The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1858-03-24
From the Cape of Good Hope.

W." AUA NJ tOAh S"tN AoVh, S"IS ~ >~S>'
Hope, Dec. 20, we have received Cape
Town papers Of the latest dates.
We gather from the papers that England,
in addition to her Sepoy troubles in India, is
also puzzled as to the disposition to made of
the kaifirs, who, though subdued in the
field, are vet active throughout the country,
as guerillas and plunderers. In the last of
December the steamer Celt arrived at Table
Bay from Algoa Bay, with l4o Kaifir pris-
oners, among whom were the three notorious
chiefs Macomo, Vadanna, and Quesha, who
were all in. chains. The Cape Argus gives
the following interesting description of these
worthless:
Macamo presented a very picturesque ap-
pearance he was dressed in dutfel jacket,
fustian trowsers, and wore an old battered
white hat upon his head he leaned over the
quarter alternately eating apricots and smo-
king dirty black pipe. He is an old man,
apparently between 60 and 10; his woolen
locks arc besprinkled with gray. There is
nothing peculiarly striking in his features,
which are as much like those OF an ordinary
looking South African as can be met with
among the coolie gangs of Cape Town. He
leaned listlessly over the side of the steamer,
as If indifferent to what was going on around
him, but he freely answered through the in
terpreter any questions that were put to him.
Macomo, in his better days, has hob
nobbed with her Majesty's representatives.
1t is understood that he is to be transported
for lie, but how tina. understanding has
been arrived a. we do not yet know. We
are not informed either, of the nature Of the
charge beyond that which mere heresay
gives. We are told that in two or three
weak moments be has asked whether it is
likely that they will make him work. He
appears to dread the idea and says he is too
His appearance on arrival did not betokcn
much mercy on the part of his captors; the
chains on him were heavy enough for q ships
cable, but he did not seem TO care much
about them. He is accompanied by one of
his wives-the youngest. She sat on the
after hatchway and talked freely to Fandan-
ma beside her. She has rather pleasing
face, nice teeth, sharp well set eyes, and not
a very large mouth-apparently about 35
years of age. She must have been pretty IN
the plump days CT her youthtuIness Macomo
is said to pay her great attention. When
ever he got glass Of gros on board, she
always had full half of it.
To say that Macomo is fonder Of his wife
than o: his grog is saying pretty much
Near her sat her youngest son, a very fine
youth of the most pleasing aspect. Master
N,opp,n .}nac to hnya Shrrai
of the p-ivatons that his people have under
gone. He is in most excellent condition and
laughed and chatted in the coolest manne,
possible, never shrinking for a moment from
| the gaze of those who surrounded him. lie
had nothing but a blanket to cover him.
Vadanna sat on his launches upon the
hatchway and scrutinized the visitors with
most malignant scow. He is a most re-
pusive looking villain, with a cast Of coun-
tenance unlike anything we have ever seen
His face is deeply indented with hard coarse
lines, that traverse every feature. His irons
were very heavy. They had been put on
without much care, and in two or three pla-
ces were marks of skin having been rubbed
off and healed again. He pointed ont these
Immediately we came up to him and curled
his lip scornfulIy, as if to let us know that he
will take it out of us il he ever gets chance
He appears to take the whole affair to heart
much more than any os the rest OF his
associates.
lie sat sulkily opening apricot after apri
cot and ate them much in the same way that
he would relish the "chawing up" of set
tier. On being asked how he felt, he sup
posed he was being questioned for some
purpose and answered that he had nothing
to say now, bis time would come. He wa:
unproyided with any clothes; his blanket
was thrown carelessly over his shoulders; he
frequently lifted his chains to more con-
venient position. The chains OF all of them
were taken off previous to their being landed
| Quesha is the liveliest of the party, and is
thought the least Of There is very little in
tellicence in his features; he is not SO old
looking as Vadanna, who we should judge to
be sixty. Of the prisoners who lay about
the decks forward, there was littles noticea
BILE beyond that all the men looked haggard
and as if they were not nearly recovered from
the effects Of starvation. They all, however,
appeared thoroghIy contented. The females
among whom were ono or two that may Dt
said to be pretty were ranged along the shore
side of the ship, all at breakfast. There
were several children gamboling about the
deck.
Nearly all the females appeared to be mar
ried.mo of them had children by their sides
Their mode of breakfasting was not very
elegant, nor did their general appearance i'm
press upou us the truth Of the proverb
which sets forth that beauty unadorned is
adorned the most" They care little for any
thing except animal food, and this they take
between their fingers and gnaw most vora
oiou.lv. Their eyes spark!ed with dalight as
they swallowed the fat and delicious morses'
Of Junk" and fresh beef that were ungrulg
-, c;van IN them