The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-29

tween the English and the Kaffirs, synopsis of
which we published in yesterdays paper, under
the telegraphic head.
From the Cape Town Mail, Nov. 1871
Dispatches have been received from the Headquarters
In karland, detailing most successful and spirited at
tack by detschmsnts under the command Of Colonel
Somerset upon PATIO and the Ksfirs who were led by
him 1t seems Saturday last, Col. Somerset having
reason to believe that the enemy in force at
distance in his front, immediately determined upon
making forced march with view If possible Of bringing
him to engagement Pushing forward therefore with
strong detAchments Of light troops, chiefly Cape
ed by night march CONFLICTING distance Of 80 miles in
reaching on Sunday the broken country . stream
called the Chschabs Here having halted, Kafrs were
shortly after gaoping the high ground
exposing themselves observation much dsringy
than had been the for time previously Still it
making serious stand the prevalent opinion being that
he was merely watching the progress Of the troops
At this time Col. Somerset, with q single orderly,
having rode forward to distance from the troops
Sa al o.
he could reon the troops strong body OF the
enemy mounted poured down upon him. his orderly was
shot from his horse and he himself only escaped by
making dash through the savages and trusting rather
to the mste of his stesd than to the chances of
test between single individual and Of Infatuated
foes The KsHars after having narrowly observed the
the British force then passed to the left
and assembled ahsight distant about mile in front,
with determination to dispute their farther progress
Colonel Somerset was disposed to b.E their
anticipation Of fight and hence, sooner did he as
certain their position than he formed his men ana put
them In position for attack, waiting with good deal Of
mpatienoe for the arrival Of Captain Hoggs levy which
was about mile in the
Every arrangement having been made, the advance,
the Cape Mounted Rides being led in tho absence Of
Major Armstrong, by Captain O'Riely- wound slowly
tho face of the hll the Kars being most advsnta
geously sheltered under cover of immense rocks
The troops kept steadily advancing until within 80
the nes had
crested the hi dismounted and were among the enc
my. Ths Kafrs at first opened running fire, but BE-
driven from their position down the hill into the ravine
below. From this also they speedily dsodged,
leaving behind them their arms, Harnesses and several
horses They fed into the valleys which deep
y nterssct that section Of country and present the
frs in carrying their peculiar mode of warfare Only
seventeen of the enemy found killed in this affair
mat a.v nd
- possible, as indicated by the numerous blood
tracts which along the line Of their
The Kafrs kept under shelter, their numbers could
not be estimated, but their main body is supposed
to have been not less than 500 men, besides some de-
tached parties posted to take Of cir
cumstanoes which might turn up in their favor The
accounts received by do not state the casualties on
side, which however, have to believe
comparatively trifng The Ksfrs 20 minutes main
tanned sharp nre but which seems probably from the
tive. The weather Is described extremely severe,
heavy and continual rains; but our men were In good
vty being determined to push and carry out to the
letter the instructions received by him from the COM
manner OF lt anrmed immense groves
Of cattle sheltered in the broken country at great
distance from the of this encounter and 1t s
posed that 1t was to cover these that this attempt to
arrest the march of the troops was determined on.
From the Graham g Town Journal, October %
Yesterday the paramount Gsika Chief Ssndlla,
reached Grabams Town escorted BY party of the 7th
Dragon Gusrds and Cape Corps under the command OF
Capt Bisset M. R. This notorious chief clad in
dirty blanket and accompanied by twenty of his
quarters allotted him. detached building within the
military lines the Drosty Ground. the Secretary to
the Right Hon. the High Commissioner had interview
with him. for the OF explaining to him his true
position and the danger that would be incurred should
vigilance Of those in whose custody he win be- placed
Every attention paid to the comfort this
chief but he Is not allowed to move except under the
proper application to those anxious to see man who
has caused much to the colony and who has
brought such irrenediable ruin upon his own people
Sir Harry E. F. Young has retired from the
Lieutenant Governorship of Cape Town.
| VERY LATE FROM BRAzILs.-We have received,
by the fine, fast sailing ship Courier Capt Wolfe,
files OF the Rio de Janeiro formal do Concrete to
the Goth December.
The formal extracts largely from the Ne,c York
Herald the particulars regarding the affair of the
duties of 20 per cent imposed on the cargo of cof-
fee In Brazilian bottoms, which arrived at Boston
some months back, but which 20 per cent was re-
|
ington, in consequence of the treaties of 1928
with Brazil being still looked on as in force, al
though the period for which they were made had
elapsed. The Brazilians are highly pleased with
this arrangement, and look on it as new open
ing for the employment of their vessels.
| A person of the name of Jacintho Jose Pereira,
| who arrived passenger at Rio on the 9th Decem-
Der, in the Hamburg brig Francisco, from Lis
| bon, brought with him mum Der of counterfeit
notes of various denomlnati ons-$50's, $20's,
$2's and $Ps-and attempted, Immediately on
| landing, to put them In circulation, paying his
passage with three counterfeit $50's. He was
Immediately arrested, and placed in prison to
| await his trial
The homeopathic war still RACES fercely Con
| paper) in Rio, though we see nothing more said
| about the case OF Leltgas, who, 1t was said, was
killed by homeopathic medicines.
Carlota Joaqulna da SILVA Mattos, who was
ther-in.law, Jose da Silva Mattos, was acquitted,
| eleven of the jury finding her not guilty.
| The steamer Paraense arrived from the northern
ports at Rio, on the 10th December. All the pro-
| vinces there were perfectly tranquil.
| From Para, dates to the 10Th November had
been received: The steamer Guapiassu was
| there intended for service in the interior of the
province. She would soon leave for the Upper
| From Maranham the accounts were to the 18th
November. The primary elections for deputies
to the General Assembly occupied the attention
were in the majority. There had been an out
break at the town of Wanna, induced, it was
said, by the erciusirista party in order to disturb
the elections; detachment of the sixth regi,
ment of GAG adores had gone there, however, and
quickly restored quiet. The Chief of Police,
Manoel de Cerqueira, had been suspended from
Office, Tor not fulfilling his duties,
From Ceara, papers Of the Goth November had
| been received. The elections had concluded
there in favor of the government party
| At Pernambuco and Bahia, nothing of interest
| had occurred.
A long account of the taking of the city of
| Mexico Is given, under the head of foreign news,
| in the formal do Concrete. No remarks are
| made about 1T.
I CITY InteIllgouce.