The Sun. — 1852-08-11 (London, England)

TUESDAY.—The Gereral Screw Steam Shipping Company's steam-ship Propontis, Commander Thomas W. Glover, arrived here last evening, about seven o'clock. The intelligence by this mail is far from satisfactory. Disorder and danger exist all along the border, and it is feared that the enemy is establishing himself in the mountains and forests near Uitenhage and Fort Elizabeth. General Cathcart has commuted the sentence of death on Cornet Audries Botha, the rebel Hottentot, into transportation for life with hard labour. Head-quarters continue At Fort Beaufort. Colonel Eyre, of the 734 Regiment will, from ill health, be obliged to quit the field, at least for a short time. .Msj-,:r Rogge, one of her Mjesty's AssistantCommissiont rs for settling affairs on the frontier, died at Bloom Foutein, Orange River Sovereignty, on tree 9th of June. He left England thirteen months previously, and lost his life through fever, caught by exposure in the rain at a meeting of chiefs in Mosheh's country. The following monthly summary of proceedings on the frontier is taken from the Gape Town Mail, of the Ist ult. : " Our last was published on the 29th of May, bu' subsequent mails from some of the remote cltstric,s brought intelligence of much earlier dates. Thus, from Whitile..ea a letter of May 3 reports the circumstances. Captain Tylden's camp, and the apparent mustering of the e,leiny in the neighbourhood. Tne difficulties of an English officer commanding native levies consists not so much in long and laborious marches over a rugged country, as in getting their coloured squads to stand the tug of war.' The native, whether friend or foe, is but a ' trembling coward,' if without the cover of a rock or tree to serve at ones as embrasure and breastwork. Hence in amhuaeides the deadly precision of their attack while aiming at some unsuspecting wayfarers. "From Lynittlesea a letter, dated May 11, states the Kafirs to be getting troublesome. " May 14—From Mr. Sydserff's place at Eildon 600 sheep were carried off. Three men from Lyndoch joined in the pursuit, and after various expeditions the sheep were found on the 18th, near the boundary of Somerset and Cradock, when 400 were re-taken. May 15—At Fort Cox the Kafirs surprised and murdered one of the 2d Queen's, who had been cutting wood not 300 yards outside the fort; and a few days after three of the 6th were wounded at Mount Macdonald similarly engaged. " May 20—A letter from Waterk/oof reports that regular attacks are made twice a week by the Rifles, who are encamped there. " May 22---Mr. Robey's cattle, on Manley's Flat, were attacked. Two of the herdsmen were shot on the first fire. Ono of the survivors (a native) then ran for help, leaving the fourth (an Englishman) to provide for him_ self and the cattle. The prompt arrival of Mr. Robey rescued him from his perilous situation. On the same day, in the Addo, two waggons belonging to Mr. Whiting, on their way from Port Elizabeth to Graham's Town, were attacked by 40 Hottentots. Captain Pullen directed Commandant Hurter, also of the Levies, to cooperate with him in pursuit of the robbers. But in the twilight indistinctness of the following wet morning, Captain Pollen's men mistook their comrades for the enemy they were seeking, and fired into their rear, wounding four men. The spoor of the retreating Hottentots was traced to the Zuurberg, towards Z wane Hoogte, and into Slagtboom; then five spoors were seen leading to Enon station. Tee missionary there denied having seen any but two friendly visitors! Thus far the guerilla escaped detection and pursuit. " Same day.—Fifty Hottentots surrounded the kraal of the chief Toise, who is friendly to us, stripped his wives naked before his face, and carried him off as a prisoner to Sandilli. Reports are conflicting as to the precise disposition that was manifested towards the captive by the two parties, Kafirs and Hottentots. Some ascribe the atrocity to the Hottentots alone; others allege that Sandilli commanded the Hottentots to kill Toise, and that they refused. The whole may have been a premeditated ruse. Toise brought back a letter from Uithaalder to the Commander-in-Chief, reading him a grave lesson of peace without consulting his Kafir allies. This, we have reason to believe, was the real aim in view.  on a small scale, bad excited the attention of all the in habitants.  " .