New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-05

BY the arrival on Sunday night OF the Akbar from
Canton, the Herald has papers from Cape Town
the Akbar having touched at that place IN her pas
sage 10 the 10th Of November.
The Z'sid AjrkadH Is filed with accounts NJ
the incursons OF the Aafirs, and detlils Of skir.
mishes between them and the colouistx.
The authorities at the Cape are beginning how.
ever. To feel sanguine OF soon bringing the Kafrrs
to a state Of subordiEation aud they will either
have 10 give up ihci. propensity ip rUbbing the
cOonists, or be externnated.
The following iromthe South AficGa CONNER
cal Adrerpv will show the latest movements Of
the British Government toward conquering a
peace in that muchdisturbcd colony:
supplies now ready provided for, sufficient TO
keep forces ia constant readiness for any kind oi
vice and It is no9 Bcertsned ths very favorable
landing place exists At be mouth Of the Buffalo river
ia the heart of Cacrisrd Il stated few weeks ago
thar II ~ ThInierbolt had been dispatched
Waterloo Bay. At the mouth Of tbs Fish river with
mOorng chains &C. iu that place With instructions al
80 20 examine the bay ri the mouth OF the Buffalo in
which Mr. John FindAy. OF this tswn had anchored
and remained for Comfortable tine in l-36. This dis
covery, II boldly followed up Avs Cafcrand AZ the
Governors feet This is the KEY % Caferland a fort
here would command the whole country from the sea
to the mountains and from the Kesksmna 10 the Kei
BY OF steamers troops md surpes 81 every do
~rrVtvu can be thrown ~ am moment into the very
center Of the enemy country through this opening In
short the great difficulty OF Csier warfare i removed
which undoubtedly ts distance from ports and har.
bOrs aggravated by the horrbs nature OF the roads and
rayines between the army aud resources When the
Thunderbolt in this bay the CATERS showed them.
selves in considerable numbers the rising grounds in
I the neighbOrho0d. mounted and armed with guns 80
They are intelligent enough 10 know the importance Of
keeping this gate into their country shut and the Gov.
ernor when he advances 10 take possession Of IL may
probably have opportunity OF striking blow at PATIO
and his associates in that vicinity At all events they
viii be made 10 leave that part OF the country.
ENERsoS's POEMs.--We cannot review this
book. II dehes criticism. We cannot give an &c
count Of H. thrush a squirrel At ia sambOls among
the trees child in his active aud changciu moods
could not more puzzle painter trying TO catch por
trait. The poems have family likeness Some Of them
are endowed with the prooundest insight some appear
to US like nonsense And yet nd ourselves enchain
ed by these lines unable lay the book down
ull they have fastened themselves in memory and
we 60 OF repeating them with much delight and pro
badly with about much understanding "a the bOba
link has IN repeating his song We 10 the habit OF
committing verses 10 memory but nearly the whole Of
the hrst volume. without intending H. have re-
pcated to Ourselves hundred times After repeating
We have sometimes endcav9red b. explain H. OF
our friends who lovers OF useful knowledge But
we never satisfied any one satisfied that
know anything about ourselves. Yet we have sort
OF impression on our mind. ike ,bs, which the sun
makes upon cloud that Mr. Emerson has finer poetic
genius than sny other American poet
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