The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-23
IMPORTANT RoM TIE CAPE Of eo01 MPe,
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Rebellion Of the Kafds, aided by the MOttentOts..
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From the Boston Traveller March o.,
TIE bark Hamilton Captain astt arrived at this port
at two O'Clock this afternoon, With dates from the Cape OF
Good Hope to the 4th Of FeSruaryfty days later Than
We have file Of the Cape Town Nail Ertra Of February
The accounts are most dsplor.iae The Kafar chief
have generally rebelled sSbS< the English authorties
and feared at the ltesS accounts that the otcn-
| tots also wavering In their loyalty.
Prom the last o Dcember the date of the sdyises
war posts had been continued between the rebels md
the Epglih and their native allies in which the former
always victorious where the action was in the
field
The accounts Of the murder Of farmers Of the interior
nil quarters: and where they not Killed they
driven of pennyess and Their farms and houses Pun
SIR Harry snith the English Governor was forwarding
lcve@ The coionists we're aiding hun,
believing that in prompt suppression Of the reoeon,
Should any number Of the different native chiefs With
the ottontots join the rebels the contest would b.
desperate 1t thought that tho Governor would
soon be at the head Of ten thousand men
Esd Of Sapu.ry the Rai COO strong attacked thc CO.
lonists and other allies Fort Hare They were
pulsed with the lors Of 100 Killed.
On the ID VI January strong force OF Kafrs attacked
Fort White The Kafhrs were dispersed with twrnty
killed On the morning Of the 18th the rebel chief Her
manus with his horde Of kafirs and the Hottcntots
whom he had scduced compelled to accompany him,
attacked Fort Beaufort The assault wa. rep.lssd and
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! Carr TowS Man Orrrcr.l
/ NospAr, Feb. 3, 1851. IL A. n.
The post which arrived yesterday morning has brought
accounts Of lamentablc state Of affairs In the frontier
who had joined them had taken post at watersdoo n
the western part Of Fort Beaufort district and
vagng the country in all directions.
In the space between Graham's Town and Fort Beau
fort tie cast and Somerset and Cradock the west
every farm had been pundercd and the inmates driven
away except at two pLices Dagaboers Neck Mr. Trol
| lips) and Lyndoch (Nr. Dodds Pringlesl. At these
places had been formed and the defenders
were in constant expectation Of being attacked.
Most If the Hotentos who in the service of the
farmers had either joined the rebels had formed scpa
rate encampmcnts, where they remained neutral. but
substng 1t supposed on the plumber OF the deserted
farms
| The Nancazana post has been abandoned and burnt
Mr. Temple Sourse and his family afterwards driven
from their house In the vicinity Of tho post, and Eng
! lish servant named Kay, killed MeSsrs. Ansc,
McMaser. Stokes. and many others. have been in lila
forced to take refuge in the towns cncamp
ments The loss Of property, destroyed or plundcred
There we're reports of further dcfecons at Kat river
and that Fort Armstrong had been abandoned
Some maraudng parties Of Tambooikes had entered
the colony. In some places they had been repussd hy
the Beers and Fingocs and considcrable number killed
The colonists both English and Dutch beginning
to turn out, in some force commando OF about 80
mounted burghers. under Field Commaniant Bowkcr,
composed the Grahams Toun Joraat states Of about
equal numbers Of Dutch and English. had gone from
Somerset to attack the rebels at waerioof they
to be followed by 100 more from the same place.
More than fifty Beers we're expected from Zwagc,s
IIoek, under Ficd-cornct kruger, and a many from
would leave the 10th ult aud those Of some other Field
cornctcics would follow.
Many Kafrs had been seen about Gr,llan's Town, and
there had be, some approhensions Of an attack
1t Is stated in letter from the Rev. Nr Read SEN,
that all the mission station. in kailirland are burned
down, except the seminary at Alice aud the Chumie
station.
Prom Kafhraria the accounts received cheer
| ing. Near King William Town detachment Of Cape
| Corps and Fingoes defeated much larger party q
kafrs killing many Of them with the o.- Of only one
| Fingo killed and Cape Corps man wounded
letter from Grahams Town. dated January IS 1851,
On Monday evening the mails arrived from the North
ern Sovereignty. Colcsberg. Cradock. Somerset. Sc
bringing letters which had been accommodating in these
places during the last three weeks. These letters
tancd the most fearful and alarming intelligence Of the
state Of those parts Of the colony aud to hch from THE
nechborhood. no help whatever can be- rendered
The letters alluded to. some u them down 10 the oath
inst, confirmed intelligence which had been received
through other channels previously Of eplorile con
don to which various respectable families had been
reduced Our letter states that the TaMtookcs, under
Mapassa had been a,agu9 the colonial border and dcs
| troy ing all before them.
They had fixed upon a night attack whittiesca and
Fort Loxton AZ Is now called but prevented by
the providenial arrival at that place. the evening,
Of number Of fingoes belonging to Craock, but Who
had no knowledge Of the intended attack.
In the Of Monday, reports reached town from
various quarters that considerable bodies ~ kas hat
been moving round Graham- Town in various drce
tions This coupled With some intelligence received
from MajorGcn Somerset previously, led to the impress
sion that attempt on Graham's Town in contcm-
plation In fact, the authorities were alive TO this,
that about three o'clock the inhabitants generally
aroused and warned TO keep sharp lookout However,
day, three o'clock p NJ nothing further transpirc
TO iDtrudc on our tranquility.
a letter from Cradcck states that Mapassa Is lying
within few hours ride of the colonial border. AZ the
head Of 5000 men; that spies have been in tho
| D.ighbourhood Of the town. and that In fact they
have been Informed il T. the determination Of tho
Tambookics and lIottcn,ots. In conjunction dcroy
the place The liottcntots in that neigihorhood
forming themselves into and layers u the most for
mdnhlc NUMBER At place, Water Kloot II j. sup
posed and in this several Of the statements there
not fewer than 1000 La all the that have
come 10 hand the servants on the Irn, have turned
| against their employers and joined the rebels
| sonrKsrr Jan. -. lsJl.-Ne In state II much
alarm. owing to many Uottentots having turned
against their masters and | fear that there 4 deep
laid r,bsious plot throughout the colony among tho
Hottcntofs Mcssrs. 4. Nourse. Ainslie. and Eennef
have scycraly been ordered 81 w their ssr,ants ia
conjunction with other rebels One Of Mr. Nourse'-
| English servants shot dead.
The rebels fired vollcv at SIR. Nour- sna his man
/ the man fen, but Mr. Nourse escaped unhurt aud
/ turned to the house, and ngsln unarucd ON
seeing which the rcb,s did again r bat very cooly
told Mr.. Noursc 10 give up his anus and property ana
leave ut once. One fellow. Adam pardowagter -ad h.
was sorry for Mrs You're and the children, they hai
behaved well to him. 1 fear the rebellion among the
IIotteDtots general
The latest intelligence received from Whi.tlesea ami
Ksnastone l. to the I'd int, at which date attack
had been made the former pncc although one wn-
daily expected. Two brothers Mapa Ind joined the
PARTY There had been q skrini in the mel lhbor.
hood 81 Rhinestone between n small tat rol of finroc-
uwcny) led by one IL Kama. people aud a party IL
/ Tambookies Eighty Tambookies SOME mounted at
tempted to surround them. hut tho fugo.s shot three
\ of their enemies, and made good their rptrest
Extinct from letter, dated King Williams Town,
THE kshrs have got all the field allowance rcturna
and detachment orders cent last mail ~ YOU Arm
strong gave scyoloa licking yesterday ami killed. twenty
four II his We had a.. ". n wouni,sl,
aud FIVE horse. arrived too late Tor the snair.
ACCOUNTS ENGLAND.
Considerable sensation had been created IN Lon
don by the receipt Of intelligence from the Cape %