New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-22
From south Africa.

We had accounts. says the Commercial. from
Cape Town TO the 9TH June, last week. RIA Boston,
the principal item OF which was that q large body
OF kafirs had been repulsed in an attack upon
Fort Peddie on the 25th of May. We have now
Cape Town papers TO the 9Th OF June, inclusive,
with still later advices from the frontier. We copy
the following paragraphs
CAPE TowS June G l.46.
By the frontier post which arrived this morning in
tel,gence has been received 10 Tuesday, I'd June
Col Somerset had successfully effected the passage OF
C0mmGtys Drifi with his convoy OF - wagons intended
Is supposed 10 relieve and reinforce Fort Pedde and
for other services This is decided Success the haiir
having gained nothing and being repulsed in country
highly favorable their mode OF Col Somerset
had reached and halted Breakfast Wei the night OF
the 3lst This is about halfway from the Drift 10 Fort
peddie which be would reach by another days march,
by road running through Stocks Gate Enos) country
the Finco settlement the border OF which stands
Colonel Somersets force Is estimated al 1900. This
with troops that expected Join him
and the force FOrt PeGGie will enable hin clear
that part OF the country and cover Lower Albany The
kairs will therefore, probably direct their marsuding
parties agains, the upper part OF the line or the Some
set district
Col Lindsay seems TO have acted judiciously in con.
ning himself the defence OF m. fort his force Is
said have been utterly unit 10 cope with SO vast
| body OF ha!trs III tina, peculiar country.
Sir Andreas Stockepsroul had just arrived az head
| quarters
From. the Frontier Times, June %, l5i6
MoxDAY-Co. Richardson with 100 OF the TN
! Dragon Guards and guns, returned TO ST
! o'clock to-day from Cemmays. they ordered out
on Saturday night and reached Commatys By 4. VI on
| sunday before Col Somerset'- camp broke up; they
had been directed hand Col Somersets rear. IN
the OF the haitrs making attack on the wagon
train
Al hai past three O'Clock an express came in from
Col Somerset who Is encamped N the neishborhood OF
Breakfast Wei We informed tina. his division
attacked by the haiirs in the bush, killed
| and b wounded Col Souerse; succeeded N getting
the wagons 80 IN number all O.; the bush by
O'Clock yesterday The attack the troops tuade
abou: u o'clock IN the morning and continued
IL erenlng when they a! got out of the bush. Their
| progress much inpeded by the number OF oxen
shot which had 20 De away from the wagons and 70
! be replaced by others We hay,- heard any esr
mate OF the force OF The hairs. Il is understood that
the Governor intends ssi,oning y of the 9Th Reg
!hton 70 enable The farmers there 70 patrol N me neigh
borhood which from tneir small number only - men
! they could do before without risk their camp
Sir Andrcas Stockens-Tom arrived N Town last night
and was with the general 81 early hour THIS morning
Fresh todies OF hRtiirs 70 coming INFO -ne
co.ony-d cattle from the colony dsiiv passing
on their way 70 hasrland. His Excelency, under
stand recommends the stock OF the various sBcamp
70 b. The rear and farther concentration
o; the occupants order they may be better able
protect themselves n case OF stack Informed of the
death Of Dutch farmer named Potgleter son OF Mas
Potgieier, the 25th ult- n Oiphsn;s HOOK he
shot by hgi.rs from whom he endeayorng 10 re-
capture cattle stolen from him
| TUEsDAy-This afternoon NJ r Scsnln who with a
party OF eight burghers this day Greeis
Leser. 20 bring the wagons belonging himself and
Others That had been lately saved by the party who went
otl 20 lrNs the efcirpfrent - thai ne!eEoOFnCod-
arrived IN sstety-havIrs fully succeeded IN Ms purpose
Mr.. >canha reports thai he many houses the
neshborhood OF the Fish River burning There every
believe that the ha:-s making their
appearance II thsi part NJ Scanlin hslr Tres IN
The neishborhooG or Wal hrsniz bu; did fall IN with
Aay KAfsrs
We have just received the following which ulsy be
relied accoun; OF the late stack Col.
Sonersets division IL Fish River Bush
Col Somerset moved Coul-na.ys Drft win me
force under els command daylight the 3lst and By
10 O'clock hsd al the across the Fish River and
formed n order shout half mile beyond The wagons
were divided into several divisions with companies OF
troops between and srocs 52nkins parties thrown out
About four miles from ne AZ steep ascent me
advance guard sharply attacked and The IRE returned
oy C. " Rifles, Capt Napier The whole continued 70
advance under continual IRE. for nearly ne=
ne guns being vel Up 70 the front and opportunity De-
lns found OCCASIONALLY OF using them win effect The
ammunition wagons which were Il iron. we're got
through ne pass. and halted ire opposite hight with
gan position AZ o'clock The rest Of the wagons
followed and By " TIE -hole train. - IN number
was safely formed mo q camp the hight
Outing ne advance the cavalry we're c;sroan:ed |
snd VIII ne intzly returned TIE enemy ire well and
s1ecciaLiy. Several Of The z TIE wagons were
sHoH or By scrye exe-Eons were quickly repiscedfrom
other wagons
ne loss Of the troops three killed and i. /
"oehoeG The later believed 70 Be doing we'll I
S noEse> were shot among which were three OF Major
Gibboas and Lieu, Stokes
Ne enemy did arter,r,t r,oIss-