New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-04
From the Cape Of Good Hope.

From the CAPE Torn. Monitor Of Dec. q, r.
ceived by the Plymouth az Norfolk, We make tha
following extract
DREADTUL MAssAcHGs ~ DAMGRALANo.-A
letter has been received isom the Rev. Mr. Hahn.
missionary OF the bLcl sh Society, stationed a
New. BarmeD, IN Damlraiand giving aa account
Of the horrible atrocities which have been latoly
committed in that quarter by the notorious Nam.
aqua plunderer, Jouaer Alrkander. AID bis
people The Rev. Mr. II aldy to whom the letter
IS addressed, has allowed Us TO make the olloT.
ing extracts from u. Ic date Is the 9th s. pten.
Der
"The whole country Is ia alerment, ani ne ex.
element has risen 90 a higher pitch than ever
Our mission among tie OsahereTo ison the brink
Of destruction. The sd OF last month. Jonkec
AirkaDder fell upon the hahitJane ( " eerlict
" 10 lived on Mr.. Kobe ; station, Schas.sns EG.
warsung. Numbers we're killed, and coda ssrled
cruelties committed, TO which you Will mad scarce,
" any parallel In the history OF most oaroarO1s
nations. Feet OF delenzsl ess women were c1tof,
as well as the hands OF he pless children o, other
children, they struck out the ewes; and oAbes
bellies were ripped up Fer many hours Nc. and
Mrs Kobe were kept in dreadful suspense, not
knowing whether toe next moment would not
bring their turn T. fall into the hands OF these
monsters. Tie NRmequas shot indlscrim' nately
upon the rich aud POOR Oysherero. Jan, Joaker's
son dr6 gged poor sick man out OF Mr h0lbes
premises, and flogged him with his saDbrook.-
An the houses Of tie poor were destroyed, and
the few things they possessed were either taken
or spoiled.
AT last the horde ieit their station, lssing up
their quarters In the neighborhoOd. lnsre 70
NAMED no alternative Tor Mr. and Mrs Kobe bat
10 fee, which they happily Accomplished, with
our assistance. kaniueue himself mais MS e.
cape. Jouker, after las return 10 Concor- aViAe
killed nearly every individual OF kafJinengas
tribe and took everything away. From -neace
he went to his residence in the mouniain and
murdered all the Oyaherero, their wives aud cnll'
dren. who lived with HIM. Only few made
their escape and came 60 this station. Before
Jonker committed these atrocities, be had already
fallen upon Kamahareto. Katjamakas koop.
eryoets) son, who on bis tlight from there muir.
dered in the field three Berg Dsmara women, be-
longing to this place.
previous 20 this deed. Jan Jonker robbed and
murdered acaptain living with Kstjmenga. whose
name / do not remember. do not suppose that
YOU will ask for the cause of all these dreadtol
acts You know. Sir, az well as do that Jonker
and Cornelis do rot want and seek ior pretexts
TO shield their expeditions. The crime OF the
Ovaherero in general, is that they are rchi and
of ahitiene in particular that be once dared to
opposed Jonker. We have been informed that
Jonker has fully made up bis mind 20 snoihllata
our two remaining Mission Stations, and The Ova'
herero nation"
The station Of Mr. Kobe Is Z lie iaEeriof north.
east Of Wslwich Bay. he e4i received intelh'
geuce Of the srrivEl o. a. exploring party MT
Gatons a. tie bay, b.. &c: q her hag-ay len
for the interior. - HAl'