, 1880-11-17

seem unable to make 9te0oi 10 so0 oP0o~
Whenever they are charged they give way.
IT the Cape Mounted Rifles carried swords,
they would have done great execution on
Friday, but, a. it ws6;, they hAye every
reason to be proud at their work on thai
day. The bodies Of the three men who
were killed were buried next day"
On the 18th q body OF Basutos, forming
q portion Of the rebel force under Lero-
thodi crossed the Orange River into the
colony proper ae the Pathlalla Drift, near
Herschel, looted the shop Of q trader
named Won Broembsen, and fred upon .
reconn oitring party sent out by the officer
in command OF the colonial forces in that
neighbourhood ; but upon the approach OF
the main body of the colonial forces the
rebels fed across the river.
The Colonial Secretary, t~elegrpphing
from the scene of the rebellion On the 30th
September, says - 4 "
"The camps at Maseru are quite secure;
all the rebels in Basutoland cannot carry
them. Mohalles Hook not quite 90 strong.
but I am sending men 10. Surmon (the
magistrate there) says he is quite safe, but
cannot guard the Stock Ns
There is a certain feeling OF satisfaction
10 the faces OF these occurrences that the
present hostll.ties have not been provoked
by US, and that everything was done that
could have been done by the authorities to
arrest war. AS one of our colonial papers
has said:- -
If the visit OF the Colonial Secretary to
Basutoland had had no other effect than to
put it out of the mouths OF his opponents,
both in the colony aud 10 England. to say
that be had not turned every stone aud
done everything that could be expected OF
the head of the Administration to avoid
bloodshed, it would have been much. and
have amply indicated the propriety OF his
making the Journey to Basutolaud."
The Government seem determined that
no Imperisl aid snail be asked for in sup
pressing these disturbances. The Colonial
Forces which have been called out are the
folIowing:-The Cape Mounted Rifles,
numbering about $50 men; the Cape
Mounted Yeomanry, numbering about $50
men; and European Volunteers, to the
number of between 500 and 600. This
force is irrespective oil the enrolled Volun-
teers in the regular service of the colony,
of whom between $50 and 700 are expect
ed to be called out at q moments notice,
and who are quite ready to proceed TO the
scene OF hostilit,es. This will place at the
disposal of the Commandan mi General OF
Colonial Forces, Colonel Clarke C.B., who
has shown himselfin this emergency to be
an able officer, an ample force With which
to quell the rebellion. m
Almost while this is being written q
portion OF the Tambookies from the neigh
bourhood Of Herschell, being OF the tribe
of the well-knowu rebel Stock Tyali,
crossed the river and joined the rebel
Basutos, thus showing how every opportu.
nifty is being made use OF by portions OF
the natives to resist the Government. 80
The Damaras aud Namaquas, indepen.
dent tribes outside the colony to the north-
ward of the Orange River, betvesn. whom
there has long been il.feeiing, have, &C.
cording to advices recsived yesterday,
attacked one another. Following native
ia time of war, the Da1narsaf have
mastered a namber of NamaqpaA tnclud
ing women and children, at OkahaDdjar
The impending hosti'ities between these
have long been ~fcreseen by the Colo
NAL Government, who were anxious 70
place some controlling influence iapthelf
but ia consequences of the 1e9re
which has been shown BY the Colossal
Legislature not to extend. colonial territory
responsibility, the Colonial Gove:atnedt
nat ;otnr{orod ~ 1ocal makt0Y6 there