The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING) MARCH 14, 1851.
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. rThe following spi;oared in our Third Edition of Kafirs were found. Ten of our Fingoes were obliged to relinquish the cattle. They say that there l And whereas many persons of the coloured elm I
also wounded, all of whom I think will re_ were blood spoors. A pirty of Beere from Gruntoog 'in the Division ne Fort Beaufort tete ether disiriel•ees, ! SII
ma last night t--]
cover. A most brave set of fellows the Fingoes are. River, about 30 in tieintem. were erriered to 1 iree lel ;hi• he traiterous rebel Hew-tines, I clo heme
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I 1 HE li AF IR WAR. They stood their ground famously. One came running Uiteahage on Thuraday to join the camp at Sunday
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool- s cdia7s oafa dt
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n it h
aeSni adr l'o-t
de rWba
vt ii otmhn v roLef f etrrhdeesn
up to me for ammunition, almost exhausted, having River.
sack at Five o'clock. —.......—.-..
H spent all he had. I gave him what I could spare-some A correspondent of the Mail recommends the use of before the nearest magistrate to take the oath of allegi-
PETITIONS. SUCCESS OF THE BRITIS 20 rounds-and off he went to assist in the fight. For- stout swords for bush fighting, and offers the following ance, and pursue their legal occupations, or aid in such
The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition from
Bradford, Yorkshire, praying for an alteration of the TROOPS. tunately no white people were hurt. I should say that suggestion:- measures of public service as they may be called u on
at least from 3,000 to 4,000 Kafirs attacked the place. " Hand grenades seem unaccountably to have fallen to do, shall in like manner forfeit their land, and bepex-
nsit ni h-tot
han ytee orn
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suoy,
uoi fteLfho rohi
rnaont gveemt ebnetesnf ocra er .rxi
el adi bci
patent laws. _.--ese.---..
The enemy got little by it. Shells were thrown com- into disuse; but I have not the least doubt they might be pelted from this colony.
The Earl of MOUNTCASHELL presented several ADDITIONAL PARTICULAR 3. pletely over the town from the fort. Such a day I most advantageously employed in keeping our swarthy And I hereby proclaim my perfect faith in the loy It
my L- ords whenever st
petitions against the Papal aggression. (From the Zuid Afrikaan, of Jan. 30.) never before witnessed. Assistance we want much, foes at a greater distance from the line of march in and attachment to the British Government of the kiangyo
His LORDSHIP also presented several petitions, pray- but there seems but little chance of getting any at pre- bushy and.rocky places. Some grenadiers might be race, and from their exemplary and gallant conduct
ing. that Jews might not be admitted into Parliament. The frontier-post, which arrived this morning has
brought the good nev of a signhial defeat sustained by sent. We expect that the cattle will be again attacked speedily trained, and a few attached to each company of
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The Earl of STRADBROKE presented a petition
the enemy on the 21st instant at Fort Hare, which was tconight." foot.
sfaction
en favour of the establishment of couaty financial boards. " What objection can their be to the formation of a Captain G. A. Ha.
SALE OF ARSENIC BILL. boldly attacked by a very large force. It is said that
the Kafirs were on this occasion led on by their Prophet „ o " Alice, Jan. 23, 2 o'clock P.M.
Wmh gun in hand I shall endeavour to explain our Rocket Corps?" No ordnance are required for their with the conduct of the Christian Kefirs, who did so
ection (for the rocket itself contains tbe propelling gallantly aid in the defence of Fort Beaufort, and after-
The Earl of CARLISLE, in moving the second reading Captain Beaeley, o
• • - -the firs7t dhrespsed in a rednelotahk,
and Sandillitin persen,
- of this Bill, said it might be supposed that he ought to present position to you. News hag just come in that the Proj
'pan offiecert Threa Kafirs are lying in four divisions at our rear with Power). eThey appear to be well adapted for the pre- wards join in the pursuit of Hermanus' band of rebels- rseports a shoal with
bring forward the motion with a great deal of parade, formerly itnhe puonsisfeosrsramonf fth
tette f athe enee-
Foosoanos, d
the full determination of taking Alice or the sent purposie. 9-pounders armed with grenados, 6- and that these praiseworthy men shall receive the pro-
ounders wth 31b. shot or shell, or even much lighter tection of her Majesty's Government. t aitst
and preface it with startling and interesting details, but my ir lvnariously stated from 100 to 150; that of the Bearings-From th
he felt that there was a degree of mystery and horror wed •s• e e• e • 11 '' ' h
=Mien orces eine comparatively sma . wixty orses, Fort. I do not mention this as certain to take P
place. You may judge from the following cir- kets would prove serviceable
roc" , e W
And whereas Stoffel Botha, son of Field-Cornet Botha •
attached to the crime of poisoning which, instead of
the riders of which had fallen ha the fi ht also fell into dh d *
A two-poun an grenade contains four or five of.the Kat River Settlement, and others were taken
, From Swee ua I
p sla
creating a feeling of disgust and terror to a certain d 1 g ' cumetances that something severe is expected. Also a shoal beari
our han s. of _owder and the burstine of a few of these
Every man able to bear arms, deee has just been served ounces r ,
~, prisoners, bearing arms against her Majesty's subjects,
class of minds, unhappily had a contrary effect, Some waggons under escort from Graham's Town (50
with an additional quantity of ammunition. All the OeCasli
•onally amongst the nei hbourin bushes iswould I h . W. about four loam
and therefore he thought the less he dwelt upon the sub-
C. M. Rifles under Capt in Cy h vine been detached -•hur G lc g g ereby declare and make known, that these rebels shall 3' A hit -
i on Sumatra,
protection et the great y ;teem o
_. al a friends, throw a little more be handed over to a military tribunal, arid dealt with
ject the better. That any provision or check
for that ur ose) head ForarHe ea• 'f t about two
reac tarlnsa e y cattle are now brought in under the
fort guns. In fact everything is in readiness to repel light on t eir phroceedings, and render the bush rather according to the sentence, whatever that may be. The above not laid
which the Leeislature could devise to remedy hours aftpe p " too warm for t em. The thing is easily to be done, (
ee r the Kafire had retired. any attack they make. Should they once commence in GOD SAVE THE QUEEN !
existing evils would be most desirable was a mat-
The communi t. ith Fo t Cox was still com-
ca ton w . r .
K. e downright earnest, Alice I fear will go. Various rumours th P .
e ex ense trifling, the probable advantage great." Given under my hand and seat at King William's
ter of sufleient and too painful notoriety. , • EAST
pietely cat off acd that wlth the Governor at um, The Mad states that from 800 to 1 000 men ma
. have heen sent in from the enemy that they will have , , y Town, this 10th day of January, 1851.
The provisions of the present Bill were extremely sim-
VW ' T ' • •
i lam s own exceedingly difficult and dangerous. be expected for frontier duty from the three Moravian The screw-steamer
something before they have done. H. G. SIFtITH Go
, vernor.
ple. It enacted that no person should sell any arsenic
Th F ' d - h 1 1-
e rten of the Sovereignty says, t at 1 re lance
" A Fingo arrived here last evening (22d) from Fort Missionary stations of Groenekloof, Genadendal, and Hope, has arrived at
without entering in a book to be kept for the purpose,
can b I don authentic and private information, Rlim LATEST INTELLIGENCE. days on the outward
under a penalty, s statement of such sale, the quantity ... h e
hp. ace . . Armstrong, stating that the Kafirs came down upon the -- • .. . _ _.v
os es is very anxious to alfol a quarr
d el with the Dr. Eveleigh, ot mi ersdale, gives a gratifying account GENERAL ORDERS. from Bengal, has arri
fort. When the Hottentots saw them, they came out
of arsenic, and the purpose for which it was 'll.
British Government. and shook hands with them. As soon as the English of the alacrity shown by the people of that place to assist Head-quarters, King William's Town, llth of November. i
required or stated to be required. Thus would
The Hermes has again left for East London with a in the general defence. Writing to the:Shipping Gazette, he Jan. 24, 1851. Kong, has arrived in
be obtained the identity of the person, his re- saw this, they made for the tower. This was the posi-
sidence, and the purpose for which it was reinforcement of about 400 volunteers. tion of affairs when the Fingo left to come here. The says, that the district will furnish 120 coloured volunteers, The Commander-in-Chief desires to express his November. The La
It appears from the Journal that a p ,
arty of 27 of the . ks that nearl 100
and he thin , y farmers are ready to go as admiration of the conduct of 120 soldiers of the gallant the Downs ; sailed on
Fingo states that the party who retired to the tower
waated. He would now just mention two points,
coloured residents of Theopolis came to Graham s Town soon as orders arrive. I have not yet seen one who is Cape Mounted Rifles, under that distinguished officer, servative, from Port I
which might possibly occur to their Lordships. . . had no water."
1 f h k T fth b '
with arm es or t e mar et. wenty o em, mug unwilling to go, if needful. but many who are willing Major Armstrong, and of 150 of the ' 'd F.
intrem ingoes sailed on the 14th of
The first was that the provisions of the Bill were " Alice, 24th Jan. 1851. • • bl f • '
12 Hottentots, 2 Fingoes, and 6 Bechuanas, were ahr- arequite mcdpa e o service, from various causes. The under Mr. Taiuton, who were sent out this day from Mauritius, has arrive,
limited to the sale of arsenic, whereas it was, of course, " The day after the fieht here, a party went out to
rested on suspicion of treasonable designs against t, e ladies and children are hard at work, making such clothes King William's Town to drive off a f b l' '
party o u tying of November. The I
obvious there were many other kinds of poisons which examine the ground upon which the fight took place.
country, and brought before the Magi
'steam. Ihe 'red for therecruit
as are requa H s, and which could not be pro- Kafirs. Scarcely were they well away from the town rived in the Downs;
would take away life; but it happened that arsenic, on The result was that seventy-three bedies were to be
h ld
Fingoes gave evidence of a meeting having been e cured in the shops. orses aad waggons are ready to conyey when they were surrounded by upwards of 600 of Arab, from Algoa Ba
account of its comparative absence both of taste seen. Yesterday the vultures were about the neighbour-
on the 15th (when the Rev. Mr. Smit, of Graham's tho recruits to Mossel Bay, whence the steamer will most Seyolo's and Anta's Kafir& Major Armstrong was able from St. Helena on tl
and colour, afforded greater facilities for the commission hood in hundreds, and even while I am now writing,
Town, visited the institution at the instance of the Board. likely convey them to Port Frances, or where they are to report his position, when 100 men of the Cape GsAvesnien, MARI
of crime; and hehva3 told by those who had attended to they are to be seen picking away at the bodies not de-
of Defence), at which a letter was read by the leader. ot most requireld.
.Captain &tinier has travelled no less Mounted Rifles, one six-pounder gun of the Royal Arrived-Leon an
the history of the criminal judicature on these matters, voured yesterday. There must have been a great num-
that arsenic was, in fact, synonimous with poison.- thehHottebntots, named
_Kieviet PLiqueura, puirnpcortaitnegr
ber killed, because the birds seemed busy for miles than 450 reo es
.in the six days, and will now drill the A
l. rtillery, the 73d Regiment, and two batta- Antwerp ; Hiram, L
to aye een reaeived from one . ynx, B 1 i men every day till they leave. ions of tho levy, the one havine marched in merara • Ocean and
(Hear, hear.) OE course he could not pretend to debar w away, and when the main body of Kafirs commenced -
Gonah telline his brethren and allies at Theopolis, that (From the Commercial Advertiser, Jan. 8.) yesterday, the other being in the act of" marching into Queen, 'Antwerp ; G
the use of poison by those whose knowledge, opportuni- h„ t. e h tof the Government retreating, vultures were seen to follow it, just as they
ties, and instruction gave them greater facilities for ob- tb e manr war was not ore
ot p par t
rob
•he kafirs of do when you are engaged at sprints buck shooting. Sir Andries Stockenstrom returned on Monday even- town, were sent under Colonel Mackinnon to support Lord J. Russell, 111
taining it.-(Hear, hear.) And he appreaended itliewa: en attempt
iby th f boershee
co ntr hetimat- " I hear that on tlae day of the'fight one of the Kafir ing to Wynberg, from his lengthened trip to the country. Major Armstrong, as it was believed that a still larger Rotterdam, Dunkirk.
it would also be extremely difficult to draw up t eir c ttleh and trecitLheht,n rom
_td
bir u y
sed lilice other policemen who deserted us, rode up to one of the Cape The lamentable outbreak of the Kafirs had been fully number of rebels were near. This support was unne- Sailed-William ,
ing also, tat alt oue t ely I expected by the colonists on the border, but the reality cessary, however rapidly rendered, for the C.M.R. and Quebec ; Lively, Et
a schedule of all the poisonous materials which N'vell. elt•pres rk, the had Corps, offering his gun and wishine to give himself
Hottentots to join the co omnste.inltt
tirs up, but before he could look round a dozen of the of the misfortunes of the frontier did not make the Fingoes had already given the enemy a glorious de- City of London, I
might be used for the purpose of taking away life, and nwoired inycourt
better not go on such hie erre d f asp . itself fully known until nearly the close of his feat: notwithstanding the disparity of numbers, many Menai, Calais ;En
he belie.ved, even if that could be possibly done, f h• Fing,oes' assegais were whipped into him, and he
that the Rev. Mr. Smit wee aware o the receipt o t is having been killed with a loss on our side of Verdo ; Athenian, C
it would not be desirable.-(Hear, hear.) It would was soon laid a lifeless corpse. , , , journey. . . . Much alacrity has
letter. On being asked why he had not brought such a _ .. been shown by the Hottentots of the several k
mehed tro. oper C.M.R. wounded and one Pingo VESSE
not be desirable to advertise as it were the dif- The two _Kafir policemen who were sent with an
easonable document to the notice of the authorities,
tr , . . . mission stations to answer the appeal of the Govern- ill n the act of assisting the wounded Agnes, from Liverpo
express t 3 King William's Town about eight days
ferent poisons which might or might not be used, and d d t th Clerk of tbe
Mr. Smit replied that ne ha ono so ni t eine : ment. Nearly 300 altogether have already volunteered. trooper. The two battalions of the new levy went into in lat. 49 N., long.
to show persons what article they must have recourse to since have not yet returned. It is supposed that
if they wished to perpetrate crimes. Therefore, it had peace]: whichd statement,
.hoiwnfeveried thadll o , er ifmmthes-
i they have either been killed or gone over to the enemy. These men go on a bounty of 21., and 6d. per diem, the field with a zeal and energy clearly demonstrative Cleopatra, of Loader
dire y denie . More, it is ere, wi come c with rations for their families; no great inducement, if of the good tj.ork they were able and willing to perform. lat. 46 N., long. 12
not been thought proper by those who had attended We hear nothing from Fort Cox direct-all communica-
matter anon. taken apart from the sense of duty which is believed to ( igned) A. J. CLOETE, Lieut.-Colonel, Chieftain, of Belfast,
to the matter te extend the Bill to other poisons tion with that place is still cut off. . . The Fort
The Fingo,es s , . . .
tate +hough at the peril of their lives, 45 N., long. 23 W.
says actuate them, and which will be found, it is fervently D. Q. M. General.
than arsenic. The other point had reference to the Armstrong people are regularly besieged. Report
of tedne
that they suspect the Tneopolig Hottentets ne C. 11. Burnaby, Major, R.A., Commandant. American ship Jenr
minimum amount of arsenic which parties should be ' from thence that they are hemmed in, and have been hoped, to influence every cltsss and every individual in
friendly to the Kafirs end the fact of their cattle. run- Orleans, in lat. 23
alkowed to sell. Arsenic was very cheap, and those who s ' " • obliged to fly to the tower for safety. The Hottentots in the colony. (From the Frontier Times (Graham's Town), Jan. 29.)
d f dsf ce
ning at large, no preyaration,s being ma e or ~ en a Caroline, from Mars(
wished to have it for legitimate purposes would not be that neighbourhood won't fight. They seem to say that The enlistment at the castle proceeds but slowly. Somerset, Jan. 22, 1851.
against the dreaded enemy of termer days very stronely days, off Cape Tra
deterred from purchasing the quantities they required, ' nd fin they will "sit still." . . I dare say in the course of Perhaps the place of enlistment for town's people, or We are in a state of much alarm, owing to so many
strengthens this assumptionh. Thhe
.Bechuanas a Sumatra, from Batas
but if they were to purchase more than they wanted, a day or two we shall get further information from that Persons influenced by the town's people, has been un- Hottentots having turned against their masters, and I
goes-8 in number-have ad t hir guns
iret.urned to-
perhaps, they would leave the surplus carelessly about, e r quarter. Wienand wrote for assistance, but the General happily chosen. There is a prejudice against the fear that there is a deep-laid rebellious plot throughout December, in lat. t
them, but the 12 Hottentots were disarmed, taeirhpowae Inglewood ship, from
and thus afford an opportunity for evil-disposed persons is unable to render any-we have had hard enough work castle and all belongs to it, against military enlistment, the colony among the Hottentots. Messrs. T. Nourse,
tahen away, and they were remanded for fart er exa- of March, in lat. 41
to get it into their hands. Therefore, he thought, it to defend ourselves. If we had had a superior force the in fact, altogether. Ainslie, and Bennet have severally been ordered off by
mtnation. A Bremen barque, 31
was advisable not to introduce any provision 1 other day, a great many Kafirs, who had spread them- (From the Cape Town Mail, Jan.lB.) their own servants, in conjunction with other rebels.
rther investigation into the affairs of this jaace
Some fu
._ 25th of January, i
of that kind into the Bill. He was not ambitious enough ih The selves about the outskirts of the town, endeavouring to The recent intelligence from the frontier is in a high One of Mr. NourseW English servants was shot dead.
was made at the Court-house this morning (Se. ). Fairy Queen, from /
to supposetno DIN could deal with all cases of poisoning. get away the Fiag,oes' cattle, might have been cut off ; degree re-assuring. On the 3d of this month a strong The rebels fired a volley at Mr. Nourse and les man;
Rev. N. Sena explained the purport of the letter sent to 27th of December,
The Neble Lord concluded by observing that but as it was, none could with safety be detached from force of Kafirs, led by several chief- am ng whom the man fell, but Mr. Nourse escaped unhurt and re-
• a,- 0 ~
the Hottentots the substance of which was the same as Mount Washington,
he ho•
ped this , species of crime by poisoning the main bedy." were two of Satidilli's brothers,-attacked Fort tureed to the house, and again went out unharmed; on
h bl• hd' el hhd f Es ta of the I'Veek
tatpu is e un e‘li t e ea o ten 1 the 2d of Februar
wae not feet-diem to any ago or country, but Accounts from head-quarters are up to the 21st inst. White. They were received by the garrison, under seeing which, the rebels did not again fire, but very
u cd to
(Thursday). Mr. nmith said that he enheax e, a d Cornelia, from New
melancholy experience proved the contrary, and he On the 20th, the Hermea and the Dee had arrived at Captain Manbergh, with a steady and well.directed coolly told Mr. Nourse to give up his arms and property
remove the improper feeling, that letter :had h d February, in lat. 3
apprehended that hewever' Icgitlation might attempt to se ' ;tie East London nith 1,260 men, arid the Phoenix was ex- fire, which struck down a great number of them. and leave at once. One fellow, Adam Pardewagter
to the best of his belief had eucceeded in doing so. , Arcadia, from New
deal with the evil, the crime could only be successfully eected to reach that pert on the 21st. It was underetood Twenty of the killed were lett around the post. On the said he was sorry for Mrs. Nourse and the children, as'
expressed his belief that the Taeopolis people are loyal . . • the February, off Man
grappled with by extending religious education among .0 , • '•ff ,- that hie Excellency would move to relieve the beseiged moruing of the 7th, the rebel chief Hermanus, with his Y had behaved well to him. I fear the rebellion
t wares the Government. The Bllnkwater dim :moon Indianian, from Live:
the people.-(Heat, hear.) torts as soon as Captain Davies' levy reached him This horde of Meets, and the Hottentots whom he had se- among the Hottents is general.
After e. few words from Lord MOUNTCASH.ELL the he considers to have arisen from the burning of the huts ' .
d ' Pd 1 • h • * d d 11 '-
W
officer had passe k ort ed e wit out accident, and in- Lice or compe ed to accompany hirn, assaulted Fort e expect about 100 Dutch farmers will come in from January, in lat. 21
in July last. Arab, from Algoa 1
Biel was then read a secend time. tended proceeding by Wesleyville., and not Line Drift. Beaufort. The attack was repulsed by the troops, Zwagers-hoek, who have been persuaded so to do by the
INCIMEE-T a.X. Of the 12 Hottentots lodged in gaol on the 23d instant,
An ex . cl• h • b
.press, carrying 'spate es from the Governor urghers, and Fingeee, who constituted the garrison of Rev. J. Pears of this place, as they were unwilling' to do January, in lat. 9
Lora BROUGHAM said he wished te call the atten- seven have been released upon their ow-a reccenizancrs,
that should have reached town on Tuesda • last h s the to th - h f h. •
a ) a e wn ; cc le =self was shot, his son and num- so before owing to some misunderstanding of the pro- Emily, of Hull, steeri
aed the other five detained until the result of min Cur-
tion of their Lerdehipe te the eubject of the resolutions bean cut off, it is supposed by Seyolo's Kafirs. leers of people were killed, and his hand completely damnation, upon which point they were put right, and in lat. 17 Smlong.
ric'e proceedings be known. Ho ewell of and fret
whieh he hal laid on tae table of the House relating FORT PEDDIE. routed and scattered. will immediately proceed to the rebele' camp, who we P *
to the income tam His princieel objections to that tax It is said-and the information appears to have come hear muster altogether about 1,000 streng. ary, in lat. 23 S., 1
CHEERING INTELLIGENCE. The following brings affairs at this place up to the ,
weee it; inquisitorial nltture and the disci enures which it 24th inst.:- 4 tnrough channels which have heretofore proved trust- Lismoyne barque, ou
(From the Extra of the Frontier Times.)
made of a man's affitirs and position to persons who had „ . . , . . . worthy-that the hostile Katire aee read discouraeed FATAL COLLISION. ary, in lat. 14 S., 1
d f fne tollowine cneering intelligence was received this Since my last communication to you of the 17th ult.„ , , • g Y ~ Hark quin of Hull
no claim to such keeteledge. He had in his han oar oy them ueteats, that they accuse tlaeir r
.., erophet of hav- We regret to have to record another of those casualties ' '
•ii be the followip events have taken Irce u he
morning frcm Fort Hare, from whi c h tho public en. i . _g p - p re. March, in lat. 49, 1
retuen c
s whi h had been made by separate incli-eiduals
ratified to learn that not onl a tresh silecess has been Wmurday, 18th, Half-past Ten P.M. at Night. -The ing deceived and misled them, and that the fidelity of which will go far to render the pretent season memorable A
to the Inceme-te.x Commission, whice had been found g. , ~ ' Y „ , e F. ,ChfK• 1 1 ' 1 I kd b the T'Slembies, who were wavering, had been completely in the annals of stea •- - henna Watson, from
gaineu over tee enemy, but that all tne wageon3 t..at ongo le en ea s mat was attac e y a strong m navigatton on the Clyde. The
lying carelessly about, when they oi:ght to have been
were la , of mounted and foot Kafirs, and about 220 head o ' am re . .
u d screw steamer European, Captain lePCalluin sailed on on tho 7th of Marc
t ty sent to Fert Hare with supplies &c. heve Party ' Carlo Moran, of Pne
kept with the greatest secresy by the person into cat e a en.
r ached eth •d le - 'a. * " ' ' tl t k
eir es ination In satety. Other circumstances combine to lead to the belief htr passaee for L mil b- •
, ,on a eut 10 minutes past 12 on the el ef F b '
t.. 0 e-...faa
whose hanes they were sent. The individual who e at h war •s likel • be a orn 1 and successful! Sunda mo nin
th t e 1 yto spr pt y y y r g, and when off the Cloch, about 1 o'clock,
Fort Hare, Jan. 23, 1851. Sunday, 19th.-A strong party of Kefirs seen
had sent them there had 16 others in his posses:3ton neluded as it wrs suddenl and disastrousl be tun was run hue) b James Armstron '
ation, Kwen_ eo , y . y , . . y the schooner Caetlebill, of Bangor, from .. gi .
' ' Sir -As I understand that the heavy firing that took (mounted) close to D'Urban Missionary St
all of which had been tirnilarly found. The Governor will shortly be in a posttion to resume Belfast to Glasgow, laden with lime, which went down 13th of November.
heeler° on the el t ' -t t • h 'al al Albeit- Itwezi's location ctteniptine to capture the Fineoes' cattle
The elatquis of LANSDO WNII greatly regretted P. , e 5 ' ins an' was ea- i et • '• e 'T • ' A e off•nsive operations. He has now with him almost instantly from th Virginia, standing tt
hien met' cre.V. al.-m _...1 have the honour to an- on their way to me eraals. he Fiegoes name., out anu ' e effects of the collision and
that any complaint ceule bc made respecting the Go- w . ee " ' • - ave battle, Three Fingoes wounded • one died du • at King Willam's Town a regular force of one of the crew met an untimel d th. Th f 11' • the 3d of March, i
quaint you that the enemy
.attacked me p eing y
Ceaa
.n
1, e o owing
Orissa, from Penang
yernment officials IVII9 were engaged in the collection t : t os:ItIon at
ghe ' ht. One Kafir woundee 2 blankets sons about $OO men. The three steamers will, in a few days, particulars we have learnt from ptat 11'C/ilium:-
about nine wm. on the morning of tee 21st in great t - nig. 1 . .
~ , e pouches
of this tax, and he WA3 much obliged to ids Noble and add to this number about sixteen hundredvl t- Th •ht d k in lat 30 S 1 e
and a tow roum set ammunition captured. oun Nos; e nig was ar and overcast with clouds, with ' d one'
ted
fine, having in advance a considerable body of moun , .
Learned Friend for the candour with which he had in- mum, 21st-Captain Walsh arrived with 130 men Hottentot and in three or four weeks hence Sir Harry will pro- strong breezes from the south-west. The steamer at 1 Brakenmore, from
,
men, and forming their fierce into three large co. .., , , • ' babl fled himtelf at the head of , - •" , January, in lat. 2 .
torraed the House and the country of his intentions. He most determined levy, at halt-past eleven o clock enc. at niabt. Seven Y avi ell apeome d and o'clock was ow the Cloch, about a mile and a half from
and moving rapidly to their left, made a ' • most efficient force of more than th e Reindeer, from Live;
perfectly ngreed with his Noble and Learned Friend fi d 1 b
shots re c ose y the post. A rocket was discharged - r e thousaad men. the shore, and to the east of the lighthouse which ap-
attack on our guards in charge of the cattle.
in the opinion that the income-tax wes a most grievous ein the direction of the shots which started eicsht Keens These will constitute only one division of the army. peered to be about tw d hlf '1 '' nuary, in lat. 3N.
This attack was met by a spinted advance of th
et . oan a a mi es distant, when te.
_„ e
and opprestive imposition. It was perfectly true that h ' ii • ' - General Se;merset will, in all probabilit have b that the louk o t ' I riumpmeau, rrom tt
Fingoes, rand supported by a detachment of the C. M. out. ;Lee same moreing eavy ring was heard in the u heporte a vessel ahead carrying no light.
time anoth d• • • f b h 31' Y A - 31st of December,
its inquisitorial character rendered it peculiarly ob i
• - ""us Rfl • a L;
i,sun er .eut. and Adjutant Bell. direction of lon Hare. er ivision, o a out t e same strength, corn- s soon as it was discovered what course the vessel,
to persons of all classes, ani every care ought certainly to osed also of regular troops burghers and Hottentot vvhich was runnin f Stitlingshire from I
As the columns of the enemy r.dvanced the guns in
.2 3d-Express arrived from qeneral Somerset with p g ree with the wind, wen pursuing, j e ,
be taken by those occupied in its collection in refraining , levies With these d ' -th •h
fh d h
the bastions . were worked with great effect by the d.o- b
dispatc,heeskteodr. thDe
iGovehren3orfo, statltdig that Fort Hare had edigar- aiznorot at sche was on a course parallel to that of the
fre m any exvbition of tho private affairs of individuals. I risous. in the vario'us amfortswa's wislul ctheon bte Aclin
malrLiiniitett.B3:
The breach of that centhlenee which ought to b 3 oh- i !spirt:lent oilenfi,yal
_Artillery under A.cting-Bombardi?r, _ ~..en a_Atah _ _ N3a? rwh ar ed ?n by two_ lilaflrs
:able Sir Harry will have en army of not less t!
i!iciaon-
heintpt,o,anb,e
staaprthahinardlyeld'Ctaollunmcr held on, hut ordered the
lat. 30 S., longm. 40
of hich broke their columns and die lme of e Kaar Pollee; bot men intercepted by the • i ease the distance between
served mieet viey easily be productive of seri lus iajury ; AM
1c 0 ° 9di art t ' "le nw the enem conticuine
e, workine Kafirs, and the dispatches and one man taken; one mad 7,000 men, ready fur field operations, and in a state of the vessels, all the steamer's lights bein exhibi cd. Act mon, of Liverpoo
in many cases, hut he ceuld assure his Neale and 1 -111 .'' _,, exdicu lei , . . y ,
his escape back to Peddle slightly wounded. Also dur- thorough efficiency. If with such a force, and the ad- Almost immediately, however, the schoogner t'
February, in lat. 4
to teem Idt, evieently receiving cobas
i., .
iderable- reinforce- was ob-
vantage of his own local experience, he is not able to served to port her helm, d b •
Learned Friend that every care siaolild be tette!" to pre- d 1 in the ni ht two lingoes got shot at their kraals being an ear right down upon the
/ .nts from parties concealed bchind t,..e. hills aroun g g
vent any mime:induct on the part of those by whom the raf' . . mistaken by• their comrades for Idetfirs. s weep the Amatolae, to amehtlete 1111 opposition, and European which stopped
, and reversed her engines and RAILWAY
' our lets-mien.
tax was collecme. • (From the Cape Frontia 7 imes of Jan. 21.) to dictate his own terms to the whole population endeavoured to hug the shore still closer, but almost BR:
v.?ry sharp eng..,avmnt was continued for two hours
Lord BROUGHAM was glad to hear that the consi- A- , Since the d. feat and death of the traitor Hermunus of British Kafrpsria, and the surrounding territory, then immediately afterwards she came i - •h h
a contact wit- tee STOCK EXCHANGE.
, • snd a her without intermission While this was going the sooner he evacuates, that psovince, and resign& the schooner's waist, aft t' f ' • '
deretion of this Government bad been turned to tree " , ' ' ' F "It ct th • fh "I•rt
h and led on at or. eau,or ,on e morning ° tei t i in...ant ne orengging. The unfortunate low:- Caledonian, 1(
ody ht Katirs from the Upper Chumi , . baton of command to an ebler hand, the better for him- vessel must have suffered ver
matter, and he home! taat not only the attentiou ef die !''' '' u i• - n there leas been no ag sressive movement on the part o ' y severely as she only Devon, Preference, 14
ey Sega, the principal chief belenging to the a issih self and the colony. But we have no doubt of his speedy remained b f b f ' ' and North Midland, 2
Offuhli engagN?: in the collection of the tan, but aleo the enemy either in 6 British Kafraria or within the a :me water or Et OUt our mieutes, when she
station in tae Chumie, attacked the rear of the cattle in
that of tho magistratee in the eeveral eetinties, weuld be l• ' f h 1 ' His Ec 11 • .-: •11 d t d and triumphant success. went down, leaving her masts sticking in the European's LIVI
Mice, and succeeded in capturing about 200 head, The mitts o te co ony. x e encymt is we un ers oo
' - ' h i t tth t la. h t e
erawn to rt, wit avew ,o preven ewic , o say •s concentratin as laves a force as he can muster at head- HMV/ANUS AND TETE lIOTTENTOTS. rigging, and her crew, which consisted of the master Srocx EXCHANOW
brother of this men, whom name was Ileanalla (well I g . e .
the :east tot it, was a grievous aggravation of a most dis- Extracts from a Letter in the Graham's Town Journal.) and three men, struggling in the water. The steamer's to-day were the Melt
quarters, to email the. enemy. In the mean time, the (
known in Graham's Town) was shot in Aber. and Fifths Dovers
agreeable impost. '' his follow -
,' Herm:inns an, ere attacked Fort Beaufort boats were instantly got out, and three of the men
The Kafire made a mos: determined attempt to cut I;.,firj, it is supposed, are cha ely watching his proceed-
The subject then drorpod. nicked u bu North Midltlnd '
and th
off the right body of the cattle cedlected in Alice; b;it a Mgt, and will probably make a desperate effort to inter- yesterday merning, but were repulsed with great e le t the fourth was never seen. The master for Dutch Rhenish.
EN. lENSION OF DESIGNS ACT. er hich must in a short time be sent to slaughter, with a loss of about two hundred killed of the schooner who w
well directed fire from soma of the inhabitants cod a cept the supeees w , as one of the survivors, stetcs Aberdeen I.7ta-Birl
Lord GRANVILLE briefly moved the third readiee - d ' th h•
' body of Fingoce (who were concealed among the cattle) the two posts, Fort COX and Fort White, with which al and several woun ed. Several Hottentots, who had at le vessel bore no light, as he had caused it to be C. and 13'.), 211' D
of the Extension or Desigus Act. Ito "(tin Hermanus ha been shot aud taken in when ast th ee-
drove the enemy off-who at length being completely communication has been cut off for some weeks. e been induce( 3, ,ee 0 p e Chicle imagining that he should theroe, and West Yol
• • bein -ff d th 8.11 d th. d
Ne objection .g e ere , e i was rea a. ir
routed et all points retired with severe lots• idpeards they should be unsuccesseul in this attempt, and his taken prisoners. 1 ercaanus was among,st the first who meet no more steamers or other vessels at that time of -Ditto, Preference,
time veld pansed. ,
of one hundred bodies lay about, and numbers of wounded Excellency should be sufficiently retinforced to be able fell in the action, and the Fingoes dragged him up to the h
t F nigh.t. The crew were engaged in taking in the fore- Lancashire, 18M-Ls
s THE IRISH MAGISTRACY. If lace. This will be a cheek u n the disaffected sail, winch revented them from , • Fifths 61,4 dis -Dittc
were carried away by the enemy during their operations, to follow up any success by vigorous severity, they wil maraet-p _ . p . seeing the steamer's m, e ' '
Po ' li ht Liverpool, Cu
Lord STRADBROKE moved for several ' returns ' in all probability overrun the colony. Their first rush and will induce tha wavering to join the British. Several g s, and when they were observed the master states -L-
I had the anxiety of havirre to afford protection to a anti Noeth- Western,
eonnected with the business of the Irish magistracy. that he lost self-
convoy of waggons empecteefrom Leeuw Fontein, and will be tremendous, and will be withstood only by the most Hottentots were compelled to join in the war, and may „ possession, and gave the usual order to
THE JESUITS. " port the helm which as we have said Ditto, Mins, 61es p.-
being obliged to detach a strong party of the C. M. P d the lar est fortified cam s. Lookin be artially excused on the plea of inimidation • but
opulous towns ari g. . . p g p , had the ff
eeeet cheater, Sheffield, an
Lord REDESDA LE presented a petition prayinc, for
n ed f h ' - ' ' • fth ' ' . '
Rifles f6r this service rendered me unable to follow up then to this obvious probability, it is earnestly and others retuse to ig t agamst the colony, and were seized a rowing her right across the steame -' b
1 s ows. The ence, 12 1-16-, Otto
the expulsion of the Jesuits. the enemy in the way I could have wished. As it was anxiously recommended that all the small lagers that by Hermanine order and kept us prisoners, to be dealt Ehropoan has not suffered much damage; the principal 66M c.-Ditto, Halm
MAYNOOTH. handline Sayeral chiefs and head-men may exist throughout the country should be at once with on his return home." injury she has sustained being a split in one of her plates Canal), Preference, g
Earl FITZ WILLIAM presented a petition, signed by he got a severe .e. on the starb r
f th l abandoned, and that all art-diens be 1 Th fll • h b f •
comp eted e 0 owing names ave een urntshed to us amongst oa d bow, from which she made so much Central, 18lai-Shres
were slain-amongst others 10 deserters rom . e ate . _ , . prep .
the inhabitants of several places, praying for the abroga- without demy in every town and village to repel the those who braved the vengeance of the rebel chief; water that Captain M.•Callum judged it more prudett to South-Eastern and I
nonce • several horses were also captured. th k than to nro- • • ick, 23-Ditto, uni
tion of the grant to Maynooth. His Lordship said that he e ' . e and the fire most spirited enemy, for in the present state of affairs no man rcsid- rather than join him in his career of murder and ra- Pu- -4c . teeute his voyteee.- Greenock Adv. w
The action was most sever , land, 29%-Waterfot
had readily presented the petition but so far from de- itig in any of the border districts can count upon his Pine i-Sergt. Bell, Sergt. (leaser, Sergt. Zealand, Sergt.
and determined. 4ee dis.
airing that the grant should be diminished ha rather safety for a single day. John Brander, Sergt. Erasmus, Sergt. Jepps. All these WORTHING.
I have to regret the loss of 6 Fingoes killed and 10 MANI
desired that it should be increased.-(Hear.) The present war is not a cattle war. With the ex. men had served in the Cape Corps, and had retired from ALLEGED EXTRAORDINARY COND lq '
STEAM MERCANTILE NAVY. wounded severely. lICT OF THE ....EY. STOCK EXCHA.NGa.
*oia of the hostilities commWted on the colon by the service with honour-and with an annual pension from WILLIAM STUART 0'1.3
ceptt . , . .
I understend it had been planned to attack us for four
y - S •- •h d f 11 itiew-An extraordinary case of at firm prices. The trt
On the motion of the Earl of CRAVEN, several re- the Blinkwater rebels. the war has been PrinclPallY with the Government. ergeant Jepps was distinguis e or a eged attempt upon a girl eeven years old was investi- 2:.% dis.-Cheshire Jt
days, but the severe loss sustained by the enemy haw I
turtle were ordered of the number, build, Wartime suedes the troops in British Kafraria, This war has evidently his beavery, and was a ereat favourite, as every brave gated before the magistrates at Worthing, unon a charge -East Lancashire 'b
far as it could he ascertained, the ownershi of 'he:steam- .
p believe, damped their ardour and changed their determi-
been the eiult of a long considered and extensive consp:- man is, with Sir Harry Smith. He, unfortunately, fell Preferred by the parent, Charles c ' l • -Kendal and Weide
vessels in the ports of this country, disti ' le. th
nguts ing one nation.-I have the honour to be, Sir, &c., -r ' utney, a abouring
racy between the Kafirs in Kafraria, and their country- into the hands of the Kafirs on the Konap Hill, and was man, in the employ of C. Groom, Esei. Not having ree 4 7-16-Leeds Stock,
of British and those of c •
.oreign build, and the ports from H. SOMERSET, MfajOr .General.
men, and various coloured classes in the colony, and its put to death by them. ceived North Staffordshire,
any notice of the proceedings, we were not in
which and to which they plied. C. H. Burnaby, Major Royal Artillery,
object is to exterminate the white man. It is a war o CONFLICT AT S A.LEM. attendance• and h v• ' -Sheffield Steal
MERC ANTILE MARINE BILL. Commandant, Graham's Town. _ . , , a ing been refused the perusal of the e
2aLs'BCarl* " •
de ositions or ma ist • ' • . Isle 'beds,
race. The struggle will be fearful, and blood will (From the Graham's Town Journal.) f p . g rams minutes, we aro unable to
Lord COLCHESTER said that h '
e wmhed to ask the " Alice, Jan. 22, 1831. 13234 n. -Ditto, Ne
urnish the public with the f
ater. But the issue cannot be doubted • al-
, SATURDAY.-Intelligence ihas come in. this morning ull particulars. We regret
Noble Marquis whether there was any intention on the " The long looked-for engagement with the Kafirs flow as w tli. • h - 3 1-16 n. p -Sheffiwt
though the horrors of the contest could be brought by a Fingoe, who travelled on foot during the , ie. t e more on the part of the defendant, as they doubt- nian, 161m--:Great le
part of the Government to bring in a Bill for took place yesterday (21st), and a warm affair it was. I
the amendment of the Mercantile Marine Bill. penned a hurried letter directly after the affair, but could much mitaitated, its duration much shortened, and night, of a sharp conflict between a patrol of the Salem
etge°,:dY contain facts which, we trust, would contradict Fleetwood, 7/, 2 ed
s. , ,
During tbe last session the Vice-President of the Board not succeed in sending it-nothing but official documents in and dreadful retults confined to a' • tt ctuall the more serious all •
its devastating ru _ • s inhabitants, and a strong body of Kafirs in the vicinity , . y_ . egattons which are in cir- 1014-Sheffield, Peel
of 'Trade had brought in three Bills with a view to im- from the General could be allowed. I need not, I think, comparatively narrow space, if the inhabitants of the of that village, in which, we deeply regret to I
cu ation in the town. The circumstances connected 30%,-Leeds Fifths, I
prove the laws by which the mercantile marine of this say any more relative to the action, than it was a sharp colony who are at present remote from the seat say, an intrepid young man, named Frederick with this affair, as far as we have been able to collect 81111.1
coentry was regulated. Two out of those throe Bills contested fight, from beginning to end, which lasted of danger, promptly responded to tho call of Short, and a Fingo were killed, and another young h
t enah, are as follow :-Charles Cutuey lives in a cottage STOCK EXCHANGE..
had been dropped in the House of Lords; the third about four hours in ull. There could not have honcur and of duty ; and, making common cause Albany settler, named George Dennison, severely t,t,te e top of Bioadwater-hill, on the road leading past as follow :- Chester
been less than from five to seven thousand of and sharing the common danger with ti?eir , m°,re wounded. It aPPeers that the Salem patrol, &insisting
~ Channan Dean," the residence of Mrs. Thwaites. The 1714-Shrewsbury at
was only brought un to their Lordships' Flouse
the enemy-it is impossible to state the real num- exposed fellow-colonists, joined the front ranks ot coio- of only nine mounted men, while out yesterday after- 'etttle girl was rsturning from her grandmother's at (B), 2% dis.-South
on the 30th of Juli, and was real a second time
Th th' d cr would have
on the 3cl of August. e ir rea mg bers-as far as the eye could reach, which would nial defenders, and thus became tho instruments under a noon, observed the trail of Kafirs, which they followed etlhnePttiniT and her grandfather accompanied her to the s •I
be about ten miles, the hills were entirely black with b
righteous God, of inflicting a summary and signal retri- until it led them into a dense bush, in which ii°
iie
.e ht
it 3( e lane leading up the hill to her home, where ihuhTwOCK.
SyXCHANGE
been opposed, but it was stated that there was not time alton and
there, both horse and foot. They seemed determined to ution on the barbarous and formidable savages vih° are the enemY cemPuted at fifty in number, had sought con-
.1 le f er. She had got as far as nearly opposite to the
to send the Bill back mrain to the House of Common., ern 67.
now threatening to tear out the heart of the colony. cealment, and most probably were waiting to me- inick door of Mrs. Thwaites's mansion, when she sat , A-East Lance
and it therefore ' take the fun and town also if it could have been done
passed with the express understanding . ' e ' .
at the distance or gun shot-nearer than this they nould PORT ELIZABETH. ceive them. From the santiness of the information, down on a bank and took off her boot to remove a Testae
that another Bill should be brought in this session to ravel stone from it
not come, only in one or tweaenstances, and then they The _Mercury states that when the Kafir convicts from we are unable to furnish any detaile, save that F, a • While doing so, it is alleged RAILWAY
amend its provisions. He wished to know whether the tn t the defend
were shot. The number of killed and wounded on their the Zuuberg station arrived at the Zwaartkops River the Short was shot through the back, and that -ant came uP to her and committed aa es. L ,
ONDON AND ~..0]
Government intended to act on that understanding? ault uon her erson• b •
side must have been very considerable, although they heat was so extensive that two of them " died in exces- Dennison was severely wounded in the superior Part s P P ,ut it, Perhaps, would have been Traffic for the week I
Lord GRANVILLE said the sugeestions of the Noble
could not be found. T'ne ordnance did very little sive eagerness to quench their thirst." They have been of the arm. 'The Fingo was shot through the head- We a mercy to the defendant had we seen the depositions Passengers, pal
, Lord were well worthy of attention, and the department
with which he was connected would not lose sight of good at the commencement, but it did execution at the shipped for the Cape. infer that the Kafirs must have been beaten, and driven whereby the full extent of it might have been correctls
published. In the ab Merchandise
Cattle ...
them. The Bill of last session had fully ac l' h d
comp ts e close;-there was one shell in particular, that did good The steamer Phatinix has arrived, bringing 50 mules, off, as the messenger states that the wounded man was senee of these, however, we do nee;
: : noe feel ourselves justified in t •
the object for which it was Originally intended, but t'nere service-I am positive at least from ;ten to fifteen some waggons, ammunition, meal, and other stores, vvith brought in, together with the arms and ammumb.o
were lou • • •
ohm in a s Ming farther. Some men Total
were some of its details that required alteration or exten- fell, I saw this with my eye-glass. They managed to _a large amount of specie for the use of the forces. those who fell. A party of volunteers have gone out to . p, g n adjoining field, sheltered from her
b a hed • Corresponding
y ge, and hearing the cry of a child, one
sion, and Government was about to bring in a Bill for * Wn
put about four musket balls into Dowelre premises. Five Kafirs belonging to Sandilli, in the employment escort the wounded man to Graham aTo .
made towards th of them N t Th turn
o e.- e re
There were about twenty-five men in front of the house, of Mr. Painter, have been apprehended and sent to Port GENERAL ORDERS. e spot. The defendant made off.
that purpose. the child's father was soon apprized f • , bat traffic of the Huddere
under cover of the water run, which was the sole cause Elizabeth,-they haying beeu insolent to their master Head-quarte K• we'le '- Town Jan. 9, 1851. 0 the circum- Union, Preston andll
The subject then dropped. rs, ing 1 lam e , stance and, accompanied b
PaiSSENGER ACT AMENDMENT BILL. of preventing the loss of the whole of tho Fingoe cettle. and intending to steal his cattle. 1. Captain Fitebourne, R.N., having been good enoue
nh to th ' ' , y the defendant, went dir t
ec Buxton, and Bucking
The House then went into Committee on this Bill. Here the action terminated, at about two o'clock. (P. E. Mercury, Jan. 11.) to lend an officer and 30 men, H.M. steamer Hermes, , e magistrate s clerk's office, where the inves •te - tion of traffic deduct
tiga ion
The Earl of HARROWBY wished to know what the " Alice, 21st January, 1851. A general muster of the Port Elisabeth Corps took with two guns, to aid in working the surf boats and in took place before the magistrates namerl ' St ff dle Compaq
0 aor s ire
above. Th
" To-day has been with us a most important day, place on Wednesday afternoon. Upwards of 800 men defending the depot, Ca • S t commanding Fort child was examined by Mr. Gore, sr af' - T.
ohNet of the Bill was. ptam tan on, ,urgeon • an_ a.ter -ANCASHIRE AND
About half-past nine o'olock this morning an ettack upon were present. The whole scene was of a very animated Glamorgan, will authorize the usual issue of rations to the facts had been ascertained, the h, h ' '
Earl GP EY explwinel that it was ta extend the pro- fendant 41. and 16s. costs, bein • • LIIC fined the de- open.)-Traffic for we
veis,ions of ihe r - . ' B'll f •
assengers Act Amendment 1 to oreign the town and Fort Hare commenced. Our attention was kind, and although unaccustomed to military exercise, this party, and will i t ovide for them.
n every respec pr It allowed b g within 4s. of the hi sliest Corresponding wee]
se"Ps carryine d the first drawn to the Fingoe cattle, which were seen being they presented a formidable appearance. e. The Comic:sande/ewe-Chief has this day received a Pena y. Y law for a common aIB l'
miles open) ..
a passengers between this country an Guardtan. ssau t.- rightoe
coloniea, driven past Wynne's house at a most Jealous rate. I A company of about 80 men from Mulkey and Kruis report that upon th ' fth 3rd instant Fort
e morning o 0 Turn GREAT NORTI
The Bill th managed to get a spy-glass, and with that could Fontein, arrived at Uitenhege on Wednesday morning, White was attacked i ' b the Kafirs, in four tlinti•NMME.ll.......lin
en went through Committee. n force y _________________ ...Return of Traffic ft
CHAN- sea the Kafirs purtuing the Fingoes and cattle under the command of lautger Metelerkamp. These men bodies. They approached steadily, the garrison re- SEABORNE MAILS. Passengers, p
, maTEL OYSTER FISHERY.
The Eari of encee determined mon r • h F.
in a meet .. ne , t o ingoes do not come out on the terms of the Governor'e proclama- terving its fire, when the Kafiri; were driven hack with _EN aigrettes that the mails are sent fro horses, dogs,
• LOW wished to direct the atten-
tion of the Noble Mar • -1 under arms at the fort and town then tion respecting Hottentot Levies, and decline the bounty, great loss, leavin-
g twenty killed around the by the night—and Mby the mornin .ut the General Post-office Merchandise a:
to a subject of
st, gun the President ot the Counei g--divateh.]
tm d out to meet the Kufirs anti a regular fight but come out as in former Kafir wars as commanded by the d • •d rable number ---.7--ewe'------s----______
u.ne post, an carrying off a consi e Cattle „,
rae importance. Their Lord-
ships were aware that a •, ,_ , . commenced. At this ti.me thousands of Kafirs were seen Civil Commissioner, and the promise of receiving 6d. aof wounded. leis Excellency congratulates Captain PLACES. when made up in From wh t
treaty existeu oetween tnis . GeneralPost-oillee port dis-a When Total
country and France, ev
ipeit_
fi .
in several bodies making their way to where the fight day, and rations for themselves aud families. The reason Mansergh and his intre 'd •
pi garrison upon the glorious . Londou. duo.
h the slung boats -
of the two nations "he uic ping on. There must have been several hundred for declining the bounty is to give them the choice of result which attended the improved defences he had con- --
were restricted to speci- was g _______ Passengers, pat
fled boundaries of the of Kafirs on horseback. The cattle were at this time in their own officers, and to enable them to remain together structed, and which ere so gloriously and gallantly Arreri •
Channel. Sin hat .ca (by Brit. kt ' Cattle „,
was entered into a valuable bed of Osst rs hci cbe td. and about the town. A party of the Cape M. Rifles then as ono company. Their separation from one another is defended by his office ws
and soldiers, who had only ono America (by lI.S. p eet March 14 .• .. [Liverpool .. March 26
pkt.) N 31arch 21
a een 1.;- Am • • • • •• !Liverpool .. March 16
covered between Dieppe and Brightnn eh. d " t ist the Fingoes-and firing at a moet one of the greatest grievances they allege as to the former man slightly wound r
turna ou. o ass ed. erica (by IJ.S. pkt.) M March 26
ch was rather Africa (West coa.st).. N 14th of th •• • • ISouthanapt. April 5 . Total
nearer to the French than the Engia, we 1 f • b th b Xadrs and those on our side was K.afir war. e month 'Plymouth Arrived
oast, and during unous rate o y By Command, Alexandria* .... N 19th & 3 NORTH STAFFORDSI
the last few years this bed enabled the fishe kept up- The Kafirs continued to advance upon the A Fingo arrived in Port Eiizabeth last night, who re- 11. L. MAYDWELL, Mil. Secretary. Belgium .. ..• •• • 1 . Oth of .no.' Dover .. March IE4
rmen of •. N Daily .. .. . I Return of traffic for tl]
Brazil , Dover .. Daily
England to supply our markets with an town rapidly, and nothieg that could be done seemed to ports that while proceeding through the Addo Bush, he (From the Cape Colonist.) •• , • .. 31,9 th of the month •'S Railway and ct
abundance f Buenos Ayres .. , outhampt. March 1!
(testers throughout the year, including the months Of check:them; shell ering from the fort then commenced, was stopped he some Indrs, whoaskedhim what 'ne was. Extr tof ' 1 d lAr sth January, /851:-
BC
,a etter ate( ice, .. M 9th of the month Southampt. March i. Corresponding '
California(viaChagres) NI 17th '
May, June, July, and August, but recently the wrench and some of the shots were well thrown. I should say Ile managed to pass himself off as an Amatembu Kafir. " A report has just Come from Fort White, stating that Cape of Good elope NII ot. month Southampt. March 20 Note.-The abov
authoritiee had acted the pert of the dog in the manger, that about fifty shots with the cannon were fired. While They told him that the Addo Bush was fall of Refire, and the K%tiri made a des erate attack on that place, rush- Constantinople* .... 1,114_1/11 o„ month Plymouth•• Arrived
()I, under the agreeme e
nt
and they would not fish the bed themselves nor allow engaged with the party of Kai,"rs I am now writing oa his expressing his doubts as to the truth of the state- ing with karostea owl; their heads right up to the very c entral America .. m
2dllB,7_th27thof mo,Dover .. March 22
Railway Co
17th or znon. ISouthampt. March 0 ~ --mpany.
others to do it. The consequence was that nearly 196 about another large body, both i:nounted and on foot, ment, they invited him to em in and see, telling him walls of the fort-their dead bodies are now lying in hhialtimel Isles .. .. N;Mon., Wed , &ErLlSouthampt. Ta. Th. S a CHF
English boats, carrying on fin average five mer, each, Wel-Q seen rapidly advancing upon the town from another they would give him some hos (food). The lingo fear- heaps all around." France • ••
••
• M 17th of tbe.montli 'Southanipt. March 20
• • •.M & N Twice daily .. '..lDover .. Twicedally w k .STE:R AND HO
ee ending March 9
were thrown out of employment, and what he wished to direction. wt first sight it was thought. 4hese were Fin- jug a recognition a his race by some of the Kaiirs in PROCLAMATION Greece* • . • • • • Nith 17th27thof mo ;Dover .. march 20
Hamburgh .. ..
ask the Noble marquis was, whether Government was goes, but we soon discovered our mistake. thelaey of ttem the Bush, refused, and continued his route to the Bay. By his Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir Henry George Holland NlTuesday & Friday 'London .. Tues. Sat. Passengers
disposed to take the wiener up, and come to some ran down a small ravine called the et utea, and got The Kafirs told him that those in the Addo are only Walrelyn smith, Bart., &c., Stc. •• •• .. INdlettednes. & Satur.lLoudon .. Mom.Thrr
Honduras .. .. . N'l S uthampt. March 20 Parcels, 11. C. s
it 7th of the 'mouth , o , . .
arrangement with the French authorities about it? actually vvithin three hundred Yards of the town. Mr. waiting for the Elleashmen te g° into Kalirlend and Whereas the Kafir Chief Hermanus did receive a Ireland •••• M & N Twice daily .. ..IHolyhead • . Iwicedaily Goods, cattle, &
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE admitted the im- Pt L
: eve? managed to knock one of these feelotes over, begin operations. large grant of territory upon the. Blinkvietter from India (via South
in la („. „ ---arAP.) M 20th of the month,Southampt. March 2, Mails •••
penance of the subject. His Noble Friend at the Foreign- wn? was afterwards identified as the brother of .t chief " Quaggas Flet, Bth Jan. the then Governor Ma'or-General Sir Benjamin D'Ur- weld ---r•rseill") N 7th&zithofnaonth Dover .. March 23
nffice bad inquired nt the close of the last sessien, and caleed Sogo, living at the Gallia mission st •
anon, .... a
re d " The Kairs are all around tie 'l` terranean via
, . auey have taken ban, and which he ocjcupied for many years upon the souteameton) ( 1
• • el eoth of the month .Soutliampt. March 23 Total
bad found thet th fi '
- o saerinan had been fairly and le- i e , i
it ,
ono shot at a l h
coup e, ut unfortunately the distauce evas five horses-two b?longing to yourself' and one to me; condition of the good faith and amity ; and whereas Mediterranean (via I
niently dealt eeth b
i y the French authoritie4 Each tco g,e,.. , and my shot did net tele I saw the Kafir time and yesterday mnety head of cattle were taken this location haS ever been a nest of thieves and i‘erlarscilles) .. .. N,7th&24th ofrnonthiDover • • ,march 23 Passengers
exico 111 2d of the month.. ;fion,thampt.lApril 5 Parcels, H. C. al
party was prohibited from fiehine within three miles .
Levy shot. He was a most daring fellow and seemed to 1 from the Field•cornet while going to the Baslinian's va abonds• and whereas the Kafir chief Hermanus did Made'ra ••
••
• •
• • .. .. M 9iii of the month ISoudiampt. March 12 Goods, cattle, &
of their respective coa„„_ ~ , ri
_, ,
~ ... lead on the rest. They (the Kt.firs) suecee'd d • • It' t d•- k • the herd was murde d A g '
me, it tne 1 1 encb. tahnontees gtn -getting vier o ma , re • revolt, and by every unlawful means collect a con- mei e r th,l7th 19th.27th / ~)
nway some goats ta •• •• N ? 78c 30th of month j over warm, 18
had interferel with our fishermen in the onen sea. aad a few cattle, bet not man I had uo Kafir came te buy some bread ead meat-be siderable force t uon her Ma'es ' '
o make war p J ty s et,t le ~
.. N,•sollsol2sthofiro,Dover .• March 22 Total
at a greater distance than thre .1 f ' h idea the Krill's were' se daring-immense .13'O'dieli kept seems te be one of the party, for he could ai„
e rat es rom t o a no peaceable subject's, and did upon tho morning t
P„;alsState .1. :: .. Nlsth 15th 25th ofrao'Dever .. March 2
French coast, then undoubtedl • Possession of the hill overlooking the town, alit:: fired account of hirasele-I now send him to tlae Bay bY v -
v that would be an In- e e our of the ith of January attack the town of Felt reniusular.'. •• .. M 7th 17th 27th of trioSouthampt.lfkoril IS 2 Passengers
fesaction of the treaty, and the Fo • volleys into it without effect. mfa h- f • 't d Afi
n.
. 1.
Ir.
.. M 17th of the month jAouthompt. IMarch 21
- ,er t. e inn, ~a two men. ne rein is a mg, and as swn as it abates Beaufort, on which occasion he was most fortunately l'eru •• .. •• Parcels, 11. C. a
reign-office would rsk
for explanations on the subject- b ceased (and which was vigorously kept up foe th -h• ll ' •-t t t th• 'poc” of eight tutu tdl • • h e dh. -
_. re° we s a eneeavoa. o rece el, r, b in e samin t e square o. that teen, an le peopm ce
• , ~ Timany*
.. .. .. N sth lstll2sthofruoDover .. march , ,
, Ut no complaint that • 11 around hten west Ir dies .. .. M 17th of the month southampt. march 2-0 Total
any such infraction of the treaty h hours), I took a stro. the, town to see if any "refire we saw yesterday Three horses are deficient." back and pursued with great slaughter; Ido hereby 'wo-
ad taken place had • West I'ndies (except
been received at the Foreign-office. dead bodies were lying about, and just at the outskirts On Wednesday evening the news reached Uttenha • l
ge claim dec are, and make known, that this grant of land Havanna & Nassau) 31 2d of the month .. Southampt. i April 5 SirnoesnasE UNION ,
Their Lordship then adjourned. -of the town I saw the dead bodies of three Kafirs and that a Patrol of 17 Boors and, 10 Hottentots had fallen d ' h
oes by t ese acts revert to the Crown, and that the * The mails to those countries thus maimed (5) are mime e for the week ending M;
ye by
----ssaa--......._ two Fingoes, which latter woe unfortunately killee in with a party of wafirs, who had stolen some cattle at successors of Her . dll their retelli Fr
mantle, an a ous people, ench packtit.via Marseilles.
'---_ Passengers, pare
HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 13. while fighting bravely. A.. mounted party went out in Kreeaka ,
te, mma, in the Ztiurberg. Jan Lengeet. home Was are for cver expelled the limits of' the colony, aial all Goods and live i
The.greatest supply of water to the • ^
city or Edin-
At Four o'clock, there not being 40 Me 13 short distance and • ,
m ers presentd the ceurse of the day a . , I haee shot uuder him. The party returned to camp, men of this wicked location, if seen within the colon hfle b
in the mont o ie ruary wee Total
, t'a,' the bodies of ;- .37, 1 burgh _
~,_ . , 663 cubic feet per
the SNaker adjourned the House until to m
- orrow. been told by one of them t- . egehteen bringing nith them the bucks and some horses, but were aro to be regarded as enemies and deillt with • •
accoruingiy. ' minute, and the least e. 2 cubic feet. Corresponding w

BOCSE OF COMMONS, March 13.
At Aar o'clock, there not being 40 Members present,
tho Speaker adjourned the House until to-morrow.

SHIP NEWS.
.;`4o'.-CF,;!F,:S TO MARINERS.

Admiralty, :A.ireia 12.
Sir,—With reference to the notice to mariners as to
the alteration of the light at Port Patrick, I am com-
manded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
to acquaint you, for the information of the committee at
Lloyd's, that my]Lords have been informed by the Lords
Commissioners of her Majesq's Treasury, that the ar-
rangements for exhibiting the light from the outer light-
house on the south pier of Port Patrick harbour hare
not yet been carried out, and due notice will be given by
my Lords whenever such arrangements are completed.
W. HAMILTON.