Star.
London, England, 1828-12-01 00:00:00

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UT*ACT OP A. Letts" bAtiza-' &Kr. MIMI:
idea irkwit ittirkkai 'Attu; 130111141 ilk
PORT ittecti?iiitic .11iidert 1;'1134/1.
0 We fraet sow beat a *telt Oh the Vilarch',"nno are
170 mass from Grahinis's Toilet'. SfisioriDo6dat ;us
jint this' moment joined ea; be bit himillsonse tiltrance;
frearlert and •f Uin with Sobs* of '11!: Mike& !tits .....,
Tea 'trill be eurpfiled tfb llittelreelailt Ike rltililsedt
with forty men. Ido out think iheili is seer &abett of
the two fives . (155th .Reginsent)' displaylat tkisish
velour. I have no driubt theVafeta will tkf at turns'
without oar assistance. ' GOD knows irhether we pie'.
ceed'farther or not. Perhaps.we shaltbe entatispet hers
for some time. Chaki will Most }Well 'Make another.
attack.' Major Dundas,•nitb Tarty Inert, and five ot
six thousand Caffers, completely ditfe.them. back, and
took 30,000 head of cattle from them. Our re2imeat
march uncommonly well—in fact, if we go farther we
shall knock up the cairalry. Our army consists of two.
divisions, about 800 *eh in 'oath. Colonel Sometawt '
Merman& one. Colonel !AM The other. We have ialse
Ilnee piece! Of nitiller; chiwn by oten : altogether we
'atlas a very turiniaible appearance.' We have limp
rather short of provisional withlare had no bind for .
the hit two days; howefier,.# stragenTnidli'exneCticl,
every hour. Winer 411 in iteri good health,iad I like.
the campaign Yeti Much. ' ' The enontry iibeitistiful;
there has been no' iiin alai vie left! which is very
fortunate."
einit-iihri;sAgi4i. lb.
AU private ACCO22llliroba ebb 60-riders of Calfraria
received by the laic post teem fo''kree In stating that
the loss sustained by Chaka is of fun:h i'nitore that it
canott have any ()diet 'illect.thiethat of in kering him.
The cattle captured by the aid Of Maier Dundas and his
few armed colonists have been alieady retaken: and the
Tambo4cies have sent tb implore limber 'assistance.'" •
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SITRACT Or A LKTTIK, DAVID. °KARAM.; TOWN,
AUGUST 7, 1828. , , •
" The battle (alluding to Major Dundas 's affair) semi!
to have been rather a rout than a contct;_the muskets
produced a panic in the enemy, but not so iscrisive-m:,
might be expected, as, Alter the first di.chawgi4: stew
n3ble fellow of the Zoolas came forward frown isis.dirri;
ion, within range, and insolently challenged the whitely
to come out and fight! for which bravery his life wits.
Lost humanely spared by order of Major Dundas. 'The.
Zoolas had posted thetnsensslees in a fork formed
.Ibe
two principal branches of the Oestala, with about (i
thousand head of cattle, taken from the various chief..
but principally from FA)", -Captain- of the Miflualh
clan of Amatymbw. The excellent disposit,on of the
Callers, and the effect of the fire arms, so 'n caused
Ihtro to seek safety in flight. The engagement 'aim,
become an affair bctaeeir small and detached parties,
defending or capturing cattle; and after five bouts'
harassing work nothing was, lets on the field but the
whirebody,our kind ally having vanished. taking charge.
of 25,000 head of cattle (worth 10,0001.) captured by
the whites; and the Zartlas, 'with the temaiuing 15,Q00.
made their eseape to the eastward. So rapid was The
retreat of Vassanie with his prize; that Minor Diodes
did not conic up with him f.r two days. Seventeen
Zoolas fell by our guns. and 46 were counted among tbs.
slain by Assaigais. ,Maj ,r. Dundas was suppostdi by
24 t, ans.
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"The alarm of the advance of Chaka had,' pre-
viously to this affair, induced Major Dundee to mow
Mend the march of our troops into the Cater country
and they tails up their position on the Kei river, 150
Liles beyond our own frontier, when they were mo. t,
nsi•erably off for f.rid. Hintze, fur *hose protection ..41
had come so far, refusing to lend cattle for slaughter
!shill our plusisions ,hould arrive. The effect oiithiri
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tvinessroo made by the route -of the 26th on a IMO
tattle herd seems to have inspired soh tennente MI
'Major Dandarf and, through him, its the' Chnibillidant
cf. the frontier, that the military camp *as broken op