The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-12 00:00:00

Oakley will not be alarmed by his opponent.
Humdrum will receive from 'tom Tulloch.
On Friday the Prendergast Stakes, like the Clearwell
Stakes, will go to either Mesrs. Payne or Martyn.
Mr. Merton's Mouse!ing will easily cook Paragune.
Eothen will beat the Retriever filly.
Lady Lurewell will have too much Vanity to succeed.
Collingwood, strange to say, will be conquered by a
Conspiracy.
Mr. Greville's Apricet will not make a Jumble of his
match
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_n Saturday, to conclude this plethoric meeting, a
match for 1,000 sovg., between Mr. Meiklatn's In
heritress, Bst 71b, and Mr. My tton's The Baron, Bst , will
be decided, after a fine race worthy of the meeting, in
favour of Inheritress. The Baron, in my opinion, not
being able to give 2 years to his opponent, and receive
but a poor return in the shape of 71b.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

THE KAFIR WAR.

(Signed)

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4th of August inclusive. This day we are put in pos-
session of other Cape journals of the same date, with
later news from the seat of war, of a highly interesting
character. The last intelligence acquainted us, that on
the 16th of July Colonel Somerset, with his army, had
passed the Buffalo at Bridle Drift. The present advices
supply us with the important operations of that gallant
officer since that period, as detailed by him in his
official communication to Lieut.-Colonel Cloete, from
which it will be seen that in the pursuit of Pato, he
made a rapid and bold incursion into Krell's territories,
where he had a smart engagement with the Kafirs,
thoroughly routing them, killing about forty of them,
and capturing 5,000 head of cattle, which he con-
ducted safely through the enemy's country to head•
quarters. The loss on the side of Colonel Somerset was,
Field Captain Groenwaldt wounded, one Fingoe killed,
and one Fingoe wounded. The Fingoes displayed the
most intrepid conduct, arid appear to have borne the
brunt of the action. In addition to the above important
news, we have also particulars of the successful opera-
tions of the troops under the command of Colonel Hare
and Sir Andreas Stockenstrom, in the Amatola Moun-
tains. In these engagements it was conjectured that
150 Kafirs were killed, irrespective of many wounded.
The loss on the side of the British troops was incon-
siderable. We subjoin extracts:—
(From the Graham's Town Journal of Aug. 1.)
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
Head quarters, Camp, Green River, Kaffraria,
July 27.
The second division having driven the T'Slamhie
tribes across the River Rye, is proceeding towards the
Atuatola Mountains, in order to join and co-operate with
the other divisions, against the enemy in that quarter.
On the 17th inst. the Commander-in-Chief detached
Colonel Somerset from the camp on the Buffalo with
part of the division to follow up the enemy in light
marching order. The result of this movement is detailed
in the Colonel's report of the 24th inst.
The operations of the division have been much retarded
by the deplorably inefficient state of the cattle, both
horses and oxen. The conduct of the troops is justly
entitled to commendation :
Camp, on the Memichie, July 24, 1846.
Sir, Having proceeded, agreeably to the Coin-
mander-in-Chief's instructions with the several detach-
ments of the division under my command on the after-
noon of the 17th inst., in pursuit of the Kafirs, I have
the honour to acquaint you, for his Excellency's inter-
mation, that I came up with the rear of the enemy's
cattle, late on the afternoon of the lath inst., going off
in all haste along the Genoubie Heights. Feeling satis-
fied that these cattle were those belonging to Umhalla'a
tribe I did not pursue them, being determined not to
allow anything to divert me from my object in follow-
ing up Pato. I therefore continued my march to the
lower passes of the Kye River. Detaching Captain
Size's battalion by a lower route along the coast, I pur-
sued them to the Kye River, where they had crossed the
cattle late on the 19th inst., and where I arrived late on
the afternoon of the 20th inst. Having received
information that the enemy had passed over with all
their cattle to the east bank of the Rye River, I moved
the troops up on the morning of the 21st inst., when I ob-
served large herds of cattle on the heights on the oppo-
site bank. The enemy having posted strong piquets,
both mounted and dismounted, at several points, I im-
mediately made the necessary dispositions for crossing
the river. In the course of the morning I was joined by
Captain Size's battalion, who had captured 270 head of
cattle and taken four prisoners. Having placed the guns
under Captain Barnaby in position so as to cover the
movements, I directed the Fort Peddie Fingoes under
Mr. Shepstone to move down the bank of the river to
the ford. The Burgher forces under Commandants
Linde end Muller, having also moved down to the ford,
Captain Napier, with Captain Donovan's squadron,
C.M.R., moved in support. These arrangements being
effected, I directed the whole of these troops to cross.
The movements were effected in the most spirited man-
ner by the whole of the force employed. In consequence
of the impoverished state of the horses the Burgher
forces were obliged to move on foot. Observing large
droves of cattle passing along the lower banks of the
river, I meved two companies of Captain Size's battalion
down the bank of the river to the southward, directing
Captain Melville's company to proceed up the river, and
enter a large kloof on the opposite side.
As the Fingees advanced, I observed the piquets and
detachments of the enemy retiring, and proceeding to-
wards the large bodies of the cattle on the heights. The
troops continued to push on, attacking the Kafirs a here-
ever they found them, and I had the satisfaction in a
very short time, in observing the several detachments
acting against the enemy, returning in possession of
large droves of cattle belonging to the chief Pato.
A body of Commandant Linde's Burghers, under
Captain Groenwaldt, were sharply engaged with the
enemy, and their spirited leader was unfortunately
wounded by a musket ball through the arm. The
enemy seeing themselves hard pressed, drove the cattle
into several deep kloofs, where they were followed by
the Fingoes under Mr. Shepstone, who with his men
were twice surrounded by the enemy ; each time they
disengaged themselves in the most spirited manner, and
secured large numbers of cattle. Captain Donovan's
squadron marched on in support and secured a drove of
about 500 head of cattle.
The detached companies of Captain Size's battalion,
who had entered the deep kloofs below the ford, suc-
ceeded in capturing a drove of 1,500 head of cattle, which
they seized from the enemy.
I had directed the whole of the troops to return across
the river before nightfall, and by five P.M., I had the
satisfaction of seeing the whole of the troops (with the
excepti on of Captain Melville's company, which had
crossed higher up the river), returning in possession of
large di 'ores of cattle. I took the necessary precaution
of send ing a supporting force of the Cape Mounted
Rifles clown to the ford to assist in crossing with the
cattle, tend by six P. 51., I had the whole of the captured
cattle, about 4,000 head, safe in my camp. Early on the
followinea morning I detached 100 men of Captain Size's
battalion to the ford in support of Captain Melville,
whom I Riad observed spiritedly engaged with the enemy,
and in possession of about 1,000 head of cattle and a few
horses. Captain Melville joined e with the cattle about
ten A., 1., having been the whole mmorning engaged with
the eiverny, who continued to fire upon his people, al-
thong tt 1 was on the bank of the river with a large force
in sup port.
I decided to avail myself of the services of the pri-
soners to communicate with Kreli and Pato, the prisoners
having acquainted me that Pato and Umhalla had only
three ct! ays previously received from Kreli his permission
for cros sing with their cattle over the Rye. I therefore,
in the F mesence of the troops, sent to each chief a mes-
sage to the following purport:—"Acquaint Pato and
Umhall a that I have seized these cattle for the use of the
troops 1 ; that I shall take these cattle to the governor,
and 181 eall then return. I shall then attack them, and
give no rest to them or their cattle. That I this day
take thi a ground, which I have driven them out of, for
the gos -ernor; that I shall fire three shots this morning,
one for Kreli, one for Umhalla, and one for Pato, which
is to be a warning to them; that I shall return and de-
mand s .atisfaction for their uncalled-for attack on the
colony. Acquaint Kreli, that I have followed Pato to
the Ky, e; that I found he has given Tato, the great
enemy, . )f the colony, place for his cattle in this country;
that I t ire this gun to tell him, that the Governor will
call up on him to answer for his conduct."
Han ing dispatched the messengers, and fired three
guns a t twelve o'clock (mid-day), I commenced my re-
turn to the Buffalo River with 5,000 head of the enemy's
cattle. I returned with the troops along the main ridge
that is itersects the Rye and Gonoubie Rivers. I ob-
served on the line of march that the Kafirs occupying
that pa rt of the country, were not at all aware of my
movers I eats, as I saw numerous bodies of Kafirs in the
neigh) yeurhood of all the kraals, which had evidently
been • very recently abandoned. These Kafirs followed
up my rear, endeavouring to disturb my encampment
each n ight, by firing shots at the piquets and into the
camp, in order to set off the cattle, but without success.
Had it not been for the weak state of the horses, I should
have n ,ade a severe example of those Kafirs. I regret
to add that I was obliged to destroy 100 horses of the
Burgh. er force, and upwards of 30 horses of the Cape
Mount ed Rifles, as from the harrassing nature of the
duty i hey were quite unable to move forward.
I hi t ve to express my obligations and thanks to the
offices It commanding corps and Burgher forces for the
assist' ince afforded me in tho execution of this service,
and tc•all officers and troops for their steady conduct
under great fatigue, in the arduous service of conducting
5,000 ,bead of cattle through the enemy's country ,
ng them each night against the attack of a wily
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enemy a who, y setting fire to the grass,
and closely
press( ug my flanks and rear, lost no opportunity of liar-
rassir ig my march, in order to get off the cattle.
TI ,e loss sustained has been slight, Field Captain
Greg .nwaldt of the Swellendem Burghers wounded, whose
spirited conduct I beg to bring under his Excellency's
node e ; one Fingoe killed in the Rye, and one Fingoc
wont aded in the line of march.
A' bout forty of the enemy were wounded in the
several skirmishes, many more may have fallen in the
busl t, but it was not possible to ascertain an exact
ace° unt.
r.r he troops and 33urghers, together with the Fin.
gco;i, conducted themselves to my entire satisfaction.
I have, &c.,
11. SOMERSET, Col.,
Commanding 2d Division.

laeut.-Col. Cloete, &c., &c.
CHAS. LENNOX MAITLAND,
Qktpt. Grenadier Guards, Assist. ailitary Secretary.

In addition to the foregoing details, we learn that this
affair has given his Excellency the greatest possible sa-
tisfaction—and certainly too much commendation cannot
be given to Colonel Somerset, and to all the officers and
men under him, for the manner in which they success-
fully performed one of the most arduous enterprises we
have yet had to record. King William's Town, near
which the camp had been formed, was found entirely
destroyed, the Kafirs having fired it, as well as all the
missionary stations which have as yet been visited.
Nothing is known of Jan Tzatzoe's movements, and
fears are entertained that he has fallen by the hands of

his savage countrymen. It being deemed of the utmost
moment that the blow thus struck should be immediately
followed up before the enemy had time to recover from
his panic, an express was immediately forwarded
to the lieutenant-gov.Tnor at Fort Beaufort, and
to Sir Andres Strockenstrem to move forward,
with their respective divisions upon the Amatoli,
and which will account fur the sudden depar-
ture of Colonel hare. Mr. Abel 'Toole, his Excellency's
interpreter, very gallantly volunteered to convey his
Excellency's dispatches, and with which he was en-
trusted, starting across the Kafir country with no more
than ten men, under the command of Lieutenant Stokes,
R.A. Mr. bole was delayed at Block Drift by indis-
position, but Lieutenant Stokes reached Fort Beaufort
with the orders of the Commander-in-Chief on Friday,
when immediate preparations were made for the forward
movement.

'From the Graham's Town Journal of Aug. 4.)

Information has this moment been received from Fort
Beaufort, briefly detailing the operations of the troops
under the command of Colonel Hare and Sir Andreas
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one Fingoe. The moment this attack was made a tremen-
dous fire was opened in the direction whence the Kafirs
had fired, and which was continued some time. Eight or
nine of our men (coloured) were wounded in this night
attack, but the losi sustained by the enemy had not been
ascertained, though it is thought that many must have
been either killed or wounded. Before sunrise the next
morning (Thurday) the principal part of this division
(Colonel Hare's) and also of Sir Andreas Stockenstrom,
were under arms and in motion, the coloured companies
enterine the bush with the greatest alacrity and deter-
mination. The Fingoes especially are spoken of as fight-
ing with so much determined resolution, that their con-
duct excited the especial notice and admiration of Colo-
nel Hare, who repeatedly cheered them on to the attack.
The Kafirs were in several divisions, and it is said dis-
played considerable tact in their movements, and were
not wanting in courage. The fight continued amongst
the khloofs and mountains the whole of Thursday, the
troops not returning to their encampment until after
sunset. It is conjectured—though of course from the
very nature of the locality it can be only conjecture—
that not less than one hundred Kafirs fell in these en-
gagements, irrespective of a great many wounded. Two
prisoners were taken, and who, it is affirmed, have given
important information respecting their powder magazine
in the Amatoli. During these actions blue lights and
rockets were thrown up at intervals as signals to the
head-quarter division, but no answering signal was seen,
nor could it be ascertained where this division actually
was. The following day all was preparation for a second
engagement, but on making a reconnoisance it was
found that during the night the enemy had given our
troops the slip, and had retired towards the poorts of the
Buffalo, their favourite haunts. The crest of the moun-
tain is now perfectly clear of the enemy, and not, as it
has usually been seen, lined with men daring the troops
to come forward. Colonel Hare has now moved to Fort
Cox, where he will for the present establish his head-
quarters, and where he was to be joined by Sir A.
Stockenstrom, by another route the same even-
ing. A brief report has come in of the move-
ments of the latter officer, and who appears to
have entered some of the most difficult passes
in these mountain ranges. In approaching or passing
through one of these a fire was opened upon his men
from 4 commanding rocky eminence. Upon this an
order was issued to a detachment of the Hottentot levy
to storm and dislodge the enemy from this point, when,
so eager were the lingoes for the fight, that on hearing
this order they, without waiting for command, rushed
forward, clambering the rocky cud steep heights in face
of the enemy's fire, and by which, I regret to say, six
of these brave fellows were shot dead, and three
wounded. The enemy were, however, speedily driven
from this fastness, with the loss of 39 killed and many
wounded."
The chief points of importance to be gathered from
the above communication is, that the Kafirs have
retired deeper into the recesses of their mountain fast-
nesses, and that the several divisions had not, on the
commencement of operations, formed, as desired, a

junction at the Amatola. It appears also that the enema•,
when steadily met even on their own ground, had invari-
ably retired before the troops ,whether Fingoes, Hottentots,
or whites, opposed to them. We do not know whether
the authorities are aware of the fact or not, bik it is not
the less certain, that if the country in the Mar of the

Kafirs be left unobstructed, it will be vain to expect any
final cessation of hostilities until we have an adequate
force of regular troops in the field. The detention of
the Burgher levies is a serious misfortune to the whole
colony, and no mode of warfare could be adopted by the
enemy better calculated to harass the colonists, and to
entail serious embarrassment to the British Government,
than to keep our forces in the field without coming to a
decisive engagement.
It is said by persons who crossed yesterday the high
ridges lying between Graham's Town and the Ceded
Territory, that the distant sound of a heavy cannonade
was heard by them in the direction of the Amatola.
POSTSCRIPT,

Saturday, 3 P.M.
The post from Fort Beaufort has just arrived. The
information from this point is comprised in the following
postscript:—
"No junction yet between the Governor and Lieu-
tenant-Governor. The great attack was to have been
made this morning on the Chumie Hoek, but no firing
heard all day. The impression here is that the enemy
will slip into the Winterberg and Baviaan's River, and
that the great body of them have fallen backe into Tam-
bookicland."

MEXICO and the UNITED STATES.
(From the Morning Post.)
The following document has been forwarded to us by
a correspondent. We publish it precisely as it reached
our hands, though, not having received any other intel-
ligence on the subject, we are unable to confirm it from
our own sources of information :

Vera Cruz, Sept. 2.
PRELIMINARIES OF PEACE TO BE CONCLUDED BETWEEN,
MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES, AT TAMPICO, ON
THE 6TH OF SEPTEMBER.
The President, Santa Anna, who lately landed at Vera
Cruz, has be-n since in constant communication with an
American Commissioner from Washington, who awaited
his arrival here, and, after a stay of a few days, accom-
panied the President to his country seat, where the pr.(
liminaries of peace have been drawn up, and will b.
signed at Tampico on the 6th of September, to whic:,
place Santa Anna and the American Commissioner wil ,
proceed to meet three other Commissioners from the
United States.
The following are the outlines of the stipulations pro
posed and agreed upon by both parties :-
1. Peace to be concluded and proclaimed between tl-,
United States and Mexico, and a cessation of all hostih
ties to take place forthwith.
2. California to be ceded for ever to the United
States, and, in lieu of it, an indemnity of ten millions c
dollars to be paid by the United States to Mexico, i

four instalments.
3. The Mexican tariff to be reduced to half its preset
value, and American vessels to enter all Mexican port
under the most favourable conditions.
4. A Minister of the United States to be resident t
Mexico, and a Mexican Minister at Washington.
The other clauses are unimportant, except that
provides that Paredes shall be exiled from Mexicowhic:.

THE FOREIGN MAILS.
Notice relative to the departure, &c., of the foreign
mails was on Saturday issued at the chief office, St. Mar-
tin's-le-Grand, stating as follows:—
THE PENINSULA MAILS.—The next mails for Vigo,
Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, Corunna, &c., will be dispatched
on the 25th instant.
The Queen, with the above, duo on the 17th, from
India, &c., via Southampton. The next mails for
Gibraltar, Malta, rece, the lonian Islands, Egypt,
India, China, &c., G
viae Southampton, will be dispatched
on the 20th inst.
INDIA, &C., VIA MARSEILLES.--The next mails f(
the Mediterranean, Egypt, India, China, &c., vid Mai
wines, will be dispatched on the 25th inst.
WEST INDIES, &c.—The next mails for the Briti
and foreign colonies in the West Indies (except Hot
duras and Havannah), including Bermuda, San Juan
Nicaragua, New trenada, Chili, Peru, Venezuela, a)
Madeira, will be dispatched from hence the 25th
in
The Dee for the above.
MADEIRA, BRAZILS, AND BUENOS AYRES.—The ne.
mails will be dispatched from hence Nov. 5.
AMERICA.
—The next mails for British North Ameri(
. and the United States will be dispatched from hence t!
19th inst. The Britannia for the above.
SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, &C.—The next MD
will be dispatched the 31st inst.

There is no truth in the statement copied from
Brighton paper, that the Queen Dowager was in tree
for the purchase of the Royal Pavilion in that tow
Nothing has occurred that could give the slightest fou
dation for such a report.—Observer.
DRURY-LINE THEATIIE.—So great has been f
hit made hero by Madame Bishop, that in order
secure good places application must be made some du
beforehand. The private boxes, which are nightly fill
by all the rank and fashion in London, are arrived
the honour of a premium, and the town is altogetl
greatly excited. There can be no question of her attre,
ing the entire play-going public again and again, to w
ness her delightful performance.
THE POISONINGS IN ESSEX:—The adjourned i
quest on the body of Solomon Taylor, the illegitim
child of Lydia Taylor, was resumed on Saturday,
Maunden, four miles from Clavering. Further eviden
was adduced, which strengthened the case against Sar
Chesham, and the inquest was again adjourned for

fortnight.
WEST INDIA PINEAFPLES.—On Saturday I,o'
pineapples, cx Medway, Royal West India packet, we
sold by Keeling and Hunt, of Ilionument•yard. The
were in excellent condition, and brought very hit,
prices. This is the last consignment for the season.