The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-28 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

By the Owen Glendower, arrived at Portsmouth, we
have received Cape papers to the 27th of March. We
extract the following from the South African Commer-
cial Advertiser of that date:— _

CAPE TOWNS MARCH 27, 1847.—The latest intelli-
gence from the frontier represents the Governor as nearly
ready for active operations, and a forward movement
against the chief Pato, and whoever else may refuse
submission or restitution of plunder. Colonel Somerset
had been dispatched to Kat River for the purpose of
raising men from that settlement for active service. The
people there were perfectly willing to serve as a Burgher
force to the end of the war, but they refused to enlist
or serve as " Levies." A most injudicious method was
adopted to overcome their scruples, by threats of for-
feiture of lands and other matters, under an erroneous
impression, it would seem, that the lands there are held
by a sort of military tenure, or on condition of military
service whenever called for. The people, who are no
fools, though their jackets are nut very sound, speedily
put this to rights by exhibiting their " titles," and upon
a more reasonable tone being adopted by the authorities,
some 350 active men joined Colonel Somerset to act
against the Chief Pato, as was then (March 17th) gene-
rally understood.
The new Governor, like all new men, requires an oc-
casional hint from old experience, as to the character of
the different classes of people in this colony. And one
hint is, that with Hottentots threats are not only un-
availing, but invariably lessen the authority of the party
that employs them. The Hottentot will listen to reason-
ing, and, if fairly overmatched in argument, he will
admit it and yield ; but if he happens to be in the right,
let not the educated man rely upon ingenuity or cunninr,
words, for these pass by the unlettered men as idle wind.
Right or wrong, however, he hardens himself against
threats. HQ holds them to be open war, and only thinks
how he may defeat them. Those who know the Hotten-
tots, and deal with them according to their nature, are
able to lead them against any enemy, and from one end
of Africa to the other. And under such men they are
and have been in every war the right arm of the colony.
Treat them, then, as men; beware of hurting. their spirit,
which, in their circumstances, is naturally jealous, but,
above all, observe the strictest truth and justice in speech
and deed. The thing they chiefly insist upon is to be
" treated like other people." They are not so nice
about what that treatment may be, as that it shall be
equal.
The country looks with some trepidation to the be-
ginning of this second campaign. The miseries of the
last twelve months were caused chiefly by the bad be-
ginning of the last one. A second Burn's-hill would be
fatal.
The Zuid Afrikaan publishes the Bill of Indemnity,
enacted by the new Governor, " to indemnify all per-
sons in regard to certain acts done during the recent
existence of martial law."

_
Another emigrant ship, the Gilbert Henderson, had
gone ashore in Algoa Bay, in a " brisk gale," says the
report.

SYMPATHY BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED
—The master cotton-spinners of Glasgow having gener-
ally given notice of a reduction of 10 per cent. on their
spinners' wages, the firm of Messrs. Andrew Scott and
Company (following this example) gave the same notice,
but stated to their spinners that they would not retain
the 10 per cent. until provisions became cheaper or trade
improved, then to be deducted in the same ratio that it
had been even. To their " day workers" they stated
that the prevailing dullness in trade would cause them
to shorten the hours of labour in their works from ten
to eight hours per day (on and after the Ist of June),
but that they would continue to advance them five days'
wages for four days' work upon the same terms as
granted to the spinners. Under these circumstances
their workers met, Mr. Ballantine in the chair, when it
was unanimously agreed to present their hearty thanks
to their esteemed employers for this almost unprece-
dented act of kindness on their part, and to give all
publicity to the same.—Glasgow Post.
THE FALL IN CORN.—That important functionary
the bellman, was again called on this motning. to an-
nounce to te town a piece of news of less questionable
character than his last week's proclamation :—" Oh yes,
Great fact ! Cheap
oh yes, oh yes ! Glorious news !
bread and flour ! London, Mark-lane, Monday. Men,
women, and children, inhabiting Bury St. Edmund's, are
with great joy informed that there was a large arrival of
wheat and flour in the London market yesterday, and-
that wheat was 6s. Bs. par quarter cheaper, and flour
ss. per sack lower to,
with a dull sale. God save the Queen
and the free traders."—Bury Poet.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 26.—Yesterday evening Colonel
Campbell, Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Hants,
entertained the Conde de Montemolin, the Duke de
RTcdina Sidonia, his Excellency the Marquis de Villa-
franca, Colonel Merry, General Montenegro, Captain
Barlow, R.E., Captain Pasco, R.N., Major and Mrs.
Harvey, Captain and Mrs. Conway Gordon, Captain
Stawiarski, Dr. Rolph, and other distinguished per-
sonages, at a grand banquet at his mansion, Northend,

Kingston.
This morning the Count and his suite attended a
solemn mass at the Catholic chapel, Gosport, where the
remains of his mother are deposited. The service was
performed by the Rev. Ramon Doria, his Highness's
chaplain. After service the distinguished per.y were
present at the inspection of the 42(1 Highlanders, ii
Colewort barracks in this citadel, in their full Highland

costume; thence the distinguished party, accompanied
by Captain Pasco, of the Victory, proceeded to the vie
tualling establishment, Clarence-yard, and thence to
Haslar Hospital, which establishments, under the com-
mand of Sir Edward Parry, afforded much gratification
to the party.
This afternoon the 43d Light Infantry, under corn
mand of Lieutenant-Colonel Forlong, KAI., were in-
spected in review order on Southsea-corrnon, by Major
General Lord Frederick Fitzelarence, G.C.11., in order
to gratify these distinguished foreigners; the manner in
which this most efficient regiment went through the
various manoeuvres incidental to field operations e..wi!ed
the admiration of the immense assemblage congregate
to witness them; and, in the words of Lord Frederick
Fitzelarence, when he last inspected them, " left nothing
to be desired."
The Admiral-in-Chief's barge attended upon the
august party in all their peregrinations afloat, under the
guidance of Captain Pasco, of the Victory. They re-
turned to town this afternoon by an express train on the
South-Western Railway.
The Ilecate steam-sloop, Commander West, arrived
at Spithead last evening from the west coast of Africa
station. The Commodore, in the Penelope, arrived at
Whydah on the 12th of March, and gave the Hecate her
orders to proceed home on the same day; . she accord-
ingly left for Fernando Po for coals, which having pro-
cured, she left on the 22d, taking the Waterwitch, 2,
Commander T. F. Birch, in tow cicar of the island, she
being bound to Kabenda to fall in with the Commodore,
having on board one of the chiefs of the Bonny, who
had seized English property on board a merchant
vessel's boat; the culprit was therefore taken in the
Waterwitch for the disposal of the Commodore. The
Hecate arrived at Sierra Leone on the afternoon of the

14th of April under sail only. Having shipped suffi-
cient coal to take her to the Gambia, she left or the
evening of the 17th of April, and arrived there en the
21st, completed fuel and left on,.the 28th for Guree;

where she arrived on the 30th, left in the afternoon of
the Ist instant, and arrived at Teneriffe on the 9th, and
left, after coaling, on the 14th for SpithQad. All the
officers who left England in the Hecate have returned
in her with the exception of Mr. Fox, the master,

whose death we recorded some months since. The
Hecate has been in commission since December, 1843,
and was employed on the coast of Ireland, under C, fla-
naander J. P. Bower, until 1845, when that officer was
proinoted. Commander West then succeeded to the
appointment, and she left England on the 23d of Jane,
1845, for the coast of Africa. She has made three
captures during her slave trade suppression service; one
was shared with the Prometheus, and one of the others
had 549 slaves on board. When she left the stal
the coast and squadron were healthy, but the slave trade
was thriving. It is estimated that the number of
cargoes successfully landed forms a striking contrast in
amount to the number of prizes made by the cruizers.
The Grampus, 50, Captain Martin, the Juno, 26,
Captain Blake, and the Spy brigantine, Commander
Woolridge, were in the bay at Otaheite in the beginning
of February last—all well; also the French Urania,
60; two other 50's, two brigs, two schooners, a steam-
sloop, and some transports. The Juno was taking in
stores and completing provisions for six me ntlis from a
transport which arrived from Valparaiso on the 11th of
January. Our letter says, " The French have several
forts commanding the approaches to the town, and
watch-houses and towers built on hills at the back of
the town to prevent surprise ; they are still fortifying
the place. The soldiers have charge of one end of the
town, and a number of seamen the other : they expect
1,200 soldiers to reinforce them hourly. Some of the
tribes have marched in and submitted to the French.
David Thomas, the gunner's mate, who ran from she
Vindictive, is :strongly posted in the mountains with
about 1,500 men ; he watches the French so closely that
they dare not venture out of the reach of the guns his
men frequently fall upon the guards in the night at the
watchhouses and massacre then'. In the beginning of
December last, 400 French troops marched out to a- tack
him ; in one skirmish they (the French) lost fifty men,
and David so harassed them that very few lived to
return. They intend to attack him again la hen
the reinforcements arrive. The French are
training and arming the tribes who have sub-
mitted ; they are fine men, most of them exceeding
six feet in stature. I think the French will soon be
sorry for putting too much confidence in them. They
(the French) have offered a very large reward to arty
one who shall take or kill Thomas, who has about 20
more Englishmen with him, and frequently ccmes into
the town in disguise, but the French do not know him.
They have lost an immense number of men since they
have been here ; one vessel, the Uranie, has lo.t 400.
Provisions are very scarce and dear ; the only fresh
meat to be got is a few small pigs and fowls ; there are
plenty of cattle in the island, but the French cannot get
at them, for they have only possession of as much of the
island as their ships can fire over, and when their 1,200
men arrive to reinforce them, I think they will soon eat
themselves out of this. A French officer aaid the other
day, ' This is a second Algeria ; it has cost us more men
and money than it ever will be worth."
The labourers in her Majesty's dockyard petitioned
the Admiralty last week for an increase of their weekly
stipend, which has been for many years only 12s. Their
L.)rdships have been graciously pleased to grant their
request, and have increased it to 14s. a week until
August next, in consideration of the high prices of pro-
visions.
The Joseph Somes convict ship, having taken on
board prisoners at Cowes, came to Spithead last night.
The Hecate steam sloop, Commander West, is along-
side the jetty, receiving the stores which she is to take
to Woolwich, with which she will leave this evening or
to-morrow morning.
The Clarence victualling establishment stopped making
" relief" bread last night by Government order.
The following are more detailed particulars of the
capture of the Penelope's three prizes :—On the 17th of
March she fell in with the Flying Fish, in chase of a
slaver which she had been after four days and nights.
She (Penelope) joined the chase, and continued all night.
On the following morning she separated. The chase was
seen about eight o'clock on the morning of the 18th.
The Penelope fired at her, but the slaver did not heave
to ; the shot went over her and then she hove to ; she
was a magnificent sailer ; she threw nothing overboard
for the Flying Fish, although she had put seven shot
through her mainsail, but threw everything over-
board for us, and cut her bulwarks down.
She was a fine vessel of 100 tons, with a
deck only about 2 feet 11 inches high for 300 slaves
to be stowed upon. The Penelope landed her crew
at Kabenda, which she left on the 22d fur Congo,
where she arrived on the 23d in the afternoon. About
16 miles off Congo she got fresh water and filled up
tanks. She left Loando on the 28th of March, anti
made for St. Helena. On the 30th saw a sail, chased
and came up with her in about three hours ; found her
to be the schooner Felicidada, with 312 slaves on board,
mostly women and children, 17 men in irons, a sick and
miserable looking mass. On the 4th of April, about
one, P.M., she fell in with another vessel, and came up
with her at sunset, after a hard chase, she having thrown
everything overboard. She was the Joanita, named
after her captain ; she was from Rio, empty, bound to
the coast fitted for slaves, a fast sailer, which they think
no sailing vessel would ever have captured.
At Kabenda the Commodore inspected the Lorne,
Bittern, Heroine, Sealark, and Lily ; all well. The
Penelope remained at St. Helena on the 12th of April;
all well.
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY. —This being the day
appointed for the celebration of her Majesty's birth-day,
the anniversary was observed here with the most loyal
and universal marks of respect; the artisans employed
in the various Government establishments had holiday,
and everything was given up to pleasure and rejoicing.
The weather was beautifully fine, and added the chief
feature to the day's events. At an early hour in thei
morning the royal standard was displayed fvreormnnite
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King's bastion and rooms, and on all the Go
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clarence, marched up to the ramparts of the town, and
placed themselves in
double filo around the walls, their
bands and colours att,ending,the andvaielltoy threilreodffioceff a royalrs in full
dress. At twelve o clock
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around the walls fired a feu de joie, and so on after each
seven guns until the salute was completed, concluding
with three three tremendous cheers. Many thousands of spec-
tators assembled from all parts of the county to witness
the brilliant spectacle.
Sir Charles Ogle gave a magnificent banquet to a
select party, and a ball and supper to about 200 of the
officers of the fleet and army, their families, and friends,
in honour of the day. Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker,
ca, also gave a splendid entertainment to all the
officers of the dockyard, upon a similar scale of hospi-
tality, and all the chiefs of the Government departments
gave appropriate entertainments to their respective
officers andpt
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he first time since we can recollect, allowed the day
to pass without any such mark of respect or festivity.
The Portsmouth Naval Club also celebrated the day
by a banquet at the Portland Hotel, Southsea; and her
Majesty's tradesmen and others in these towns illu-
minated most handsomely.
Mr. H. Craddock, foreman of shipwrights afloat of
this dockyard, is appointed by the Board of Trade one
of the surveyors under the New Steam Navigation Act,
passed last session of Parliament. It is with much
pleasure we announce this appointment. Mr. Craddock
is a most talented officer.
The late visit of the Lords of the Admiralty was one
of a series of periodical inspections by the Board to the
various ports; these visits becoming more frequent must
result in the best interests of the service being more
generally studied and compassed than heretofore. It
was impossible that their Lordships could become pro.