The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-26
From the New York Herald.
Intelligence from the Cape OF Good Hope.

The fine ship Yumchi, Captain Steele arrived last
evening from Canton, touching at the Cape Of Good
Hope bringing accounts from the latter place to the 18th
The intelligence brought from the Cape is interesting
showing the progress OF that colony and OF the CATER
war. ...... .s.... ... ..
Ii to be seen in the news annexed that the English
mode of warfare is little than ours, although the
English have abused not little Tor taking our pro-
visions from the MeXicans, and paying far market
price therefor But who is fool enough to see the beam
in his neighbours eyer .....
We make the following extracts from our papers;
From the Caps Town Advertiser, Oct "a
Some skmishes with the enemy reported, with
loss both sides, though il is evident that the Cal
fers much broken down. Ii Is scarcely possible TO
believe that the war might now Be finished BY few
combined movements on all parts OF their country.
From the OF hostilities there is little new, and
nothing important Sir Andres Stockenstrom is repre-
sened again ready To act with considerable force and
a well replenished eommissariat
The arrival OF Mr. Palmer, deputy commssary general,
has evidently excited fresh hopes on the frontier Mules,
horses and light wagons about to follow TO add 10
his means OF transport, Where so much depends on
this branch of the service every sort OF animal and veh
Gle, fit for draught or carriage, should be put in requs
ton the varieties of the service will find employment for
them all Experienced men seem 10 prefer the mule in
the present circumstances Of the country and the forces
likely prove very serceabe, where the the
horse may not be available. Panniers, well as light
wagons have often been found extremely useful with
mules, in countries not unlike South Africa, in
parts OF Spain, where rapid movements were TO be made
across country away from lines OF roads The CAT
feTs pack oxen BY this time the commissary need
not be TOO proud to take hint from the enemy
So pressing are the necessities OF the inhabitants OF
Fort Beaufort, that the OF ESQ is Civ
for the hire OF single wagon to convey goods from
GTaham's Town to that place.
From the South African, Oct. 81.
Private letters from the frontier by the last post aude
chiefly TO the scarcity OF provisions and the charges OF
transport when transport be obtained which is not
always the for any sum OF money This Difficult
y is very generally ascrbed TO the proceedings Of goU
erRmsnt pressing, that IS, ssisng udgonS uhereper
found Ii seems to be the universal opinion of the colo
niss that this an injudicous well oppressive
practice; and II is not improbable that much Of the
wrechedness and very large portion OF the expense
OF this war may be fairly traced to want Of iudg.
ment, and of proper sense of equity manifested in
this attempt to the public by violating hs liberty
and property 0fPruate individuals, The intention
no doubt good 1t to time property, money,
and life, by putting in motion every available Of
transport for the public service that a well provided
force might be thrown upon Caerland with the utmost
despatch, and this houid finished at blow. The
order therefore given 10 seize wdgonS and oren, ruth
ont requiring the consent Of their Oraers eUsR phsn
piOed bringing provisions to markets tcheTe they
urgently required The design was good but any per.
acquainted with human nature and colonial topog-
raphy must have from the first that il impracd-
cable.