The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-18 00:00:00

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I learn from a private letter, that Mapoma, the his
(toter in the murder of Mr. Aldum, is now a prisoner a,t
the Tarka. Captain Hogg; having selected from four
to five hundred oxen for the use of the troops, and
brought them to Eiland's River Post, where they remain
to be distributed where most required, the remainder of
the cattle captured being mostly cows, have been divided
amongst the Boers and the Kafirs of Kama and Henna-
nus. Many of the oxen are recognised as those captured
at Burn's llill. Captain Hogg reports Sir Andreas
Stockenstrom's waggons as being at the foot of the
Windvogleberg, which renders it probable that Sir An-
dreas intends returning that way.

Captain Hogg has sent Field Captain Ayliff to the
Chief Umterara to ascertain what part he means to take
in the contest. Of Mr. Ayliff, Captain Hogg speaks in
terms of high approbation.
The zealous and energetic conduct of Captain Hol4;
throughout these operations speaks for itself ; and lemves
nothing further for me to observe upon than to recora •
mend that officer in the strongest manner to Ins Ext,el-
leney's notice. I would alto beg to draw his Execl-
lency 's attention to the ready retainer in which Curtain
Seagram of the 45th Regiment co-operated with Captain
Hod from the moment of his arrival in that district.
I have the honour to be, Sir, Sm.

J. E,
Lieutenant-Colonel Cloethe, K.11.,H AR
Deputy-
ColoneL
Quarter-Waster-General.

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Sir,—l have the honour to inform you, that accord-
Windvogel- berg, arriving at the foot of it on the
proceededoneltollatrhee
second day from Fort Cox, late in the evening. I
rode in the night to Shiloh, sending messenger sifrom
thence to the Tarka to inform the resident agent of the
intended attack upon Mapassa, and also to secture the
co-operation of Captain Seagram. It was proposed that
his force, consisting of as many of the 45th as could be
spared, and a mixture of Fingoes and Kama's Kafirs
should enter from the Tarka side, with the Boers under
Field-Commandant Pretorius ; that the Klip Pleat get-
tentots, and a few Fingoes and Boers, should tak'e up
their station on a commanding point in the centre, and
wait in observation ; and that my force should enter by
the valley through which the Riet River runs, passing
round the south east point of the Windvogel-berg, being
joined in the morning by the Boers under Commandant
Van Wyk. Captain Seagram, furnished with. guides by
Mr. Fynn marched straight upon the kraal where the
murderers of Mr. Aldum resided, killed nine Kafirs, and
destroyed it, taking about 400 head of cattle, as many
as he thought it was possible for him to manage. The
next day ho proceeded onwards towards Mapassa's kraal,
had a sharpe skirmish with the enemy, killing several,
without loss on his side. and putting them to flight.
Field-Commandant Pretorius was present on this occa-
sion, having only joined on the second day. The Klip
Mat Hottentots and Fingoes stationed between the two
forces, with orders to wait, disobeyed that order, and
attacked several kraals, killing some thirteen or four-
teen of the enemy, and taking cattle snd horses.
They then seem to have dispersed to plunder in every
direction. The Kafirs collected in the neighbour-
hood come down upon them, and after a sharp fight, is
which thirteen of the Shiloh people were killed, they
were driven back, and nearly all the cattle retaken from
them. Several of the enemy fell also in this affair. This
disaster was entirely occasioned by this party not at-
tending to the orders given them. My force entering
the abovementioned valley, took 4,000 head of cattle,
killing six of the enemy, and took up a position for the
night on the Riet River. The next morning drove to
Shiloh—the Boers under Commandant Van Wyk on
our right flank. We accomplished this operation with
scarcely any resistance on the part of the enemy. At.
one point of the line of march they mustered on a stony
ridge about 80 horsemen, and about 150 on foot; bR$
not more than thirty of the Swollendam infantry, acting
as flankers under Lieutenant Hunter, drove them from

it in the most gallant manner, pursued them over a flat
to a still stronger . position, whisk they at-
tempted to occupy, and drove them from it
in like manner, killing and wounding several.
We arrived at Shiloh on the fifth day from Fort
Cox. The next day I marched and joined Captain Sea-
gram; wo united, and returned together to Shiloh. I
have selected from 400 to 500 of the best oxen for the
use of the Ist Division, and firought them down to this
place. The rest have been distributed, being nearly all
cows, to the Boers, llermanus' and Kama, s Kafirs, &c.
Captain Sutton will allow them to remain till an escort is
slant for them from Fort Cox, which I trust will be dote
immediately, as there is no grass, giving the escort, con-
s;sting of 500 men, a day's rest here. I shall proceed
back to Shiloh, and resume operations against Mapassa.
I sent MR Ayliff to communicate with Umtiliaka, and to
find out what part he intends to take in the contest.
From this gentleman I have received the greatest as-
sistance. The force is somewhat fatigued with the hard
work of collecting and driving cattle—the former not a
very easy affair in an open country for infanta'.
His Honour having kindly given me so many
men, I can hardly as for more ; but this
country is full of horses, which the foot men are unable
to take, and a few cavalry would he of the greatest assis-
tance. We are also in want of flint ammunition. There
is a gun at the Tarka, which, should horses be sent up for
it, would in this open easy country be very effective.
All the Gaika cattle are on the Bulota, we hear, and Sir
Andreas Stockenstrom's waggons are under the Wind::
vugeliverg. Many of the cattle taken are recognised is ,
having been in the waggons at Burn's Hill, and numbers
I as ColoniaL

I forgot to mention that Van Wyk's Boers had a very
hard fight on our right flank—l believe with the Kafirs
repulsed by Lieut. Hunter—and killed about 30 of them,
but were obliged to relinquish some of their horses,
which were knocked up. There is forage at the Tarka, but
very little flint ammunition. The Boers' horses are too
poor for them to be able to exert themselves much. Sir
Andreas Stockenstrom's people, who are with the
waggonF, sent to Shiloh for slaughter oxen; as none
were there procurable, I sent them thirty. I have se-
cured also about fifty pack-oxen for the use of the
troops, which will bo of great service in carrying provi-
sions, &0., and I hope to send his Honour a good ac-
count of Dlapassa and his cattle. Hoping that he will
approve of what has been done, and that he will be sa-
tisfied with the exertions of all the troops employed,
which have been great.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
W. S. HOGG,
Capt. 7th Dr. Grds.

HEALTH OF LONDON.—On Monday afternoon a
deputation from the health of London Association
waited on the Lord Mayor, at tbo Mansion house, with
a resolution passed at a mcetirg of the association. The
resolution was, in effect, to invite his Lordship to become
president of the institution. The deputation consisted
of the Rev. Mr. Lusignan, Dr. Jordan Lynch, Dr.
Hector Gavin, Thomas Abraham, Esq., Hyde Clarke,
Esq., and others. Mr. Lusignan laid before his Lordship
the objects of the association, which are of a philan-
thropic character. Tho Lord Mayor received the
deputation veey courteously, but expressed his regret
that the numerous engagements to which he was bound
by his office precluded the possibility of his complying
with the request of the association. His Lordship stela
that he would bo happy to assist the association in any
other wits.

Tux PARISH OF ST. PAUL, COYENT•GARDEN, AND
THE COMMISSIONERS OF WOODS IND FORESTS.—TIIO
announcement of the fact that it is th 4 intention of the
Commissioners of Woods and Forests to compel the
parishioners of St. Paul, Covent-garden, to contribute
largely to the expenses of constructing the projected
new street from Cranbourne-street to New-street, C ovent-
garden, has excited some sensation in the latter piorish,
and measures are now being adopted for offering the
most determined opposition to the measure. In the first
place, the parishioners of St. Paul, Covent-garden com-
plain that they should be made to contribute, under any
circumstances, to-the expenses of carrying out what they
maintain to be a great public, not local imiorovenient,
when they know that the coat of all the other contem-
plated metropolitan improvements ate to be paid out of
the public money. But what, they say, very materially
aggravates their case, is the fact, that though about two-
thirds of the intended new street will be in the parish
of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the ratepayers there are
not to be asked to advance one single sixpence towards
the necessary funds. The parishioners of St. Paul's aro
to be saddled with a large portion of the expenses which
will be incurred in carrying out the contemplated im-
provements, by means of a parochial rate of Gd. in the
pound, to be levied by the overseers of the parish. The
tate would have been much heavier but for the princely
contribution of 10,0001. which the Duke of Bedford has
just intimated his intention of making towards the ex-
penses of the intended improvements. The parish is in
a state of great excitement on the subject, and a requisi-
tion is already in course of signature, calling-on the
vestry to get up a public meeting without delay, in oraor
that the ratepayers may hare an opportunity of making
known to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests the
injury and injustice which they allege is about so be
done to them.
MS; btonu3rl Captain Fisher, has,
three"sunken wrecks
few days, completed the remove
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explosions,
of various
removal was effected by submarine which have for some considerable
Ltinnilieergrueaatplye.impredhut
the navigation of the River i
5001b5., fired by means of
charges, averaging from'
a gal-ianic battery. In the case of the larger explosion,
was passing the spot, and
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nearly the w einhcniadlenntf oc
fischurred at the moment of firing.
hole of them were blown out of the water to
the extent of near 30 feet, the circumstance being fol-
lowed by the rising of a huge column of water to -about
as great an altitude, which emitted a large portion of
the destroyed wreck as if from the force of a volcano.
The River, from London-bridge to the Nore, is now per-
fectly free of all obstruction. The dangerous shbal of
hard shingle off Lime,house-reach, which stopped the
navigation of vessels of a large draught at low water, has
reeontly been entirely removed by the same means. The
depth of water has been increased from four to seveatezu
.fcet at low water.

A. TOWN THAT NEEDS NO GAS.—The Halstead.
vestry lately met to consult on the necessity of lighting
the town with gas, when, by a majority of one, this very
select vestry voted for the light rather than the dark •
nest'. A contemporary suggests that, as these 11:t1stccd
illuminati, who need no gas, are determined to propage.te
their sect, and at least to convert the " majority of one"
back to their own old light, " the schoolmaster should be
sent to 11.alstead to clear the way for the gas-iitter."—
The Budder.
PIPENIAKERS' STRIKE AT NORWICII.—The j ouri4-
men pipemakers in this city held a meeting at the
London Tavern, St. Andrew's, 11 few evenings since.
when they determined to stand out for an advance of
wages, to which the masters have not at present con.-
seated. A strike has, therciore, taken place.