The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-18 00:00:00

Prince of Carignan, was present at the ceremony.
The NI inisters, many senators, deputies, and chief
functionaries also attended.

SWITZERLAND.
The Bale Gazette of the 15th says :—" The
Biiancia of Milan publishes an article according to
which the Austrian Government is said to have an
intention of extinguishing the flames of revolution
in Switzerland, and of re-establishing the sovereignty
of the cantons by means of an act of mediation.
This article has produced such a lively impression
on the mind of the Federal Council, that it has
transmitted it to its commissioner in the canton of
Ticino. It is stated that Austria still calculates on
a change in the government of that canton. The
number of persons expelled from Lombardy goes
on increasing."
The Zurich Gazette states that it is informed on
good authority that for the future the United States
of America will be represented in Switzerland by a
special chargé d'affaires.

THE KAFIR WAR.

ARRIVAL OF THE SYDNEY.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 17.
The Sydney, Captain Franklyn, who has charge
of the mails, arrived last evening in the Sound.
Her cargo consists of gold dust, from Sydney,
32,854 oz. 14 dwt. 21 gr.; Port Philip, 45,289 oz.
14 dwt. 12 gr. ; Adelaide, 97,646 oz. 1 dwt. 5 gr.;
making a total of 175,790 oz. 10 dwt. 14 gr.; be-
sides 115 tons 12 cwt. of tallow from Sydney.
From Sydney she brings, as first-class passengers,
Le Comte de Chabrillon, Vlr. and Mrs. Walton,
Messrs. Lewis Marks, Herr Halgee, Herr Beeger,
and Emile Dubois ; two second-class, and fifteen
third-class. From Port Philip—Messrs. Russell,
A. Beach, Beauchamp, and Price ; thirty-four
second-class and thirty-two third-class. From
Adelaide—Mr. and Mrs. G. Hall, Mr. and Mrs.
Hall, six children and servant, Mrs. Larnbton,
Miss Armsberg, Mr. B. Armsberg, Charles Groch,
W. Probyn, and A. Jeffry ; twenty second-class,
and six third-class. There are also one from King
George's Sound, one from the Cape of Good Hope,
and one from St. Vincent—making in all 140 pas-
sengers, including children. In addition to these,
the Sydney has obtained 2,0001. from intercolonial
passages only.
Mr. Charles Walton, a gentleman engaged by
the Australian. Royal Mail Steam Navigation Com-
pany, has been the round in Sydney, to perfect
arrangements for facilitating the dispatch of the
company's ships at the various ports of arrival and
departure.
The Sydney left Plymouth the 4th of August,
1852, at 8 30 a.m., and arrived at St. Vincent in
10 days 5 hours ; she was detained there 3 days 61
hours. From St. Vincent to Ascension she was 12
days 13 hours on the voyage, and was detained
there 6 days 6 hours. The run from Ascension to
the Cape of Good Hope occupied 9 days 20 hours,
and she was detained there 5 days 6 hours. She
left the Cape of Good Hope October 3, and arrived
at King George's Sound October 24, making the
passage in 21 days 12 hours. She was detained at
that place coaling for 4 days 21 hours from the im-
possibility of procuring labour, and sailed October
29 • arrived in 5 days at Adelaide, remained there
1 day 7 hours ; sailed November 7, remained dis-
charging passengers and cargo there 5 days 19
hours ; and on November 13 sailed for Sydney,
where she arrived November 16, in 711 hours.
On her return voyage she sailed from Sydney
December 4, arrived in 89 hours at Port Philip,
and remained there 3 days 7 hours. On December
11, she sailed for Adelaide, where she arrived De-
cember 14, in 611 hours, remained there taking
passengers and treasure 3 days 9 hours ; sailed for
King George's Sound December 17, arrived De-
cember 23, in 6 days, remained coaling 9 days 3
hours ; sailed January 1, arriving at the Cape on
February 1, in 30 days 23 hours ; remained at the
Cape 4 days 121 hours coaling, sailed February 6 ;
arrived at St. Vincent February 26, in 20 days 131
hours ' • remained coaling 3 days 21 hours ; sailed
March 2, and arrived at Plymouth in 14 days 3
hours. The General Screw Steam-shipping Com-
pany's ship Queen of the South, was at St. Vin-
cent on the arrival of the Sydney; she sailed for
the Cape Feb. 27. The ship. John Bartlett was
spoken with off the Cape shortly after the Sydney
left

The following summary of Cape news is taken
from the South African Commercial Advertiser of
February the sth
" The Sydney takes intelligence from the Cape only ten
days later than the Indiana. In the interval small parties
of marauders have shown themselves on the borders and
within some of the frontier districts, who have been ac-
tively pursued by the burghers and mounted police, and
generally with success. Some 10 or 12 rebel Hottentots
had surrendered at or near Whittleseabut nothing cer-
tain is known of the Hottentot leader, Brander, or of the
Kafir chiefs, Sandilli and Macomo. There was a report
that some arrangement was in progress with these Gaika
chiefs, on the condition of their retiring beyond the Kei, a
considerable number of their people having been permitted
to mingle with the friendly tribes in lower Kafirland, and
his Excellency's expression in a general order of the 26th
of Jan., that ' this arduous contest (is) now happily brought
to an end,' gives some colour to it.
"This arduous contest commenced on the 24th of Dec.,
1850, in an attempt to seize Sandilli. Kafraria was at
that time held in subjection by a military force, or in
what is called military occupation. At the end of two
years of active operations Sandilli is still at large, and
Kafraria is held in subjection only by a military force.
The only difference is, that the force was smaller m 1850,
said to have been about 1,500 bayonets, while it is esti-
mated at some 7,000 or 8,000 in 1853. Should this force
be reduced to what it was in 1850 would the colony be
more secure than it was at that period ? Are the frontier
districts stronger, or Kafirland weaker now, or will their
relative strength be more favourable to the colony two or
three years hence than in 1850?
" During the contest a large number of the bravest
frontier colonists have fallen, and a much larger number
have been ruined and greatly disheartened.
" The boundaries of the colony have been considerably
extended, and many inhabitants of the older frontier dis-
tricts are moving into the new territory, still further

weakening the old frontier.
" The Kafirs have suffered loss in men, and cattle, and
territory ; but to people in their condition such losses often
give union and strength. The loss of independence and of
native land is not forgotten or forgiven. They err who
suppose that in this respect the black man differs from the
white. The justice or injustice of the conquest or expa-
triation are out of the case. Justice, policy, necessity,
may relieve the conscience of the conqueror, but resent-
ment glows for ages in the heart of the vanquished. It is
a sentiment universal as the sun, and whatever border
system the British Government may adopt, founded on
the military occupation of Kafraria, they must keep this
law of nature in view, and make provision on this as a fact
that the vanquished and expatriated Kafirs hate them in
their hearts.
" In this contest the Kafirs have shown that they have
the means of obtaining fire-arms, and that they are acquir-
ing skill in using them. To the gun they have added the
horse—a still more dangerous engine of war. This entirely
changes the character of border warfare and of border de-
fence. Thirty, years ago a few colonists on horseback, with
their far-reaching rifles, could confront and scatter almost
any number of natives on foot, armed only wxiatmhisnteidcktsheoirr
missile spears cast from the hand. If they
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it remained doubtful on which side the advantage lay.
They improve in adroitness and daring with every war,
with every action. Every slice cut from their territory
confirms and inflames their hostility:
" The Governor has all this and more clearly before his
eyes, and will make it plain enough in his dispatches. But
it is not known whether any remedy has suggested itself
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" There is another thing that will probably strike the
Governor's mind, namely, that in all barbarous tribes there
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were ready to admit this, and were probably convinced of
it. But events demonstrated that mesnefftehvieenyntecrliienit. state. of
snmd
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chiefs, and have for two long years exibited ang example
of fidelity never surpassed in any age or nation. This may
lamented or condemned, but it cannot be denied, and it
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would be a fatal error in the British Government to over-
look
it when constructing their future relations with such
tribes.
" After frontier affairs, the internal state of the colony
may obtain a brief notice in England. They have learnt
from the speeches in Parliament that the Constitution •
still withheld, and that the colonists have no more concerns
in public affairs than the oxen they drive or the horses they
ride; that, consequently, they are in no way responsible
for any wars or fightings, or other sources of expense, in-
curred by British policy in these parts ; that they, how-
ever, pay in taxes levied without their advice or consent,
and spent in like manner, 230,0001. a-year ; that they aro
not pleased with this ignoring of their existence, and that
after many vain supplications they are electing a few re-
spectable men in the several districts, with instructions to
meet together
ed
and consider how the actual state of the
colony be best ascertain, and by what method, or
in ymay be best ascertained, and by what method, or
in what shape, their case may be most effectually repre-
sented to those who may have it in their power to grant
relief. This plan is in progress in a quiet, orderly, loyal,
and constitutional spirit, without passion, hurry, or excite-
ment of any kind. That the people here acknowledge no
connexion with any parties or factions in England, not
being able at this distance to see any marked distinction
between Whigs, Tories, Conservatives, Radicals, Protec-
tionists, or Free-traders, admitting all to be equally
honest and truthful in what they say of each other, and all
equally abroad in colonial matters. That, under these im-
pressions, it is their wish and intention to relieve the brain
of Downing-street, as fax and as soon as possible, from

much of its perplexity about things of which it is very ig
norant, by doing colonial government work on the spot.
That is all at present."

(From. the Supplement to the Cape Town Mail, Feb. 5.)
The following extracts from the frontier papers,
just received, show how little is known in that
quarter of the views and intentions of General
Cathcart, in reference to the measures now to be
adopted, either in carrying on the war or restoring
peace to this long-afflicted colony :
(From the Frontier Times.)
His Excellency, accompanied by his staff, proceeded on
Thursday last to King William's Town, for the purpose, as
it is supposed, of making arrangements for the introduction
of peace. What, the nature of these arrangements will be
it is not very easy to conjecture, seeing that we are now
apparently only at war with the Gaika chiefs and their
people, of whom his Excellency thus spoke in a Govern-
ment notice, dated Graham's Town, 9th October, 1852 :
" What is their just punishment ? The Gaika chiefs and
their associates must for ever be driven out of their former
lands ; the guilty chiefs must never be allowed to dwell in
peace on this side of the Kei." And in giving permission
to such of the Gaika, Kafirs as had found shlter in the
Slambie territory to remain there, he told the Slambie
chiefs that they must be ," answerable for their conduct."
But," said his Excellency, addressing these chiefs, "there
must be no cattle stealing, or firing at waggon trains in
your countries. You must keep your people in order, and
if you cannot do so, then I will not talk, but I must come
and do it for you with a strong arm."
Such are the relative positions of his Excellency and the
hostile and so-called friendly tribes. And in settling the
affairs of British Kafraria three questions naturally present
themselves :-1. Have the Slambie chiefs " kept their
people in order," according to a fair and liberal interpreta-
tion of his Excellency's words ? 2. Have the Gaika
chiefs and their people been driven over the Kei ? And,
3. If they should even cross that river with a view of in-
veigling his Excellency to make a treaty of peace with
them, what security is there that they will not come back
again ?
His Excellency, we understand, does not expect to be
long absent from Graham's Town, so that the anxiety of
the public to know something of the contemplated arrange-
ments for peace will probably soon be satisfied.
From Fort Beaufort we learn that many Hottentots have
lately surrendered, and that courts-martial are sitting on
the culprits.
MoNDAY.—This day. a detachment of Cape Mounted
Rifles left Graham's Town for King William's Town. It is
reported that a fresh expedition against Kreli is contew-
plated. We learn, however, that Kreli not long since paid
a further instalment of his cattle fine, and that he Ihas re-
cently sent a friendly communication to the authorities at
King William's Town, to the effect that he is collecting
more cattle.
TUESDAY.—About 26 head of cattle were taken several
days ago from Manley's Flats, which we hear were recap-
tured yesterday by a party of police under Lieutenant
Surmon, in the Fish River Bush, with the exception of
one of the oxen which had been slaughtered.