The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-24 00:00:00

THE KAFIR WAR.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—By the arrival of her
Majesty's ship Plover, six guns, Captain Collinson, C.B.
(which came up to Spithead this afternoon at three
o'clock), from China, we have intelligence and papers
from the Cape of Goad Hope fifteen days later than
those last published.
Her 'dates are, Hong-Kong, April 3 ; Cape of Good
Hope, July 12; St. Helena, July 28; and Ascension,
August 2. She arrived at Simon's Bay on the 7th of
July. It appears that the marauding parties of Kafirs,
who for- the last two or three months have caused so
much alarm, and done so much mischief in the frontier
districts, were nearly, if not altogether expelled, and
that a sufficient number of men bad arrived to prevent
their return, if properly distributed and kept on the
alert. Whatever operations may be undertaken beyond
the boundary, the colonists must be made to feel secure
against such inroads, as they not only consume the pro-
duce of industry, but stop the machine itself. Besides
the ravages of the enemy, the frontier colonists were
suffering greatly from drought, followed by diseases
amongst the cattle, and much loss, at a critical season,
among the sheep. Another evil of a wasting nature had
also fallen upon them, arising partly from the war itself
and partly from the weakness and death of draught cattle,
namely, the excessive high price of provisions.
The President, 50, Captain Haule, flag of Rear-Admiral
Dacres, Commander-in-Chief, left Simon's Bay two days
before the arrival of the Plover, for Algoa Bay, where she
would re-embark her marines, and sail thence for the
Mauritius. _ _

The Sappho, 16, Commander Gambier, and the Snake,
12, Commander Brown, were in Simons Bay when the
Plover left for St. Helena, where she arrived on the
night of the 27th July. There was no man-of-war at
St. Helena at that date. . Lieutenant-Colonel Ross had
been sworn in as governor of the island (pro tern.), until
a formal commission arrived from England, appointing
the successor of Colonel Trelawny, deceased.
The Bittern, 12, Commander Hope, sailed from St.
Helena for Loando, on The 25th of July. Dr. Crawford
has come home invalided from her.
The Plover merely touched at Ascension. The only
man of war there was the Tortoise, store and guard ship,
Commander Morrel. _ _ _

Dysentery was still raging. Captain Manse', of the
26, had been attacked by paralysis, and was sent
up the mountain to recruit.
Mr. Eeles, promoted from the rank of Clerk in charge
to Paymaster and urser, of the Vestal, 26. Captain
Talbot came home in the Plover.

We subjoin extracts from the Cape papers:—
(From the South African Commercial Advertiser of

July 11.)

With the exception of very small parties of thieves,
Lhe frontier districts appear to be clear of the enemy.
This is a fact of great importance, as it may put it in
the power of the Governor so to arrange his forces as to
enable the frontier colonists to seize the opportunity of
ploughing and sowing during the approaching season.
The loss of a month now is to the agriculturist the loss
of a whole year. By removing the enemy, and keeping
him out, the flocks of sheep, the chief wealth and re-
source of the frontier colonist, are also saved, not only
from the jaws of the destroyer, but from the destruction
that follows over-crowding, bad pasturage, and over-
driving. Although Kafirland is not yet invaded and
subdued, it would be unjust not to acknowledge that
things have most materially altered for the better, within
the last month or six weeks. The advanced posts, the
villages, such as Bathurst and Theopolis, are no longer
surrounded by a vigilant enemy, nor does any one think
it probable that a rush will be made upon Graham's
Town !

It seems to be now ascertained that no assistanee will
be given to the hostile Kafirs by the Tambuokies or
Creili's people.
The district levies are now nearly all at hand, and
next moon, if not the present one, should light the
different divisions of the army to the most distant and
least accessible positions between the Keiskama and the
Kei.
It is said that probably on the 6th instant, a movement
will be made across the Keiskama into Pato's country,
by a force consisting of the following troops:-
160 Dragoons.
240 Cape Mounted Rifles.
900 Mounted Burghers from George and Swellendam.
100 90th Regiment.
100 91st Regiment.
400 Hottentots.
100 Fingoes.

2,000 in all.

A corresponding movement will probably be made
upon the Amatola, by thedivisions under Colonel Hare
and Sir A. Stockenstrom.

(From the Graham's Town Journal.)
FRlDAY.—Received this afternoon further information
from the neighbourhood of the Kr.ga, the most important
point being that Sir Andreas Stockenstrom had made a
journey into the Tambookie cou'itry and had held a con-
ference with some of the chiefs, all of whom had made
to him the strongest professions of good-will towards the
colony. From the Koga to the Kei there is a large
force of Burghers assembled, who are most anxious
to take the field, and whose patience is almost exhausted
by the long delay which has taken place. Unfortunately
there appears to be but very little concert among our
leaders. No regular communications are preserved, and it
seems to be thought a matter of perfect indifference