The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-07 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

Extract of a letter from Graham's• Town, dated
Aestil :—.. .
o This town is increasing very fade iii building, up-
wards of 200 houses have been built since we ar-
rived; every one who tan get work is flying to it;
two new streets and cruel streets' have been laid oat,
and partly built on. The main a , about a quar-
ter of a mile long, was only part holt on when we
arrived, now there is scarce a vacant.spot in it; there
are a great many shops, or rather stores, for so they
are called; of ' these there were oily two when we
came, yet the price of every article is•very high. This
t►e parties *Badge to be in eonatquepce of being ins.,
ported direct to the Cape, there. landed and ware-
housed, the freight and ditty paid, then sent coastways
to Alps Boy, with the saute freight charges as from
England or elsewhere, expense of latiding and ware-
housing there, and carriage from thtince to this town.
A load from the Bay costs about 81. yet with all these
difficulties and expences, English goods will pay cent.
per cent, and often more, particularly if taken into the
country about two or three hasdred miles, which dis-
tance is thought nothing of h►re. A waggon with ten
oxen performs the journey from Algoa flay with a
load in four days, a distance of lone hundred and
twisty miles; neither rocks nor a6t other difficulty
deter the bollocks; they suemount all—indeed
dratted-borate could not perform suth journeys. The
horses, is their taro, perform 'wonders. A man will
perform the journey with a boric to Algoa Bay In one
day (17 hours.) He takes two loaves of bread for the
horse, and a blanket for hiinself. Should any acci-
dent happen that might detain Use for the night, he
turns his horse loose (knee haltered), mid lays himself
down is the first bash to sleep. The post from Cape
Town to Graham's Town, a distesceof 700 miles, is
performed is aevee days. by Ilottentots and 'soldiers,
with relays of horses at certain distances. Slimy set-
tler•s are pursuing the plait of going to and from Algoa
Bay with waggons bringing goodat and make a great
deal of money, the carriage money being all prait;
and should oar fature.prospects by realised, we shall
very soos supplant the Dumb farmer. The settlers
get lc 64. per day aid their proviefeenr-lirr n*log
timber in the woods, and pinkie; pays totter than
sawing of beams, scantling, planks, anti boards fur
Government and private buildings, in Graham's Town.
We never see any wild beasts in the woods, therefo►e
they most harbour in the bushes or brush•wood.—
Baboons there are by hundreds, and many species of
email monkeys ; the former are very large, but all fly
the approach of man; we have them in great num-
bers round about, but they never do us any harm, al-
though, in some parts of the colony, they are a great
anaoyance. The elephants are seen in herds of 50
to 100, and are said to be the largest in the world.
being from 16 to 18 feet high ; same part of the year
t►ey are very vicious and dangerous, at other times
they will run away at the approach of man; bet at all
times it is dangerous to attack them without you can
make sere of killing them the first fire, for should one
receive a wound he becomes desperate, and it is al-
most impossible to escape. Leaden halls will not eater
his skin, but pewter are always used is these coufficis.
One of the African regiment is now by my side, who
was located at Fredericksburg ; he assures me that
he was out with a party shooting elephants, and that
they fired away a pound of powder, in musket-ball
cartridges, before they killed one, although they were
very close to them; they found the balls Oat against
his ribs, but being exhausted for want of blood, be
laid himself against a tree for support when two of
them despatched him with pewter balls, and when he
fell on the ground one of his teeth, which weighed
70Ibs. was bugled in the ground. In one attack the
elephant pursued him and he was obliged to throw
down his bat which the beast stopped at and trampled
to atoms, and thee pursued him again, he them took
off hie jacket and threw that os the gruaad, which
he also trampled to pieces; at last, as the only re-
source, he climbed up the largest, tree be could find,
and thus escaped, for of a middling size these
animals pull up by the roots. Ostriches are plentiful
here. I have seen eight or ton at a time. Two men
took twenty-nine eggs of theirs from one place, for
which they got 2s. each. An egg will yield a quart
of food ; is very mild and good rating. Tobacco,
which is in general use here. and the growth of the
colony, 1 bought, when at Algoa Bay. for 8.1. per
pound, sad it has often been sold at that price by the
Dutch Boors, in the market in Graham's Town. It
has never been retailed at the stores under Is. 6.1.
sod lately at 21. and now Is sold in the market at 2s.
6d. and thus you see we go on with increasing prices
every day."

THE ARMY.

WiNTIENCE CPON CAPTAIN JOHN nun, ROYAL HORSE

GUARDS.

A letter has been received 4r Illsjor-aeneral Sir Henry
Torreas, Adjutant General, from big Re•val lligbnessthe
thilie of lurk, Commander-in-Cliief,of whit:lithe follow-
ing is a copy, rrrtsitini, which will no doubt be issued
in lleneral Orders throughout the Army.
Mese Glaards, Oct. 4, 1922.
have laid before the King the proceedings of
a Benefit Court-Martial, held at Knightsbridge Cava'.
ry Barracks, on the 24th and •Stith September 1922, for
the trial of Capt. Jehh, of the Royal Regiment of Horse
Guards, who was arraigned upon the usderluentioned
Charges :
First.--" Fly neglecting to comply with a Regimental

LONDO.AI:
NONDAT wrarrimo. COCTONIS 7. 182*.

STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CjOCL

Commis remain steady at tilfi for tLe Aereitet, and
for Itlopey,:8181: A good deal of ►asioese is doing.
and dm Mirka koks brisk.

The beetle in the Foreign Market continues more
than ever. All Foreign Securities are rising ; Chili
has been dope at Jl. There has been also a great
deal doing in New Spanish and Colombidn Bonds.

Chili SO—Neer Spanish, 701-044. SO—New Prinslin, SDI
—Old, S9—Russia, FO—Danish, sel —N e a poll tam Scrip, Si
—Colutabise, voi 97.

New York and Philadelphia paper, bare arrived
this morning- to the lit of September. They contain
• proclamation of the President, allowing British ves-
sels from the British ]Vest Indies to the United States,
the sense privileges that are allowed In the British
West Indies to vessels belonging to the United States.
By an arrival at Baltimore, In 17 days from Likuirat
we are informed that the Spanish lieneral Morales,
had returned from Curacoa to Purro Cabello, and
there landed his troop,. By a communication of
the Board of Health dated August 31, we leers
that an iaspection of the stores in the infected district
had been made, but no putrid hides or other matter
had been discovered that was likely t.) infect the atmo.
sphere. Three new cases of fever hol been reported
that day. Several houses in the infected district bad
been robbed. Bombay papers to the end of May bad
been received at New York at the cad of Angst, but
they did not contain any sews.

Petit risers to the 6*.li inst. have come tohead.
The affair of Berton aid his accomplices hat Fere
hoard before the Court of Cassacios, aid the Cori
has derided against them all. A telegraphic disia:ch
frogs Strasburg, given is the Journal (fre Dew!,
states, that Caren's sentence bad bees executed la
that city ea the let inst. On the ether head tb.
Qmotiolienneennoeneao. es a great act of mercy, Gm
the King bee commuted the sentence of death 444"
Fradin sad Seseckatilt, two of Bertea's immunises.
into tweaty years cooftactment for the one, aid 61teea
for the other! The intelligeoce respecting Greece
contioses satisfastery. Among other accounts whim
corroborate those previeuely received, is an snide Imo
Coostaatineple. dated Sept. 3, which, after menthe.
nog the &parlors of Lord Strangford for Vicar",
adds, " Defeats are said to have been experienced by
the Torks is the Mores, bet we know nothing
tire." The intelligence tram Spain in these ?slim
is highly farourairioto the Constitutional eau.. Be.
sides various successes raised ever the rebels, au I,
title of the 20th tilt. from Madrid says` that the sp.
nigh Ambassador at Lisboa bad austmemd officially
the msrch of a Portuguese corps of 6,000 mes, is
serve as aa auxiliary seeps in Spain. A letter feso
Bordeaux of the 27th ult. states, that the publication
of the Royal civilisation, by whisk the Sanatory Cot
den is converted into an • Army of Observation,"
bad caused a rise in the value of provisions, sad all ar-
ticle' requisite for the supply of an army. It is added,
that orders bad beta isesed by the ?mock Gomm
meat for the purchases of grain sod forage in mural
department. of the South of Frau*. The 11th mili-
tary division, whicb formed so part of the Sanatory
Cordon, is added to the Army of Observation.
Fassco Fueroe, Orr. 4.—Fire per cent. Cossols
opened at 92f. 90c.; highest at 92f. 95r.; lowest at
92f. 70e ; closed at 92f. bse.—Bank Stock, 1,655'
Neapolitan Five per Cetus. 76/..—Rxchange on Loa-
don, sea =oath, 25f. 30c.; three ditto, 25f. 35r.