The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-21 00:00:00

"GENERAL ORDER.

" By his Excellency the Right Honourable the Go-
vernor, Commander-in• Chief, and High Commis-
sioner, &c., &c.

"Her Majesty's High Commissioner, &c., has great
satisfaction in making known for general information
that he received late last night a letter from the Ho-
nourable the Lieutenant-General Commanding, &c.,
announcing that the Gaika Rebel Chief Sandilli, with
his principal councillors, and about eighty of his fol-
lowers, had delivered themselves up yesterday morn-
ing to Lieutenant-Colonel Buller, Rifle Brigade,
commanding in the Keiskamma lloek.
"It is not the High Commissioner's province to
particularise individuals or to mention names, but he
cannot refrain from recording in this public manner
the high sense he entertains of the zeal and energy
with which the operations against Sandilli have been
carried on under the Lieutenant-General's guidance,
and in which operations the troops and levies have
been subjected to great hardships, and exposed to
unusually inclement weather.
"The High Commissioner trusts that the example
which has been made of Sandilli, and the pending
movements against Pato and Kreli, and their con-
federates, will shortly bring the war to an end, and
enable his Excellency to establish peace and good order
amongst the Kafirs, and to give security for the
future to the colony.
"By order, RICHARD WOOSNAM.
" Graham's Town, Oct. 20, 1847."

By papers and letters from Natal, to the 17:11 Sep-
tember, it appears that Panda, after the departure of
Captain Kyle, sent for a Mr. de Lange, one of the
Klyp River Boers, and informed him of Captain
Kyle's visit, and told him that he had informed that
officer that the Klyp River country did not belong to
the English—thus denying what he had told Captain
Kyle, through the interpretation of Mr. Shepstone.
There is evidently mischief brewing in that quarter.
At the principal port of Kafirland a most melan-
choly accident has occurred, in the loss of the schooner
Ghika, with all her crew, amounting to nineteen
persons, which was wrecked at the mouth of the
Buffalo on the 17th October. The following letter
gives a detailed account of this
srdisaster:
Mouth, Oct. 21.

"I have the painful task to communicate to you
the most disastrous event that has happened at the
Buffalo Mouth. On Sunday morning we were land-
ing our cargo, but owing to the rainy weather were
obliged to desist. The captain of the Ghika was on
shore looking after his business ; but, being anxious
to get on board, he offered the sailors a reward to
take him off, permission for them to do so having
been given by Lieutenant Forsyth. This was about
mid-day. Some hours afterwards the wind suddenly
rose, but the captain, still wishful to put of, offered
the men, who were unwilling to incur the hazard, 3/.
to take him. At this time I was under the appre-
hension that some accident would happen, and ad-
vised the captain not to go ; he was, however, bent
upon making the trial, and accordingly put out in
one of the surf boats. The boat had not proceeded
far when she was swamped, and out of ten men three
were only saved. I am sorry to say that Captain
Frond was one of the lost. Previous to the boat
capsizing, Lieutenant Forsyth signalized to them to
return. lie did this as soon as he saw they were
actually going, he having given up all idea of an
attempt being made. They paid, however, no atten-
tion to his signals, and the consequence was their
untimely fate. Accidents seldom happen singly, and
as a finale to this sad affair, shortly after dark the
Ghika came ashore, and all hands perished. It seems
evident that the crew had taken to the boat, and that
this, on coming into ,the surf, had swamped. The
boat was discovered by us floating down the river
shortly after the vessel had grounded. The only body
that came on shore was the female passenger, and
from this we concluded that the crew were all to
gether in a boat. The wreck is an awful smash, every
timber being torn asunder and strewed in fragments
upon the rocks."

Letters from Liverpool announce the suspension
of Messrs. Thomas and Joseph Sands and Co., American
merchants, a firm whose name has become widely known
by their ownership of the Sarah Sands New York
steamer. The acceptances are stated to be for 50,0001.,
and the winding. up is not expected to prove very unfa-
vourable. The stoppage of Blain and Son, a corn house,
who were indebted to them 24,0001., and who are likely
to pay but a small divicknd, is said to have been the
immediate cause of the event. One of the partners in
the house of Thomas and Joseph Sands and Co. is also
at the head of the firm of Sands, Turner, and Co., East
India merchants at Liverpool; but it is mentioned thate
these parties " are undoubted, and that they not
affected beyond the amount of Mr. Sands' capita in theb
concern."

The breach of promise of marriage, Mr. Croker v.
Miss Studdert, was settled out of Court on Wednesday.
The lady pays all costs, and the gentleman gives up com-
pensation.—Limerick Reporter.