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

I learn from a private letter, that Mapoma,
acter in the murder of Mr. Aldum, is now a aisoner at
`the 'Arita: Captain-Hogg, having selected Trott) four'
to five hundred oxen for the use of the troops, an:;
brought them to Eiland's River Post, where theTfronl:li!)
to be distributed where most required, the'remainder
the cattle captured being mostly cows; have been divide
amongst the Boers and the Kafirs of Kama and Derma -
nus. Many of the oxen are recognised as those capturet
at Burn's Hill. Captain Hogg reports Sir Andren•.:
Stockenstrom's waggons as being at the foot of. the:
WindvOgleberg, which renders it probable that Sir An.
dress intends returning that way. •
• Captain Hogg has sent Field Captain Ayliff to tl4,
Chief Umterara to ascertain what part he weans go
taLt% •
the contest. Of Mr. Ayliff, Captain Hogg speaks itt.
terms iof high approbation. •
The.zealous and energetic conduct of Captain Hogt
throughoutthese operations speaks for itsalf ; and leave-4
nothing further for me to observe upon than to 'Teem
mendithat7officer ;in the strongest manner to his Exe(''
leney's notice. .1. would also beg to draw his Excel •
lency's attention to the ready manner in *Moll •CapiO
Seagram ofthe 45th Regiment co-operated with Captain:
ovleo
nt the
ch
looneotuhre,t:i:b e
Hogg from the moment Of,his arrival in that district.' •
Lieutenanlt-hCa , Sir, lira ,• •
it.,llDAerßuEty,-Caluna
Quarter-Master-General. •

Eihind's River, Sunda Aug. 3, 1846.
Sir,—l have the honour to inform
Colong.ou,that accord -
ienogmmtnandthinegdirteheetionlsst
edfivihsiison,H Honour
I proceededeltonathrt(l
Windvogel- berg, arriving _at the foot of it on tic
sepond day from
to s.
Forth i
ob, ,xo late in the e lli v
sending messen
gers-f ng,
rode inthenight
from
thence to the Tarlia,to inform the resident agent of b
intended attack upon Mapassa, and also to seouree th::
co-operation of Captain ,Seagram. It was proposed Vitt
his force, consisting of as many of the 45th as could bo
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, got-.
tentots, and a few Fingoes. and Boers, should talfe np
Q eir station on a commanding point in the centre, and
wait in observation ; aad that my force should enterby ' •
the valley through which the Riet River runs, passing .
round the south east point of the Winclvegelebergebeing
joined in the mornieg 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 bead of cattle, as many
as he thought it w".s, possible for him.to manage. The
next day he proceeded onwards towards Mapasea'4 kraal,
had a sharpe skirmish with the enemy; killing several,
without loss on his side. and putting them to flight.
Field-Commandant I'retorius was present on this occa-
sion, having only joined on the second day. The Klip
Pleat Hottentots and Fingoes stationed between the two,
forces, with orders to wait, disobeyed that order, am!
attacked several kraals, killing some thirteen or four-
teen of the enemy, and taking cattle and 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, in
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 Viet 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. AG
one point of the line of march they mustered on a stony
ridge about 80 horsemen, and about 150 on foot; bar,
not more than thirty of the Swellendam 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 Fart
Cox. The next day I marched and joined Captain Sea -
gram; we united, and returned together to Shiloh. j
have selected from 400 to 500 of the best oxen for the
use of the Ist Division, and brought them down to this
place. The rest have been distributed, being nearly all
cows, to the BJers, Hermanus' and Kama's Kafirs, &u.
Captain Sutton will allow them to remain till an escort is
sent for them from Fort Cox, which I trust will be den•
immediately, as there is no grass, giving the escort, con-
sisting of 500 men, a day's rest here. I shall proceed
back to Shiloh, and resume operations against Mapass. s
I sent MA Ayliff to communicate with Umtikaka, and lo
find out what part he intends to take in the ciptes t.
From this gentleman I have received the greateß'
sistance. The force is somewhat fatigued with the 140 d
work of collecting and driving cattle—the former n a
very easy affair in an open country for infanta v.
His Honour having kindly givers me so marry
men, I can hardly as for more ; but thsa
country is full of horses, which the foot men are unable
to take, and a few cavalry would be 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 f,:x
L 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-
vogelberg. Many of the cattle taken are recognised vs
having been in the waggons at Burn's Hill, and mimbers
as Colonial.
I forgot to mention that Van Wyk's Boers had a very
bard fight on our right flank—l believe with the Kafir!'
repulsed by Lieut. Bunter—and killed about 30 of theta,
but were obliged to relinquish some of their horses,
which woroknoekedup. 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 muoti. Sir
Andreas Stockenstrom's people, who are with the
waggons, sent to Shiloh fur slaughter oxen; as non.)
were there procurable, I sent them thirty. I have se-
cured also about fifty pack-oxen for the use of the
troops, which will be of great service in carrying provi-
sions, &c., and I hope to send his Honour a good ac-
count of Mapassa and his cattle. Hoping that he;
approve of what has been done, and that he will be sal
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.

IfEALTII or LONDON.—On Monday afternoon
deputation from the Health of London Association
waited on the Lord Mayor, at the Mansiou-house, with
a resolution passed at a meeting 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, D..
Hector Gavin, Thomas Abraham, Essi, Hyde Clark!,
Lg.; and others. Mr. Lusignan laid betoxe his Lordship
the objects of the associatton, which are of a philar,-
thropic character. The Lord Mayor ,received the
deputation veey courteously, but expressnt.l his regrt t
that the numerous engagements to which be }vas and
by his office precluded the possibility of his et InPlYing
with the request of the association. his LordshiZstated
that he would be happy to assist the association p 2 any

other wa_y.
Thu PARISH OF ST. PAUL, COTENT.GARDN, AND
THE ' COMMISSIONERS OF WOODS AND FontsTs.--The
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-gaitien, to contribute
largely to the expenses of constructing the projpettel
new street from Cranbourne-street to New-street, C over*.
garden, has excited some sensation in the latter patish,
and measures are now being adopted for offiling
most determined opposition to the measure. In f.he firl4
place, the parishioners of St. Paul, Covent-garden,
plain that they should be made to contribute, uncles' PRY
circuMstances, to the expenses of carrying out what theY
maintain to be a great public, not local improvemem,
when they know that the cost of all the other mutat:h.:
plated metropolitan improvements are to be paid°l3Vt
the public money. But what, they say, very
abateis
tahgigrrdasvantrestnteheiinr
notofSttn.
hAnf artin nt.cetanhsdee.cdi
isentihedwes
,fateht'n streett hraawttietlplhao byueegrihsn the
t au perish"r
asked to advance one singly sixpence towards
laTrghee
ppoarrtiisohni oonfetrhs
eo
ef
pet,
prseasu Paul smug
wtt ohi
the
be
beescaeidns dscaluerrdyr withnied funds. pr
carrying out,the contemplated im-
provements, by means of a parochial rate of 6d. in the
pound, to be levied by the overseers of the parish. The
rate would have been much heavier but for the prille-eIY
contribution of 10,000/. 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 order
that the rate-payers may have an opportunity of makiLg
known to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests the
injury and injustice which they allege is about to b°
done to them.
SUBMARINE EXPLOSIONS IN THE TIIAMES.--The
n the last
Harbour-Master, Captain Fisher, has,
fwehwiedhayhsa,
vceo completed es toemd
et the
considerablerem oval oftlinbr:
Lower liope. 'Their
the navigation of the River in the
removal was effected by snbmo egwrseuiatnhtkiiyeniniwp_redecedke
the case of the.'
larger explosion,
a galvanic battery. In arzonoeiheaxplfiorseiodnhs,yof
meansof
charges, averaging from
them were blown out elf the water to
nearly the whole of
aArnemimarnakzlle
sinhcniadlenotf oficschurrwedas atpathsseinmgomtiseentsopfotfigianngd.
ngabfoollit-
lcoh,eveedxtebyntthoef
rising near 30
0f feet,
a huge th
column
lc
ui rmc
nu mo
fs t a
water
b te
oi
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 shoal of
hard shingle off Limehonse-reach, which stopped the
navigation of vessels of a large draught at low water,,has
recently been entirely removed by the same means. The
depth of water has been increased from four to seventeen
feet at low water.
A TowN THAT NEEDS NO GAS.--The iftll:lh
et: ;last evaiy:
vestry lately met to consult on thitehorasnihte,ycsaeorssfsttiohhtynaeenso: lighting
tnsheeleseset.
vestry
contemporary
yintnhvtoegmtaesdp,
owrf
oshrreyntt,s
nbegyglaiegsmhtsta
bkilluminati,to th ewi
rh
own
needwn oldnloi
ggha st
,a,are
edetermined
tteoroshouldon
tsheneitr
to Halstead
asnisdteastaletaosteltoeacrortihveerivtatyhefo "majority
The ghase.iftotut
gas-fitter:'-
propagater
nr. be
8' STRIKE AT NORWICAt.
Ther 1/3rEuiLdAeicr.mit
men pipemakers in this city held a meeting at the
London Tavern, St. Andrew's, a few evenings _since,
when they determined to stand out for au advance of
wages, to which the masters have not at present cep-
, seated. A strike has, therefore, taken place.

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