New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-14
AFRICA.
MASSACRE AT A MISSIONARY STATION BIZ
THE BOERS.

Fron TIE Care irs-a
A ep'orable and bcoty var h6s at ISIS: broken on.
he.veer the Free sts:e ard ne Bssu,a ralon. The
alleged cause Of the wsr .he in.ermirsbe boundary
ou,stiop which Sir George Clerk EFF ansetted ca tae
dlserscetul sbardornent OF tie sovereignty oy the
British Government, sLd re Organized sys'em o.
tbeyiIg Instituted by ne Bss1.us in order 20 DIVE
ont the Beers from the territory claimed oy both
usrtes Mos.esh, tie psrsmo gnt chief OF the bss-
uus has red 10 vsin 20 pu' 81 eud % ths cons.sn
tLieyipc which sffords but too plausible p'e'eS'
70 .ie Beers fer nosii.ies. The real cause IL TIE
fsrce desire 10 possess tfemseves OF tie lands OF
he NATIVES which the Beers consider have been
given TO them by God fox possession, ard Is wei
known thai this uIrgh;eous rsr w1s Ies9!Vea on
two wears aso by tie Free Safe Noksrssd, sittiog
With closed doors. Moshesn mas several times ap-
pesed 10 the Governor OF tais ssisey 70 mediate or
.rbts.e, bat without sfsS. He Cape Parhsuen,
also ttsrds sloof. The tn d, sny Tay Il popaiN
with TIE msiori.y of be coiossts which tends TO
secure more and Cr the whites. aud 70 break up me
black races. Cape coloniss are directly Interested
In this v.r for there is constant emigration o. our
hest settlers g,ing on ion the cooby 20 the rres
Sts.ss oaused partly from he aversion Of the Gov
eminent. or rather to its vscillstrg policy The Gov
erpor seems 10 have committed hiDseE 10 ne pohcy
indicated above, and i supposed 10 regard, II no,
with satisfaction, g. any rate with Indifference Tue
d,sds OF .p)Iis.ion ard murder Tow taking plsce
lust teyord our BORDERS. II the war continues
uy length Of time, the colony mast become IN.
volved 10 il. All ;nst has been done 10 proven,
THE is the issue OF proclamation ioIoidihs
though 10 measures that nave come 10 hgnt
have been tsken 10 prevent them, bur- on the
contrary usidOus sttepts being made by spre sd
ing false rerorts 10 induce tie Bssu.us w:hn colo-
Md Unite 10 criminste themselves, by participating IN
the wsr. sppsrer,y with the object Of being down
upor them II they DO so. A l.Yge party OF the
mounted police force der Commandsbt Currie, Is
watching their movements. Bat nothing viii, prooa
by prevent the psrtsaps within the colony, OF both
ps,ti.s from going to assist their countrymen Inc
wsr cornrn.rced by tie Beers by order OF President
Boshof sttse King and ssckiIg the Freoeh missionary
station OF Beersheba within the Free S;ste oounds
rier and IN sseacrng the unoffe ending inhabitants.
great ousn,i.y Of Attic and other property was cap
tured. Various collisions sad reprsss have taken
place generally resulting in favor OF the B,ers,
and in considerable loss OF lie to the Basu'
tus, bu. the main forces on either side nsVe
not vet come into contact. The Beers e,e concen'
trat!rg with the intention Of attacking Moshesn near
his s,Iops hold OF Thsba Boston. rne Basutls are
numerically etrorg, bu. they were peaceful and ~
warhke people, very different from the frontier air.,
and both intelligent and industrious AID far from bar
barous. II somethng be not shortly done tor them,
they will be destroyed. All this comes OF the shame
full wait Of faith on the part Of the British Govern
MEET toward nstve tibes which il undertook to pro-
tect ard af.erward abandoned. The fedpeces used
at Beerahebs were We believe, presents made 6v SIR
G. Clerk and others daily expected. which SIR u.
Grey undertook 10 send home for, for his friend
Boshof A large order for surpowder, cad and mus
keis has been received IN the colony from the Free
State but the unfortunate Bssu.us are not allowed
to have al ouIce All this If called non interference