The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-13
Interesting from the Cape Of Good Hope.

NosToN, March IL, lS52
The bark sprinsbok arrived here this morning with
Cape Of Good Hope dates to Goth January nearly
month later
The ship Element, from New York arrived at Cape
Town January 23d The ship Dolphin sailed January Goth
for the Fast Indies
The from the seat OF war is OF some interest
Major General Somerset at the head of powerful force
is the frontier and has rccaptured about 900 head
OF cattle driving the Kars before him into the Bush
man counry-an unnhabitcd tract of some 4.oO0 miles
square, where ii thought they would for peace
Several engagements had taken place in which the Eng
lsh were victorious killing many of the Kaflirs. The
most fatal event for the British had been the death Of
Major Wilmot. the Commander of the British force, at
Fort Pelie While pursuing band Of Kafrs into jun
gle at Fish River, he was shot dead.
current that nearly all the inhabitants Of
the towns Of Whittesea and She had been massacred
fourteen only escaping.
The latest adyiccs that the Kars suing for
peace but that the governor would their
gers FearNere entertained that while the troops
advancing the frontier the mission stations But
terworth would be destroyed and the deienceess people
massaored
The experiment of growing coffee in the Natal country
had been quite successful.
The papers are full Of the details Of murders through
ont the country.
later account says of the attack whittlcsea that
the reports of the loss Of life and property greatly
aegcraed The karS attacked the place In three bodies
but epulsed with 10 or 20 killed Another English
officer lieutenant Coxon had been severely IL not
tally wounded While expedition he was shot in
the thigh ana Iiee in precarious state
letter in the Capetown Mai, dated Grohamtown.
Up to evening further intelligence had reached
from headquarters by post, this morning. we are
expecting some inclnaton in reference to what has
actually taken place among the Amagaks and whether
the troops left the country and abandoned the
several missionary stations to their fate
Whtalcen attacked by large body of the enemy
whose object seemed to be by obtaining possession Of and
driving o the cattle to draw the defenders from their
guarded position. The Katrs were kept at tolerabe
respectable distance small piece Of artillery and from
twelve to twenty Of them were killed They succeeded
however in carrying nearly all the live stock in the
place The contractor alone lost upwards Of 400 head of
cattle worth e. 600 G2,500
A letter received from Bushans River, states that
General Somerset expected Mt Grahamstown the
18th with escort and a large number Of captured
cattle.
Accounts from Butleworth state that the regular
troops kad been successful in capturing the cattle Of
the kafirs
sharp contest took place between Captain Austin's
men and party of the enemy, in WHICH the latter were
almost entirely cut off There ut Bucrworth $4,000
head of cattle, nearly all which were taken from the
The ancers in The slrmi-hcs suffered severely The
general line Of march strewn with dead carcasses of
horses
The papers contain accounts Of many small skirmish-
es but no decisive contest
The Kafrs appeared to have suffered severely in the
loss Of cattle.
The British forces concentrated Buttcrworth
well furnish ed with supplies.
The rise of the Fngocs against their old tasma
the Kars had been general and the latter described
as being greatly alarmed and disprited
No opposition extended scale had been made to
the movements Of troops but the contrary Landil
with great many Of his people, had fallen back fled
into the Bushman country
Should Faker as was expected cooperate with the
British forces tho result, it thought would give
tenor to the affairs the result Of which cannot be cs
mated.
proclamation had been issued resembling the outlawry
of Preteurs.
The necessity OF concljang the engrns and the far
mcrs in the Orange river sovereignty has at last been
cognizcd by the government
Commissioners to investigate the affairs Of the
reigny had declared the intention Of the British govern
men to concedc TO the inhabitants the complete manage
mcnt of their affairs.