding from Grahams Town
to Fort Beaufort, under the charge of Captain Moody
with a de.achment of 31 Sappers and Miners. Seven
of 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. On the 20th a combined movement was made by
General Yorke and Colonel Eyre on Uithaalder's camp.
Though expecting that the attack would not be made
until the 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 acoount 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 an 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
110 N. 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 fur his well-
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, contumaciously to
comfort and assist her Majesty's rebellious subjects,
now associated with the rebel chief Sandilli, Kafirs
as well as Hottentots, in carrying on a protracted
war, and even to harbour rebel Hottentots in his own
country.

" Aod whereas the said contumacious chief Kreli,
when mercifully called upon by me to desist from his
evil practices, and use his well-known influence in put-
ting an end to the Gaika rebellion, and in token of his
good faith and due submission, to pay up the fine of
cattle imposed by my predecessor, Governor Sir Harry
Smith, 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 put en end to
this war, that the said chief Kreli should, without loss
of time, receive the fall chastisement he deserves :
" Now, therefore, Ido 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 troops, cavalry, infantry, and artillery, paid
levies and enrolled Fingoes, with abundant supplies for
the campaign, on the Umvani River, near Brain 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 Great
Place.

But, wishing to show to her Majesty's enemies
that, besides the force of hur 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 :

" 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-Reinet, Uitenhage, Port Elisabeth, Somerset,
Craddock, Albany, Albert, Victoria, Fort Beaufort, and
Coleabilrg, capable of bearing arms, to take the field
upon the old commando system of the colony, and join
me on the Umvani 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 effectually bringing
him to submission, and thereby terminating
the present
tiresome hostilities.

" ' I further hereby make known to tho colonists 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 captors, for their own use
and benefit, according.to such equitable division as may
be determined on by their own commandants.
cc ' " ' God save the Queen,
Given under the public seal of the settlement at
the Cape of Good Hope, this Ist day of July,
" ' By command of his Excellency the Governor,
" ' RICHARD SOUTHEY, ,
" ' Acting-Secretary to Government.
,
8
Her Majesty's steamer Styx
arrived at Simon
Bay on the 16th of June; sailed fcr Table Bay 00
the 28th, and left for East London on the Ist of July.
Her Majesty's steamer Hydra, Commander Bel.
grave, and the Rhadamanthus Commander Belau),
were lying in Simon's Bay. ,
The Chusan screw steamer left Table 839 °n the
29th of June for Port Philip. 1852.
The garrison at Sierra Leone was healthy, heavy
rain had set in. Major (I',
—onner had returned fromdto
a tour through the districts round the colohYt."
~
the Banana Islands ;he made his half-yearly inspee
tion of the troops on the 23d of June.
Her Majesty's steamer
Phillips, from the Rio Pongos the Ist of July, started
on a cruise the 19th of July to Sherporo, at present
in a state of civil war.
• utenant
Her Majesty's steamer Bloodhound, Lle h of
Christian, arrived at Sierra Leone on the corn.
July : from Ascension the 18th of June, withndermender Bruce's dispatches. The gallant Comma,
b, a
in- Chief had relieved the blockade at W"atao the
measure calculated to give great satisfaction
native chiefs.
Say"
-P°l37phemus, Commander
Her Majesty's steamer Firefly, Lieutenanttoes
on
naour, had captured a slaver, but with no 5
board, and brought her to St. Helena.
Her Majesty's steamer Pluto for St.
Leone on the 13th of June left on the 14th
on the
Vincent's, and returned with English mails
15th of June, on the 7th of July.
eeded on
I.lr Majesty's steamer Bloodhound
pail for the
the 7th of July to Ascension with the
Conamodore. arriod
bat Sierra
Jolliffe, was cruising in the Bights.
Her Majesty's steamer Myrmidon,
,1 got away from
Two steamers with 1,000 slaves had gvilith 10 guns
the Gallinas. A large armed slaver
uising off the
and Spanish colours, is reported to be cr
Lieutenant
Gallions. Her Majesty's brig Craner,su..,
it and re-
Bonham had left Sierra Leone in Pus day her
turned on the 11th of July. On the
Vincent's 'Cape
Majesty's steamer Pluto left for St. Lieutenant
is of the 15th of
Verde, to convey the English reFri
like, and sup-
a boat was seen in the river, paintemen.
of- war ; she,
July to Sierra Leone. When cruisd
i
posed to belong to, one of our
slave vessel which
however, turned out to belong
t°
4°oo slaves, and got
passed the Crane at night with g Off Sherboro,
Leone had received
clear. The Governor of Sierra.
ready for ember-
information of 2,000 slaves being
every preparation
cation within ten miles of Mr
s•
in the Rio Pongos,
vilit stock
leave the bar-
made for resistance until the ' s gLightbourne's fac-
racoons.
Her Majesty's brig Crane
17th of July,
h of July, 20 miles west
The Propontis, on the 19t
lours with her Ma-
of Sierra Leone, exchanged a°
lours
brig Crane.
Herald, Torcb, and Pluto were
Her Majesty's ships
~ 1,.
left Sierra Leone on the
at Cape Verde on the 26th 01.0`' Jr
h of June, and land at the Cape Verde " the
f July. The Hellespont,
sailed therefrom on the 2d 0 7thof andsailed
,e
Cant •
/ ,ain Watts, arrived on ru
The Teviot sailed for
the same day for the CaPe• and the the Brazils on the 23d of July, on the Harbinger,
The Queen of the South arrive3doatrrived from Eng-
26th of
Captain Lane, arrived from England
Jul y, at 6 p.. f Sal
26'h of July, The
British brig, Ellen Munroe, sailed for -.
England on
he Britishm schooner Minato, ° Y, was at
anchor at Cape Verde on the
the 18th of July.
her Pro antis ex
The P
generally westerly winds to
_ outward
having contrary winds,
Passage, of Africa fresh southerly
Cape Verde, on the coast
steamed the wholewa
winds, with heavy rains.
perienced no north-east trades on
She
.. , Y,
under sail alone.
trades were fresh for
with the exception of 00 hours
south-east ,
Uome ward the south-
out steam • which time 78 hours under sail, with
about four days. Sbe was -
, in
, Sierra Leone, fresh
ins; 10 knots e- hour) from
N.W.IN winds andL constant showers, from Cape Verde
she ran 782 miles (averag.
fresh northerly winds until three days from Ply.
111911th, whoa W,N.W. winds preypiled.