VAN DIEMAN'S LAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume I, Issue 50, 20 December 1851, Page 3

VAN DIEMAN'S LAND.

HoßAitr Town.—The Missionary barque "John Williams," from London, loth July,

t arrived at Hobart Town on the Ist November, lin the prosecution of her peaceful mission amongst the islands of the South Pacific. Six missionaries are passengers by this vesseji ; Mr. Darling, who has been consecrated to the work thirty-five years ; Mr. Buzacott, who has translated the Scriptures into the Karotongan tongue; Mr. Wm. Gill, appointed to Manguia ; Mr. George Spencer and Mr. Ling- to Tahiti, and Mr. Law to Samoa. The missionaries were accompanied by their wives, and were furnished 1 with five thousand copies of translations of the sacred Scriptures. Launcbston.—Six barques and a ship were 'on the berth for London, with a large proportion >of their cargoes already engaged. Their names , were ; —the " Warratah," 450 ; " Marmion," : 400; "Elizabeth Thompson;" "Aden," 422; | " Stirlingshire," 410 ; " Prince of Wales," 356 ; j and " Wycliffe," 368 tons. The barque " Nau- | tilus' 1 was adveitised for Wellington, and proI bably Canterbury, to carry flour and live stock ; | and the clipper schooner "Will o' the Wisp,' | for the same ports, to sail with despatch. I This Elections.—The result of the elections I has been a crowning triumph for the anti-tmns- & portation cause. Every man that has been I returned is an advocate for the cessation of I transportation, and eleven out of the list are I either subscribers to or members of the Aus- "■ tralasian League. The following is a list of | the gentlemen returned :— f Buckingham ... It. W. Nutt. |jr Launceston .R. Dry. I Cornwall .... J. W. Gleadow. f. New Norfolk . . . Captain Fenton. ft Sorell Askin Morrison. su Richmond . . . . T. G. Gregson. »■ Huon R. Cleburne. I Hobart Town . . j T.D. Chapman. ? ( J. Dunn, Jun. * Campbell Town . . R. Q. Kermore. iOatlands H. F. Anstey. Longford .... Joseph Archer. Morven . . , . . James Cox. Brighton .... John Walker. I CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. [Erom the " Sydney Morning Herald," Nov. I.] H. M. Steamer " Hermes" returned to East U London from Mauritius, with her usual expedijtiun.onthe 3rd inst., having on board about

550 men of the L2th regiment. Having communicated with the shore by signal, she proceeded on to Algoa Bay, and landed there the troops, who were at once marched off to Graham's Town. We learn by the frontier post, that some smart skirmishes had occurred. Major Kyle, 45th regiment, commanding at Fort Cox, made a sortie from that place on the 13th, with 150 men of his own regiment, and 12 0. M. Riflemen. He quickly met the enemy, who still occupy the Amatolas in great force, and was engaged for several hours; eventually, however, driving them with loss from the positions they had taken up to annoy his small force. His own casualties consisted of one killed and three wounded. Capt. Vialls, with an escort party of 70 men of the same regiment, had been engaged with a body of the enemy, estimated at 200 strong, well supplied with ammunition at the Debe Neck and flats. He returned to Fort White without loss, and reported that many of the enemy were seen to fall during the engagement. From Port Alice increased boldness is reported on the part of the enemy. A Mr. Hinton had been assassinated there by rebel Hottentots. From the actual seat of war, the frontier districts of Albany, Fort Beaufort, Somersec, and Uitenhage, little or no encouraging intelligence has been received. The house and farm-buildings at Maastrom, the property of Sir Andries Stockenstrom, had been burnt by Kaffirs. Colonel Eyre was endeavouring to organise the Lower Albany district, for the expulsion of its ruthless invaders. Messrs. Pullen, Moxton, and others, were, although heading very inadequate forces, actively engaged with the enemy's " wolves," in the fastnesses of the Zuurbevgh, Sunday's Kiver, &c. No change had taken place in the political aspect of the northern sovereignty.