Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1878-02-16 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

KAFFIR WAR.  ! A deepatch, dated Ospetown, J'a.n.u-s-ry" 15th, has the following The state of affairs on the frontier is unchanged. The rebel Kadin swarm in Rut London division, especially near the Kei. From Komgha Colonel Lambert, with a force 600 Wong, went out against them, but thought it better to defer an attack until reinforcements should arrive. Re relieved and brought sway a garrison of the 24th Regiment at Fort Jeupetu. In lees than an hour afterwardn the fort was occup;ed by the native.. M the junction of the Isoino and the Kei the Gaikse ablated the Fingoee, but were repulsed with a loss of eighteen killed and many wounded. , On the 14th the troop, in the Transkei' under Colonel Glynn, encountered a force of from 1000 to 1200 Galekse. The light lasted front four to six p.m. The enemy was defeated with fifty killed. Our casualties are Ave eoldiern wounded, two severely. Volunteer. and Burghers from the eastern and western districts sre preesing to the front. A united movement by Colonel Lambert's and Colonel Glynn's column. on the rebel. near the Kei is expected to be made in a day or two. It is feared that the war will last for a year at least. The governor has taken up his residence at King William's Town for six months.  The anxiety regarding Captain Blton'e party has been relieved by the arrival at Lovedale of Rey. Dr. Stewart, from Lake Nyeasa, who reports the mission and party all well. The Cape Standard and Mail states that the gloom which had nettled down upon the colony, consequent upon the Kaffir rebellion, has deepened, and the apprehension of a deadly conflict between the colonists and the natives has spread in every direction. The position of the people of British Caffraria le most p.ecerious. Bodies of armed nativee swarm in every direction. Isolated farm. houses and stores are attacked, the inmates are put to flight OF murdered, and the greeted difficulty is ' experienced in keeping up communications by the main roads. The Hon. J. X. Merrin an, the Chief Oomini.ioner of Pubic Works, who up to the present has been in attendance upon his Excellency the Governor, and who has been charged with the chief conduct of the war, has been recalled to the colony, and the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. J. C. Molteno, has taken his place at head-quarters. In the Transkei territory nothing of a definite character hea been effected for several days. Frequent engagements between her Majesty's forces and the Galekes are reported, and in every instance the enemy seems tohave been repulsed, but only to appear in another quarter in undiminiehed force. The Argus received the following talerams from King William'. Town as the mail was leaving: "Volunteers returned on Saturday evening, Saving captured at Newlands fifteen natives supposed to be implicated in the murder of Sainton and Brown. Two Kaffirs with loaded firearms were shot; a number of amegais looted in one hut, belonging to Chrietian native.; five pounds of powder and half e bucket of newly-cast bullets are said to have been found; also a packet of correspondence from natives in the Civil Service, which will be translated. A Capetown despatch (Met Madeira), January 22nd, is as follows: The Raffles have been hunted out of Ohichabe Valley by a joint movement of the troops and auxiliaries under Colonel. Lambert and Glyn and Captain Brabant. Large quantities of stock were captured. The Burghers under Frost had a brush with them, and killed 100. The enemy are now in the fastnesses of Kabousie and Fri. The natives to the west of Cuff recta are unsettled. Two thousand mounted Europeans are under arms on the frontier. Colonel Griffith has been placed in command of the Burgher forces and publicly decorated by the Governor with the order of O.M.G. Sir Bartle Frere is mid to look careworn and aged. It was hoped that the warcloud would soon disperse. In Zululand Cetywayo's warriors bad a free fight amsng themselves. The Active has returned to Simon'. Bay. The Dense proceeds up the coast, landing men at Natal for service on shore. AN