New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-11
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
The Cape To,cn Mail contains the details Of

of the battle lately announced by telegraph:
Yesterday poet brought TO Cape Town an Extraor.
dinsiy Gazette, esued by the Governor and High Com
missioner, Ia his camp a, Platberg The demand which
be I al made on Moshesb Of 1000 cattle and 1000
horses had been the subject Of discussion between HIS
Excelency and the Chief on the occasion Of visit OF
the latter 10 Plaiborg On the 18th inst hchesh had
then urged peace should be kept and promised that
lie would do his best TO bring up the fine in time And
the Governor had assured him that he fulfilled this
condition there would be war The conversation
between them Is highly Interesting and creditable to
both paItiet-i we can take FOR granted that M)shesh
sincere In tho e-rsoseiOn asi-y tnat justice
should be done, and peace sutned-and the Governor
In lie belief that Moshcsh could ii he would restrain
IA. people and that fobboes hal really taken place by
them 10 the extent stated.
On the l0ft day of the allowed tcrIn-the Governor
having ousy consented that the three days shond
commerce from that which followed Moshesh's visit to
hnl-ihe Chief cent his son Nehemiah w.ih 3 800
head OF cattle. This the Governor divided among No
roko and Others in part compensation for thets Of
which they had complained TO him, and partly apprO.
pIa,ed also for the uso OF the forces No more cattle
being fothco ming, the Governor thought IL his duty
march toward Thssa BOssigo, Mosheshs great place,
and endesvCr-ts he had Threatened In case thc hne
were wannng-to take the balance and much else as
he could get The camp, it would seem, lay between
the Gale don River and mountain called BereG-5e
tween them pnd the plaius opposite Thaba Bossiso
According 10 Tic details OF COlonels Eyre Napier and
ClOeto the intention that the first named officer with
his column oil 800 men, should cross the summit OF
s hill the second, with about 25Q thould pass round
hA tF fNMhtfn ana Dh-ti O.ntF tN Tue
northern. With the colanin ofwhose proceeding Colo
nj Cicc'e gives account, were the Governor and
STAN Colonel Eyre fell in with large quantities OF cat
tic ard seCns 10 have succeeded ia Sinking
blow the eLauy in his ccurse, capturing one time
about 50 Coo cstic. OF these owing the smalluess Of
lie ojcc he able ultimately 70 only about
LOO Colonel NspitIs force also met with severe
fighting, and sustained heavy casualties Il captured
about COO cattle however @ad brought them safely 10
camp.
Tie duties Of the day seem to have been to
the tToo any occasion ia the many
tests ia Afcs. Looking al the eSteui OF the casualties
detailed IN tie several reFoits and IN is Excelcnos
General Order impossible TO doubt, that toe officers
hsyeby means rated the difficulties with which
their troops bad TO contend. SIX thousand mounted
men, Wen AIMED. was an immense, eli perhaps une.
pecied force Ia frd opposed 10 then, ground
eed snd dangerous. They pes.cd through their days
work, however, with great honor And the Governor
has lost moment IN showing his readiness 10 accept
terms oi peace, they were offered after his
advantages of the day Ills answer to Moshsh assures
the CHIEF OF his regret thS collision between them had
beeS necessary edges that the people fou ht
bIsyey lamtn,s that many were killed ami exprescs
his wish 10 see the Chief sgsin on the sane friendly
terms ss before the beitlc
The Governor urges all the CommAI5sn's and other
Burgher ocers put the inhabitants OF the Sovereign
~ into sn ,aoent state Of eel: defense TO act a.
together when necessary and % ret4ke cattle should
Mosheth's people make any aggression Of this nature
Having declared Peace, however, with Noshe=b onl
expressed HE assurance si the Chie would heneerth
cooperate with him IN rs prcser alton, he himself
shout ~ etuIn to the ColoIy, almost sley. vain
HE army.
Too much honor csnrot " given 10 the troops for
their exeTons during contest which Lasted appears
for the eatire dRysnd IL Which they successfully
eountered large msSs Of armed horsensn many
times their number and succeeded in retaining large
a gusriiiy OF TIE cattle they hSd captured
Captain Fsunce, OF the s3d, II n&nied 10 VIII % n
smong the killed, in General Orders TIT as Colonel
Eyre reports him Only missing Il may be presumed that
hopes Of bis life, however flint still entertained
Heaven srsnt that the peace now declared by General
Csthcsgt may be permanent in the Sovereignty