The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-26 00:00:00

feet. The frigate now opened a formidable fire on the
enemy froth her forecastle and poop, broadsides from
her 88-pounders; the boats also kept up a dreadful
fire, pitching shells every moment. The frigate's
heavy fire made such openings in , the woods
among the enemy that they were soon conspicuous
to the troops, who kept up a heavy fire of small arms
on them. The shells from the boats swept the enemy
from their guns. The haughty rebels were now seen
to fall. All on a sudden, after an half-hour's engage..
ment, the out-laws made to the country, bringing the
guns with them. Our 18-pounder kept up a heavy
fire on them as they passed the woods going to the
country. The troops having now possession of the
harbour, they hauled down the Dutch Jack, and
hoisted he Union. The troops now made their ap-
pearance through the woods towards our camp, and
took 12 rebels prisoners. All the rest fled. Oh, Hea-
vens ! what a joyful sight to see we were once more
inhabitants of the upper world. No tongue can de-
scribe or no pen can write the joy we met in
meeting the Grenadier Company and the 25th Re-
giment here. We gave three hearty cheers that
rent the air and drowned the noise of the cannon.
The next clay Colonel Cloete marched up the
troops zo the Dutch village, and plundered it all over.
We were only allowed to partake of eatables, but
not to meddle with anything else. But some made
well of it. We took meal, flour, bread, tobacco, coffee,
sugar, butter, cheese, tea, rice, brandy, wines, pigs, and
every kind of poultry, and cooking. utensils. I have
now the satisfaction to feast on their sumptuous food
for the long starvation they gave me. The enemy is
making fortifications up the country at their town,
lest the troops should follow them. All the troops
here are kept busy every day making fortifications
round our camp, and at the point or harbour. We
expect to follow the Boers up the country in a few
days. There are about seven hundred men here now,
with the '2sth and ours. They are mounting all the
fresh guns the frigate brought up to proceed up
the country with a. strong force of men. The Caffers
are burning and destroying all their small villages,
and putting every one of the enemy to death they
come across, and bringing us dozens of cattle every
day. All our sick and wounded aro on hoard a. ship
to forward to Cape Town, and there are a great
number of them. All the waggons that were damaged
are taken to pieces and put on board a ship to go to
Algoa Bay to be sold by auction. Captain Lonsdale,.
with family, is on board to join head-quarters. I am
sorry to mention to you that your old friend Cartev
dropped dead in the intrenchments on the morning of
the lath.

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PORTUGAL.
FALMOUTH, OCT. 24.—8 y the Liverpool steamer,
arrived last night with the' Peninsular mails, the lie-
comp? Trinz dispatches riere received. .Her date?, of
teuvliig• tree. ;Toni i7ibrdtar the hith, litdiz the 14th.
Li.lx Lhe. 176. from °pork, -amti. Vigo Ow
18t1; iDstant,

LBPox, Om .17.—Up to the pre.teau ihoinent
there has not been any announcement either of the
settlement., or even of the progress made, on the ar-
rangement of the new tariff. This important subject,
so highly interesting to every one, is the topic of
general conversation; for while the suspense occa-
sioned by the protracted delay of this negotiation con-
tinues, no speculations of any kind will be entered
into, and commerce will consequently remain at a
stand still.

The Government has issued orders to make prepa-
rations for the electioneering in those parishes of the
provinces where vacancies have occurred, or where the
former elections have been annulled, or where the de-
cease of the electors have been the cause of the inter-
ruption. The day fixed upon for the purpose is the
6th of November next, and the 20th of the same month
for that of the twenty Deputies, who are still wanting
to complete the number w hich constitutes the Parlia-
ment. Economy being now the order of the day
(and, perhaps, better late than never), the police force
of Vienna and Braga have been dissolved, the cavalry
and infantry of these extinct corps having been incor-
porated into other reigiments ; similar dispositions
will be adopted in other parts of the country. A list
of all the employes in the several custom-houses of
the kingdom has been published, and a new organiza-
tion entered into of the same. A Committee has also
been formed to take into consideration salutary mea-
sures for the better administration of justice, and an-
other for the formation of a prospectus of a permanent
law for the levying and receiving of the decima and
other taxes.

In Oporto several persons have been arrested on
suspicion of being implicated in the coining of false
money and manufacture of paper, with the forged
Government stamp, which was discovered through
secret information given to the police, in a small haus%
fitted up with all -necessary machinery and utensils
for the purpose. A large quantity of amalgamated
raw metal was: found, together with a good deal of
base coin, ready for circulation.:. The authorities are,
of course, on the al and the trial of the:parties:is
to take place in a few di!ys ;` in this-country the pun-
ishment for this offence-is 4104 pn the 6th inst., in
the same.city, the fiist-stone'vnts laid,' with the usual
formalities, for The election '`of' the new.Cominerciai
Exchange, the funds for the purpose having been
raised by voluntary contributions of the wealthy mer-
chants there. -
Preparations are, making, in the Royal Palace, for
the reception of his Royal Highness Prince Joinville,
who is expected here on his way to Rio Janeiro.
The Royal Family all enjoy perfect health. Every-
thing is tranquil, the late revolutionary movements up
the country having been completely quelled.

WARSAW, OCT. 15.—The Emperor set out yester-
day afternoon to return to St. Petersburgh. His Ma-
jesty's brother, the Grand Duke Michael, arrived
here last night. The Princes of Warsaw, who ac-
companied the Emperor to Nova Georgiewisk, re-
turned yesterday to receive the Grand Duke, in
whose honour the city was illuminated.—Prussian
State Gazette, 21st October.
Earl Spencer and the Hon. Captain and Mrs. Fre-
derick Spencer and family, are passing the autumn at
Althorp-park, where a select family circle will shortly
assemble.

ACCIDENT ON THE BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.-011
Monday morning the down-train, which leaves Lon-
don for Birmingham at six o'clock, met with
an accident within a short distance of the Leigh-
ton station, in consequence of its coming in con-
tact with a bull that had jumped over the hedge,
and was crossing the line. Three carriages were
thrown off the rails by the concussion, but fortunately
the passengers escaped without the slightest injury.
The legs of the poor beast were cut completely off,
and the animal was otherwise so severely injured that
he died almost instantaneously. In consequence of
the occurrence the up-train was delayed for more
than an hour and a quarter, as well as the trains which
left London.

On Saturday was buried, in St. Margaret's Church,
Westminster, David William Gregorie, Esq., late
Police Magistrate of Queen-square-office, to which
he was appointed from the Western Circuit, coming
from Christchurch, Oxford. His lose will be deeply
felt by the objects of misery who crowd the po-
lice-offices of this city; whilst he judged in public,
he gave in private. The poor in his own neigh-
bourhood will long remember him as the fearless
visitor of the sick, for, whilst others fled in the fearful
season of the cholera, this excellent man was seen at
the bedside of the dying, cheering them, relieving
them, and praying with them. Mr. Gregorie has left
a widow and four young children ; to her in affliction
may be some consolation the universal and deep re-
gret felt for this pure, high-minded, and gentle-
hearted man.

THE LATE SIR JOHN COWAN, BART:—The late
Baronet, whose death was announced in our obituary
yesterday, was born March 18, ;774, and was conse-
quently in his 68th year. He married, Aug. 22, 1810,
Sophia, third daughter of James Mullett, Esq. Sir
John, who was an Alderman of the City of London,
was son of Mr. Robert Cowan, of Perth, by Mary
Rentoul, his wife, and traditionally a descendant of
John Cowan, of Stirling, who founded, about the
year 1620, Cowan's Hospital in that county. Mr.
Alderman Cowan filled the civic chair in 1837-8, at
the period of her Majesty's visit to the City, and was
created a baronet on that occasion.

We understand that Government are in treaty
with the Earl of Haddington for the surrender of his
rights as keeper over the King's Park, Edinburgh,
which our readers are aware gave him almost uncon-
trolled power over this !loyal demesne, preparatory to
various improvements on the grounds, and other alte-
rations, which, when finished, will impart a new aspect
to the ancient Palace of Holyrood, as it is not impro-
bable that her Majesty may revisit Scotland at no dis-
tant period, and the Palace will be in other respects
made fit for her Majesty's reception and residence.
A second Anti-Slavery Convention will be held in
London in 1843, commencing on the Nth of June.
TUE WAR in The completest account of
the Chinese war yet published has just issued fromthe
press, from the pen of one of the gallant actors in it,
and whose gallantry has met with its deserved re-
ward—promotion. We allude to a Nareatire of the
Expedition to China, by Commander F. Elliot Bing-
bam, late First Lieutenant of her Majesty's ship Mo-
deste. The narrator commences with the commence-
ment,
b
ment, and brings down his relation to the presentperiod, interspersing his account of moving accidents
by flood and field, with many interesting and many
racy anecdotes of the Celestials, and which, as hap-
pens with most anecdotes that are facts,j011 80. [The
often lead
to inferences of no mean value."—
universal desire in the public mind for accurate infor-
mation respecting not only the proceedings of our
faordc es
peculiaritiesth e Chinesetsheea seas, bu t manners, customs,
h
te
inhabitants of that hitherto
almost unknown country, will
the perusal of this interesting tramk,
which makes
by
acquainted with every 81"ade
of Chinese life, from the
highest Officer of the State to
subjects.] the most abject of its