The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-22 00:00:00

.t.„ CAPE OF GOOD HOPE,
e have received Cape of Good Hope papers to the
21st .
April inclusive, from which we regret to learn
that the Kafir war is not yet at an end. Aitheugio much
1,..11141d, the hostile tribes carry on a bold desultory
17trfare, to the continual annoyance and loss of the colo-
,ts. We append some extracts from the journals :
ri
rona the South African Commercial Advertiser April 14.)
There is nothing from the frontier this week, except
to
tee details that indicate a determination to resist to the
last en the part of some of the Kafir tribes. Two
len have fallen, and some officers of rank, it is said, the
Governor and the Commander of the Forces amongst
ethers have had narrow escapes from the balls of lurking
lamentable
Mossel-bay intelligence has been received of the
enentable death of Dr. Syme. It appears that Dr.
4 ,
' ree, son of Mr. John Syme, of this town, on his arri-
lat Slossel-bay, went in a boat to view a small rocky
ve,l" in the vicinity, accompanied by the master of the
:el, a young friend and a boy ; the weather being
and the sea perfectly tranquil at the time. Nothing
m'artber known of the party but that all have perished,
'"e body of Dr. Syme alone being found on the beach.
(From the Frontier limes.)
A letter from the frontier states—
th:Things in Kafirland are in a very unsettled state, so
41"`' of a day nor an hour is to be lost; there is an
dereurrent working in Kafirland, the effect of which,
iel'haPs will be seen when too late. Lately there was
rumour that Sandilla's and Boatman's men were mov-
lig the A
...,matoia; that Pate had sent a message to San-
t a to say that if he had made such a stand against the
I,llllr4lish as he had, things would be quite different to
e at they are; and that the Gaikas were going over to
reli• The Kafirs are scarcely afraid of the force now
oldie frontier. They care little for our English
They will keep out of the way of the cannon
tncl Dragoons; they chiefly dread the Cape Riflemen
sir Rottentots. I suppose all our eyes are now upon
ti„ Pottinger, but he will be an extraordinary
4 if he be able to settle affairs without a larger force
04'
jpthe frontier, and if this is required, where will he get
and in one day it may be required. Fires have lately
en seen upon Gaika's Peak, which are considered as
ages,_ for something. The Boers on the posts on the
r,;`4
.east boundary have all dispersed since Sir Andries
;Oned. They were designed to keep tlf Tambookies
Creli in awe, or to come to assist to subdue the
thtikes, &c. The resignation of Sir Andries was one of
;greatest calamities that has happened to us."
'tjtraDay.—lnformation received that Lieutenant
felj'Yde, Fingo Levy, with a party of his men, lately
kn some Kafirs at Hell Poort, capturing a gun
tird foree bundles of assegais. One Kafir was killed,
another, it is supposed was wounded.
Ph. (From the Eastern Province Herald.)
Cue following extract from a letter from the first divi-
fr-ilm°f the army contain the latest particulars received
It°,:alt,icie scene of the present operations.; of the troops.
itir"l be seen with regret that two more colonists have
ita en by the hands of the enemy, the result of their own
Itibl;!udenee. There ought to be a general order pro-
ttli,'"lig small parties from moving about the enemy's
trY• It is supposed that the " friendly" Kafirs who
44ed the General's camp gave notice to their country
14of the march of the Uitenhage burghers, and thus
lof to the attack upon them, and to the subsequent loss
tntklile two burghers above alluded to. The attack was
e Nonibi's territory.
" Wesleyville, March 31.
Geri'. The Somerset burghers arrived this afternoon. The
bv—eral, who was riding out this morning, was fired at
) the enemy, who have just fired into our camp. The
bil)tg°ll train was attacked yesterday, but the Rifles kept
thet,eth a steady fire upon them that they soon silenced
About 150 shots were exchanged in this affair.
Lt:'inge was killed, and an ox wounded. Ihe Kafirs
e tried frequently to burn the grass, but it was too

" Mouth of the Buffalo.
!)rne of the waggons proceeding to this place were
oeKed, and the party were obliged to retreat to an
1,;-„a apace and send back for a reinforcement. We have
rho
ta'o burghers, Mr. Blakemore and a Dutch burgher,
the were latelp shot. Major Smith, 73d, was fired at in
the vicinity of the camp last night, as he was sitting at
fipt.Vge of a bush, and hit in the shoulder. He is cor-
d to his bed in consequence, but is doing well. Stock
o4;.Nonibi left this morning, having offered to protect
ttr,aaok and all along the Buffalo line. Captain Arm-
-11.10;11g, C.M.R., and Lieutenant Gregory, R.A., were also
From
as they were out shooting."
another source we learn-
-11:1 e moved from Wesleyville to within five miles of
Itftlle7,,uffalo. Just as we off saddled, the Kafirs fled,
ttr- firing many shots. News was brought that the
lal„,waZgons had been attacked. A reinforcement was
itr-cliately sent, wounding one Fingo. Two shots
th.tlek the waggon, just missing a driver. This was on
fro;2oth. A party remained behind after we started
"412. the outspan place (previous to the attack made by
the Kafirs), and shot one of the enemy.
April Ist e crossed the Buffalo to scour the
•Try, and took sixty head of cattle.
ive`d. Received orders that the Albany Burghers
h`e to form a camp of their own 12 miles from the spot
12 ere it was intended to pitch the General's camp, and
th Nies in advance of the one formed by the Uitenhage
Otters, who would be 12 miles from Wesleyvilie.
Consequently, marched 85 strong, and took up the
tll,* Position we could. We passed a quiet night. In
i(ll,,tti,°rTiing the Uitenhage Burghers passed us. Pre
VBIY, however, some Kafirs, who had been to the
hpral's camp with Nonibi, passed us. Soon after-
tettai we heard heavy firing. This did not attract at
kttnun at first, as parties sometimes fire in a loose
of B„"er• We were busy making our camp, but a party
co,'llen (the country being open in front) started to dis-
of t 7 the cause of the firing. They proceeded to a part
t,) Q road where there was a rocky hill running close
frornlt, when a party of at least 200 of the enemy rushed
lktki"the bush and rocks. Two young men, Blakemore
to b rixten, jumped from their horses to screen them-
'th enrom the fire of the enemy, and fired at them.
i,;„n3 Y, however, closed upon them;and they were
,s'aito,,-,4:"ed. The other five returned. Information was
%,,-.lately sent to the General's camp, and Colonel
krv-,Zr,set soon arrived with a reinforcement, to see if
I'll`"ng had happened to the Uitenhage Burghers.
hoe, Party, lam happy to say, are safe. They had two
the,," end one ox shot. They had two waggons with
IV' and 150 men, and they killed four of the enemy."
4410a.a Drift,
informed that two persons on their way from
f"' lirift, last Saturday, near a deep kloof about three
trtia:,ar miles from Fort Beaufort, observed two Kafirs
tir:l,", with assegais, driving eight oxen belonging to
hy -"ggs into the bush. The colonists having no arms,
tro a dexterous stratagem captured the cattle and
thcitlght them to Fort Beaufort, the Kafirs following
;n to within a short distance of the town.
tExcellency the Governor is about to issue a pro-
trafg,ti°ll prohibiting the colonists at their peril from
oea'fl'ing with the Kafir tribes, and persons contra-
44ag the order will be considered as being engaged in
Niittiorised and treasonable communication with the
Itifollar,,,Y• Lieutenant-Colonel Johnstone has, we are
tho Zed, suggested that the restrictions thus imposed
Sre be relaxed so as to allow the Kafirs to obtain
lica,.;.,°°d, milk, This has been granted. The
cede knew"'
stoppage of intercourse with the Kafirs was
alcf„ 'new"' by the Government Commissioner, Mr.
itre i:rwood at Fort Hare, a few days ago. Colonists
to however, to be allowed, under certain regulations,
te 'Ploy " friendly" Kafirs as servants under certain
it:litll"lanotice tions, one of which is that th
Kaey are to give in-
of the absconding of such firs.

itk.tillE 'WEATHER AND CROPS IN THE HIGHLANDS.-
14” Weather, though on the whole agreeable, is for the
l_ddle of June ratherfi and in the evenings and
given intended b a
t()°_rnings it evenees chill.
they
This
des e3;ie.patri seemslion
ttitatamp somehe truth
prejudices were not in favour of Scot-
ItZeller w os
tiAtg_ , when. he remarked of her seasons that they eon-
Vi,!(l of nine months of winter and three of cold weather.
lot ave had hail, and it is believed frost within the
ev:._ few days. It rained considerably' on Tuesday, and
ttßtj since the air has been cold. This morning it rained
tgir4a, but the afternoon brought gloomy, soft-skyed
pr,s_ weather. -The crops, however, continue to
On some cold
tlii4ent a very good appearance.
tkii soils they seem stunted, compared with the
to thick crops waving over deeper earth, and
tirld •
‘)Xhibi 14 warmer localities, but even there they
pittB t better than an average growth. Wheat, Barley,
Peas, and Beans are, to the utmost limits of a
of Bc:inable ramble out of town, in a very cheering state
are
holtritutivfaunieetnent. Over all Ross-shire the crops
! ;and in Moray, Nairn, Sutherland, Caithness,
f
It thiscounty, they present one general idea plenty.
thiost.Plain that rain alone can now mar them as with
the
siAti-'e Covering over the ground, the warmestrays.ol.
eons„ anaot penetrate to it, so as to produce injurious
terruitlenees- Turnip sowing goes on with spirit,in-
Rthiphett7d only by the rain of Monday and Tuesday,_s
hehi",",,nas thrown the preparation of ground a few day
hlty—u• To-day'i rains will have a similar effect. The
cittEtrzell continues to be prosperous, and there is no
q"ti the potatoes.—lneerness Journal.
fklllvt4B"NY COTTON MARRET.—Prices have been,
ads
sustained since our last report, and in many cases
11 :411:ice of * has been procured on last week's prices.
heeell -ales, both of the trade and on speculation, have
,"asiderable.—National Advertiser.
„ k,te
,o 4 TIONEERING MOVEMENTS.—.....L ord Mulgrave
el Sei:4l.,red his canvass during the week, and the friends
~"°lla Johnstone have also been calling on the
"ve 1)°,.'8 °II the worthy baronet's behalf. The Coriserva-
A:t-IIY remain quite inactive.— Scarborough Gazette.
bade e,"l or Mn. GREEN'S BALLOON.—Mr., Green
"le ascent last evening from Cremorne Gardens in
Nty;,e,3ence of many thousand spectators. The 110-
°'%) the ascent was the fact of the aeronaut beingt‘v
lillotificlPatlied by two parachutes, in which were
1,
I.
`b.c'eb,lnvhY,,s: The parachutes. were cut away from the )a
:I°s pit Rata great elevation over. the grounds of Chelsea
fired'l:.a4,4‘ The w ind was at the time very high, and the
of the parachutes being large, the monkeys ho-
'o the air a long time, and seemed almost inclined
Lafeitnain there. They at length descended in perfect
d.company in the gardens were then enter-
ith a concert and the usual amusements, and re-
I'4 till a late hour.
Atit eN TAULE AND FATAL OCCURRENCE AT MILL-
-ILN z Saturday ayouth named Tripp, whose parents
semi, to reside in Chelsea, met an untimely death by
bteph,""aPitation, at Messrs. Cubitt's, where he was
no Ass ofin the steam-sawing department. It appears
the time in a position with the works he a
ttiach.Rht to occupy, when, unexpectedly, a part ofd the
kelltltlerY that vibrates perpendicularly fell in its e-
olith, guillotine-like, upon the neck of the unfortunate
der, an,P,y Which the vertabra was cut completely asun-
po, ueath all but simultaneously ensued.
rase at Carlisle
AT CARLISLE.—In the late poisoning
diet of`',4llisle, the Coroner's jury have returned a ver;- ,
,taiti Wilful Murder by administering poison,
he a°4 Thompson, %
-ext ompson, who wes committed for trial at