The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-10 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

CAPE TOWN, AuG. 1, 1] A-M.
The frontier mail arrived early this morning.
The dates are from Graham's Town, July 26, and
from head-quarters up to the 233. A patrol under
command of Colonel Michell had returned that day
without booty, nearly all the Kafir cattle, as wed
as those taken from the colony, having been driven to
a distance; a patrol under Colonel Eyre had not yet
returned.

The news from KreJi is pacific. Two messengers
had arrived at King William's Town, with a message
trom him to the Governor. The substance is stated
to be a desire for peace, a profession of fidelity toward.;
the British Government, and, as a proof, a request
that the British Resident may be sent back in order
to be the medium of future communication.

Sandilli, it is said, contemplates a removal with his
people to beyond the Kye. lie had sent messengers
to Mato, who had gone to Fort Murray to receive
their communication. What the substance was is
not known.

The next intelligence is very distressing ; another
attack has been m4de on the fron'i^r mail near L!-eu we
Fontein, between Graham's Town and Fort Beauforr,
by the Hottentots. The party (among whom were
two respectable tradesmen of the latter town, who
availed themselves of the return of the post) were
fired on ; six were killed and one wounded, the man
who brought the intelligence alone escaping. On the
same day a party of the European levy, in pursuit of
some cattle, met with a severe repulse from the same
enemy, five of the levy being killed. G-eneral Somerset
had sent out a strong force in pursuit.
From Port Eizabeth information had been received
of the great destruction of property in the Zuurberg
and Oliphant's Hoek. It is said that the line of
Sunday's River, if not that of the Zwaart-kops also,
is contested by the enemy.

(From the supplement to the Cape Town Mail of

Aug. 1.)

Cape Town Mail Office, Friday, Aug. 1., 11 A.M.
The post which has just arrived from the frontier
brings additional intelligence of a painful and dis-
heartening character. The Kafirs and rebel Hotten-
tots were spreading themselves in large parties over
the country, from Sunday's River to the Amatolas,
slaying, pillaging, and burning in all directions.
Some atrocious murders of frontier colonists had been
committed by the Hottentot banditti.
In British Kaffraria there was comparative peace.
The patrols sent out from King William's Town en-
countered few enemies, and obtained no booty, the
cattle of the Kafirs having been driven to a distance.
The accounts of the irruption of the Kafies into
the Zuurberg are confirmed. A great number of
cattle and horses had been swept off from the neigh-
bourhood of the Sunday's River, and numerous fires
had been observed in the direction of the great Zuur-
berg and towards Oliphant's Hoek. Two engage-
ments had taken place (as mentioned in yesterday's
paper). in which five of the Kafirs were killed, and
three of the colonists were wounded.
The following letter and extracts comprise all tho
important intelligence received by this post :

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

GRAHAM'S TO WN,JULY 26.
The Cape Town post, which was due here at noon
on Monday, did not arrive until late on Wednesday
evening, and the letters consequently were not deli-
vered until Thursday morning. The post riders
brought information that the Addo Bush seemed to be
full of the enemy, as numberless spoors were ob-
served crossing the road at various points. They
also reported that Mr. Pullen, of Uitenhage, had
lost all his valuable stud of horses reckoned to be the
best in the eastern province. Air. Pullen himself,
while out with a party in search of some stolen cattle,
had received several wounds from musket shots.
Much excitement and speculation were occasioned
by the character' and tenor of the dispatches received
from England, as notified in the supplements to the
several Cape Town papers. Some people are so san-
guine as to believe that the Governor will imme-
diately act upon them, and that the Council, as now
onstituted by authority, will be forthwith summond
to meet, and that the first meeting will be held iu
Graham's Town. Of course there is a diversity of
opinion on the subject, but we believe the general
feeling in this place is in favour of such a measure
being adopted. _ It is evident that something is requi-
site to be done, in order that the whole public busi-
ness of the colony may not thus remain for an indefi-
nite period in abeyance.
Yesterday evening a party arrived in town under
command of Lieutenant Thackeray, of the 74th Regi-
ment, which officer brought the following intel-
ligence :—The usual post to Fort Hare, consisting of
the man with the mail-bags, and en escort of eight or
ten mounted burghers, left Graham's Town on Wed-
nesday morning, about nine o'clock : they were ac-
companied by Mr. S. P. Impey, and Mr. Curley,
both residents in Fort Beaufort, and who, having been
some days in town on business, were returning to
their homes, wives, and families. They were both
active young men, from 23 to 25 years of age, who
had been married and settled within the last two or
three years. The party reached Fart Brown in
safety, but between Fort Brown and Leeuwe Fontein.
while rising the hill from the Koonap, and whiles
to-
tally unsuspicious of danger they were firedu
n b
byy
a large party of Hottentots, who were cur
ambushed
the
spot,ley, and
not
the side of the road. Mr. Impey,Mr.
three of the escort, were shot dead on
having the opportunity of
three of the escort
their cowardly assailants.
Othereven returning the fire of
were wounded, one of whom secreted himself in the
bush; the man in charge of the bags, who was the
only unhurt person of ll t e
wayto Leeuwe Fontein,
party, and two of the
wounded men, made their
where they reported what had taken place. The
enemy were stated to be at least 200 in number, all
• nce of
Hottentots, with the exception of two Kafirs, and
they extended along the line of road for a distance
y
200 yards. Lieutenant Thackwray and about 25 men
went to search for the bodies the same night. The
found Mr. Impey end. two of ate @NM OA We two,

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perfectly stripped of their clothing, and took them
back to Leeuwe Fontein. The next day in corning
forward to Graham's Town they discovered a little
further down the road Mr. Curley and the other
man, and they also found the wounded man who had
secreted himself. These they brought on to Fort
Brown. There they further ascertained that a simi-
lar catastrophe had befallen a patrol sent out to look
after some stolen cattle. Six of the men by some
chance had been separated from the rest, when they
were suddenly attacked, four of them killed on the
spot, one wounded and supposed to have been also
killed, and the sixth man still missing.
The post from Kafirland, yesterday, brought no in-
telligence of importance. We learn this morning
that no sooner did the news of the unfortunate event
reach Fort Beaufort, than an express was sent off to
General Somerset, at Fort fidre, with the tidings. lie
immediately ordered out 200 men with strong injunc-
tions to track out the party of ruffians, and to remain
in the bush until they found and destroyed, or dis-
persed them.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Graham's Town Journal, July 26.)
'The intelligence from King Wiiliain'a Town is to
the 23d inst., on the aftornoon of which day a patrol,
under the command of Colonel Michell, returned to
quarters. They bad been to the KPiskurama, hut
came back without booty, nearly all the Kafir cattle,
it is said, with a great many swept off from the co-
lony, having been driven to a distance, or placed for a
time among the herds of the friendly Kufirs. On the
return of the patrol, the rear was attacked by a
strong party of Kafirs under the Chief Seyolo, but
these were soon repulsed, without loss on our side.
The accounts state that the Fingoes attached to
Colonel Michell called out to the enemy to know if
they had had enough, to which Seyolo replied, " that
he had lost his country and his cattle, and did nut
desire peace, and if peace were attained, the Governor
must make it himself." A patrol under Colonel Eyre
had been out since Monday, but not having returned
no account is given of its movements. The news
from Kreli's country is of a pacific character. Two
messengers from the Chief Kreli arrived at King
William's Town, on the evening of the 231, with a
communication to the Governor, purporting that the
Chief was now sensible of having committed a great
error, and is willing to make every reparation in his
power, and be responsible for any mischief which may
have been done in his country. That he will main-
tain peace in his country so long as the war may con-
tinue here, and act with fidelity towards the colony
under the eye of the British Resident, who he re-
quests may be recalled to act as his future medium
of communication. This is said to be the substance
of the communication made to the Governor, whose
answer had not been given at the date of the coin-
uounicatioa.

The accounts further state that messengers from
Sandilli had arrived at the kraal of the Chief Pato,
who had been sent for from Fort Murray to receive
their communication. This is supposed to have some
reference to terms of peace, but nothing beyond sup-
position is stated in the accounts transmitted. It 6
added that Sandi is greatly dejected, and contem-
plates removing, with all his people, to the unoccupied
country beyond the Kye.
Information Ibis come in from General Somerset's
camp to yesterday. The General had heard of the
fatal affair on the Koonap hill, and had instantly de-
tached 100 men of the 74th Regiment, 30 of the
European Levy, and a detachment of the Cape
Mounted Rifles, under Lieutenant Green, the whole
under the command of Captain --, 74th Regiment,
to proceed to the scene of the murder, and to follow
the banditti wherever they may pursue their murder-
ous career.

The following has also come to hand by the same
opportunity .

" Yellow Wood Camp, July 25.
" The Kafirs are very numerous about here, but
they manage to escape most of our patrols !—although
both men and horses are done up with hard work.
The waggons from Ainslie that came here with sup-
plies, when returning were attacked between Maned-
zana post and T. Webster's farm in the drift, and
although escorted by 25 Fingoes and 8 Europeans,
the combined force of Hottentots and Klfirs attacked
them su fiercely that they succeeded io capturing the
waggons and oxen and all they contained, including
seven guns, 700 rounds of ball cartridge, blankets
&c., and killed one Fingo and wounded the two Slit-
tons (father and son). Seven of the enemy fell, and
were left on the ground."
The following are the names of the persons killed
and wounded in the affair at the Koonap Hill :
Killed—Messrs. Iwpey and Curley, of Fort Beau-
fort ; Messrs. Mortimer, B. Lang, and Clarke, of
Alice Levy.
Wounded—Sergeant Bradshaw and Private Nelson,
of Alice Levy.
Missing—Privates 'White and Redington, of Alice
Levy.
Private Brewer escaped unhurt.
Of the Fort Brown party the following were
killed : Sergeant Rosenblon, Corporal Griffiths,
Privates M.Guire and M•Veety, of Alice Levy.
Missing—Private M. Hoare, of Alice Lvvy.
The following communication (the latest from
Beaufort) gives a more satisfactory statement of the
conditiou of affairs there, subsequent to the fatal
rencontre on the 25th of July :7

" CA-PE TOWN, AuG. 1.
"THE PRAAAIDEIIG KAFIRS-BEAUFORT.

" A letter has been received from the Rev. Mr.
Alhiet, missionary of the Rhenish Society at Schiel-
tonteio, in the Beauf..rt district, calculated in some
degree to allay the apprehensions entertained respect-
ing that part of the colony. Mr. Albeit writes from
Victoria (Beaufort), on the 23d of July :---‘ Some
time ago it was reported that a great many strange
Kafirs and Hottentots of the Kat River were collected
in the Praambergen. Some thefts by Kafirs were
reported, and some expressions of the Kafirs gave
cause to fear that war would break out here. The
Civil Commissioner went to the Praamberg, and on
his way called at Schielfontein, leaving word for me
to follow him. On Monday morning I was at the
camp at the foot of the Praamberg, where about 100
farmers were assembled. I proposed to go alone into
the mountain with Daniel, my elder, who had accom •
wird me. I wished also to have a witness on the
part of the farmers with me, and the field cornet was
chosen for that purpose. In consequence of our
proposals, the Kafirs came out of the mountains with-
out arms. Two thieves were apprehended, and will
be sent to Beaufort this day. The Hottentots were
obliged to take masters. This affair is consequently
settled in peace. Not a gun was fired ; the only
smoke seen was that of my pipe. Every body.rs re-
turned home, and I leave for Schielfontein to-
morrow.'"