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

No. 3.

Head-quarters, Camp 7, liloof Point,
Amatolas, March 24.
Memorandum of Movements.
The columns under Colonels Michel, Eyre, and Per-
ceval will have this day completTd the movements pre-
viously ordered in the Inner Amatolas for the expulsion
of *he rebel Craikas, and will :hus continue to prosecute
this service.

1. Colonel Michel will establish the base of his opera
ions sit Fort Cox.

2. Colonel Eyre will march vici Fort White, for the
purpose of taking with him 15 days' provisions, and
establish himself near his old camp in the Keiskamma
Hoek a 5 the base of his operations.
3. Colonel Perceval will march via Pert 'White, taking
with him 15 days' provisions, and as the baseof his ope-
rations establish himself on the Quilli-Quilli Range,
taking his gun with him.
4. Colonel Pole will march via Fort Virifite and King
William's Town, and, with a corps of cs*lry levies and
Fingoes, which will be given to him, establish himself
on the Labousie Neck, with 15 days' provisions and
forage.

s:These corps will daily dispatch strong patrols in
every direction from their respective bases, so as to
render the Amatolas too hot fur the rebels to remain in
them.

6. The garrison of Fort Paddie will frequently patrol
the Fish R►ver Bush; the garrison of Fort Brown, the
Ecca Bush; and the garrisons of Fort Hare, Blinkwater
Post, Post Read, Eland's Post, and Whittlesea, will
patrol their respective neighbourhoods with vigour and
activity,

7. Meanwhile Major-General Somerset, with his field
force of regular soldiers, levies, and burghers, will act
upon the north side of the Amatola, penetrating these
mountains daily, and communicating with the Cradock
burghers unch-r Commandant Gilfillan, and with the
cavalry under Colonel Pole, on the Kabousie Neck.
8. Head-quarters will be at Fort Cox on the 25th inst.,
at King William's Town on the 26th, where all reports
wilt be forwarded.
H. G. SMITH. Commander-in-Chief.

No. 4.
GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

King William's Town, April 2.
The troops moved from Fort Cox, according to the
" Memorandum of Movements" of the 24th ult., already
published.
Lieutenant-Colonels Eyre and Perceval, before taking.
up their positions in the Keiskamma Hoek and on the
Quilli Quilli, moved, by his Excellency's instructions,
to clear the forest of Perie, the Buffalo Poorts, and
Murray's Krantz—a service which was very effectually
performed, with but slight opposition, upwards of 100
head of cattle and seven horses being captured.
The 12th Lancers moved on the 28th ult. from King
William's Town to Kabousie Neck, and on their march
captured 78 head of cattle and a number of goats, trek-
ing towards the Kei, with pack oxen.
Information having reached his Excellency, during
Colonel Eyre's operations at the Buffalo Poorts, that
numbers of (hike cattle were collected at the Thorn
and Thomas Rivers, orders were sent to him to march
immediately to the Kabousie, tulle with him the 12th
Lancers, and endeavour to effect a capture. Colonel
Perceval was at the same time directed to move into the
Keiskamma Hoek. Colonel Eyre's rapid movement is
. attended with every prospect of success.
In the Wolf Valley and heights above it several shots
have been exchanged with the 60th Rifles and 45th Re-
eitnent, under Lieutenant Colonel Nesbitt and Major
K)le; • and five soldiers of the 60th Rifles slightly
wounded, apparently from trees.
Cdonel Michel had got his guns, with incredible ex-
ertion, upon Mount Mitetnelcf, and is there established;
while Colonel Perceval is in's position to co-operate with
him from the Keiskamma Ho, k.
have been this day received from
neral Somerset up to the Ist inst. His _b
Reporta
operationsMaj-Gerbave.
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t e enemy
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has caused 1,500 bead of cattle to fall into his hands.
sov edfr
RoyalomEKnign
bGreonkeerl Somersetnaanddivided.reports the Kafirs as being completely
William'sg
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purpose of completing the devastation of
ut ;lad epr aCt raopl toafi n2s.lloombeerntsmo
ti-
nbeee rose,
along the
ufnotrrythsetretobing from Murray's Kran'z
Isele Berg to Hangman's Bush. A few patches of ripe
corn were found and destroyed, but everything indicated
the, total abandonment of that part of the country, as the
onrog t
°is
crops were not gathered. Captain Robertson returned
this morning to head-quarters.
hatsettl 80 h paid
nearlyd y n thel wholen oi f o
fineT The CLbcoieof
head
ot
be brought in.
All officers commanding patrols corroborate the
ports of the rest, that the K%fira are trekin outof re-
g
Amatolas; but the colonists may rely
that the frouti
districts will long be infested by .numerous ba d' er
that they must not slacken in their •
yipl n itti, and
once for some
months to come.

By his Excellency's command,
JOHN GARVOCK, Lieutenant-Colonel
Private Secretary.

No s—General Order, signed A. J. Cloete, Quarter-
master-General," appeared in our impression of Monday,

No. 6.

Fort Murray, March 20.
Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint
you that Ujika
Umgagama and Cldbaus, counsellors of the rebel chief
Sock, arrived at this station on the 18th inst., with a
request from Stock that Pato might intercede with his
Excellency the Governor on behalf of the Amambalu
tribe, as Stock was prepared to make peace on any. terms
dictated by his Excellency.
I annex a report of Stock's
messages and Pato's reply,which I communicated to Pato, on the terms of
his at 0
Ex-
cellency's memorandum of November 27 last, and r
added, that if Stock desired to prove his submission, be
ought to cross the Rei.
I beg to state that Pato has requested me to acquaint
you for the information of his Excellenck.ticei will
terms granted to the Gaikas on this side of the will
be treated by them as a drawn battle, and that
could not
they
boast that the English made peace, as
scc.,
drive them out of the conntry.--I hare,
„mmitsioner.
JOHN MA.CLEAN, T'Slambie `'d-antotKa
hat any
traria.
To Colonel Mackinnon Chief C
Uziba, Umgagana 4,
~ from that chief to
arriv©d 'with the following message
Chief Pato:— and Q )banTroaulinellors to Stock,

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counsellors; and Pato gave the following reply to Stock's
counsellors, as direc!ed by the T'Slambie Commissioner:
The Gaikas coalesced aLd Insde war. They most
coalesce in one g•cf.ral bubm is E ion on the terms Lae Go-
vernor will dictate when their submission is tendered.
The Chief Pato added, " Tell Stock to cross the Bei;
it will be quite time to talk cf peace when he proves his
submission by leaving, the war party and crossing the
Yet." JOHN MACLEAN,
T'Slambie Commissioner.
(Witness) GEORGE M. SHEPSTONE,
Clerk aid Interpreter.

NJ. 7.

King William's Town, March 27.

Chief Umhala,—l returned here yesterday from des-
troying Macomo and driving Sandilli through the Ama-
tolas, and thousands of his people out of them. My
troops hold Mount Macdonald and every other strong
place. The horse march to-morrow to the Kabousie
Neck. I find you hsva paid 170 more cattle; I desire
the whole immediately, .or I will send troops for them.
I also hear that many Gaikas who have find from the
Amatolas have been received into your country; among
others Umcozana, one of Sandilli's great men, has
moved by your permission to the Qemore river, at Fy-
atu's old kraal; also Qconxa, chiet of several kraals of
Gaikas, has moved to the Mchloemyska river; also that
Umpandisis' people have returned, all of which is con-
trary to my orders—viz,, Take Neuku, Mayanda, and
Ungita, all on the Twraae. Now, Chief Umbels. clearly
understand, ray word is, that you eat up all Umpan-
disis' people, and that you drivo every Gaika out of
year country, their cattle being seized and sent to me.
Mark well what I order, or yea will repent it.
I have received the message you sent me
through Maclean. I have never been your enemy when
you acted so Akio enable me to be your friend.
H. G. SMITH.

NJ. 8.

Fort Ccx, March 4.
Sir,—ln reference to my private letter tteyon, wherein ..
I mentioned that Sandilli had called a meeting of the -
Gaika chiefs, in order to take into consideration his pro-
positl of the surrender of firearms as a means of obtain-
1D PPece, I have the honour to report to you, ,for the isle
r:nation of his Excellency her laskiay • High
C°11:12311-41"0" nor, that in eionsequeltee-eEliale2lll4l.llll,, ~.., ~,:. ..
tat
tguit t
hwiser
arrivalto
ocontinuefhis
catittfir tae mom, did' nut take place; all we u 4 16
making
successorany
this ceetitrY, when the Kafirs hope to obtain peace on
their own terms.
From the time Excellency'swith out
that the K fi began to sue for peace
a rs
until they heard of the change which is about to take
place, messengers ve.l-e f
chiefs, and dariog
the
time eequently sent twine from the
that the crops were being
destroyed my meg
letters tr and from Kin- w
silltravelled unmolested with
Kafirs heard of the reegal theymessengers
or
were fired on and
z 881e0eemui
or to me. Bambe, and the other warning to them
were employed by the chiefs to endeavour flora, who
terms from Government, were informedthatto obtain
might go to their homes, their services for the present
they
not being required, and the chiefs altogether
havei )resent
as-
sumed as hottle an attitude as possible, though lon-
gerno able to induce their people to assemble in numbers to
oppose the troops.
Toe 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 oar affairs will have the eft-ct of prolonging the
struggle in which we are now engaged.—l have, &c.,
CHARLES BROWNLEE, (hike Commissioner.

No. 9.
No. 254. GENERAL ORDER.
Head qUartera Kiog William's Town, April 2.
The Commander-in-Chief desires to record his marked
approbation of the able manner in which all commis-
sariat arrangemen:s 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-horse
has wanted his day's ration;-while his Excellency is
fully satibfid that every economy has been rigidly exer-
oisesl 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 marked approbation and ap-
proval.

The z?alous exertions and ability of Deputy Commis-
sary-General Green, A ,i,,istant-Commisssries- General

Inglis and de Smidt, and Deputy-Assistant Commissary-
General Potgeiter, have been continually under the
marked approbation of the Commanderin-Chief.

Ma Eicvllency also desires to record uqual approba-
tion of the conduct of the officers of the civil branch of
the Ordnance department, whose labours have been in-
cessant and continuous, rtfltcting great credit upon the
zeal and activi y of iir. C4.oper and Mr. Saunders, Ord-
nance Storekeeper, and of Mr. Hudson, Ordnance Clerk,
in charge of the very considerable stores of ammunition
and clothing at head-quarters, whose rectitude in all
issues has been rernark,anle.

A. J. CLUE r, Qaartermaater•GenersL

No. 10.
GENERAL ORDER.

flead-quarter's, King William's Town. April 7.
His Excell,,cy Lieutenant-General the Hon. George
Cathcart having been appointed by the Queen to relieve
me, I this day relinquish the command.
Brother officers and soldiers, nothing is more painful
than to bid farewell to old and faithful friends. I have
served my Queen' and country many years; and, at-
tached es I have ever. been to gallant soldiers, none were
ever more endeared to me than those serving in the
arduous campaign of 1851-52, in South Africa. The
unceasing laaourn, the nignt marches, the burning sun,
the torreuts of rain, have been encountered with
cheerfulness. as cotepicuous 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 re fi -ct so much honour upon you.
Fsrewa, my comrades! Your honour and interests
will be ever far more dear to me than my own.
H. G. SMITH,