The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-25

| The chief event has bes6 the patrol Of Msjof
Wilmot with 500 men, In the course OF which
some thirty or forty Kafiirs are said to have
fallen. 1t seems ia some degree certain that
Krei is now implicated in the war.
From the Sovereignty the intelligence is very
disheartening also. All the farmers in Caledon
river had formed themselves into layers for self
defence. The BaSatps had taken two hundred
and seyenty-6ye head Of cattle at koesberg from
the Eingoes Refuge bad been given in Mosh
hesh's country to all the best cattle OF Meurose,
the chief with whom we have been 10 such active
hostility These cattle were guarded by
strong body Of Tambookies, Meuroses people,
and Basutus The Bautus were killing, it is
added all their yellow cattle, as the prophet
had directed the Kaiiirs Dloshesh's eldest son
who, it may be stated, has always been at the
head of a war party, and was not one OF those
who visited Cape Town some years ago with
NJ. Arbousset--is said to have prepaid a large
force to join the Tamboolies, but TO have been
restrained by his father.
| On the 10Th, Mr.. Cole and Commandant
Joulbert were ut Bertram's station, in expecta-
ton that a force of 300 Doors would join them
| from Caledon River against the Tanbookies,
but that none could be spared from that part
With Joubert We're about 100 burghers from
Colesburg and more were preparing to join him,
in consequence of the impossibility of any
coming from Caledon river A letter Of April
Sd conveys intelligence from Dir. Cole to the
25lh March. II states Hhat on the morning Of
that day the chief Meurose, Amhali, and Seper
and number Of Tambookies, all mounted, and
estimated at 1000 strong, attacked the Fingoes
at the mission. station at the Wittebergen
killing six, wodnding four, and carrying off all
their cattle.
Major Donovan, with 80 Cape corps, 200 of
the Albert and Colesberg Burghers, with six
FOUNDER, followed up the enemy, and overtaking
them in the Businesses of the Wittebergcn,
completely routed them, leaving 200 dead in
the field, and made them fy in the greatest
terror, Menrose (Morose) having been glad to
divest himself of his clothing, which were pick
ed up by a Fingo and brought to the camp
This certainly is a valuable achievement.
Such is the present unhappy state of the
whole interior. There seems no prospect of
any aid from foreign sources and, indeed, it is
currently stated that the governor will not I'M
dertake the responsibility of sending for troops
elsewhere. The civilians of the immediate
border are exposed to ruin from the repeated
service required by them, and the continued
state of uncertainty in which they live. And
the west feels the evils of the war most bitterly
AUSTRIA.
The semi-olicial Vienna Journal contains
summary of the receipts and expenditures ofthe
government for the first quarter of the financial
year 1851, commencing, by singular arrange
ment, on the lat of November, 1850, and ending
lst Of January, 1851. This summary includes
the receipts of the whole empire. The follow
| ing is an extract:
RECEIPTS.
Direct taxes ~. Fll6,O68,599
Indirect taxes -. 2h,403,4 8O
Domains, mines, &c. 2,299,219
Surplus fSnking Fund 2,4lO,5l3
Divers ordinary receipts I,3Oz142
Extraordinary receipts including
| Sandman war payment 5,462,449
FL SO ,95I 400
EXPENSES.
Ordinary Fl.47.SO5,764
Extraordinary, including those of
November in anticipation of war 29,757, 687
| Fl. 77,563, 45l
Consequently, showing deficit on this quarter,
Of 24,6l2049 forms; but as an additional sum
of 26,820,l78 horins have been obtained by SUM-