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JOHN TAYLOR,
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THE WAR IN KAFIRLAND.'
We have received Cape of Good Hope papers to the
19th of November, eight days later than those brought
by the Boyne. We subjoin extracts, from which it
will be seen that this unfortunate warfare is not yet at
'in end.

(From the Frontier Times.)
We have reeeived the following:—
" Fort Beaufort, Oct 28.

" Some few days ago, Captain Hogg's burghers ar-
rived here, amounting to 500, and were encamped below
the great barrack, near the lower camp. For some
days past this town has been excited by reports of their
insubordination. On the morning of the 25th, a party
of about 100 were ordered to escort waggons to Waterloo
Bay. At ten o'clock, the whole body of Hogg's burghers
marched up in perfect order, whith pack oxen, bag
and baggage,' and drew up in line before Major
Smith's door, where they halted to have a conference
with him, which lasted about twenty minutes. lie was
much excited, and left them, directing his course to the
commandant's (Lieutenant-Colonel Richardson's) quar-
ters. In perfect order they marched across the parade,
down Campbell-street, across the stone bridge, and
toy & the road to Graham's Town. Before their departure
the alarm bugle blow; there was a general turn out of
troops, I suppose about 70 to 100 men, with a small
howitzer, under command of Captain Ward, to endea-
vour to arrest her progress until the commandant's
pleasure was known. When the burghers began to
ascend the hills, to arrest their progress Captain Ward
ordered three different blank shots to be discharged
from, the howitz-r, yet the burghers quietly and deli
berutely pursued their course, driving their pack oxen
before them. At length orders arrived for the troops to
return to quarters, and its .a few minutes our town was
trsuquil. About two fours after the departure of the
burghers the Rev. Messrs. Calderwood and Beaver
started on a mission of remonstrance. They overtook
the troops on this side of Leo Fontein. By p!rsuasion
and assurances they induced the body to return. The
greater part arrived here the same evening. Now they
are with us quiet and orderly. •
" The unfortunate_ affair I fear will produce a very
mischievous spirit amongst all the coloured people, both
bastard, Hottentot, and Fingoe, and unless the Govern-
ment render to them ample justice and strict discipline,
I fear we shalt yet have as kreat a malady internally as
externally. Kafirland is not uninformed of the catas-
trophe; it has spread far and near. We shall see the
result.

" One of these mutineers, it appears, was unfortunately
shot at the Blinkwater Drift. by a sergeant of the 91st
Regiment. The poor man is alive, but in a very pre-
carious state."

The following general orders have been issued:—
" Camp, Head-quarters, Oct. 27.
" The following field officers have reported their ar-
rival at head-quarters, with directions from his Grace
the Duke of Wellington to place their services at the
disposal of his Excellency the Commander-in- Chief.
They will be attached accordingly to the staff of the
army serving in this command, with the pay and allow-
ances of assistant adjutants-general : —Lieutenant-Col.
Mackinnon, Lieut.-Colonel Nicholls, Lieut.- Col. E. Na-
pier, Lieut.-Colonel Montresor, Major Storks, Major
Wetenall, and Major O'Grady.
(Signed) " A. J. CLEOTE,
Lieut.-Col. E. Q. M. Gen."
" Camp, Head-quarters, near Waterloo Bay,
October 20.

" 1. The Corn-mandcr-inTChief is pleased to make the
following appointments iu the army serving on the fron-
tier :
" Lieut.-Col. G. M. Mackinnon to be attached to the
2d division, to superintend the burgher and native levies
serving in the field with this division.
" Lieut.- Col. G. G. Nicholls to be Commandant at
Fort Beauf,rt, and to superintend the burgher and na-
tive levies of that division.
" Lieut.-Col. E. H. D. Napier to be attached to the
Ist division, to superintend the burgher sad native levies
serving in the field with this division.
" Lieut-Col. Auchmuty Montresor will be attached to
the Ist division until further orders.

" Major H. K. Storks will be atached to tke 2d divi-
sion until further orders.

Major W. M. Wetenall will be Commandant at
Waterloo Bay, including Fort Dacres, and to superin-
tend the burgher and native levies within his command.
" Major John O'Grady will superintend the burgher
and native force of Graham's Town and district.

(Signed) "A. J. CLOETE, Lieut.-Col. D.Q.M. Gen."
(From the Zwid Afrikean of Nov. 17.)
The present day is one of vast importance, but at the
same time of sincere pain to the unfortunate frontier in-
habitants. They will, in public meeting assembled,
consider the propriety of applying to the House of Cota•
mons for compensation for losses sustain. d through the
present Kafir war. Though far removed from the scene
of deliberation, and not having before us the mournful
proofs, the living statues of that long catalogue of be-
reavement and suffering, upon which this most just and
fair claim will be based, still we can conceive what the
sufferers will feel on the occasion. It will, no doubt,
give thin some consolation to know that the whole
colony, without any exception, participate in their suf
f rings, and that nothing will give grader satisfaction
than the full allowance of the compensation claimed.

LATEST FRONTIER INTELLIGENCE.
kFretn the Graham's Town Journal, Nov. 7.)
WEDNESDAY.—lntorwatton was given to the autho-
rities this afternoon, that Mr. Berrington,
of
Frances, on crossing the flat near Waay Pleats, had
seen distinctly the spoor of nine Kafirs, and of a drove
of about 80 head of cattle. The impressions were quite
fresh, and must have been made a very short time before
being discovered. The marauders were moving towards
the Kap River Bush, and which is a direct line for the
extensive jungle of the Koms.
Information was received to-day which accounts for
the spoor of the cattle and Kafirs, seen by Mr. Berring-
ton leading across the flat at Waay Pleats as above-
mentioned. These cattle had been taken by Kafirs from
the farm of Mr. NPLuckie, near Lombard's Post (not far
from Theopolis). From the account just received it ap-
peals that they were carried ofl about the middle of the
day on Tuesday, by a strong party of Kafirs, and who
seem to have taken their measures with considerable ad-
dress. Several armed Fingoes were out with the cattle
at the time, and these state that the Kafiri; divided them-
selves into three parties; that one commenced firing
upon them, while another drove away the cattle, and
that a third posted themselves on a height as a reserve,
watching the whole proceeding. After they had got
clear off with the cattle they heard the marauders
dancing and yelling in the bush, a significant indication
of confidence in their own strength and number, which,
however, as the a, quel will show, they appear to have
greatly leiscalcuhted. It seems that on the information
given by Mr. Herrington, a party of the new levy
stationed at Manley's Flat and Waay Meats, under
the command of Captain O'Brien, immediately started
off in pursuit on the spoor, and succeeded in overtaking
the thieves and their booty near Sand Drift on the Fish
River. The whole were quickly recovered. The marau-
ders on observing the force that was in chase of them in-
stantly relinquished their booty, and escaped into the
bush, having behind them a calf, which they bad just
slaugntered i,r feed, and which was brought away by
the victors.

FRIDAY.—The following from the ceded territory came
to hand to-day:—
On the 31st of Octol►er, Stock sent twenty head of
cattle for those stolen at Newtondaie (two of his men
being now prisoners for that crime, on a charge of steal-
ing them from that post, when on their way to the go.
vernor's camp). Captain M‘Lean refused to receive
them, and ordered them back immediately, as the Go-
vernor requires the identical cattle stolen to be returned.
On the 2d of November, Stock sent in nineteen head
of cattle, three horses, and two guns, as the full rem-
nant of property taken from the colony by his tribe !
fie stated that all his people are now at the Shusu,
and wished to know in what light he is viewed by our
Government.

On the same day. Nov. 2, Jan Tzatzoo himself ar-
rived at Fort Peddie. It seems he had been sent for by
the R. v. J. Brownlee to come from King William Town,
and explain to the Governor his actual position with re-
gard to the war and the Government. He came well
dressed and mounted, attended by about twenty men, all
mounted. There seems to have been some misconeep-
tion on the part of this chief as to the object for which
he had been advised to come here lie assumed an air
of ridiculous self-importance, which seems to have given
offence to.the diplomatic agent, who considered his tone
and bearing to be very unbecoming in one from whom
the Government had a right to expect explanation.
Tzlizoe, however, finding that he had only been sent
for by Mr. Brownlee, and not by the Governor, seemed
affronted, and said he had no communication to make.
He had been sent for, and expected to have received
some communication from the Governor. The Rev. Mr
Brownlee offered to proceed with him to the Governor,
but this Tzatzoe declined, saying he should return home,
and decide for himself what he should do ! Hereupon
Captain Maclean thought it is duty to desire Tzatzae to
leave the post immediately, which ho very soon did. It
is thought by some that Tzatzoe is at present carried
away with the notion that seems to prevail among the
Kafirs, that the English are not able to continue the
war, and that we are as anxious for peace as many of
themselves are. While this notion prevails among them,
a sure and safe setintlf7rmenatti -wo•iilohamaredliyn,btehaart an rivedat.
This morningattempt
was made yesterda7 by Kafirs to carry off the oxen,
waggons, con . thetoirowrammfr,osmToMnr.
By the activity and determination Iw)ietihrBafanrn7bweerstosfide of
the
K*
wtiloen' of the drivers v't,:ne
d. One fine ox.
was, however.,
the cattle rescue roileda in their attempt, and
marauders were, however.
wounded that on its arrival
have
been
One Kafir is said to
immediately slaughtered. _
h rests merely on
stabbed in nine places with assa,gais,italndtoswon diatngwears-.
been shot in this affair ; but whic
•
and who is
the fact that one of the marauders was seen notoenfafillr,bdacak
into the bush, as though struck by aat
him by one of the drivers named Brown,
considered a good shot. On the previous Saturday the
same
clakungseen.
Town, by a party of Kafirs, seven of whom were
(w)hniethhisthoceasey
eßprstarkt y wasye River,
attacked
about
seven
n them ease
sm. same s. poof t , namely,
Graham's
htteheredy giontthaea•
so closely that not only were the totes retaken, but even
a bush,w with
ht
theyhe oxen,vier e fool lnoew °do

the meat the marauders bad cut from the slaughtered
beast they were compelled_ to relinquish.
SATIMDAY.—The information from Block Drift re.
.4-ire(' last night is of a complexion which is well calcu
lated to allay much of that apprehension which hud been
occasioned by the recent conferences lately held with
the Kafir chiefs in that neighbourhood. Nothing can
be more reprehensible, in the present stage of our dis-
pute with these.people, than consenting to parley with
them.

A rumour is prevalent in town, that his Excellency,
at an interview granted at Block Drift to Sandilla,
treated him with great indifference, and after very few
words dismissed him with the assurance that unless
20,000 head of cattle, 500 horses, and 1,800 guns, were
brought in within 14 days, he should commence active
operations, and pursue him and his people into the
country where they are now residing until they were
driven across the Kei river. This offer of terms, under
any circumstances, is objectionable, and only serves to
excite hopes in the Kafir mind which never ought to find
a place there.

We have information from Lower Albady to-day, con-
firmatory of previous accounts, that a considerable num
bee of Kafirs have entered that part of the district. A
patrol from Farmerfield, on Thursday, discovered that
about 100 had bivouacked the previous night on the
farm, Spring Grove (the 'junction of the Kaieiga with
the Bushman's River), from which place they had gene
'off in three parties. There can be little doubt but that
it was some of these marauders who carried of
51'Iuckie's cattle, and subsequently attacked the oxen
of the forage waggons on their way from Dell's Farm.
. . . . We have a vague report also, that a patrol
under the Field Cornet Buchner, of Oliphant's Hock,
have also fallen in with these ars, and that two of
them were shot in a skirmish which ensued between the
parties.

TO THE E.DITTIR OF 7;HE SCIIV.
SlR,—The cent' conduct of the directors of the
Greenwich Railway Company has given rise to many
and serious complaints on the.part of the public. On the
21st of October they published a handbill, which was
posted in every carriage, and freely exhibited on all their
stations, stating that on the 31st December the annual
tickets should be renewed on the usual terms. When the
31st of December came, and the ferment-ceased that was
excited by the rumour that no more annual tickets
would be issued, instead of the usual terms of 71. 7s. for
second class tickets, and 101. 10s. for first class an addi-
tional 10s. was demanded and retained till the ticket
should be given up. Why this sum was demanded, and
who gets the interest of the money thus obtained, no one
condescended to give any information. The usual terms,
as far as money is concerned and the public interested,
are now los. dearer than they were. But besides this
deception, from what the handbills stated as to terms,
another stringent alteration was made of a most objec-
tionable character. Every person taking a ticket for the
year was required to sign a document, prepared under
the impression that every holder of a ticket was a thief
and a rogue, agreeing to forfeit the ticket if any other
person used it, with or without your consent, saying you
would buy another if you lost it, binding you to agree to
any alterations they might make, and a number of other
arbitrary and unjust requirements. On asking the in-
spector for a copy of what you were required to sign, he
dared not give one, nor allow any one to copy it himself.
Great indignation has been felt and expressed, and a
general notion seems now entertained that a public meet-
ing must be called at Greenwich or London, and a peti-
tion to Parliament prepared to the purport that, as these
directors (the South-Eastern) raised their fares the mo-
ment Parliament closed its sittings, after availing them-
selves of the plausible effect on the public of their former
fares so long as the North Kent line was before the
Legislature; and as on the Greenwich line, the third class
carriages were no better than the pens of Smithfield set
upon wheels, being perfectly open, and without seats;
and as the second class for the most part are unglazed
and unhealthy for delicate persons in bad weather, and
as they have broken their faith with their holders of an-
nual tickets, that no further powers be granted to these
same directors, that no new branch lines be given to men
who have so grievously violated probity, and shown
themselves incapable of meeting public feeling, or doing
justice to English forbearance—and that additional
powers be vested in the new Railway Commissioners to en-
able them to compel directors that show themselves unjust
to the public, to carry passengers at proper fares and in
' proper carriages. Parliament has permitted them to
take this man's house and that man's garden—to pass
over this highway and that canal—to drive off the road,
by the advantages they possess in steam-travelling,
every other cons eyance—and In return for these advan-
tages granted by the public through Parliament, their
agents, the railway directors of Greenwich, have given
no corresponding returns. Their carriages are the
worst in England, their conduct is as bad as their car-
riages, and the public and Parliament are bamboozled
and deceived. A number of gentlemen have met and
agreed to take proceedings to petition Parliament to the
above effect, and perhaps you will, in your well-known
care for public interests, allow this to appear, that others
may be apprised of the intentions of some who think the
public have been deceived and imposed upon.