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

DAILY WEA7HER TABLE.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1853.
State of the wind and weather at each of the following
places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations
are arranged in order of latitude.

HASTINGS—W., gentle breeze—overcast.
SOUTHAMPTON—S.W., gentle breeze—foggy.
FOLKESTONE—S.W., fresh breeze—rain.
BASINGSTOKE—W., gentle breeze—overcast.
GREENWICH—W., gentle breeze—overcast.
STROOD—S.W., gentle breeze—rain.
SWINDON—W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
CAMBRIDGE—N. W., gentle breeze—cloudy.
The returns from the following places indicate the state
of the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock :
MULLINGAR— N., strong breeze—overcast.
HASTINGS—Calm—overcast.
FOLKESTONE—W. gentle breeze--overcast.
TUNBRIDGE—N.N#., gentle breeze—overcast.
BA SINGSTOKE—N.E., gentle breeze—snow.
GREENWICH—S.W., gentle breeze—snow.
STROOD--W. gentle breeze--partially cloudy.
SwINDoN—W.. gentle breeze—snow.
Litigirros—S.W gentle breeze—snow.
HO LYHEAD—N.N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
LANCASTER—N.W., calm— cloudless.
WHITBY—N., gentle breeze—snow.
DARLINGTON—W., gentle breeze - overcast, showers,
BROW'.
S 11A P—N., calm—snow.

THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICB, MARCH 3.

THERMOMETER, IN THB SHADE.

3S—highest since noon yesterday.
27—lowest this morning and during the night,
-7A—this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 30'0'2—a rise of nearly half an inch since
esterday.
WIND, N. by W.—Fine cool breeze, and sunshiny
'weather.

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LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1853.

It 'will have been observed, through the ac-
eoußts received on Monday from the Cape, that
thtre has been more bloodshed in those ill-fated
regions of the African Continent. Governor
'CATHCART has had to follow up, by a war upon
the Basutos, his severe and successful measures
for the suppression of the rebellion of the Gaikas,
the Tambookies, and the Hottentots. In this
struggle, as in the previous contests, his Excel-
lency has, if we may employ so large a term in
reference to so petty a collision, come out victo-
riously. Not, however, it must be remarked,
without losses sufficiently lamentable to counter-
balance all the consequent advantages. The
origin of the recent movement may be easily
enough explained. There had been repeated de-
predations on the neighbouring tribes, those
under Our own protection, on the part of the
thievish race of the Basutos. The latter had re-
peatedly made incursions upon the country of the
adjacent Boers, and besides levying a sort of
black mail, according to their wont, had com-
mitted divers
murders, and been guilty of various
other atrocities. It Was deemed advisable, there-
fc,re, by General CATHCART that we should avail
'ourselves of a momentary 1,11 . .
1, giving our troops
ePPortunity to wreak a
the' desired leisure and
offenders, if we
summary vengeance upon the
found it impracticable to force them into making
some reasonable reparation. Actuated by this
determination, his Excellency advanced with a
moderate force early in December, and took up
his position in the Orange River sovereignty. The
total number of those under his command
amounted to not more than 2,500 men of all arms ;
but these, under the direction of able officers like
Colonel EYRE, proved in the end sufficient for the
emergency. Resolved to carry out the tenor of
his proclamation, at once and boldly, to the letter,
or in other words to administer " justice," at all
hazards, according to his distinct promise, the
Governor encamped at Commissie Drift, a spot
situated midway between the Berea Mountain
and. the River Caledon. Thither ho summoned
to appear before him the chiefs MOSHESH, and
ATALITS.INE, and SYKONYELLA, and MOROKO, and
0; ERT TA AYBOSCH—di recti ng his summons, how-
ever, Particularly to MOSHESH, as the prin-
cipal chief of the Basutos. After seve-
ral evasions
at length , the last
_mentioned warrior
, on the 14th December, made his
appearance befor®
tish cam General CATHCART in the Bri-
p at Platberg, whither the Governor had
proceeded with his
troops for the purpose of
distance
the
being within more easy
lfrom the "great
place" of the guilty tribe,
Bossiou. Mosm ,sir, indeed
dipd ace
called Thaba
not present him-
self before the G. overnor until
after he had tried