The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-26 00:00:00

" GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

" Colonial-office, Aug. 30, 1848.
" His Excellency the Governor has directed the fol-
lowing notification of his proceedings, and the move-
ments of the troops in the country beyond the Orange
river, to be published for general information:—
" On the 22c1 instant nearly all the troops required for
military operations having then reached Colesberg, his
Excellency commenced the passage of that river, and
had on the 23d conveyed the greater portion across to
the right batic.

" Ely; Excellency's passage of the river has been fol-
lowed by the happiest effects. The loyal portion of the
population beyond the Orange river has been inspired
with confidence, and have expressed their readiness to
join the Queen's troops, and act against the rebels. Two
of the field commandants—Sneyman and Erasmus—were
with his Excellency, and had offered him the assistance
and support of their parties, should they be required.
" The chief, Adam Kok, was also in his Excellency's
camp, and both he and the chiefs Waterboer and Mo-
shesh had displayed the most exemplary fidelity to their
engagements of alliance with her Majesty, notwith-
standing the attempts of the rebels to undermine their
loyalty.

" (in the other hand, his Excellency's proceedings
have filled the rebels with consternation and dismay.
They have fallen back to Winberg, leaving the passage
of the river uncontested. They commenced their back-
ward movement the moment the infantry! advanced,
their oetposts flying from the banks of the river, leav-
ing the meat half cooked upon the fires; and, although
they still boast of their intentions, it appears at present
probable that they will not venture to make a stand at all.
"His Excellency regrets that the present movement
has been attended with serious loss and destruction of
property to many of her Majesty's loyal subjects be•
yond the Orange river. In the Caledon district, five
hundred families have been forced from their homes,
and the excesses committed by the rebel Pretorius
upon isolated farms and houses, have caused his Excel-
lency severe mortification. His Excellency, however, re-
joices that there is now a certai❑ prospect of destroying,
once and for ever, the influence of these designing men
among her Majesty's faithful emigrant subjects, and has
directed the publication of the following warning.'
" By his Excellency's command,
(Signed) "JOHN MONTAGU, Soc. to Gov.

" WARNING TO THE REBEL BOERS.

" Know all ye assembled in arms under one Preto-
rius, whom I have proscribed, that ye are British sub•
jests, and that the act of your thus assembling in this
reckless manner is illegal, and in opposition to her Ma-
jesty's sovereign will. You are guilty of rebellion.
" Remember, before you force me to fire upon you, that
have given you fair warning in my manifesto on the 29th
.of March last. I now again warn you to pause ere you
,compel me to use the force now assembled at my dis-
posal, and close at hand.
" What is that you seek? To be slaves to black men,
•and to hold your' lands from them, and not from her
:Majesty? I went among you last January with a heart
:full of affectionate feeling towards the Boer. I have
'done fer you all that you asked me to do. Each
:Boer now holds his land in perpetuity, not
.on an expiring lease of 40 years, and you have
;the privilege of almost entirely governing your-
;selves. I have rendered the districts of Bloem Fontein
and Caledon happy—most happy and grateful to me.
.Ask every man of any property in either of them if this
is not the care. Now, all possess their land in security.
I have legalized all marriages. I have two ministers
'coming from Holland, and schoolmasters on the road.
Your rebellious conduct has driven many from their
:homes, with their wives and their children; plunging
.them into misery in this inclement weather, and destroy-
ing their flocks and herds. Is this the good that, you
:seel: for your countrymen?
" Beyond Winberg there arc many ti iolent men, who
:are opposed to rule and government in any shape; but
:many whom I met in that neighbourhood, although they
;told me in public, when overawed by the turbulent, that
;they would rather remain as they were, in private
:sought me, and assured me that they were miserable,
:and prayed me to sand them a magistrate. I was met at
Winberg by a large body of loyal men, who presented an
address to me—the Chiefs Moshesh, Malitsanie, Sikom. lla,
mnd others, were present. All agreed to what I ;1.
!posed, for tho general benefit and welfare of Bloem
Fon-
ttein, Caledon, and Winberg, not for mine or the Govern-
:went of the colony. I then prosecuted my journeyto Natal 9
where I met hundreds of families " trekking" in misery

in the. rainy season, excited to discontent by this Preto-
rius (who is an inhabitant of the district of Natal, who
is now dwelling beyond the limits of our sovereignty,
over the Orange River, and has no right to interfere
here), who has then and since imposed both upon me and
you. I hastened to the seat of Government. You all
well know that I did everything man could do for the
benefit of those unfortunate and misguided people re-
treating from Natal. Many, very many, I rejoice to
say, have appreciated my desire to serve them, and have
returned to.their homes. Thirty-five families with Her-
menus Lombard, besides several smaller parties, have
lately done so. To those who have no farms I have
given, and will continue to give, 3,000 mcrgen of land
(_)1 the 84 and Tugela rivers ; and I appointed Preto-
rills to a land commission, as a member of which he
might have rendered the greatest benefit to his country-
men. I gave him my proclamation on the 3d February
last to take among you, especially requesting him to ex-
plain to Jacobs that I had issued it before ithe meeting
proposed, because he (Pretorius) recommended me to do
so, saying that he would point out to all of you how its
contents were calculated for your good. In place of do-
ing these he perverted its meaning, misled you, and de-
ceived me.

"Ile requested me not to extend the sovereignty be-
yond the Vaal river, and to leave the Mooi river for
those who might disapprove of the order of things pro-
posed. I did so. I have always said that unless the
majority of the burghers were in favour of the Govern-
ment which I had in friendship framed for them I would
not press it. To show that such was not the case, Pre-
torious and Jacobs got 470 signatures to an address, by
every imaginable fraud, deceit, and lie. Subsequently,
Sneyman wrote to Pretorious to say that he would have
nothing to do with him—that he had deceived him and
his people, who had added their names to this list, and
who all withdrew them. I received addresses, nume-
rously signed, from every part of the country, except
beyond Winberg. Erasmus, the field commandant, has
left Pretorius; and Potgieter declares for quiet. But
Pretorius, mho loves to excite and render others miser-
able, aiming at his own ambitious ends, gets together a
body of from 700 to 1,000 men, not heads of families,
but persons fur the most part ruined in circumstances—
frightens from their homes all families throughout the
land, and talks of war and blood being shed. It blood
be shed, bo it on his own ambitious rebel's head! Ile
boasts of his moderation to Major Warden; if he had
shed a drop of blood at that post, he would have added
the crime of murder to that of rebellion.

" Trusting, in confidence, to the general good feeling,
I weakened the detachment of troops at Bloem Fon-
tein, because I desired that you yourselves should go-
vern yourselves, and was anxious not to interfere with
you by means of. soldiers, Taking advantage of this,
Pretorious, with his lawless followers, dares to remove
officers placed at Bloem Fontein and the Caledon river,
styling himself Commandant-General, and bringing these
followers to prove to me that the majority are in favour
of no rule. I tell him that bis present adherents are
either brought from beyond the sovereignty, or are
forced by intimidation to join him; and I tell hint" that
I know that four-fifths of the people of property are in
favour of the liberal Government .1 have established fur
the benefit of all—far Chist's Church and for peace.
" He talks of bringing down black men and more fol-
lowers among the Boers. LDoes he think to impose
upon me in this way?
"If the men beyond Winberg desired to have their
own government, why did they molest those of Caledon
river and Bloem Fontein? This insult shall be avenged
by force of arms. Then may you trust to me, who have
shown myself a true friend to you, to establish the best
order of things. But no armed party shall presume to
seek what I cannot listen to. Blood shall not cease to
flow until peace and tranquillity be established, and rebels
driven out of the land; and when women weep, you,
rebels, will be the murderers of their husbands, sons, and
brothers.

"Choose, therefore, war or peace. The one I will
vigorously prosecute; the other I will secure for the
benefit of good, men and God's Church; and I will esta-
blish such military posts as shall not be subject to insult
in future. -

" Pretorius is an outlaw, a proscribed man, and I will
never communicate with him; the proclamation offering
2,0001. for his apprehension remains in full force.
" Some of you rebels, I know, have large sums of
money in the colony; beware, if you fire a shot, lest I
seize them to assist in defraying the expenses of this
outbreak, which you have so treacherously and trai-
torously brought about, and in reimbursing, where pos-
sible, the good men for the losses they have suffered by
your invasion, your threats, and your robberies.
" The native chiefs are under the sovereignty of her
Majesty, and can make no treaty that is binding till
ratified by her Majesty's representative. Any treaties,
therefore, that they may have been forced into by the
rebels are null and void.

" As I advance, whatever armed party awaits me I
shall regard as haring fired the first shot, and the blood
bo on their heads ; thus murder and rebellion become
united.

" So soon as I reach Winberg I will hear what Myn-
hoer Porgeiter and all peaceable men and loyal subjects
have to represent to me for the general benefit.
"H. G. SMITH, Governor.
" Colesberg, Aug. 17."
(From Sam Sly's African Journal, Aug. 31.)
Discretion is tho chief part of valour, said Falstaff as
well as Hudibras. Tho Dutch Beers are of the same
opinion, and seem disposed to preserve a whole skin, as
well as to live until some future period when fighting
will be more safe and convenient. The latest news from
the north-east adds but little to former statements. His
Excellency still remains at Colesberg, waiting for the
fulfilment of some desire not yet broaced to the world.
In the meantime a kind of mock manifesto or proclama-
tion—a travestio on the reward already offered for the
carcasses of the traitors—has been issued by the enemy,
and most unwisely, if not seditiously, repeated by many
contemporaries, whose judgment and good sense should
have taught them better. And, as if to add absurdity to
insult,--for a more coarse, malicious, and abominable
impertinence to the British Government and its rulers
has seldom seen daylight—some have blundered so far as
to caution the press not to extend the evil, which they
were actually doing in their own advices; and so, by a
kind of sham plaster, thought of healing the wound
that they must be sensible they were doubly inflicting.
(From the Frontier Times.)

TUESDAY MORNING.

Our accounts from Colesberg are to the 16th instant.
Notting of consequence had transpired. The Cora-
mander-in-Chief was waiting the arrival of the expected
reinforcements which, by the last advices that bad
reached Colesberg, wore at Cradock. Pretorius' party,
it seems, on observing a detachment of the military, with
a gun, stationed at the drift near the punt, immediately
threw up two intrenchments to oppose the landing of the
troops. The Commander-in-Chief haying considered
this position not favourable to his views, his men being
too much opposed to the fire of the rebels, therefore
abandoned the idea of crossing at that point, and caused
the punt to be sunk. Botha's drift is now decided upon
as being the safest, and a raft has been commenced, and
will be completed in three days, and the 21st, it is ru-
moured, is the day fixed for the troops to cross. It is
most unfortunate that the river rose a few days after
Major Warden crossed into the colony. The rebels
seem determined to make a stand, and are constantly
calling out to the troops across the river to know why
they do not cross.
We learn from other sources that the Boers have six
3-pounders ready for use on the other side of the river.
A letter from Burgersdorp, dated the 14th of August,
states that there is a rumour that a "party of 60 Boers
have stationad themselves at Botha's Drift, to oppose the
passage of the troops." It is also reported that Pretorius
wishes to have a parley with the governor. A picket
of some 21 men had stationed themselves last week at
Sand drift, but have now retired. We also learn from the
village that the civil commissioner has had parties of
farmers out to warch the drift of the Orange river, for
which services they readily assembled. The inhabitants
of Albert are said to be well affected to the Government.
The editor of the Grensblad has received from Mr.
Preterit's, the leader of the rebellious farmers, a letter
which ho had addressed to his Excellency, repudiating
British interference, which is stated to be signed by
1,050 persons. This document is important, as it
contains what the emigrant farmers consider to be
their " case." A translation of it will be given
in next week's paper. It is also accompanied by an
account of the proceedings of the conference that took
place between Pretorius :and Major Warden, together
with the articles of capitulation of Bloem Fontein; also
a copy of the letter which Major Warden sent to the
native chiefs not to molest the Boers; and also a letter
addressed by Pretorius to Major Warden, aeknowledg
ing his receipt of Major Warden's letter to the chiefs, in
which he expresses his gratification to find that Major
Warden has done everything he could to keep the peace,
and expresses his desire to do the same.
Since the above information was received by the usual
post, an express reached Graham's Town yesterday
afternoon to the effect thst all the Boers :on the other
bank of the river had precipitately LI 41, leaving all their
cooking utensils, &c.. behind them. The passage of the
river is now free. This sudden movement :is supposed
to have been occasioned by their having heard that the
45th Regiment was iu full march upon Winburg. Pre-
vious to this flight of the Boers, Pretorious had been re-
peatedly sending over messages to the Governor, who is
said to have sent him word that if he wished to see him
he must come to him in person. The company of the
91st, under Major Ferber, that left town for Colesberg
on Sunday morning, have been ordered to return to their
quarters; and the order to send some further guns for
Graham's Town has also been countermanded.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM THE NORTH.

EAST FRONTIER.

The Graham's Tozen Journal, of the 26th inst., brings
no further news respectik his Excellency and PrztL-
rius, but merely confirms the reports already published
in another column from the Frontier Times. " What
further steps will be taken in pursuing the Boers is
only conjecture at present," says our latest authority.
It is not even said who is to pay the money in the
event of the impudent manifesto of Andreas being ac-
compliAed.
(From the Cape of Good Hope Shipping Gazette, Sept. 1.)
The notice from the Gazette shows the position of
affairs upon the Orange river so fully that we hare little
to add. -
All the troops as yet arrived had crossed the river

vernor.
His Excellency will at oncql)ash on to Winburg, and
estatdish forts there, and at Blom Fontein.

The warning which he has caused to be published is
being circulated extensively, and the happiest results
may be anticipated from the feeling displayed in it towards
the ignorant and misguided Boers.
(From the Cape Town Mail, Sept. 2.)
A communication from Colesberg, dated 24th August,
says:—" The troops commenced crossing the river on.
Tuesday morning, and were all over by yesterday after-
noon, excepting the baggage-waggons. Not a Boer was
to be seen on the other side of the river, and no attempt
was made to oppose their passage. I was present
during the time, and must say I have never yet beheld a
more animating scene. It is said that the Governor in-
tends to march direct to Bloem Fontein. The Boers are
at present about five hours' ride up the river, and intend
to encamp themselves at a place called Van Asswegan's
Poort, which is said to be a good place for such a pur-
pose ; but it is still believed that.as soon as they hear of
the troops marching (which will be in three or four days)
they will disperse and plunder as far as they can; thus,
commencing a sort of guerilla warfare which may tend
to harass our troops, and cause, by the consequent delay
and continued state of excitement, more evil both in and
out-of the colony than one can well imagine, and cer-
tainly more than would be the case if they made one
stand against the troops. I have it from undoubted au-
thority, that a few days ago the Governor received a let-
ter from Pretorius, advising him as a friend not to at=
tempt crossing the river.

"By the IWe, that said to be a proclamation of Andrea
1., in the Graliarn',9 Town Journal, is a hoax of some
evil-minded blackguard, in order to animate and excite
the ignorant and easily led-away Boers of our frontier
districts."

MADAGASCAR.
FAILURE OF ADMIRAL DACRES TO OPEN
FRIENDLY RELATIONS WITH THE QUEEN.
THE HEAD OF CAPTAIN KELLY, ÜBE MA-
JESTY'S SHIP CONWAY, DEMANDED.
(From the Supplement ofthe 21fauritius Times, July 22.
Her Majesty's steamer Geyser, Captain Brown,
arrived here on Monday last from Madagascar, which
she left on the 13th inst. As her Majesty's frigates
President and Brilliant left on the same day for this
port, no official communication has, we believe, been
received from Admiral Dacres, but we have gleaned
the following information from various sources. The
ships which left this on the Bth June, arrived off
Tamatave on the 11th. The two frigates tried their
speed together, and the President had the advantage
on every point. A friendly communication was im-
mediately held with the native authorities, and a
dispatch from the Admiral was forwarded to the
Queen at her capital. The natives declined fur-
nishing the ships with supplies of any kind;
consequently while waiting the reply to the dis-
patch, the two frigates proceeded to the island
of Marosse, in Antongil Bay, where they took
in water. On the main land near this island was
observed two llova villages, strongly stockaded, for
protection against the Sackalavas, who had lately paid
them a visit, carrying off many women and children,
and as many bullocks as they could capture. On the
return of the ships, a commissioner (an eleventh
honour) came down from the Queen to negotiate the
terms of the treaty, who had a meeting with the ad-
miral on the shore, in a tent erected for the purpose.
The sight was very pretty. The Geyser took the
admiral and his principal officers close in, and after
landing them, lay to, keeping the tent within range
of her guns. A guard of 200 men in boats served as
escort. The Kabar lasted some time, and after it was
over, the commissioner regaled his guests with sponge-
cake and beer. A large party of natives troops were
in the neighbourhood of the tent, and in the bush at
a little distance. A week after the commissioner went
on board the President, another long conference was
held, the result of which was communicated to the
Queen for her decision, as the commissioner was not
prepared to conclude the treaty upon his own autho-
rity. After this meeting the commissioner sent on
board a present of three fat bullocks, a quantity of
poultry, and a cask of rum

- But the authorities still declined to supply the ships
with fresh provisions, and as the stock was exhausted,
and the Queen's answer could not be expected ft,
several days, the Admiral determined on coming to
Mauritius in the mean while. The result is of course
yet to be ascertained, and the propositions on either
side are equally unknown ; but it is reported that the
Queen renewed her demand for the head of Captain
Kelly, which was refused ; that an endeavour was
made to confine the trade to a single agent on shore,
which was also declined ; and that the only concession
to be obtained was that traders might land and remain
ashore between sunrise and sunset, and that whatever
goods remained unsold at the latter hour must be re-
embarked. If this be the case, it is clear that our
trade will suffer much inconvenience and risk of being
sacrificed to Mr. Delastelle and his monopoly; but it
may be hoped that if the late unhappy differences be
settled and trade once re-opened—if the small end of
the wedge be once inserted, the opening will speedily
widen, and our ancient relations be re-established.
Mr. Delastelle, it appears, arrived at Tamatave, from
Bourbon, before the first conference. He was on
intimate terms with the commissioner, and supposed to
be behind the scenes during the conference ashore, and
to have dictated the replies of the commissioner. His
influence may be seen in the attempts to secure a
monopoly of the trade.
On the whole there appears to be a fair prospect of
the trade being re• opened, although at first upon un-
satisfactory terms, and it will be left to the traders
themselves to obtain further concessions by the use
of fair dealing and conciliatory conduct towards
the natives. There can be little doubt that a contrary
course has been most prejudicial to our interests in
Madagascar; and it will behove the respectable mer-
chants and captains in this trade to give no facilities
to that worthless class whose proceedings led to, or
furnished an excuse for, the expulsion of all foreign
traders from Tamatave. Mr. Delastelle appeared
confident of the trade being re-opened, as he was
about to dispatch the Arzac to Bourbon for a cargo
of dry goods. The natives are anxious for this re-
sult, but it depends entirely upon the Queen and the
coterie who keep her in thraldom.
The colonial vessels Ariel, Nimble, and Lady
Emma, and the French vessel Courier, were waiting
at Tamatave for cargoes. An attempt was made to
induce the commissioner to allow them to load at
once, as the negotiations were so far advanced, but he
would not consent. The French commodore was at
St. Mary's. While the Geyser was alone off Tama-
tave, the French steam-ship Gassendi arrived from
Bourbon, and went on to St. Mary's to announce to
Commodore Page the appointment of his successor.
Mr. Delastelle was in communication with the corn.
modore, and dispatched a vessel to him two days after
the last conference. The two frigates may be ex-
pected here in a day or two.

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A BRAVE LASS.—On Sunday se'nnight a family'
named Outlaw, living at the Roand House, on the turn-.
pike-road between Bury and Newmarket, went to Gaze-,
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who about tour o'clock lucked the door, and went to
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