THE LATEST ACQUIRED BRITISH POSSESSION.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2956, 6 August 1878, Page 2

THE LATEST ACQUIRED BRITISH POSSESSION.

This is Walwich Bay, on the West Coast of Alrica, about lat. SSJeg S. From this point to 35deg. 'S. the latitude of Cape Agulhas, for a distance of about 800 miles, British influence is now paramount, as far as the Atlantic seaboard is concerned. Mr Commissioner Palgrave,' brother of the Palgrave of Arabian celebrity, has been up in Damara and Orampoland, which are in (he vicinity of Wai- - wich Bay, for some time past, and has been in treaty with the natives, who hare shown themselves willing to come under British protection. The general character of the country is not very inviting, as it is barren and sandy, and there is no great opening for farmers and agriculturists. Damaralaud abounds in mineral wealth, aud is probably not inferior to Namaqua* land, whose copper mines are of worldwide celebrity, taff- Commander Eichard Cossartine Dyer, in command of Her ' Majesty's ship Industry, hoisted the union jack and took formal pbss^ion 'of the bay in the name of Her Biitannic Majesty Queen Victoria, on March 12th, 1878 The Portuguese have been before us in the occupation of Delagoa Bay which is the natural harbour of the Transvaal on the East Coast, but we do not intend to4et the few good harbours on tha Atlantic side slip out of our hands and become smuggling haunts. The Industry is. to proceed to look for another reported bay about 150 miles north of Walwich Bay.