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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-06-19
L. HARDWOOD

IJJAS Just received supply Of coffee, sugar,
L 1 Nsw Orleans, Sugar House, and syrup mo-
lasses; young Tyson, imperial, gunpowder, and
black teas; ground alum salt, fine dairy salt, in
small sacks a superior article Of Western Re
serve cream cheese, dried apples and peaches; bar
soap. regated do, shoe blscking, mustard, can
dies, line puvz'd saierEtus, in ID. papers; mack
erel rice, starch, pepper, alsplce, nn,megs, raj
sins, currants, race and ground ginger, butter
crackers, an extra fine quality OF soda crackers.
and also superior sugar crackers.
Scaf.latti and other kinds of smoking and
chewing tobacco, regalia, puerto principe, usto
sanz, cazadora, melee, half Spanish and Chee-
root cigars and cigarettes.
oysters, Holsters, and sardincs, flber,s, pccans
cream nuts, soft shelled almonds, English wal
nuts, and chesnuts.
Candies Of every kind and quality; Ilowes
Storms, and Barrows superior cough candy
ALSO:
Keane's cod liver oil cough candy; green apples
81 various kinds; genuine sweet cider and cider
vinegar.
Chemical labor-savlng soap, from the manulac,
tory of w. s. Lynch & Co, ST Louis.
ALSO:
choice article extra quality corn starch for
families, hotels, steamers, boarding houses, &C.,
prepared expressly for buildings, blanc mango,
pies, custards, &c.
ALSO:
iIecker's prepared iarna, which IS recommend
ed by largo number OF the medical profession,
as the most valuable OF all the iarinaccous arti-
Giles, now in use, being much superior 10 arrow
root, Tapioca, sage, pearl barley, &c, for inya-
lids and children, and those Of weak bowels, OF
u feeble and delicate constitution.
ALSO:
sIoan's horse ointment, and condition powders.
ALSO:
DR.. Hollands very celebrated German bitters,
20 highly RECOMMENDED for The ciiecttal cure Of
liver complaint, jaundicc, dyspepsia, &c, &c, ali
Of which will sell al reasonable prices Tor cash.
Davenport, NOV. 81, 1850.
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me- w uDDDS
GREAT BARGAINS:

" Ehase just received direct from New YORK a
choice assortment OF Ladies' Dress and Fanny
Articles, such as Deiaines, Black Gros dc Rhine
six, p MaHtias, ChaDgeabie dress Sik, Blaeti
Blue, Pins, and White Bonnet satins, Ladies aud
Misses Bonnets; New Style of Lining 10, do. do.
Bonnet Ribbai,ds ard Tabs do do. DO. Dress
and Maniiila Trimmings, Ladies Dress Buttons
fin VARIETY Parasos all prices, Belts, Slides
SilE and Linen Floss, Worked Collars, plonds
Edging's, Tariton's, Steel Beais, Bas and Parse
Clasps, Wotsted Patterns, Shell and Tuek Combs.
Florence SILKS, all coiorsl Linen and Isle Edg-
ing's-iogether with variety of other articles,
all o. which will be closed out az pleasing prices
aicMANuS Il SHEPHERD.
Davenport. April 10th, 1851.
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CABINET FURNITURE,

-s.~-s.zsz. MANUFACTURERS and tot sale
ss,ss2R by tile undersigned III the SloI
q -. u No. ), opposite the new Post 81
ice building, formerly occupied b. John Pore
An assortment now on hand, and a ne" lot o.
thoroughly dry lumber and hands employed ma
king more furniture.
nJCOFFINS made 10 order at any time ans
a llearse will be furnished to those who atay ~
sire it,
Come and see and bring your money along
WM. BORIS.
Davenport, April e5th, 1850. 35.3y
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TnE able larisiau correspondent Of lhe
Mo. Republican ia bis last letter, digresscs
from his subject into tho following fact -
"But iho American people are proyerbi
ally the most ingenious people Oil the face
d The globe ~ desisiag means FIR the ruin
Of t,elf health, and by tho all Of their boz
bread, bari eggs, ice water and quick cal
Tag, they succeed IN living about hall the
lime they ought 10 iiae, ana in enjoying
dyspepsia, liver complain, end goui 10 3
most oaensiable degree one Of thest
| days, maybe, will write treatise 90 Til,
subject, for oltcu feel nay Indignation ris
log to such degree shas can hardly COZ
tain it ~Acu ! iliisa u ihe meals q 4hicI
oasi Amer-aa gldte- 81, down e aeer1
| lav
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SCOTT NURSERY.
NEAR DAVENPORT.

ffHls Nursery haE been established over ten years
and has attained high reputation for accuracy OF
The varieties cultivated aud for the health vigor and
adaptation OF cur trees to northern latitude. The
Nursery now contains stock OF 10000 trees, thirty
thousand OF which of size and age suitable loi
setting the coming spring.
The stock comprises over two hundred varieties Of
the choicest kinds OF Apples Pears, Plams, Peaches
Cherries, Grapes GoossbeFries, Curra nts, ETC. Also
a very extensive assortment of Shrubbery, Flowers
Plants, Ddllias, Peonics, Taijps, ETC., al unusually
Low prices.
Orders promptly attended TO, and plants carefully
packed and forwarded directed. Orders respect
fully solicited, II. s. FINLEY.
February 18th, IS1i. 93tf
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FARMERS READ AND
CONSIDER.
MANY Machines are now being invented al

MANY Machines are now being invented and
VI used, simply because they savo labor.
The subscribers are manufacturing at Their
plow Shop in Moline, H., Gran or Seed DriHi
which no. only save labor and time, bat greatly
increase the pr duct Consequently the wealth.
Of tho farmer who uses them.
Knowing the utility of this kind of Machine
and that il must come INTO general use IN our
.sPrairie State and lesrous of being foremost
in the introduction OF so essential an article tu
benefit the Farmer. we have spared no expense
and withheld no exerton 10 find the best now in
use in the Eastern States aud England. We
have the pleasure Of announcing that tic object
III our desires has been fully realized.
We shall build bat few in lime fer spring
seeding and would request all interested TO ex-
anime them aud make an experimental use II
they choose.
Soma OF the benefits are az follows, to wit:
lst. They deposit tho seed az nearly aa uRi-
form DEPTH.
3D. Tile seed il all covered.
81. They save Iabor--Ono man and Team
with good DfH will put in as many acres Of
grain IN day as fhroe meu and Two teams viii
IN the usual way OF broad cast sowing and har-
rowing.
9TH. Thoy save seod-requiriug from 10
pccks less seed TO III, acre.
5th. The wheat is protected from wintoi
freeze BY ridge Of earth thrown up between The
rows which mouEdurs down to the roots and
gives strength aud yigor 10 the grain against the
spring winds agd irosts.
9Th. Grain, sown with good DrN vii! yield
~ Ia tr,tur
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AsfR"soHlcAL FAcr.--A person going
round the world towards the vest, lo0aes .
aay' aud towards the ess,, he gai..s one. -
'oupposlne then, two persona bofa together
q 'iie Cape OF Good Hope, whence yoy,
ags round The world may be performed ID J
,esfy /! one perform Ills Constantly ID
WARDS The @ssi, 10 fifty years be will tu tii-
~ days behind the stationary ini4abitaa,s
and = The oil'ef sails equally towards ia,
east, he @.l' be fifty eaye ia ADVANCE a
them oae therefore, win havo seen %,
hundred days more than tie other, tliougE
they were born aud died 1t Ice ame place
at the same n1pnoat, ead egea l.Vea Ia th,
same ia'n9des, and fecEel5d Is Or an.
eaieQdcs
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-06-19

ASEcDoTE or 4 NENForSDLaND Doc
4 gentleman connected with the Newtound
land fishery was once possessed Of deg oil
singular fidelity and saaacily. On ono oe-
casion boat and crew in his employ
were iii circumstances Of considerable peril
just outside line of breakers, whicl--ow
ing to some change in wind or weather
had. since the departure Of the boat render
led the return passage through them mos
hazardous. The spectators on shore were
quite unable to render any assistance Il
their friends ailoat Much time had been
spent, and the danger seemed to increase
rather than diminish. Oar friend, the dog
looked on Tor a length Of time, evidently
aware ofthere being great cause sor ankle
,y in those around. Presently, however
he took to the wafer, and made his way
through to the boat
The crew Supposed he wished TO jim
them, and made various attempts to induce
him 10 come on board; bot no! he would
not 60 within their their reach, and contin
ued swimming abou, short distance from
them. After while, and several comments
On The peculiar conduc, Of the dog, one o
she hands suddenly OWNED his apparent
meaning: "Giyc him the end Of the rope,
he said, .'ihat il what he wants" The rope
was shrown--ihe dog seized the cnd in Al
instant, turned round, and made straight
for the shore, where, a few minutes after
wards, boat and crew; thanks to the intel
ligenee Of their four footed frend-wer.
placed safe and unchanged Rec. j. c
Atkinson IA '.Ike Zoologist."
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--latest A1'riral Of the Season
CLOTHING! CLOTIIINGll

r!,HE subscriber has jus, received from sew loiL
a large and well selected assortmeH, 81
READY MADE CLOGssksG,
Hats, Caps, Umbrellas and Carpet BAGS, to
gether with Cloths, Cassimercs, Satlasits, Trim
mings, &c. &c, which have been carefully &C.
ieeied for this Market and purchased % terms
that will enable them to be sold a little lower
than ever before offered in this market,
you wan, any Overcoais, Dress Goats, Pants
Vests, or any thing else in this line, 30 sage tc
call opposite the Ferry Landing, = thu wei
known stand Of G.. MUNGER.
Davenport, Dec. 16th, 1850, i6.3m
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IRON

4 BST received from Pittsburgh general as
y sorlmpnt Of iron and Steel and Carriage
5grlngs, which will be sold cheap '0r cash a;
NAY ed, 1851 g. l.. DANENp3RI'S.
r. NERAL and hiahHpauy Knobs, Door
W Stai'aI and aI5uer Esebs II iliifetb
iaulware gfars
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DAVENPORT Prov FAC
TORY.

IAliE subscribers have removed > I'LL tneI
i Of Rock Island and Third S.res.s .7herc
they constantly have on hand Ill fpls Of
wrought and Cas-, Standard Steel Pillow s, war,
ranted TO scour in any ground Thav have also
all the difleren, sizes Of Breaking P.ows, and
double and single Shovel Flows
Old Flows repaired to order, aal aoW Wagons
roned.
We fatter ourselves that from long experience
in the business we will be able 10 suit the farmer
and from the extensive arrangements we have
made for their manufacture, We VIII be enabled
to supply the demand.
Piease call and examine before Purchasing
elsewhere. BECHTEL & WILSON.
Davenport, Iowa, March l3,h, 1861 .-27-3m
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TOOLS.

ANDsAWS, Tenant Saws, Compass Saws
4 A. Meat Saws, FOOD Saws and others. Also
framing, Fermer and Mortice chisels, hollow
augers for Wagon Makers ard long and shoti
screw Augefs and Anger bits. Carpenters pin
GERS, bevels, spirit plum levels. Aiso-Scren
plates, Ok aud log Chains: Together with gen
eral assortment OF Tools and Builders Hardware
Cheap for Cash.
A, HILDRETIlS Hardware Store.
Davenport March Goth 1861!
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W. ID. SMITH,
AS just returned from St. Louis, and open
L ed at his Old Stand large stock oi Jewel.
~. Fancy Goods and TOYS, Silver Watches
Gold aud Silver Pencils, Cold Pens, Gold Finger
and Ear Rings, Cold Clasps, SiYet IEmJlcs
Pocket and Penknives, Scissors, Bells ahd o
large assortment OF Toys
Cocks and Watches carefully repaired and
warranted
old Gold and Silver taken ios goods work
nane ni,nri. Nov. iIih. IRtN.
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I)aYennort, Ma
siELODEONs. r1EEO21.,5sS..

II VIE Melodeons manufactured by pfiHee &
l. Co., Of Buffalo, are decidedly supsfiDr Il
any other. II is but three years sisea '. in.
straments were frat introduced - lac pablo 1Gi
the demand for them can hardly be supplied
This instrument is we'll adapted 70. churches, i
has rich tone and is fully equal To sl8a.! or
gan while the price is much less. They are
highly recommended by Lowell, Mason, and 9th,
ers. The subscriber has made such arrangement,
with the manufacturers as will enable hip upon
the opening OF navigation 10 furnish them Al Rocl
Island at the manufacturers prices lefey adding
81 ,25 on the small size and 90 Oh .aa larg,
ones neutrality-suspicious. Prices oithe above
instruments from $500 10 Sl0n, according e
the size and finish. As the manufacturers have
large number Of orders ahead i, is desirable, thai
those in want Of them should order seen. The
Melodeon is also neat patlor instrument. Any
information respecting them can be had " apply
ing 10 the subscriber.
HENRY A. PORTER.
Rock Island, Feb, 2T.h 1851
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NEW STORE,
AND
CHEAP GOODS.
READY MADE CLOTulNC,
OrrosrrE rna xErNA MlLLs,

TIME subscriber has received In addition "
j. his stock OF Goods, lot OF
READY MADE CLOTHING,
Such a. Coats, Pants. Vests, Shirts, drawers, tSc
Also broad Cloths, Cassimers, satihetia, tWecda
Jeans and inseys, ilanneIs, Aipaceas, Caledonia,
Ahysnia, WOODEN and worstod goods, prints ana
Marrimac Calicoes, assorted styles aud agafesi
brown and bcached steating and surfing, rus
hureh cotton warp, carpet chain, batting, wad-
ding and wickinp, buffalo robss, SOLE kiP, CAV
and upper leather, Sligo Iron, sheet iron, sag!
plough lays, mails aud large cast kettles, wooden
buckets, tubs, ehurns, bowls &c.
GROCERIES OF all kinds, l.. b, q. A anu
T. /. salt, window glass, erockery and glassware
hair and leather covered travelling trunks, gooo
assortment oil ladies' and gardeners gum oye'
shoes, shoes and boots OF oil kinds, hardware
pants. oils and dye stulls, dried lfuit, wall pa
per, and live geese feathers, which wi be sol.
cheap for Cash. JAMES NJ. BOWLING.
Davenport, March Goth, 1851.
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FISHING. TACKLE.

A GOOD assortment, consisting Of linen and
4 \ grass lines, snkers, swiscls, Brass and Cut
snoled hooks, and few superior Reels Also
one good rod -to DO had at the store Of.
II. A. PORTER.
Rock Island, March eth, 1851.
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A. G.. BILLION,
Watch and Clock Maker and LngfaVtf:

Brady ST., door beiotp Dr. Uiheraa4's ts5tee
IS now prepared at his Variety Store, % nSc,
cute all kinds OF work in the Clock, Watch, Jew
elry and Engraving business, Clocksana v ateh:
es carefully Cleansed and Repaired.
Work sen, from a distance attended to with
care and promptness. iaaY ~.
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FLOUR.

I'XTRA Winter Wheat and Sup. Fine Flour
IL from Moline Mills for sale at
Oct IL. Gil DAEENPeRT'S.
L,ARISA, Corn Starch, Chocolate No / and
IL Sweet, Cocoa, Sage, Pearl Barley, Tapioca.
&c for sale by a. SANDERS.
May !, 1861.
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a-iilth more Than IA The usual manner.
MACHINES WARRANTED

plows Of all kinds constantly on hand al our
Slop and with Agents generally through the
country.
We tender onr acknowledgement 70 the pub
lie for heir liberal patronage, heretofore, aud
would respectfully solicit q continuance OF the
same.
We would call tho attention Of our Farmers TO
the important improvements recently made ID
our Plows and best Of all reduction III price OF
81. each, except prairie Breakers"
DEERE, TATE X GOULD.
Moline, H. Jan. 30lh, 1851. 81
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OYaIl,kss. s,Yai.I.ss..

UST received By stage from st. Louis, fresf.
y supply OF Fine Baltimore Cove Oysters at
I. YARW0OD, Front st.
Davenport, Deer. Goth, 1850.
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ROA Coffee MiNs, Molasses gates, shoe punch
- es, Shoe peg Cutters, or floats, Gualocks
horse shoe Nails, together with variety Of ar,i
ctes in his line recently received from 81. Loui
and New York, for sale Cheap for Cash AZ
HlLDRETHS' Hpr3leaye Stqyc.
Under the LIE Claire House.
Dec 10Th, 1850
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The undersigned vail he found at all times
during the day At McCAFrny Saw Mill, where
they viii sow 20 order, all kinds III lumber, AND
"ili seH % low, tor The Cash, ~ Gun d. lad ai
any other Bill Or lumber yard in tic place.
CARPENTER & TRACY
IagenEou, a0lb May. Ia5t 31-ti
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Deeds and Mortgages

DRISTED according to tho latest form and
L on substantial paper selected for Ike pur-
pose, fer sale a. this Office.
Gazette Office, Nov. 7iii, 1850.
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EaE.. EsIyE.gs NAILS

E 4 KEGS embracing ID iine Lath Nails, and
~ all other sizes just received at the Hard
ware Store No. lie Claire Row.
w II. HILDRETI.
The superiority Of Eastern Nails il 50 well
known that comment IS unnecessary.
Davenport, March Goth, 1851.
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MI ILL Saws Of Rowands' and other good
ll fnake--64 aud feet extra lick plates
Also, Circular saws, from is 10 40 inch Gross
Gut Saws-American and imported. lust re
ceiYed at w. ii. liILDRETHS.
Dec II.
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BUILDING sIOAE

islI4i;S.--Mil! saw, hand saw, Greet cut saw
Il and Whip saw files, round, hall round, fiat
square Of all sizes, wood rasps, smoothing files
Cabinet files and shoeing rasps OF best quality
a, the Hardware Store.
Oct "a. No, lie Claire Row.
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NOTasu;

1 S herebs given, that the firm of Perrin q
> CARPENTER il now changed 70 thai d
CARPENTER Il TRACY All contracts mad.
and liabilities incurred by the former, will be
met aud sesg;ad by the laster.
PERM & CARPENTER.
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DIAN ES.- Sash, Match and Moulding planes
L just received. Also, Framing Chisets, SOCK
CT and tirmcr Chisek, at
w. Ii. HtLpRETR'a Haydfafe Store
Dec iItb
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SLIGO IRON.

lust received an assortment, embracing all
sizes. Also, Spring Steel, Wagon Boxes,
Plough wings, &c. &c.
shall hereafter keep complete assortment
Of Iron,
AT the Hardware Store
w. II. HILDRETH.
April e4th. . lie Claire Row.
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rIlHE subscriber has received IN addition
j his stock OF Goods, a lot OF
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-24

Csrros-Th- trsnsacioas n MARKET 81 g lss -.
60 x circular By lie AMERICA. % ral7f r-v-r
BOT y dssres Of prces snes - -.
% * lie tsn'f o. tAs accounts AZ 1s's'oraDs 80
besn prcdaced here, and holcsrs have oseors 80
rrsviousy- .-. % - ,loof
0aths shef hana dealers from ibs INTERIOR eo1 n.
r-rchas1g merely iroa mouth o. thA' a.
-, has ben extremely csnhnsd sf-l. =.
.rsrg tan ~ b4-s daily II Prc-s srsi- lO.
our. of1lsTs be- readily oola-s - ro =, a
Noes ~, tld ~ aui s5f sl4 onB iot P-' -, -.
bs.- Il sPPrehsnasd that he crop ~ul p r@r-,.ry
patel, fhstansi7g e-nsral ass-f - . r-...-
AZ. N pIosPsts bel Vi tn znuusas co.
- o -. ..--...u,
II sHsas Assgn l 70 ihs eeserf 90 = ~ -. "a
arrivAs shs uh ~ sahs 's.s - 80 =
rources % tl- i4st s,sa n-is -, ~ 49,
stustou tklSs uallfsctur1- is- :, -.
fo1Tahrs AZ yrsssuf Our st1cH nag 81 - 81, "a o..
Ia os bales athoush stated ue sf"s -
u |, e0uplsd fscouragng fntsaSsoos ~ -
rrrfsnsss THa tAs tssrs o. A0Aas - r'@@-'' -
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GERMANY.
Dreedan and PrnRue HALLWAY.

On the 9th inst. the line Of railway from Dres.
den to Prague, completing the southern line Of
communication with Vienna, was opened. The
railroad runs from Dresden through the finest part
o. the valley Of the Elbe. A train left Prague at
in the morning of the above day, and met the
train which started from Dresden at l0I at BO1en-
bach. The invited guests were greeted the
trains proceeded together TO Rathen where din
ner was given on the B aSte;tels. At o'clock the
train came on to Dresden. where grand perform
ance was given at the Opera; supper was pre-
pared in the saloon OF the Harmonic and at the
Palace all the Galleries and Museums OF the city
were open for the day. The Railroad Company
began the ordinary public traffic on the sth.
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Two Days Later from the Cape of Good
Hnnc.

Cane journals Of the 9th February have come 70
hand but they add little information 10 that lass
received. No mention whatever IS made oil tue
movements and determin stlons OF his ExceHency
sir Harry Smith, or OF Asloe General somerset
No epeagement sppeGrs to have taken place De-
tween the Colonial troops and the haifrs since
onr preyious advices Orders had been issued for
a colpmp of 200 men, under Col. Machinnon 70
move on Forts w mite and Cox on the 30tn OF an
uary, the main object being 70 throw supplies into
those places.
ary spe ak of the alarming aspect OF AFFAIRS In the
divisions of Credock and Somerset, but ABOUT JOO.
or 400 men would proceed Immediately 20 the re-
lief of the former under Mr. S. Meintjes News
had come from Fort Armstrong that the rebels
had got po,session Of the buildings, except the
tower-to which place all the loyal people had
fled for refuge. These were hemmed IN Their
suH-rings had been great, and report SAID they
had been without provisions during three days
Measures were in train by the people OF Fort
Beaufort assisted by the Flngoes 20 effect their
oehverance. Further accounts from Fort Hare
state that the FlDgOes were much exasperated
az the atrocities Of the HOttentot rebels lt was
ssid that many of the latter had expressed wish
20 return 70 their allegiance and that Dol sutton
had given them a feU days 20 present themselves
in Beaufort and deliver up their arms
Twas further said thar Jan Hermanus, eldest
son OF the ate rebel chief, had requested 70 De
permitted TO come in. but whether the request
had been complied with or not was not known -
Ii was stated, on what was considered good aa-
tboritv. that the Hotten.ots were very short OF
ammunition and il was supposed that 500 mount
ed burg hers would in a few days, dlsperse or de-
stroy the whole of the rebel bands, who were'
bo viewer, 10 the meantime roaming about unmo'
Tested Teasing in the dwellings Of the farmers,
and laying waste the country.
We have received Cape Town papers OF the
10Th OF + ebruary, being two days later than the
la.t advices The only Intelligence OF importance
contained in these papers is the announcement OF
the relief of Forts Cox aud White, which bad
been Effected BY the column commanded by Col.
Msckinnon. Jast before the post left Gfshams
Town an express arrived from Gen. Somerset,
stating that a combined attack on Fort Beaufort
was expected the following morning