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POILEXGIZ.

We find it stated in Galignani's Messenger that M.
Dubost, one of the heads of the French Past-office,
left Paris on Thur3day for London. This gentleman
is charged by the Government to negotiate a new
Post-office treaty on a much larger and more liberal
basis than the existing one. The arrangements con-
templated in M. Dubost's mission extend also, we un-
derstand, to the more rapid transmission of the Indian
mail from Marseilles, and to the putting an end to the
vexatious delays and difficulties. which the couriers of
the -London Press have hitherto experienced in carry-
ing their despatches through France.
The Courrier Francais, on the contrary, announces
that Lord Lowther had visited Paris for the purpose of
making new arrangements for the conveyance •of the
Indian mail, which was no longer to proceed through
France after the expiration of the convention signed
by the Post-offices of the two countrieS.- " The
mails," it says, " will hereafter be landed. at Venice
or Trieste. This will be highly prejudicial to our
country, and by no means advantageous to the Eng-
lish ; but, although the distance be longer": by that
road than through France, their correspondencp will
follow it in preference, in order to avgicl the delays and
vexations of every description which their • couriers
have experienced in France. Such is the result of the
impediments opposed to commercial and political re-
lations by . a narrow-minded and teasing Adminis-
tration."

The Commerce has the following :—" Belgian
journal of high Conservative principles giveS a letter
from Paris, in which the following passage occurs :
It is generally believed that M. Thiers will proceed
to the end with his new plans. He saw that the
death of the Duke of Orleans put an end to the
course of policy of which he hoped to be the repre-
sentative, and he suddenly returned to his ideas of
1834. A war policy is at present impossible,' says
M. Thiers to his friends. I shall enter into a policy
of canals, and railroads, and material interests, such
as the commercial and manufacturing Government of
the United States are busy with. In addition, he
will not any longer listen to electoral reform, nor a
revision of the laws of September, nor to anything
which is connected even distantly with the politics
of the Left. If you kne w with what profound dis-
dain the poor Left is treated by all the men who re-
volve around M. Thiers, and who regulate their con-
duct by the words of their'master ! '
Upwards pf 800 men of literature and science are
expected to attend the Scientific Congress at Stras-
burg, which will be opened on the 28th inst. The
Town Council has voted a sum of B,ooof. to be ex-
pended in the entertainment of these numerous and
illuStrious visitors of all nations.

The Constitutionnel has the following Olo-
zaga, the Spanish Ambassador to France, has left
Madrid for Brussels, on a mission of importance to
the 'Belgian Government. From Brussels he is to go
into Holland to negotiate a treaty of commerce. It
is added
~that the Spanish Government, desirous of
restoring its navy, has authorised him to propose an
exchange of a certain number of Dutch ships for an
adequate quantity of timber from the forests of Spain.
"Spain; it is well known, was in the last century one of
the most powerful maritime powers of Europe. In 1717,
when she contemplated the conquest of Sicily and Sar-
dinia, she was able to equip a fleet of 22 ships of the line,
3 frigates, 4 galleys, and 340 transports, in which
were embarked 30,000 soldiers, infantry and cavalry.
From a recent table of the navy, it appears to be re-
duced to 5 ships of the line, 3 or 4 frigates, and a few
schooners. That Spain owed her fall and ruin to
England is unquestionable. It would, however, be
advantageous to France, and restore the balance of
power in Europe, if Spain were to resume her ori-
ginal rank among nations, when her influence would
be available in the present state of politics."
Admiral Hugon arrived at Toulon-on the 14th inst.,
with his squadron, from the Hyeres Islands. The
Phaeton steamer is undergoing repairs in that port,
fOr the purpose, it is said, of taking on bdard Admiral
Baudin, the Maritime Prefect, who is about to pro-
ceed on a tour of inspection along the coast, and visit
the batteries of Provence and Languedoc.
The Madrid journals of the 10th inst. are devoid of
news. The Eco ,del Comercio announces that the
Minister of Finance, being convinced. of the impos-
sibility of putting his plans into exct stion, was on the
point of sending in his resignation. A letter from
Malaga of the 3d speaks of some serious disturbances
I. having occurred at Motril, but gives no details ; a
detaohment of infantry and cavalry had been directed
towards that point. •
It was rumoured that General Rodil was on the
point of exchanging the Ministry of War for the
Captaincy-General of the island of Cuba, which
General Valdes is obliged to resign on account of ill
health ; and that General Alcala, the Military COm-
mander of the Basque provinces, would be appointed
Captain-General of the Philippine Islands.
Messrs. Arguelles and Count D'Ofalia were dan-
gerously
The Aupburgh Gazette confirms the news of a re-
volution in Servia, and states that it took place on the
4th and sth of September. Prince Michael at first
took refuge at Belgrade, but as the insurgents marched
on that eo,' he passed the Austrian frontier to pro-
ceed to Senalin. The same journal states that the
tribunals of Wallachia have condemned to death Vo-
gorides, 'the head of the conspiracy which burst out
last year at I3raila, and nine other individual. As
those men are not llayag, the punishment has not
been carried into effect, and they have been given up
to their respective Consuls. Vogorides was delivered
into the hands of the Greek Consul, and was carried
away on the 20th ult. to Greece, where he is to under-
go his punishment.

puntac OPINION.
The Cambrian contains the following remarks on
the presumed course of Tory policy :—" If any re-
liance can be ,placed on the articles which proceed
from the Tory newspapers, it seems that the parties
now holding the reins of office intend to wage war
against the manufacturing system, for reasons suffi-
ciently obvious to the most superficial observer. In
all countries where manufacturing exists to a great
extent, its promoters are in most cases supporters of
free principles and institutions; and necessarily op-
posed to monopolies. It is, upon this view of the
case, not difficult to comprehend why the Tories en-
tertain an aversion for those engaged in manufactures,
and at the same time instil these feelings into vast
numbers of the middle classes."

The following is from the Evening Post:—
' When introducing the Income-tax, Sir Robert Peel
dwelt upon the great favour extended to Ireland by
exempting her from that impost. But we fear that
the exemption we have received in that respect has
been much more than counterbalanced by the actual
taxation put upon us, between the new duty upon
whiskey and the new and increased stamp duties."
The Leeds Times says :—" An unusual hush now
seems to pervade all parties in the State. Contrasted
with ten years ago, this silence is most ominous.
Then the universal cry was, Keep out the Tories,'
or, ' Down with the Tories !'—words which have now
entirely lost their power. The Tories are in office ;
and, what is most singular of all, treading in the very
footsteps of their predecessors. All of which serves
to teach, that though parties may veer and change,
principles are eternal, and that the tendencies of
society are still steadily onwards."
We quote the following from the Devonport Inde-
pendeni:—" During the Parliamentary recess the
country has time to consider the operation of Sir R.
Peel's recent measures, and among the rest his cun-
ningly devised Corn-law excites particular attention by
its very peculiar effects. Farmers, corn-factors, and
consumers are alike puzzled by it: It is a perpetual
riddle to every body. Among its pleasant conse-
quences may be mentioned the failures of dealers in
corn at home and abroad; while the farmers murmur
at low prices, yet the consumers find their bread still
dear."

MONEY-TE.8.73E-COWLTiTERCE.
The markets of the manufacturing districts ge-
nerally give signs of an improvement in trade.
On Saturday last there was, in the Corn Exchange,
Newcastle, 183 samples of wheat, 176 of which were
of this year's crop, the quality very fine.

maw AND POLICE.
Richard Pilling, Thomas Thorpe, Samuel Fean,
George Taylor, William Wild, and James Nague,.
prisoners of mature age, were charged at Ashton, on
Saturday, with conspiring to create suspensions of
labour among the mills, &c. They were all com-
mitted on the charge of conspiracy, but the bail for
two of them, who stood prominently forward, namely,
Pining and Nague, was required to be much larger
than for the others. Pilling was ordered. to take his
trial in the county of Lancaster, and the others- in the
county of Chester.

THE a.Trarc.az.
The Directorship of the Italian theatre at Paris
has fallen into the hands of M. Janin, M. Dormoy
having re.signed. The principal favourites of last
season have been engaged.
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COURT-rAZRZONATILM.
His Royal Highness, the Duke of Sussex, arrived
at Chat worth on Saturday, from Alton• Towers.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland leave Dun-
robin at the end of the week, on a visit to the Earl
and Countess of Carlisle at Castle-Howard.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne left
Sal zbur, early in the month, on their way.home.
The Earl of Haddington returned to town on Sa-
turday, after receiving her Majesty on her landing at
IVool wich.

The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield 4rrived at
Gedling Hall, on Friday, from Doncaster.
The Earl of Uxbridge, and the Ladies Paget, ar-
rived at Beaudesert, Staffordshire, on Friday last
from town,

3.1)(1,

The E

thu 9th inst

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left

Lord and Lady Ditorben left South Dudley-:Areet,
on Saturday for Brighton.
Sir Robert Peel has returned to Drayton Manor
from Scotland.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town on
Saturday for the Isle of Wight.

!"itISCELLANEOUS.
The Corporation of Cork has decided that the next
Mayor shall not receive a salary, or be expected to
reside in the Mansion-house. This will create a
saving to the citizens of from 1;500/. to 2,0001. a year.
The Income-tax Commissioners commence investi-
gating the returns on Wednesday next. Those claim-
ing exemptions for incomes under 1501. per annum,
will be first inquired into.
The Worcester festival commences in the Cathedral
of that town to-morrow. A musical festival will also
take place at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on the 27th inst.
William Curry, Esq., one of the Masters in Chan-
cery, formerly Member for Armagh, and a sterling
Reformer, died last week at Dublin. Various parties
are spoken of as his successor in the office of •Master,
among whom are Mr. Litton, Member for Coleraine,
Mr. Brewster, Mr. Keatinge, Mr. Sergeant Warren,
and Mr. Sergeant Green.
Taglioni is at Milan, and intends remaining there
for some time. She declines returning again to
Russia, where, in addition to her immense salary, she
had received munificent presents of jewellery from
the Court and aristocracy.

NEWS FROM THE CAPE
OF GOOD HOPE.

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EX-

TRAORDINARY.

CAPE OP GOOD HOPE, JULY 15, 1842.
PORT NATAL.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
direct the following dispatches from the Officer com-
manding her Majesty's troops at Port Natal, to be
published for general information.
Colonial-office, Cape of Good Hope, July.l6, 1842.
By command of his Excellency the Governor,
J. MOORE CRAIG,
Acting Secretary to the Government.
have the honour to lay before you the follow-
ing particulars respecting the position of the force under
my command, from the date of my last dispatch until
the period of their being relieved on the 26th of this
month by the troops sent for that purpose from the
colony.
Various reports having been brought to me on the
25th May, respecting the intention of the farmers to
make a combined attack on the camp that ,night,
I kept the troops under arms, but nothing trans-
pired until a short time previous to day break on the
following morning, when volleys of musketry, accom-
panied by the fire of large guns, was heard at the
Point, which post I regret to say the Boors carded,
after a deperate resistance on the part of the detachment
stationed there. By this untoward event an 18-pounder,
which there had not been time to remove, fell into their
hands, as well as the greater portion of the Government
provisions landed .from the Pilot. Fortunately all the
powder, with the exception of a small portion for the
18-pounder, had been brought to the camp, in which I
had caused a field magazine to be constructed. The en-
gineer stores were also saved, but there being no place
at this post wherein the provisions could be protected
from the weather, I had been obliged to leave the greater
portion at the Point, merely bringing up a few waggon
loads from time to time as required.
Finding myself thus cut off from my supplies, I re-
solved to concentrate the remainder of my force in the
camp, and there await the re-inforcement which I made
no doubt would be sent from the colony on the receipt
of the dispatch forwarded by me over-land on the even-
ing of the 25th of May, and intrusted to Mr. King.
The farmers having desired the captains of the Pilot
and Mazeppa to write and express to me their willing-
ness to enter into arrangements for the removal of the
troops, which letter reached me the day after the Point
fell into their possession, I accepted their proposal for a
truce, being desirous of gaining time to strengthen
the post as much as . possible. During its con-
tinuance, they sent in terms so ridiculously extrava-
gant, that, although the quantity of provisions in the
camp was extremely limited, I immediately broke off all
communication with them, being fully determined, sooner
than submit, to endure the extremity of privation. I
therefore placed the men upon half-allowance, destroyed
a small post which I had caused to be erected between
the camp and some buildings occupied by the English
residents, and made my position as secure as I possibly
could, with a view to holding out to the laSt.
Their arrangements being completed, the farmers,_
about 6 a.m. on the 31st instant, made a desperate attack
on the camp, throwing into it during the 'course of the
day 122 round shot, besideS keeping up an incessant
fire of musketry. On the following day (Jene 1),
they slackened the fire of musketry, but threw in 124
round shot, and on the 2d opened a fire from the
IS-pounder which they had contrived to bring from
the Point, while they still continued their discharges of
musketry. During the course of this day they sent the
Rev. Mr. Archbell with a flag of truce, proposing to
allow the women to quit the camp, and to send back two
wounded men, but this was done merely to gain time to
repair some works thrown down by the fire from our
batteries. Here I think it right to observe, that they
were incessantly employed every night in making ap-
protiches towards the post, which were constructed with
considerable skill ; this, the nature of the ground enabled
them to do with much facility, and from thence a most
galling fire was constantly kept 'up, particidarly on the
two batteries, wherein I had placed the 18-pounder and
howitzer.
Finding that the few cattle remaining at the krall
were. dying either from wounds or want of sustenance,
I directed that they should be killed and made into bill
tong, red:icing the issue to half a pound daily. I also
had a well dug in the camp, which gave good water, there
being a risk in going to the valley at night from whence
we had hitherto procured it.
In resuming my detail of proceedings, I may state ge-
nerally that the attacks on the camp were continued
from day to day with more or less spirit by the farmers
who, having soon exhausted their iron balls, fired leaden
balls from their large guns, in some instances sending
them with much precision. Our practice from the csmp
was excellent, a 'shot from the 18-pounder having die:-
mounted one of their 6-pounders on the 3d inst., besides
wounding several of those attached to it.
On the night of the Bth I sent out a party to destroy
some works in our front, which was accomplished with-
out loss. In a subsequent sortie made on the night of
the 18:h instant we were less fortunate, although the
duty was performed with great gallantry, the Boors
being surprised in the attack, and many bayonetted
after a stout resistance. In this attack, which was
headed by Lieutenant Molesworth, 87th Regiment, I
had to regret the loss of Ensign Prior and two privates
of the same corps, who were killed, besides four others
being severely wounded.

Upon inquiring into the state of the prmisions this day
I found that only three days' issue of meat remained.
I therefore directed that such horses as were living
might be killed and made into biltong. We had hitherto
been issuing biscuit dust, alternating with biscuit
and rice, at half allowance. The horse-flesh, of which
there was but little, we commenced using on the 22d, and
by a rigid exactness in the issues, I calculated we might
certainly hold out, although without .meat, for nearly a
month longer, for we had eleven bags of forage corn in
store, which I had commenced grinding into meal ; and
by every one contributing what, remaine of private into
the public stock, a tolerable quantity of various articles
of sustenance was procured.

On the night of the 24th, several rockets, apparently
from a vessel in the bay,, assured us that relief was nigh
at hand ; these we answered. On the night of the 25th,
the many rockets from seaward assured us that not only
was a vessel in the bay, but that she was communicating
with another in the offing, a surmise corroborated on
following day by the landing of the party under Colonel
Cloete, and their final relief of the post in gallant style,
between three and four o'clock in the afternoon.
To the dry detail of the proceedings I have given I
beg to add a few remarks ; and first with resvect to our
loss. Within the period embraced between the 31st
May and 25th June, (t5l round shot of various sizes had
been fired at the camp, in addition to a continued and
watchful fire of musketry, and yet our loss during that
peri.:d was but one sergeant and two privates of the 27th
killed, and three wounded, one Cape Rifleman and one
civilian killed, and one wounded, exclusive of the loss I
have previously noted as occurring during the sortie on
the morning of the 18th inst. The damage to the wag-
gons and tents, an.l private as well as public property
%vac., however, great, for these it was impossible to secure
in such a manner as to preserve them from injury.
Among the serious disadvantages I had to contend
wilt, I may mention that the numerous people attached
as leaders and drivers to the different waggons, many
having large families who required to be fed, hampered
me sadly in the trenches, whilst the vast number of
cattle originally with the waggons, were a very f,-eent in-
cumbrance. These, however, were soon driven off, for
early, all the Boors (contrary to the opinion entertained
by the colony) were mounted, and thence enabled to
move from point to point with a celerity which baffled •
nearly every movement that the infantry could make
against them.

I have thus given a detail of the chief circumstances
connected with the command intrusted.to me. That it
should have been so far unsuccessful I regret, but the
resistance on the part of the farmers since my arrival
has been universal, those few who professed themselves
friendly having carefully abstained from giving assist.
ante, in most cases using that profession as a eonvglij:Jnt
screen fur the purpose of hiding their disaffecti.-on tram
obsaTivion. All the prore:ty of the Engll.7.:n residents
the Boers plundered and sent to Pieterma,ri'„sburg. They
also took out the greater part of the freight of the Ma-
zeppa (including the whole of my owu property), which
they sent to the same place. The prisoners taken at the
Point .(linglish residents as well as soldiers) have also
been marched thither l And the former have, I under-
stand, been treated with groat harshness. After being
plundered, the liviazeppa, escaped from the harbour on
fte night of th 10th inst,

Incanchision, I beg to state that nothing Could exceed
the patience and cheerfulness evinced by the
etroops
under the privations they suffered, and I feel satisfied,
that had it been necessary to have held out for a longer
period, they would have endured their further continu-

!. i ilav -OR. unour to bc,
rant,
J. C. 62.1.1. TH, Captain, 27th Regitneat.
His .Honour Colonel Hare, C.B. and K.H.,
Lieutenant-Governor.
P.S. I omitted •to mention in its place that a'rctunia,
shot on the Bth instant broke the carriage of the;
pounder in two places, but we repaired it so as to be pc
Wetly serviceable. J. C. SMITIL

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your rnOF!-

Port Natal, June 28, IS42:re
Sir—On the 27th instant I availed myself of a CaPdg,
messenger to report to your Excellency in a few 1"1
that Captain Smith was extricated, and Port Sate is
our possession.
It is now my duty to give the details of le) prO.
ceedings.
Her Majesty's ship Southampton arrived and itra'wred
off Port Natal on the night of the 25th inst. ith
Here was found at anchor the schooner Conch, v
„f
Captain Durnfurd, 27th Regiment, and a detachnr%;,
100 men, two small howitzers, and some stores
patched by Colonel Hare, from Algoa Bay, on 10th
Captain Durnford reported that the insurgent 13,
had rel'used him all communication with Captain ;
(vide enclosure No. 1,) who was still holding his P°.-ere
that the headlands at the entrance of the harbour ‘`d
to
armed with guns, and that the Boors had collect shot,
•
force to oppose our landing. Signal guns and ill? ci go
were fired from the frigate to intimate our ar „
Captain Smith, and every arrangement made for` °'./„.ote
ing the place as soon as the tide served, and the frib
could be placed so as to cover our landing. hollY
At two o'clock p.m. on the 26th inst., the S..so pt
ton was infposition, and the troops were ernharlir
the boats, which, however, could only take
fire teen ; thirty-five had been previously
Captain Durnford's detachment on boa& the c'°-„re-
the sea beach being impracticable, in the torl
vious orders the attack was changed,. awl I dire; oe
Captain Wells with a detachment of ;',15 men to ha
tot
di- first point of the High Bluff within the Baj' eh
drive the Boors out of the thick bush, whilst the l•;°lvete
the launch armed with a carronade, and the cargo e
to proceed direct into the harbour, land, and tale' l‘ '
session of the port.
~1013"
A fresh sea breeze fortunately set into the'barthili
the very time of our advance ; the Conch faltirtg coil;
the boats in tow crossed the bar at three o'cock,-,4.:(40,0
Wells landed where directed, when a brisk fi
opened on the Conch and boats from both shore: I !JO°
from the. high wooded bluff within twenty yards
boats ; yet in spite of the short range and 090'00
under which the boats had to pass, so quick O ietl°
advance, aided by both wind and tide, that btzis
effect was produced by their fire. When 0pp0.11i41,1
landing place, from vi hence the fire still conOliL;el,l
ordered Major D'Urban to land, who im-s-10-:e
jumped on shore, and we rushed to the flav,taff
clown the colours and give her Majesty's f;igate I
that we were in possession, and to cease firing. ):01111
The Boors abandoned their strong gril,und the 'l,' the
we landed, yet so thick was the bush -and so brePlyf
ground, that though from the smart fire kept *o6'l
must have been in force, yet not half a dozen 0r;
were ever, seen; and on the soutF4ern bluff so
the wooded covering that not; tin but the mokf, hst
their firelocks was ever seer,. I have since learn, mice
the number of Boors who defended the Port all' v
to 350 men : their loss it has been impossi bi
ascertain.
Having thus seized the Port and landed the nlel Cgr
the Conch, the troops were immediately formed !10,
thin Durnford tvas ordered to enter the bush cps,'
right and drive the Boors before him, whilst 1 fyo
myself en a roadway in the centre, Major If
taking the left along the harbour beach.
In this order we advanced through a bash, „ irbt
ratter of which it is difficult to describe, and which
have been held by a handful of resolute men again°
assailants.
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On reaching the open ground we found the il-rof
of Captain Smith's entrenched camp by the firing soil),
heavy gun. We marched upon the point, Captain does
now threw out a party, andwe joined him at four P
ti
Having thus executed your Excellency's comma° .4cleei
all military promptitude, by extricating the br'ibelli
tachment under Captain Smith's command,lstreet
ircel
his post by Captain Durnford's detachment, and a.
Major D'Urban to hold Stellar's farm, returning' f tlje
to the Port, to arrange a post of defence with such
troops as I expected would have been landed. d,"
The gallantry with which Captain Smith defel%,
post for a whole month, under no ordinary eircuuls feti;
of privation, having been reduced to horse-flesh lbr'.oli
closely hemmed in by a desperate and vigilant foe' ;a
no less than 26 wounded within his closely COPE
camp, is highly creditable to him and his party-
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Thus was accomplished, within the incredihlSh:lple;
space of one month from the date of Captain BWAit.soo`,;
port of his position, the relief of his party, at a '...„`ef
of 1,500 miles from Cape Town, whence the tell
dispatched, his communication haVing had t°,
through hostile hands and a savage country. e,
I have now reported to your excellency the ipine''
ings which have placed me in possession
of Port •-`f ilk
and I have kept them distinct•from any mention
naval co-operation and assistance I received f t°
Majesty's ship Southampton, feeling it to be
Captain Ogle commanding, to Commander Hill, 'nice
officers and seamen of that frigate, that their sill' titei.
us should be separately noticed, whether es Wbiej
cheerful good will displayed towards us whilst oriforisr,
, .
or subsequently in the more important service ye!' 0 fro;
in covering our landing by the admirab4 prdeticigelli;
the ship's heavy battery, and spirited awsiztallee
by Captainytoorldleilrl,
expressoi nf
mt commandliy t day,anklts)fhttaohle,eib;ifioilolis
et se.
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voltinn,
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should not be doing them justice ithourreerp's;iii
here in the strongest terms. por
If our success be not absolutely indebted to tfiejObe
tune presence of the Conch,. to her proteetil I""rc..
muinly ascribed the very smart loss we suffer?' p A
ing the entrance.
, The troops conducted enemaelves- with • tlie,Vtliskj
steadiness, and I am much. . indebted to Ivlsior,v-Itifole
for his prompt landing, and the assistance he has
me throughout these operations. iron
I also received the Vst support from every ° ipo4
der my orders, in conducting these operations, to astt,
ticularly so from Lieutenant William Napier, " Ip,;`'
as my Aide, and Las been of the utmost seryieeriaSP,
not only by his spirit in our active operations, but
~;Tits'
so, by his attention to all details and arranger('
essential on such occasions.
I enclose a return of casualties.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient humble Servant, el
A. J. CLOETE, Lieutenant-C. Wilajok
Deputy Quartermaster-General Con' Oa
His Excellency Sir George Napier,
Governor
enclose and a
C o
returnn of
Commander-ginu-nes phaie.d t:,
alto: „. oit4°l)
P.S. I also
captured on the 26th.

(Enctosure No. 1.) 71,1
(Translation.) f >AaO
The General Core,ln'andant of the I:migrants °ficzer'-
has positively determined to allow of no cw'resP°-
with Captain Sm'ith's camp.
(Enclosure No. 2.) lOl
Her Majesty's ship Southampton, June 26,
MEMORANDUM. Xl°
The attack on the:Emig-rant Farmers' position at
will be mtde in two divisions.
e
The first, under the immediate command of 'to
ColoneliCloete, who will cross the bar,
ho
force the entry
and seize the Sandy Point.
The second division, commanded by Major D
rrtile
will land, if practicable, on the sea beach, abut 6,i4 0,11
above the Sandy Point, spread take the inspli",,.l.‘so,
in flank, forming by his left a juncture with ,:blip:
Cloete's division, and extend his right towards fir
Smith's camp, with whom he will open a comrrann,
A. J. CLOETE, Lieutenant-Colone
Deputy Quartermaster-General Cononil fr
(Enclosure No. 3,

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Port Natal, June
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BRIGADE ORDERS. OOP- e
I. Lieut.-Colonel Cloete, commanding the tr,j AA.
Natal, has to congratulate the detachment of J. torv‘
tillery, under Lieut. Maclean, detachment 9011„b rni
meat, under Major D'Urban, and detttchme-at 2‘05,1'
gitnent, under Captain Durnford, with Le g'llc'es:,:,
the expedition on which they were emplcpyed 1° on
eating a detachment of her Majesty's trorjps underve
Smith, closely surrounded by bands ot. 'hostile in
Boors, against whom they gallantly maintained ,116
post for a whole month, though reduced to horse
foro
for food.
Lieut.-Colonel Clcete has to thank Alajor DrUrrhl
the troops for their steady and spirit conduct cconducti
affair of yesterday. ;or
tie
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To the able assistance and spirited co.oper° .d 9
Captain Ogle commanding, and Captain Hill' 04,./k
officers and seamen of her Majesty's ship southsTkii!
is entirely due the very trifling loss sustained in tP
the entrance into thelarbour, in which the tree toe
ceived the valuable protection of the Conch sehij
commanded by Mr. Bell. "Pi
ber2o
2. Correct returns will be sent in immediately,' t°6o4_,Jr
quarters of the exact strength of the several dietacmu-viirr:
composing the forces employed at Natal, wi'ch a 13:161

list of the casualties that occurred yestertfay elej)
A. J. CLOETE, Lieutenant colonel-ocl
Deputy-Quartermaster-General clonivaanu—itv
(Enclosure No. 4.)
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CASUALTY RETiTitri. CI,
her
Return of casualties during the eisembarkatio 1! •
Majesty's troops, at Port Natal, on the 26th Jutle'ol
Killed—One lance-corporal, 25th Regiment' °-
vate, 27th Regiment.
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Wounded—Three privat'es, 25th Regiment, 7 if SV.
vate, 27th Regiment, air:, two seamen of her Nit': •
ship, Southampton. i'otal—killed, 2, wounded,
Lance-CorporrA Arthur,NAMES
26th Regiment,Light '
•11,
w pang, killed.te P
CO
Private
:ichmond, 24th Regiment, Light'
in°cluundcl.'eedi- acrniaonnggertohuesl3(ill despatch of 27th °
bitto, Dennis, ditto, ditto, wounded.
killed.)
Ditto John Cross, ditto, ditto, wounded.
Private Jennings, 27th Regiment Grenadiers,
' Ditto M'Caffry, ditto ditto, wounded. pePOO
(Signed) A. J. CLOETE, Lieut.-Col.
ridipv.
Quartermaster-Gen, comma

(Enclosure, No. 5.) . ,
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Return of the Guns, Ammunition, &c., tah'e'• .'oi
Natal on the 26th June, 1842.
north
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One iron gun (4-pounder), placed on the nor . .:. t
the.harbour to command the entrance.
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One ditto ditto (4-pounder), placed on the 1311*-- , -,,,
south side of the harbour, looking seaward. J
Too quarter barrels of powder, L. G. " 01' Fourteen rounds of ammunition, 31b. each, W i,.
balls, weighing 6 and 81b., 14 in number. • '..
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(Signed) P. .?vIACLEAN, • i'
Lieutenant Commanding Royal .44 Xtliier

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