The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-24 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

The General Screw Steam Shipping Company's
mail packet Lady Jocelyn, Commander Stewart,
arrived at Plymouth this morning. Her dates are—
Left Calcutta, November 15, 10 a.m. ; the Sand
Heads, 16th, 6 pan. Arrived at Madras, Nov.
19, 2.30 p.m. ; left 20th, 4 p.m. Arrived at Ponte
de Galle, November 23, 7.30 a.m. ; left, 24th, 5
p.m. Arrived at Mauritius, December 3, 3.15
p.m. ; left, sth, 7 a.m. Arrived at Table Bay, De-
cember 16, 8 a.m. ; left, 20th, 7.15. Arrived at
St. Helena, December 27, 2 p.m. ; left, 28th, 11.30
a.m. Arrived at Ascension, December 31, 1.30
p.m. ; left, 31st, 5.30 p.m. Arrived at St. Vin-
cent's, January 8, 4.30 p.m. ; left, 13th, 7.30 a.m.
Arrived at Plymouth, January 23, 10 p.m.
She reports, November 22, at 10.30 p.m., pass-
ing within hail of the General Screw Steam-ship
Indiana, off Ponte de Galle, which had left that
port at 8 p.m. for Madras.
December 8, lat. 26. 58. S., long. 46. 4. E., ex-
changed numbers with the British barque Sally
Bruce out fifty days from Calcutta.

December 9th, lat. 28 42., long. 41 49 E., ex-
changed numbers with the British barque Chieftain,
standing as ourselves.
December 13th, lat. 34 15 S., long. 24 49 E.,
ditto ditto barque Christabel and Chamont, stand-
ing as ourselves.
December 14th, lat. 35 04 S., long. 21 16 E.,
ditto, ditto, spoke ship Talavera, standing as our-
selves, and the • schooner Elizabeth Jane, from
Table Bay ; 15th, lat. 35 06 S., long. 25 E., ditto,
ditto, ship Alfred the Great, from China. Dec.
23, in lat. 27 13 S., long. 7 38 E., spoke the ship
Loochoo, from Calcutta to Boston ; same date,
spoke ship Clymenes, from Calcutta 16 days. Dec.
26, lat. 19 01 S., long 2 43, spoke the barque Laid-
mans, from Mauritius ' • 27th, in sight of St. Helena,
spoke the barque Champion, from London to St.
Helena. Jan. 5, in lat. 728 N., long. 18 45 W.,
spoke the ship Palatine, bound to Calcutta ; 6th,
lat 10 13 N., long. 20 40 W., spoke the brig Deva,
bound to Melbourne ; 14th, lat. 20 58 N., long.
24 29 W., spoke the barque Geraldine, standing to
the southward ; on the 18th, lat. 3415 N., long.
20 01 W., spoke the barque Eliza Jane, standing
to the southward and westward ; on the 22d, lat.
47 00 N., long. 8 32 W., spoke the ship John
Cooper, ditto.
The Cape Town Mail of the 18th December says:*
—Few events have occurred since the departure of
the last steamer which can be regarded as indica-
tive of the prospects of the war. None of the pre-
scribed chiefs have yet been given up. Twenty of
Montagu's horse, under Captain Villiers, have been
surprised at Keishaanahoek by 100 Hottentots. The
party fled and left 5 guns and 2 horses in the hands
of the enemy.
One of the Uitharlders chief, taken prisoner,
states that the total of their loss throughout the
war amounts only to 120 meu.
General Cathcart, with 2,500 men of all arms,
crossed the Orange River into the Sovereignty on
the 30th of November. The policy of his Excel-
lency towards Moshesh is unknown. Some say his
sons will try the'r strength with the British troops.
Others allege that Moshcsh has sent off the bulk of
his cattle to the mouut&n. The governor is in ex-
cellent health and sprits. The general tenor of the
news from the seat of war is not so satisfactory as
previous advices seem to indicate.
From the Mauritius, by the Port Louis Prices
Current, we learn that since the Australian touched
there, six vessels have been laid on for Australia,
at 3/. 15s. per ton. Port Louis is shortly to be lit
with gas by a British company.
There were no men-o-P
-war at the Mauritius. The
Mazeppa has arrived at Madagasca7.
The mails landed at 3.30 this morning.