The Sun.
London, England, 1824-03-23 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

By tho Waterloo East Indiaman, arrived in the
Channel, we have received Cape Town Gazettes
to the 31st January. We are glad to perceive
that the predatory incursions of the Caffrey, so
peculiarly injurious to the Colonists on the fron-
tier, are likely to be put a stop to for the future.
The following are extracts :

" CAPE Towx, JAN. 31.—The last mail from the frontier
has brought most satisfactory accounts of our intercourse with
the Caffres. Since the affair against M'Gomo, on the sth Dec.,
no cattle whatever have been taken away by this people. That
affair made such an impression, that T'Sambie (the most
powerful Chief) shortly afterwards solicited an interview with
Major Somerset, at the same time sending back many head of
cattle, which had been taken from the Colonists. Major So-
merset appointed Thursday, the 15th inst., and met him on the
heights beyond the Commando Drift, on the other side of the
Keiskamma. T'Sambie was attended by his son and heir,
Dusannie ' • the chiefs Congo, Pato, Crewina, and Habanna,
and 2,500 Caffres drawn up in close column. T'Sambie being
called upon for his reasons for wishing to see Major Somerset,
stated, that he came to be allowed to establish his kraals on his
former ground, near the Keiskamma, and to implore that he
might be left in peace. It was explained, that unless the
Chiefs under him restored the cattle stolen from the settlers,
and gave up all deserters, his request could not be complied
with, and that himself and people would be destroyed ! T'Sam-
bie replied, that he had already sent in two deserters, and had
brought another with him ; but he had been allowed to escape
by Habanna.; that he would force that Chief to restore him,
and requested Major Somerset to wait two days, to afford him
time to do so. Major Somerset agreed to this, on receiving the
Chief Congo, Ray T'Sambie's principal Heemraad, and 20
Caffres as hostages. T'Sambie then assured Major Somerset,
that should in future any cattle be stolen by any of the people
belonging to the Captains under him, he would immediately
attack them and make them restore the cattle. On the 17th,
T'Sambie sent Major Somerset one hundred head of cattle, and
informed him, that in a day or two he would send more. Being
satisfied of T'Sambie's sincerity, and Habanna not having
given up the deserter, Major Somerset crossed the Keiskamma,
at 11 p. m." on the 17th, with the Cape cavalry, and fifty
burghers under command of Durand, and at day-break came
upon Habanna's and Nouno's kraals—the former had made
off with all his cattle; but Captain Massey fell in with Nouno's
people, and brought away 240 head of cattle : many would have
been shot, had not Major Somerset given orders that they
should be spared."

" An accident of a very serious nature has happened within
these very few days to Colonel Bird, Colonial Secretary. 'When
mounting his horse at his own door, the animal suddenly be-
came restive, commenced plunging, and threw himself at last
upon his side, when a great part of his weight coping on the
Colonel's left leg, (who found it impossible to extricate him-
self from his dangerous situation), the fracture of the bone im-
mediately below the tubercle of the tibia was the consequence.
By the early assistance of Drs. Barry and O'Reilly, the frac-
ture was set ; and the knee-joint, and the limb as far as the
ankle, have also sustained great injury. He has since been
free from fever, and with as little general disturbance as could
be expected from so severe an accident."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-110031, nutcn. 22.-STATE OF THE ODDS.

,CIO RTII.

I sto 1 agst Katherina
7 to 1 agst Don Carlos.
11.13 Y.
20 to 1 agst Bess
25 to 1 agst Skim colt
25 to 1 agst Cressida
32 to 1 agst Sir Grey
60 to 1 agst Neuter.

7 to 1 agst any other.
ST. LEGER.
20 to 1 agst Reformer
20 to 1 agst Ringlet
20 to 1 agst Miss Cranfield
30 to 1 agst Canteen
32 toil agst Lisette.