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

CAPE OF GOOD HOVE.

The General Screw Steam Shipping Con ipany's
I mail packet Lady Jocelyn, Commander S- tewart,
arrived at Plymouth this morning. Her date a are—
' Left Calcutta, November 15, 10 a.m. ; th a Sand
Heads, 16th, 6 p.m. 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 P ay, De-
cember 16, 8 a.m. ; left, 20th, 7.15. An rived 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, 7.3() 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 Stead n-ship
Indiana, off Ponte de Gale, which had lclft 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 Oh ftain,
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 1.6 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 48, 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 briig 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. 34 15 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 Keishamahoek 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 men.
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 their strength with the British troops.
Others allege that Moshesh has sent off the bulk of
his cattle to the mountain. The governor is in ex-
` cellent health and spirits. 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-of-war at the Mauritius. The
Mazeppa has arrived at Madagascar.
The mails landed at 3.30 this morning.