The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-21 00:00:00

TI EE SUN, LONDON, FR IDAT

HEN Ft TIIE REGICIDE.
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a,.:- Jr Peers met on Tuesday, to receive the
I. .Laplagne-Barris, on the case of Joseph
the ree icicle: The report is a N'Cry
)ut we select from it the following- as the most intereste
extraete.- ~After stating that the. Chamber of Peers
had a{ pointed a.'cOtirt fOr the trial-of Henry. for high
tr",v9e. end, that a Committee had been- appointed to
draw iip rt:Tok on tbe case, the report proceeds to give
the following details of the attentat:—
"On the of July, at half past seven in the even-
- 'fig, at the Moment when the concert of the Tuileries
was commencing, and before the King, who on entering
the balcony of the Pavilion de I'Horologe saluted
the people, had taken his seat, two reports were heard,
!aee'eding each other so rapidly that many persons
in the ' neighbourhood thought there was • only
one, A streak of smoke was observed extend-
i"g towards the balcony. The King with his ac-
customed firmness, refused to quit his place. The
crowd, moved and indignant, saluted him again with the
most enthusiaStic aLchunetions. The author of the
attentat had been seen t,y several persons pointing the
Pistols, and firing towards the balcony where the King
wan standing. Ile had afterwards let the pistols fall
quickly' bchind him, and put his hands in his pockets.
He anseeted ac fast who aished to arrest It
Was,not I; you see I have nothing,' at the same time
oPeniug his cee, to show that he had no arms; but his
denials were contradi:neci by those who had seen him
nfiring, and by 111. Veyrenc, who picked up the pistols
""te was seized by M. Quentin, a shopkeeper's clerk, by
the sergeant-de-ville, Legros, and by the drum-major of
the 9th Light Infantry, who were standing by. The
man was pale and trembling, and said several times,
-uo not do me any harmi if you choke me I shall
net be able to say anything. I shall say nothing.'
Before the attentat the brothers Lecomte had ob-
served the paleness and agitation of the accused,
and that he always kept his hands in the pockets
of his pantaloons. No attempt to rescue the accused
Was made by the crowd ; but, on the contrary, the
agents of the public force who had taken him into cus-
tody had some difficulty in saving him frcm the public
indignation. Haying been taken in the Tuileries, he
was searched, and seven Napoleons and six francs in
silver were found upon him, besides a watch, and some
Paper folded up in the shape of wadding. The person
arrested declared his name to be Joseph Henry, aged
fifty-one years, residing at Paris, at No. 8, Rue de Li-
moges, where he was a manufacturer of articles in
Polished steel. He avowed himself the author of the
attentat. In answer to questions put to him he de-
clared that be had been induced to fire on the King
by the great misfortunes which he bad suffered, and
t for six years hen c
to commit suicide, but
his courage failing, he determined to commit a crime
Which would oblige others to kill him. In answer
to the question why he could have committed so
abominable an act as to fire on the. King, he replied,
"It was necessary to fire at some great person-
age. To fire is not to kill. If I had touched or
Made a contusion, I should have been satisfied. In
leaving home, I said to myself, fire, touch, or do not
touch, it will come to the same thineg.' In answer to the
question as to what his political opinions were, his
answer was, To be an honest man, to my mind, all
°Pinions are division.' Several further questions were
Put to him, to which he replied, that he usually read
the Siècle, that no one knew of his project, and that he
fired on the King because he knew that, however slightly
he touched his Majesty, he would be condemned to
death; and that he had acted with premeditation, having
Previously written and signed his plan. He said that
the pistols were each loaded with a piece of iron and
a*ong wadding of white paper. He added that he had
Meditated the act before, and was prepared to execute it
on the Ist of July in mourning guard, but that he was
revented by the fear of bringing disgrace on the
Nationl Guard.

DEFEAT OF THE KATIRS.

We have been favoured with .the following sipple-
'went to the Cape' Toon Mail of the 13th of June,
which gives the full particulars of the caw:gement of the
British troops with the Kafirs

" JUNE 15, 1846.

" The Frontier post, which arrived this morning brings
_intelligenne of an engagement having taken place near Fort
Peddie, in which the Katirs have at last felt the weight of
the arm they had so long and daringly provoked, and which
has been so unwillingly lifted against them.
• " The Frontier Times of the 9th instant contains the fol-
lowing particulars, which we hasten to lay before our
readers :

" DEFEAT OF THE ENEMY, NEAR FORTPEDDIE.

" TUESDAY, SIX EX.
" As we were going to press we received intelligence of a
brilliant engagement that took place yesterday between the
division under Colonel Somerset and a numerous body of the
enemy, near Fort Peddie. The particulars, as they have
come to hand in private letters, are as follows. The dispatches
were brought in to the General by Lieutenant Bisset, Cape
Mounted Rifles.

"FORT PEDDLE, JUNE 8.

"Colonel Somerset has just arrived from the most success-
ful trip against the Katirs which he has taken yet. A party
of the Burghers and Fingoes were ordered off last night
to scour the Fish River Bush in the direction of Stock's
and Umkai's Kraals, and Colonel Somerset himself joined
them to-day early with the Cape Mounted Rifles, and two
great guns. Not far from here (I think about the place
where the waggons were burned) the Kafirs were 'seen in
great force, and then commenced the day. The smoke of
the guns could be distinctly seen from the tower, and from
before nine A.M. till about two r.m. the firing from
cannon and small arms was kept up without ceasing.
At last Colonel Lindsay sent out Captain Hogg with his
troop, and King and his gun, which turned out a most
fortunate circumstance, us it seems that Stock, with whose
men they were engaged, sent off mounted expresses for
Pato to come to his assistance ; but just before they ar-
rived Somerset had driven Stock from the bush, and met
the others under Umhala,. with Captain Hogg in their
rear ; so that they could not retreat, and were
thus between two fires. This was somewhere about
Mount Somerset—the dragoons charging through them,
forming, and then charging back again. The Katirs being
so knocked up with running and fighting, they could
do nothing, and were cut down by scores. The flats are
covered with dead, and all the kraals on fire, and very strong
suspicions of Stock himself having fallen. I have not heard
the estimated number of slain, but it is thought about 500.
Sir Harry Darell is wounded in the arm and leg by assegais.
Bunbury also wounded in the arm and leg by assegais. Cap-
tain Walpole, Royal Engineers, is wounded in the thigh by a
ball, and severely wounded in the neck by an assegai, which
laid bare the windpipe—none of the officers, however, are
dangerously hurt. Five of the 7th wounded—one, I believe,
dangerously, the assegai having entered about the small of
the back, and coming out opposite in front.
" A Cape mounted sergeant was killed—the only one,—so
this is all the casualties on our side. Two prisoners have been
taken, who say that the Kafirs were just assembling in the
bush to intercept the waggons from '1 rompetter's to-morrow.
All the Burghers, when coming in, had bundles of assegais,
and captured guns. A great many good-looking horses were
also taken.

" FORT PEDDIE, Juin 8.

" Colonel Somerset has been out to-day in the7direJtion of
Stock'i Kraal. About an hour after he left we heard heavy
firing, which lasted for two or three hours. It appears that
they were challenged by a lot of Kafirs in the bush; they
went in after them, and gave them a regular mauling, shot a
great number of them, and coming out on the flat when
they had polished these gentlemen off, they fell in with a
body of about 500 to 600, whom they also charged, and shot
like so many dogs. I believe, at the lowest computation, 350
were left dead on the field. This last body that they fell in
with were Pato's Kafirs, who heard the firing at Stock's
Kraal, and were hastening to his assistance, when, luckily
tor us, they were caught upon the open flat, aul the 7th
Dragoons and Cape Corps charged them and literally rode
over them. I trust that this affair, coupled with the attack on
Peddie, will cool their courage considerably. One corporal of
the Cape Mounted Rifles was shot dead, and Sir Harry
Darell, Captain Walpole, Royal Engineers, and d.. Bur bury,
together with some men of the 7th, are slightly wounded,
I think four of them slightly, and one very dangerously.
Colonel Somerset seems the only man that can bring them
to their senses. They were all going down to attack
supply waggons that were to come up from Trompater's
to-morrow morning, but I fancy, after to-day, they will not
attempt it.

"The report then goes on to describe the papers found
at Henry's house, which show that politics had nothing
to do with his crime. In one of them—a letter written
to a friend—he says, I have suffered morally for 18
rears. I should have been obliged to become bankrupt.
Wish to die, but I do not wish to kill myself.' In
another he says, Intriguers have killed me; this is the
consequence of the libertinage of my wife.' And to his
eldest son he writes, Charles, my son, be wise and la-
borious. Obey and you will make your way. Fatality
bas united us; it divides us. Adieu, adieu. God forgive
ale. I die to be useful.' No political papers of any kind
Were found in Henry's house, excepting a religious
Pamphlet by the Abbe de Lammenais, entitled the
Words of a Believer.' The report then describes
the spot where the crime was committed. Henry was
62 rnetrep from the balcony where the king was
standing, bat the bullets had not been found, nor was
there any mark on the balcony that could be supposed
to have been caused by them. The pistols, it
was ascertained, had been purchased on the 30th of
at
ne, in the Passage de !'Opera, for 25 francs. Henry
at the time of purchasing them had them loaded by the
shop boy,bo,
with powder, saying he wanted to frighten
seine one who was in the habit of stealing his flowers.
The pistols were examined by two gun-smiths, who
reported that they would carry at the very furthest
one hundred metres, but that they were not at all to
be depended on, and that it would be impossible to take
it correct aim.
R pre, report then gives the following particulars of
Ys life
'l'.-"Ph Henry was born at Charmes (Haut Soane).
lie
He is aged
ance. 51, small in size, and of a debilitated appear-
came to Paris in 1811, with his father, a
journeyman key-maker. Henry himself worked at
the same business. Afterwards, by his intelli-
gence, his address, and his spirit of economy,
he was enabled to form a small establishment.
He married, but some years afterwards ne was aban-
doned by bis wife, whose bad conduct appeared to
have caused him much pain, and which, according to
his own account, was the origin of all his mis!brunes.
He continued, nevertheless, his manufactory, which was
principally for articles in polished_steel. His affairs

" FORT PEDDIE, JUNE 8.
" I must now give you an account of the slaughter that took
place shortly after. We were all very tired, having been on
our legs from 9 o'clock last night to mid-day to-day, with
hardly any refreshment. We therefore hastened to the
camp; however, we were disappointed in having re•
freshment. We saw the Colonel's division a mile or two
ahead, marching quietly on. Presently we saw a party
ride ahead, and soon after a race. Then firing com-
menced. I rode up as fast as I could to the ridge; a
spectacle was then presented to my view which I shall not
forget. A large party of Kafirs had collected near the Kies-
kamma, intending to move to-day towards the Fish River
to intercept the waggons and stop the communication.
This party heard the tiring, and thought that the waggons
were attacked. They hastened to help. but what was their
astonishment when they found a large force in front of them.
Fortunately there was no bush to shelter them ; they fired
one volley and dismounted from their horses—about 300
mounted and 700 foot. The dragoons then charged them,
and killed many ; a panic seized them—they ran off and
were shotlikesheep—Dragoous,CapeCorps, Boers—all firing at
them, following them up full six miles. They became com-
pletely exhausted—they could not run. The slaughter was
awful! They were followed up to near the Kieskamma.
The slaughter was on the Gwanga, near Mr. Tainton's late
place. The lowest estimate is, I believe, 300 killed; very
few were seen to get away.

" We took three priooners—one at Umpakati, belongirg
Creili. He said the intention of the Baths was to drive

the Umlungu into the sea. We asked bow it was To7da3.
He said it was all finished today. Pato has crossed the
Kieskamma. tiinhalo and Seyolo were with this command.
How they fared we cannot tell. It is supposed that Stock
was this day killed.

" FORT PEDDIE, JUNE 8.
"Colonel Somerset's division left this morning to attack
Eno's Kafirs, and f'ell in with the enemy in great numbers,
who were, however, in the Kloofs. The infantry, Hotten-
tots, and Fingoes swept the bush, killing an immense num-
'her. As the party were returning they fell in with about
Kafirs on a flat near Somerset, Mount, killing at leist
350. The enemy were pursued for four miles, the colonial
forcei riding within ten paces of them, quietly dismounting
and shooting at them. The Kafirs fought with great deter-
mination until turned.

-were selch,m in a prosperous state, He employed gene-
rally 25 workmen, but at the time of his arrest he lied
only 17. lie was a good master, but he was sombre and
melancholy, and he had more than ordinary pride. lle
_showed no affection for those around him. He had two
sons; one with the army in Africa, and the other living:
with him. During his examinations they were never
rne:ttionee, but he abused them.. The same was the
case ;with respect to a sister who lives with him. He
seems never to have occupied himself with politics,
and the opinions that he has from time to time
expressed on political subjects are in formal contra-
diction with the attentat. In the National Guards he

" One of the Cape Mounted Rifles killed. Captain Sir. H.
Daiell, Cornet Buubury, of the 7th, Captain Walpole, Royal
Engineers, were wounded—none of them dangerously.
" Sir H. Darell was wounded with an assegai in the thigh
and arm ; Captain Walpole by a spent ball, and by an assegai
in the neck. Captain Donovan had a harrow escape of
being-dragged off his horse, but was saved by the bravery
of a man named Brown, formerly of the 75th Regiment,
who rushed up and killed the Kafir. One of the 7th Dra-
goons was badly wounded. Lieutenants J. O'Reilly, Bisset,
and Armstrong behaved gallantly, killing many Kafirs each.
One Kafir killed himself in battle, to prevent himself from
being killed by the troops. The Chief Stock is reported to
have been killed, and there seems reason to believe that
Colonel Somerset's success had baulked a preconcerted scheme
of attack on Trompetter's post, so as to cut off all supplies
from this place. One Fingo was killed. Upwards of 100
stand of arms (muskets) were taken; also 200 bundles of
assegais, and 20 horses, several of them Cape Corps horses."

Was considered as a vain and strange man, ~but of
moderate opinions. Henry's wife died some years ago,
when separated from him. For some time past
Henry's affairs have been in a bad state. He had in-
stalled in his house a concubine, with whom he had en-
tered into a deed of partnership. The relations between
Henry and this woman had, however, ceased for three
or four years past. It appears, however, from an exa-
Ininatipn of his books, that his affairs were in a bad
state, and that he was on the eve of bankruptcy. Six
years ago Henry, who wished to extend his manufac-
tures, found a money-lender who advanced him 86,000
:francs. This money was all spent. The money-lender
W,:kti dead, but his mother was pressing for payment; she
had,
_however, agreed to take 25,000 francs in lieu of all
demands, on condition of that sum being paid before the
month of October next. The desire to get this money
occupied Henry's mind for some months, and in the
Papers found in his house there are continual allusions
to it, and to his horror at the idea of bankruptcy,
In the hope of getting These 25,000 francs he first ad-
dressed himself to the ;Ting a long petition, of which
a copy was found in his house. In the petition he
prayed his Majesty either to lend him the money, or to
speak to some banker, who, at the request of the King,
would have pleasure in advancing the money to Henry.
To justify this strange request, Henry said that he had
some great discoveries in his possession, which would
tend to the happiness and prosperity of the whole world.
Henry does not appear to have been angry at the answer
hey got from an employ 6 in the King's Cabinet. He knew
that his petition had not been laid before his Majesty.
He then applied to M. de Rothschild for the 25,000 f.,
and was very much displeased at getting no answer. H
afterwards addressed Similar requests to M. de Lamar
in -
tine and M. Raspael, which he spoke of his dis-
coveries and projects for the fabrication of aventurine,
which he said would be a- substitute for coals on

" TUESDAY, JUNE 2.
"In consequence of a report received that several houses
in the neighbourhood of the Kareiga were on fire, a party
of Stubbs's corps were sent in that direction to scour the
bush. Mr. Maloney, who happened to be in town, accom-
panied his party. No Cape post. The Malay volunteers
arrived in town at six r.ai., with their banners flying, the
crescent Milted to the union jack (the crescent and the cross),
the first instance on record of such an intermixture. They
appear td be a very fine body of men, and will no doubt do
good service. Their priest and lieutenant rode at their head,
with his rifle slung at his back. They were marched up to
Fort England, where the General himself saw them com-
fortably lodged. The night was remarkably fine and calm ;
the unusual, but not unwelcome, sound of sailors glees were
heard along the moonlit streets.

- " WEDNESDAY.
"Intelligence received of the safe arrival of Colonel So-

merset at Tort Peddie. It appears from a Kafir spy
has been taken that Colonel Somerset-had a very narrow
escape in conducting his long waggon train through the
bush. The liafirs had been informed that Colonel Somerset
would march by Trompetter's, and it is said that the whole
of the immense body of the Kars who attacked Fort Peddie
was lying in ambush for him in the bush beyond Trotnpet-
tare's, where they attacked the waggon train under Captain
Campbell. Perceiving their mistake a large number of them
wheeled round to Committees, and just reached it as he was
passing through. Had the whole body been in readiness for
biro, as they intended, the struggle would have been a
severe one; indeed it is very doubtful whether it would have
been possible to defend IUS waggons against such a force.
The recent attacks upon Fort Peddle appear to have
been attended with a greater loss of Kstirs t!;an was
supposed. Many bodies have been tbuud near the "post,
and their loss is now estimated at from 400 to 500 men.
The number of the Kafirs who attacked the post has been ra-
ther under-estimated in the dispatch of Col. Lindsay; it has
been ascertained that there were at least 9,000 men in the

Ltilways, and prevent explosions. He aLso thought
of getting a wife with money; a widow, or one that
was deformed, provided she had 25,000 francs of for-

tune, would suii his purpose, and he inserted several
advertisements id the newspapers to that effect, and had
communication with several marriage agents. The peti-
tion to A.I. de Lamartine, shows a degree of exaltation
amounting to madness, produced by the fear of bank-
ruptcy, the difficulty of accounting for his lossei, and
the badness of his books. He appears also to have had
a horror at the idea of labouring as a common workman,
after having been so long the head of an establishment.
He finishes this document by what he calls his confes-
sion. He says he has two culpable ideas; the one
to destroy himself, and the other to coin false money,
to get himself arrested and convicted, at the same
time acting so as to be thought bereft of his
senses; but he finishes by hoping that his inven•
tioas will at length make his name known, and that a
powerful protector will come and deliver him from con-
finement in .the madhouse in which he was placed, and
that he should at length be placed in the position of a
rentier. There is another paper which Henry calls his
prenieditation, and which was written shortly before the
attentat. It showed a great degree of wildness, and is
filled with the idea of committing a real or an imaginary
crime. He also expresses another idea in it, that his
own example and that of Lecomte may tend to do away.
with the punishment of death, as their fate is a proof
L'.4iat the fear of death does not prevent great crimes.
He
_finishes the premeditation by saying that he does not
wish t.' escape death, but he wishes the public to look on
him with less horror."
The repo."t concludes by stating that whatever were
the views of lienry, whether to attempt the life of the
King, or to wound him slightly, the act came within the
e,sth article of aie penal code, which punishes attempts
on ti.e life or person of the King with death ; but it
adds that it will be for the consideration of the Court
whether thi facts of the case do not show that Henry
was insane at the time he committed the act. In favour
of the suppositioti of insanity is the extraordinary nature
of the act itself, which was intended to merit death,
rather than to be guilty of an actual crime, the
nature of the writings tonnd in his possession, and
the means adopted to meet his difficulty. dn. the
other hand, however, was the fact of his being, up to the
very moment of committing his crime, at the head of
an establishment employing a considerable number of
workmen, which he conducted to be sure, without much
hut %ill. care and intellige, ; anti, its far as Ow
inv.,stigations into his past life had gone, and they had
been very minute, there WO AOn to show mental
aberetious

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field ; the loss of cattle has also been understated, the Kafirs
having carried off upwards of 6,000. A chielof the Slambie
tribes is believed to have fallen in the second attack, as the
usual cry of lamentation when any great chief is killed (an
unearthly prolongediyell) was heard from the large division,
supposed to be Dushani's tribe, as they retreated. Those
acquainted with the Kafirs imagine that Susani, Nonibi's
sou, the great chief of Dushani's tribe, is the person killed.
The Satire attacked the Fingoes' cattle the same night as it
was supposed they would, but were repulsed, the Fingoes
killing four of them. We have heard the good conduct of
the Fingoes spoken of with approbation; one instance of
generous forbearance should not pass unnoticed. Several
Kafirs had been, pursued by the Fingoes until from exhaus-
tion they fell, and endeavoured to creep off on their hands
and knees; the Fingoes would not shoot them in this de-
fenceless state. . . . . Dysentery appears to be
prevalent amongst the Kafirs; either from this cause, or
from exposure and want of proper food, most of the bodies
picked up are much attenuated.

•'COLISBRRG, MAY 20.
" Our district is beginning to be alarmed from the im-
mense number of Katirs (I believe, Tambookies) that are
congregating near the.` Witbergen,' where they have droves
of cattle, and many of the Karim are coming amongst the
emigrants in that part of the country. The emigrant
Field-Cornet Weber, who had volunteered to assist the
Government, has now declined, as he is preparing to defend
that part of the country from any attack of the Rallis, and
has written to Colesbeyg for advice. Thus you see the Katirs
appear to have spread themselves along the whole border of
the colony. However the country about the Witbergen and
Kraai River is destitute of bush, and the Boers being well
mounted, would very soon cut them up. Besides, artillery
could be brought to bear with great execution, the country
being so well adapted for its use. The Witbergen are
situated at least 150 miles from here, therefore need have no
apprehension of danger, the country between being occupied
and very open. You can see a man colon-1g for miles.
•" The emigrants of the Modder River are busy making
every preparation to attack the Griquas. They openly de-
clare their intention of taking the cattle that were captured
at Zwart Kopjes and distributed to the Griquas. John Kock,
their leader, has written to the Griqua captain to sur-
render up the cattle, which of course he politely refused.
Captain Warden has sent for the two field-pieces and a sup-
ply of ammunition, all of which went last week, but he has
only 46 Cape Corps, therefore how he intends • acting with
the cannon I cannot conceive. What a jok, if. the Boers,
.were to capture them! The Be::always declared imme-
diately the troeps were remove,: icein Colesherg they would
have another bby at the Griquas, and the latter have, since

PF Of" GOOD HOPE. ! the letter received from Kock, driven their cattle nearer,
Phillippone, and, by order of Captain Warden, have patroles
in various parts of the territory."

We learn from a communication from Reit Fontein
dated June 7th, that " the Kafirs have passed this with
about 20,000 sheep and goats, belonging to the Dutch at
Nei's Lager, which have got safe through into Kafirland.
The authorities at Fort Beaufort have used the inhabitants
very badly in this neighbourhood, never, on any occasion,
giving them any assistance until it was too late, and then
only for nights, so that they have been left entirely to the
mercy of all Kafirland. Sir A. Strockenstrom seems to
have gained the esteem of everybody round the neigh-
hood of the Kaja and Bavians river, aiding and assisting
everybody that applies to him."

(Grahain's Town Journal Extra.)
dire have'the satisfaction of announcing that dispatches
have just reached town, brought by Lieutenant Bisset, Cape
Mounted Rifles, containing particulars of a very spirited en-
gagement with the Kafirs yesterday at the kraal of the Kafir
chief Stock, and in which the enemy was utterly defeated,
with a loss variously estimated from 300 to 500 men. There
appears to be no mistake as to the character of this engage-
ment, and which may be considered a fair trial of strength
between the combatants, and who appear to have been very
equal in number. The vast superiority of our forces was
never for an instant doubtful. The Kafirs, seduced by their
recent astonishing successes, appear to have-exhibited at the
outset great daring, not shunning the engagement, but chal-
lenging the troops to come on—an invitation which, in this
instance, there was no backwardness in accepting. This ap-
plies, however, only to Stock's Kafirs, as in the subsequent
and most successful engagement, the enemy was taken en-
tirely by surprise, and appears to have been almost totally
destroyed.

The following dispatches refer to an action previous to'
that above described :

OFFICIA L DISPATCHES.
Head-quarters, Graham's Town, May 30.
The Governor and Commander-in-Chief publishes the fol.
lowing dispatch, which his Excellency has just received from
Lieutenant-Colonel Lindsay, 91st Regiment, commanding at
Fort Peddie

" Fort Peddie, May 29.
" Sir,—l have the honour to report, for the information of
his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, that on the 27th
instant, about one o'clock the resident agent informed
me that his spies had come in to say that there were parties
of Kafir about the hills north of the post, who would pro-
bably try to take off son►e cattle grazing furthest from it. I
directed the troop 7th Dragoon Guards, with fourteen Cape
Mounted Rifles, and the light six•pounder, to patrole round
the hills, and protect the cattle. About an hour after this
the gun was fired several times from the direction of the

north-west bill, about two miles and a half from this; and I
at once caused the infantry to be turned out, and sent out
two companies, amounting together to one hundred men, of
the 91st Regiment, with the view of affording the cavalry
and gun some support if necessary. I ordered Major Yarbo-
rough out to take command of the whole. The infantry
arrived on the ground where the cavalry were about half-
past three o'clock, and met the gun retiring to the post die.
abled, in consequence of one of the wheel-horses having been
shot. The cavalry were then in extended order engaged
with the enemy near a dense bush.
" The infantry advanced, and extended one company, and
commenced firing. Major Yarborough after some time
ordered them to retire, so as to draw the enemy more into
the open country, which succeeded, and Captain Sir H. Da-
rell, who had retired behind the infantry and closed, had
opportunity of charging with his troop, and reports having
sabred from 15 to 20 of the enemy before they could get to
the bush.
" The infantry then advanced again, and afterwards tried
the same plan of retiring; the enemy came out a little way,
keeping up a brisk fire though at long range. The 91st
then halted, and ceased firing, waiting for the enemy to come
on, but as they did not do so, and it was getting dusk, the
whole came back to quarters.
" Major Yarborough reports satisfactorily the steadiness
of the men, and the conduct of the Fingoes, about 100 of
whom were skirmishing on the left. He thinks the number
of the enemy actually engaged was from 800 to 1,000, and
considers about 30 or 40 were killed or wounded in the skir-
mish and charge, besides those who must have fallen from
the effects of the shells, which were thrown into the kelof
before he came up, where Captain Sir H. Darell reports the
Kafirs were in great numbers. The only damage sustained
by the force sent from this was-1 troop sergeant-major,
7th Dragoon Guards, wounded through the shoulder; 1
charger (Sir H. Darell's), wounded; 1 troop-horse, 7th Dra-
goon Guards, wounded; and 1 horse, Royal Artillery, killed.
" The enemy expended a great deal of ammunition. Their
skirmishing was perfect—hiding themselves in advancing
and retiring behind the smallest ant-heaps and cover.
" I have further to report that this post was attacked yes-
terday by about 8,000 of the enemy. About ten o'clock
A.M. the look-out on the tower reported that there were
Kafirs on the ground where the skirmish took place the day
previous; and hbout half-past ten o'clock a dense body of
Kafirs made their appearance on the southern hill near the
Graham's Town road, with another body some distance to
the right, composed of horsemen. These moved a little
way. down, as if to entice the troops out. I was aware, from
the information of Captain M'Lean, that the enemy were in
great numbers all around us, and, therefore, was not, drawn
out to leave the post open.
" All the cattle were driven below the Star Fort, pro-
tected by the Fingoes, The wives and children of the Fin-
goes were in the ditch of the fort. About half-past eleven
o'clock an immense number of Kafirs, horse and foot, ap-
peared on the south-west hill, arranged in three dense masses
with detached clumps of horses; other large bodies were
also on the hills all around.

" The force at the post was distributed as follows :—The
cavalry, with 20 infantry, were at the cavalry barrack, and
the rest of the infantry were in the barrack and Star Fort, a
sergeant's party at Mr. Webb's, and pickets in the officers'
and engineer range.

"At twelve o'clock the whole of the enemy moved down
to the post steadily, preceded by clouds of skirmishers.
When they came within range I directed Lieutenant King,
R.A., to send a round shot at one of the masses, which killed
three men. A shell was then thrown and' a 12-pound
rocket. The latter frightened the cattle, which rushed down
towards the Katirs, and were easily driven off by the Katirs.
The Fingoes pursued them, and succeeded in capturing a
good number.
" The enemy, as soon as they found our shot so well di-
rected, scattered and got into the kloofs and hollows. One
party of some hundreds got down the deep trench to Mr.
Webb's house, from which the defeated party had been
withdrawn, and began to plunder what little was left by
the owner, but a shell pitching into the yard, they quitted
it, but got into the ditch and gardens about it, and
tired ,at the :barrack gild fort, without doing any injury ;
but several of their number were shot frOrn, the Infantry
Barrack.

"A large body came down the small kloof on the left of

the Beaufort-road, but were dispersed by shells from the
Tower, and by shells and rockets from the Fort. Some of
that body came so, near the Tower as to be shot by musketry
from it.

" Whenever 'a body of Kafirs wereseen together, a shell
or rocket was sent at them, generally doing damage. I take
this opportunity of saying that Lieutenant King's practice,
which was under any own observation iii the Star Fort, was
much to my i tiatistacton.
. _

"The Kafirs, finding that their attack on the post had
failed, except as regarded the capture of cattle, retired to
the kloofs about two o'clock, when I sent out the cavalry to
cut up any stragglers, but they did not succeed in getting
near any.
-"The resident agent has reported that 4,000 head of cattle
were taken off.

" The attack was made by the combined Gaika and T'Slam-
bie, and the numbers who came down as reported above are
Hot overrated.

" The enemy's loss was severe ; 92 dead bodies have been
reported, and many more must have fallen, as the Kafirs
were seen putting their dead and wounded on horses, and
bearing them off the field. I• should think their loss may
be safely estimated at 200 killed and wounded, most probably

more.
" There has been no casualty on the side of the troops—
two Fingoes were killed, and three wounded, in the attempt
they made to recover their cattle.
" I beg to enclose a sketch of the scene of labour yesterday,
which Sir Harry Darell kindly did for me.
" I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient, humble servant,
" M. LINDSAY,
" Lieutenant-Colonel, 91st Regiment, com-
manding Troops at Fort Peddie."
The Deputy Quartermaster-General, kc.,
Graham's Town.
" CHARLES LENNOX MAITLAND,
" Grenadier Guards,
" Acting Military Secretary."
" Head-quarters, Graham's Town,
Cape of Good Hope, May 29, 1846.
" His Excellency the Governor and Commander-in-Chief
publishes the following extract from a report of the Civil
Commissioner of Cradock

" Very tew depredations have yet been committed in
this division, and where such has been the case, the enemy
has been repulsed with loss. Assistant Field-Cornet P. S.
Van Heertien had been attacked twice in the night, and his
cattle and horses carried off. In both instances he has fol-
lowed up the thieves, and captured his property, killing
several 01 the enemy.'

"Acting-Field-Ctinimandant Alcock reports that a patrole
of 27 men, from the upper part of Sunday's River. with
some waggons, under the command of Mr. Michael Muller,
of Malinaison, who was proceeding to Courney for for-
age, was attacked near Swaneupoel's Kraal ; the enemy
were gallantly beaten back, with a supposed loss on their
part of 10 men killed, besides wounded. The enemy made
two attacks on the waggons during the night, and another
at dawn of- day. Mr. Muller succeeded in securing the
forage waggons, and speaks very favourably of the conduct
of his men.

"sir Andreas Stockenstrom has been patrolling with his
force, from the North to De Bruin's Drift on the Fish
River,'and has reported to his Excellency that the enemy
have left that part of the country. Sir Andreas also states
that some of the farmers beyond the border had joined the
force assembling on the Tarka frontier, against the common
enemy.

"The Commander-in-Chief regrets having to notice the
loss of a large detachment of waggons conveying com-
missariat supplies, which were captured in an attack made by
a numerous body of the enemy on the escort in charge, in
the pass between Trompetter's Drift and Fort Peddie. His
Excellency notices with approbation the gallant conduct
of Lieutenant Dickson, of her Majesty's 91st Regiment,
and of the small advance-guard under his command on this
occasion.

" Colonel Somerset reports to his Excellency that he pro-
ceeded with a strong patrole, on the 22d inst., into the
Zuurberg, where he found no spoor of Katirs, nor any traces
of there having been there fur some days. The Colonel fur-
ther adds, that on the morning of the 23d, at daybreak, he
moved forward 400 infantry in the Bushmen's river roort,
detaching 100 incunted Burghers, under Field Commandant
Muller, into the Zuurberg, and down the Tootobie stream to
its junction with the Bushman's river, and proceeded himself
with the cavalry and guns to the left bank of the river,
passing the head of the Buffalo and Swartz Kloofs. The
whole of this force met on the following day at the farm of
H. Bezuidenhout, on the New Year's river.
" During this movement the infantry, under the command
of Field-Captain Size, fell in with a body of about 20 Katirs,
of whom four were killed by his men, and two severely
wounded.
" Field-Captain Size also succeeded in recapturing a horse
and 66 head of cattle.

" Lieutenant-Colonel Richardson, 7th Dragoon Guards,
acting in concert with Colonel. Somerset, has patrolled the
ridge between Hilton' and the Bushman's River Poort, 'and
states his conviction that no body of Kafirs are at present
harboured in that neighbourhood.
" Ih consequence of a communication received from Field-
Captain Melville, stating that the Kafirs were reported to be
in considerable numbers in the Hell Krantz he was directed
to scour that krantz and the adjacent hoofs; he reports that
he saw no Kafirs, but the spoor of graat numbers, and of a few

norse6 going towards laat rla.nd; -that he examined th?
aid every footpath, and feels confident that not a single Kafir
is now at Hell Krantz. Captain Hogg, 7th Dragoon► Guards,
,was also detached with a party from Colonel 80n:term's

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camp, at Cypher Fontein, to reconnoitre in the neighbour-
hood of Hell Krantz, and reports having seen the spoor of
about 100 Kafirs going out to the colony, as well as the spoor
of horses, but of no cattle.

"Colonel Somerset's division reached Cypher Fontein on
the 26th inst., and encamped there. Lieutenant-Colonel
Richardson march&, with the troops under his command,
into Graham's Town, on the 25th inst.
"CHARLES LENNOX MAITLAND,
"Grenadier Guards, Acting Military Secretary."

The following "summary of the week" is given in the
African Journal of June 11. It must be observed that the
summary was written before intelligence of Captain Somer-
set's last success had arrived The events of the past week have been of a less exciting
character than for several weeks that have preceded it. As
we intimated in our last journal, the Kafirs have retired,
glutted with the spoil of, the colonial farmers, across the
border. There are still a few struggling parties on this side
of the border, chiefly infesting the bushy country between
the Zuurberg and the Addo, and which keep that district in
estate of alarm ; but it seems to be pretty certain that these
are not in any great force, and that the great body of the in-
vaders have been recalled to concert some new enterprise,
and which it will be well for our Government to consider
with the most careful attention. The power of the confe-
derated chiefs should be accurately estimated, and arrange-
ments corresponding thereto be at once made to meet it. '1 he
following, though a rough calculation of this force, will be
quite near enough for all practical purposes :
Creli's tribes ......
Sandilli, Alacomo, and others of the
Gaika tribes
Umhala and others of the T'Slarnbie tribes 8,000 do.
Pato, and the Congo tribes
Illapessa, and part of the Tambu tribes

Total..
If we allow for all who may remain neutral of this host,
2,000 men, it is, we apprehend, as far as we can go, thus
leaving 38,000 infuriated savages to be resisted, driven baek,
and, if possible, subjugated by the power of the colony. It
should also be borne in mind, that the principal Tambu, .or
Tambookie Chief, Umterara, is at present doubtful ; but
should he join in the league he will throw an additional
12,000 men into the scale against it. To meet this large
force we have, according to the estimates made, say 20,000
men, including 4,000 disciplined troops of all arms. But
then we have other resources. We have several ships of
war upon our coast, and reinforcements of military may be
speedily expected. We have a right, too, to expect the co-
operation of Faku, the Fetcani, or Amaponda chief, and who,
if he take the field, Ix ill at least furnish full employment for
Creli, and thus diminishing by 10,030 warriors the estimated
force opposed to the colony. Besides this, it must be borne
in mind that all the warriors in Kafirland cannot possibly
engage, any more than all the men among us, in the active
duties of the field. The wealth of the Kafir is cattle, and these
must be tended, an employment in which the woman and
children are never permitted to engage. Subtracting, there-
fore, all so employed, it is probable that the total amount of
the Kafir force which may actually take the field will amount
to 30,000 men. And when we reflect that these are all prac-
tised to the use of arms from their childhood—that their
mode of conducting warfare is extremely harrassing to dis-
ciplined troops; when we estimate their boldness, and the
tact displayed in all their enterprises, and then add to all
this the difficulties of the country, the result may well make
our Government proceed with the most watchful circumspec-
tion, as well as awaken a full determination to carry forward
whatever measures may be resolved on with that determined
courage and perseverance without which the colony cannot
reasonably hope, ultimately; for decided success. It is un-
derstood that his Excellency the Governor will quit Graham's
Town in the early part of next week for Fort Peddie.