Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-08-23
FROM THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

By the barque Ocean Wave, arrived at Boston,
Cape of Good Hope papers to the 18th Of June
have been received This intelligence is about
half month later. We copy from the Boston
Journal aud Traveller such items as they have
compiled: s..
rebellion had broken out among the Hoentots at The
opos which Of the most FERROUS nature appears that
the rebel Hottentots joined by deserters from the
Cape Rifles and also by Kars, and daylight in the
morning murdered in cold blood the Fingoes resident the
institution there The Fngoes shot they lay in their
BEDS Some of the rebels wished also burn the and
children, but othsrs prevented this.
The missionary buildings at the Theopos station, the old
in the colony all burnt down, small build
ing After the massacre the rebels commenced their retreat
to the mountains They followed by forces gathering
tween the English forces and the enemy in which the former
lost several killed and wounded and obliged to retreat
the rebels continually receiving reinforcements
Among the killed Field Cornet Gray
II is feared that n many other Hoento localities rebellion
may break out Theopos Il is not yet known how far
the infection has spread.
Abundant documentary evidence has been found among the
papers captured from the enemy Of extensive conspiracy
among the frontier Hoento destroy the white inhabitants
appears that the widest and insane ideas had found
place their minds aud believing white settlers had
been abandoned by their Government they concluded that the
time had when they too might set for themselves and
recover their ancient possessions
Zoolu Chief located in the Vaal district had put to
death in the cruel sixty unfortunate natives
who had crossed the for protection The motive Of the
butchery was the possession Of heir cattle.
captured Kafir stated to the English authorities that
Kas had already been killed during this than for
the whole of the last He also that the Ka power
still unbroken, and that they have idea OF
they still believe that they shall regain the ascendency in the
country Among the Hottenot rebels those Of European
extraction the active and dangerous.
The Frontier Times that there is great proba
billy that Governor Smith will shortly make peace with the
Kaf. The former, according to the Times, willing to
thosv
cattle they have captured but up to the 4h Of June not
gun had been sent peace which did guaranty the
settlers quiet possession for the future will not be acceptable
to the colony
The Grahams Town Journal states that Major Gen Som
had continued his attacks against the combined forces Of
the Hotieno,s and Kars the Kat river. On the 29h Of
May be assaed and carried the enemys strongly enenched
position and had driven him from bis .rongholds into the
Forest destroying his camp and szDg bis stores and depos
of grain, and inf citing heavy loss upon him.
notice found in the rebel camp, in which the pro-
vncis provides first and foremost for the dv
sion Of the SPOIL then the subsistence of widows the pun
shment Of offenders and ss but least the mantsnance
Of good order This notice further appoints councof war,
merely TO decide upon the plans Of military operations,
but also to revise the laws, &C.
FROM THE EASTERN PRovINcEs
letter dated Jackss Kop, May 3 that things arc
in dreadful in that part Of the country the enemy
fast taking possession Of the district and carrying thing
before them They had within the last fortnight taken 500
CATTLE 700 sheep, ITO horses and murdered four farmers
The farmers instead Of forming themselves into encamp
ment flying in all directions The panic bad been
among the Beers that the commandans and field
nets not able to get single Boer out, and but for
small number Of troops the enemy would the far
and their poor wives and children by wholesale The
writer the is far from being end; the enemy
becoming quite despea'e shal have to do all the Work
again. large number Of the Gakas, rebel Hoento
and Bushmen, Qw.shas aud Mapaas people are in great
force in the Businesses Of the Kei.
The accounts from the Buffalo received ~ the heimes,
ed the enemy, ordering all missionaries out OF his country,
and replying to demand made by his E1celency Tor the res
uon Of some cattle they could not be returned ss now
il was war.
letter o tho 10th saws last night the enemy attacked one
of Hans Abers places 900 sheep and 700 head of
c.ue The field corne went the neck with ten men,
retook ali the sheep ard cattle shot fifteen of the enemy and
captured fourteen guns He the only man inst 'i holds
ont with his