CAPE NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 142, 13 June 1878, Page 4

CAPE NEWS.

'■ The Times publishes a telegram, dated March 19th— v Matters bave not improved /during the past week. forces are in the famous 4J3¥?« r Jfl?gP» »i»4 ipm !the nature of the country it will be 'difficult to "diejpdge^them. Two companies of; the 24th Regiment haye i been marched ifroim .- King, WiUiaio'a Townjb the Ixeii iforek The Colonial Burghers are moving to the Kei.kamma and other points. The operations against Macomo, near Fort Beaufort, have been so far successful. OiH\ irojjps have possession of the Waterkloofi"' A later dispatch eaysj— "Despatches from Landdroet at LayI denburg report that 5000 of Secocoeai's KttffiWißurrounded the forts there. Obe or- two Europeans were killed, and Assistance « asked for. To-day the pKafllrs made; a fierce attack on t'fae I colonial forces at Perie Bueh. Captain* j Ella and Hart, Queenstown, wJre j slightly wounded, and Captain ; Sblw »s accidentally 1 killed while on pjeket duty* Genera] Theaiger is,' personally auperinUndibg the fight at the Pe^ie Bush. Our force now numbers 5000, half troops' a T nd half volunteers. Bkbanty having&ttackedJ iwithout orders, was obliged by,, the overwhelming strength of tbe enemy to retreat, rill is anxious to surreader condilionalljy." Pailiamentwas to meet at Cape To,Wn on the 10th of May. The Premier had . aflnpunced b,b tb'e : Government programme a Defence Bill, a vigorous native policy, disarm a moot, and; confederation. ! - •-' • I; ;. . ■ .. ■ i

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