The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-18
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 a
month later. The following items of il are taken
from the Boston TFarelly and journal;
rebellion had broken out among the Hottentots,
at Theopolis, which of the most serious nature
1t appears that the rebel Hottentots were joined by
some deserters from the Cape Rifles, and also by
some Kafiirs, and at daylight in the morning MUIR
dered in cold blood the Fingocs resident at the In
sttution there. The Fingoes were shot as they
lay in their beds Some Of the rebels wished also
to burn the women and children; bat others pre-
vented this.
The missionary buildings at the TheopoIis sta
ton the oldest in the colony, were all burnt down
save one small building. After the massacre the
rebels CONNIE need their retreat to the mountains.
They were followed by forces gathering in their
rear: and at one place an engagement took place
between the English forces and the enemy, in which
the former lost several killed and wounded, and
were obliged to retreat, as the rebels were contnu-
ally receiving reintorcements. Among the killed
was Field Cornet Gray.
IL is feared that in many other Hottentot locali-
ties rebellion may break out at Theopois. II is
not yet known how far the infection has spread.
Abundant documentary evidence has been found
among the papers captured from the enemy of an
extensive conspiracy, among the frontier Hoten-
tots to destroy the white inhabitants. II appears
that the widest and most insane ideas had found
place in their minds; and believing that the white
settlers had been abandoned by their government,
they concluded that the time had come when they
too might set up for themselves and recover their
ancient possessions Sandili the Kafhr chief, it is
said, was to have had Graham's Town for his fu-
ture capital while the future metropolis of the
Hottentot nation is TO be fixed at Uitenhage. with
Port Elizabeth as its commercial mart. Papers
relative to the division of spoil were also found.
A Zoou chief, located in the Vaal district, had
put TO death in the most cruel manner sixty unfor-
tunate natives, who had crossed the river for pro-
lection. The motive OF the butchery was the pos
session of their cattle.
captured Kaffir stated to the English authori-
tics that Katlirs had already been killed dur
ing this war than for the whole Of the last. He
also states that the Kafir power is still unbroken
and that they have idea of surrenderng; they
still believe that they shall regain the ascendancy
in the country. Among the Hottento. rebels those
of European extraction are the most active and
dangerous.
AS specimen of what is going on, throughout
the whole length and breadth of the country, it is
stated that Mr.. Bernard Reilly had arrived from
the frontier, where he had trading station. The
rebels came upon him at night, dragged him out
with his wife, the latter by the hair OF the head,
in her night Clothes and were about to kill them,
when they enabled to escape while the cap
tors were talking about their plumber.
The Frontier Times announces that there is great
probability that Governor Smith will shortly make
peace with the Kaftirs. The former, according to
the Times, is willing to make peace, II the rebels
will surrender their firearms and the cattle they
had captured; but up to the 4th Of June not gun
had been sent in. A peace which did not guaran-
tee to the settlers quiet possession for the future Will
not be acceptable to the colony.
The Graham's Town Journal states that Major
Gen. Somerset had continued his attacks against
the combined forces of the Hottentots and Kaftirs
on the Kat river. On the 29ih of May he assailed
and carried the enemy's strongly entrenched po
stion and had driven him from his strongholds
into the forest, destroying his camp, and Selling
Stores and depots OF grain, and inicting heavy
loss upon him.
A notice was found in the rebel camp, in which
'sthe provincial government" provides first and
foremost for the division of the spoil-then for the
subsistence of widows, the punishment OF offenders,
and last, but not least, the maintenance OF good
order. This notice further appoints council OF
war, not merely to decide upon plans of military
operations, but also to revise the laws, &c.
| FRoM THE EASTERN PRovINcEs.-A letter dated
Jackals Kop, May 18th, states that things are in
dreadful state in that part of the country the enc
my fast taking possession of the district, and
| carrying every thing before them. They had with
in the last fortnight taken fifteen hundred cattle,
seven hundred sheep, one hundred and seventy
| horses, and murdered four farmers. The farmers,
instead of forming themselves into encampments,
were flying in all directions. The panic had been
| so great among the Beers, that the commandments
and field comets not able to get single Boer
out and, but for a small number of troops the enc
my would massacre the farmers and their poor
wives and children by wholesale. The writer says
| the war is far from being at an end; the enemy is
becoming quite desperate; we shall have to do all
the work over again large number OF the
| Gaikas, rebel Hottentots, and Bushmen, Qwesha's
and Mapassas people, are In great force In the last
nesses OF the Ke.
| The accounts from the Buffalo, received by the
Hermes, are of very distressing nature Kreli
has openly joined the enemy-ordering all
missionaries out of his country, and replying, TO a
demand made by his excellency for the restitution
of some cattle, that they could not be returned, as
| now it was
| letter of the 10th says, last night the enemy
| attacked one of Hans Albert's places, took 5000
sheep and 700 head OF cattle. The feld-cornet
went on to the neck with ten men, retook all the
| sheep and cattle, shot fifteen of the enemy, and
captured fourteen guns. He is the only man that
| still holds out with his men.