New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-20
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
From the Cape Of Good Hope-D'scoveries Ia
South Acknowledgements OF british CIvh-
ization.
Fron The Boston TraVeIIer. 10


South America-Progrcss OF British CiVh-
tzation.
F,orn the Boston Traveller. 18th,
The bark Ocean Wave, Capt. Cutler, arrived az
this port this morning from Cape Town, z. u. II.
nac r The missionary shipW ashington Alston,
from Boston for India, sailed from Cape Town on
the 18th Of November. The news from the lnte'
nor shows that there is considerable turbulence
prevailing among the different native sovereign
ties or tribes, and that this fact was causing lqJay
TO the settlement in various ways. One U su
frontier papers states that about two hS1Ireu
lives were lost last wear by the collision OF olher
ent savage tribes, and that similar results "H1
follow in successive years II the lnPes1osNyo Vi
the barbarous reople be not stopped ms, we
suppose, is intended as MOT lot the ahneAa'ion
20 Rritish SWAY of the disturbed districts.
The CoDe Torn Mail gives an amusing account
IL The proceedings at a session OF the Beers
Rad y on Assembly. One Of the members pro-
oeeded e. argue against resistance TO the Engusn
and Queen Victoria as impossible lie was In
terrupted by cries from the other members Of
'he's mad, turn him out and the unfortunate
member was forthwith turned out neck aud heels.
Discoveries are daily making in regions beyond
what was denominated the frontier Among otn-
ers travellers have arrived from the Zulu country
In some places il was fertile and beautiful, Win
vegetation luxuriant; in others the land was oar,
rem with not a tree to be seen for miles Inc cnei
food of the inhabitants is milk, rice ana sweet
potatoes. 4. A.
Kraai of one Of the principal Zulu chiefs styieo
by the natives En- Corzan. Here they were nos
pitably or tertained for four days. CorZan, the
Chief. reioiced in the possession of toenty sclres
all Of whom were daily dismissed TO the laoors oil
the FIELD except one favorite dark beauty, who
seemed exempt from this unfeminine occupation
A cupbearer, too, figured at the festive board,
reminding the travellers OF Pharaoh aud the kings
of ancient times-a tall, stalwart native, whose
head was bound with large blue shawl, IN On
entail style.
The natives use black earthenware cups
These cups were so beautifully glazed and OF such
curious workmanship, that the travellers were sur
prised to find that they were manufactured by the
natives. The kraal or hut of the chief was sur
rounded for miles with those Of his relatives
About 100 of these vassals were summoned upon
one occasion and dispatched to hunt buhaoes-
Large crops of mealies, sweet potatoes and Caifrl
corn were seen, as well as immense quantities OF
sugar cane.
An expedition of about forty volunteers, headed
by the English Crown Prosecutor, had, under plea
Of stopping the incursions of the "Bushmen, ln-
vaded the territory of old Chief, the ally of the
English, seized 900 of his CATTLE and several OF the
Bushmen boys as captives, and required him to
cede all his unoccupied territory TO the British,
all because he had not prevented the incursions
of the Bushmen. The vassals of the old Chief, dis
contented at the proceedings had fed in terror
over the frontier.
Discoveries of considerable magnitude have, &C.
cording to the Cape Torn NAL been shed over
the geography of the interior of Africa. The sub
stance of il is that the great axe before reported
discovered in South Africa, although receiving the
waters of several rivers has outlet 10 the ocean
About seven days journey to the north OF this
Lake ridge OF very high mountains crosses the
continent, and beyond 1t new river system
commences, the streams all flowing to the north
and ultimately to the Ocean.
1t is on one of these streams, say the accounts,
that Maraleskatre and his tribe have made tenn
porary resting place. This Chief, some twenty
five years ago, was in subsection to Zulu tyrant
named Chaka, residing near the Eastern Coast
south of the latitude Of 2s'. Escaping from the
domination of his merciless MASTER he He'd with
a large body Of adherents over the mountains to
the northwest, spreading devastation around him
as he passed
He was driven still further north ward by the
BOOers, who in their turn, were pushed forward
by the advancing civilization OF the English
Thus, Moraeskatre, with his ierocous leglons,
have been retiring continually toward the Equa-
tor, leaving behind them deserted country,
swept of inhabitants, by his destroying mar, n.
He has now traversed at least thousand miles
from the point at which his wanderings COM
menced, at least quarter of century ago.
Still his interchangeable pursuers dog the steps OF
the retreating lion, and have already begun to
rout him from bis latest lair in the center OF the
continent. The Care Torn Mail hazards the
prediction, that, before another quarter of cen.
fury shall have elapsed, the whole interior OF
South-Africa to the Equator, will be occupied by
civilized communities of the European race, and
probably under the dominion Of Great Br'tain:-
Among the discoveries in the new land of promise
are ivory in considerable quantities, and many
other articles Of commercial value.
The Anglican, Independent and Baptist Clergy
have published declaration protesting against
the control assumed by the State on the govern
ment Of the Churches. The Episcopal Clergy,
while repudiatng the control of the Secular 90
vernment, make no objection to receiving ther
salaries from that Government. The baptlst ana
Independent ministers ect alike the control and
wages Of the State.
The Boston Journal says
Messrs. Jarvie X Co, and MIR. g. j. Nichols
have determined to invest a considerable amount
of capital in testing, suitable scale, the capa-
bilities of South Africa as cotton producing
country. The spot chosen for this experiment is
the neighborhood of the Umzimvoobo, to which
place several newly arrived emigrants have
already been engaged to proceed to assist In the
work
Files of Van Diemea's L and papers to the 2sth
of August had been received at the Cape. The
inhabitants of that island (which has been, almost
from the period of it's discovery, the receptacle
for British convicts) are beginning to bestir them
selves against the convict system. In this they
are encouraged by the result Of the agitation at
the Cape of Good Hope At public meeting
held at Lancaster, it was resolved to employ no
more convict labor, and league was about to be
formed to carry out this object