New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-27
FRok THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
KAYYIR CAPTIyEs.

By the arrival ct this psrt Of the bark Young rsrA,
Capt Lewis, nom Cape Town, Cape Of Good HOPE,
The people Of the Caps are grs,i6ed, sftsr varous
failures Of Enshsh Steam Companies, at the splendid
voyage Of the steamer Norman, Of the new Union
Company, which had made che passage from London
to that place in three and half days less than the
contrsct time.
We gather from the papers hat England, In add.
ticn " her Sepoy troubles IN India also gaErlsi IS
TO the disposi,isn to be made Of the kaffrs, Who,
though sabdued the field, yet sctive throughout
the &C untry, gueras and plunderers In the lat
ter part Of December the steamer Ceh arrived a. Ia
bic Bay iron Algoa Bay, with lao ksfir pn.sner-'
among v HON were the three notorious chiefs, Aaco
mo, Vadanna and Quesha, Who were sll In cha ne.
TIE Cape Argus gives the following interesting de
scripton Of these worthless:
"Hsny persons went on board the steamer 20 zee
their native ms..tes during the morning OF Thursday
and on the wharves great number assembled 10 Wit
ness the Landing Of the notoretes.
1.-THE visitors for the moe: part confined their obser
ystiops TO the chiefs. Mscomo presented very
picturesque appearance; be wa dressed IN dahe
Jacket mstsn trowsers, and wore an old battered
white hat upon his head he leaned over the quarter
alternately eating sPricois and smoking saay oss -
and seventy; his WOODEN locks are bespnnkled with
grey. There is nothing peculiarly striking IN BIS
features which as mucn like those Of an ordinary
looking South African niger "a can BE- met with
among the eooiie gangs OF Cape Town. He leaned
Ist..sy over the side of the steamer, as Il indifferent
10 what was going around him, but he freely an
swered through the interpreter ahy eueruous l"N
were put to him. . 81,
M.como in his better days has hob nobbed with
her Msestys representatives. and DO doubt he has sn
idea that SIR George will treat him like q man and
brother Doubtless. the old boy, remembering the
vsscating policy Of Great Britain toward his people,
il rr ired 9Th strong hope ths all will yet be right
again; and although now prisoner and IN lrons, ne
may soon be again courted and battered by the pow
ers that be-
;fe but how tha. understanding has been arrived at
We do not yet know. We are not informed either OF
the nature Of the charge beyond that which mere
hears.y giyes We are told that IN two or three weak
moments he has asked whether il ia likely that they
will make him work. he appears TO dread the la'a
HIS appearance on arrival did not betoken much
mercy on the part Of his captors the chains on hun
were heavy enough for ships cable but he did no,
seem 10 care much about them. He - accompanied
by one of his wives the youngest She sat on the al
ter hatchway and talked freely 20 Vadanns beside her,
She has rather pleasing face, nice teeth, sharp we'll
.et eyes and not a very large mouth apparently
about IS years OF age She must have been pretty ID
the plump days OF her youthulness Tor the youthful
days Of her pumpnese we ar not sure OF tne most
proper form Of eIpression.) Mscomo IL said 70 pay
her great attention. Whenever he got glass of gros
on board sbe always had full half Of Tosay that
Macomos fonder q his wife than OF hs gros saying
pretty much. Near her sat her youngest -on very
fine youth Of most pleasing aspect Master Mscoino
does not appear to have shared any OF the prvaons
that his people have undergone. lie y IN most excel
lent conditin and laughed and chstedn the coolest
manner possible, never shrinking for moment from
the rae of those Who surrounded him. lie had noth-
ing hut blanket 10 cover hun.
81 yadanns sat Oh his launches upon the hatohwy
and scrutinized the vi.iinr. With me,s inasnan.
.oorl. lie most repulslve-looking vlilain.agreA
gaunt ANIMAL with cast Of countenance unlike any
Thing have seen. His face II deeply indented
with hard coarse bnes that traverse every feature.
His irons were very heavy; they had been put on TO
him without much care, and in two three places were
marks of skin having been rubbed of aud healed
again. He pointed out heee Immediately We came up
to him. and curled hs bps scornfully az Il to let M
know that he will take Il out Of us II he gets
| q chance. lie appears 10 take the whole affair 20
heart much more than any ct the rest OF his ssso-
ciatts.
"He sulkily tore open apricot after apricot and ste
them much in the same way that he would relish the
'chawne up Of q settler. On being asked how he
felt, he supposed be was being questioned for scu~
purpose and answered that he had nothing 10 say
his time would come. lie was unprovdet With any
clothes his blanket was thrown careessy ovor his
shoulders; he frequently lifted his chains 70 a more
convenient position. The chains of al Of them were
taken off previous 10 their being lsnded.
"Qussha il the liveest Of the party, and thought
the east Of. There il very little intelligence 10 bis
features be is not 50 old booking 40 Vsdanns, Who We
should Judge to be CO. or the pris,ne Who lay
about the decks forward, there little noticeable,
beyond that al the men looked haggard, and ~ II they
were not nearly recovered from the effects Of stArva
ton. They al, however, appeared thoroughly con
tented. The females, among whom we're one or two
that may be said 10 be pretty were ranged along the
shore. side OF the ship all at breakfast There we're
several children gambolipg abou, the deck
Nearly all the females appeared TO be married.
mot Of them had children by their sides. Their mode
Of breab fasting was not very elegant, did their
general appearance impress upon the truth Of the
proverb which sets forth thai beauty unadorned Is
adorned the most They care little for snything eI-
cept animal food, and this they tshe be,w their
fingers and gnaw most voraciously. Their eyes
spsrkled with delight as they swallowed tho 10; and
delicious morses Of Junk aud fresh beef that vas
uDgrudgiogly suppIsd TO them. When they had fin.
ished eating two or three of them threw OF thsir
blankets and Creased their necks and shoulders with
the grease which had accumulated on their hands
while eating, and evidently considered that they
'shone when they had completed their operation.
"Ihey were all landed in the course Of the day:
Mac, mo and his wife, together with Vsdanns and
Quesha, are lodged in the Cape Town PRISON. His
son and his councillors in the Amsterdam battery