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11 a crowded with the enemy / the remainder of the force Hiowiflff closely . When the storming party reached the f ds a tremendous rush was made to the upper terrace da deafening cheer told that the Pagoda-no longer be- ? fmred to the Burmese . The enemy ran in confusion iw > m the southern and western gates , Where they were pfc by the fire of the steamers . All the country around has feUeii with thePagodaf and , I understand , the once ^ riff post of Kemmendine has been ab andoned and deswy" 6 / }) ¦ StrOjt ?*** nr » _• 1 --J ™~ ' « . ~ l «» .. u * Xt- ^ i- ji the official returns learn that there
_ From we were 17 killed ^ and 132 wounded , during the operations on the 11 th , 12 th , and 14 th j of these , two among the killed , and fifteen among- the wounded , were officers . On board the fleet there were two men killed , and fifteen wounded . General Godwin warmly praises the officers of both services , in his despatches to the Gover nment of India . Among the Indian news we find another melancholy instance of the small dependence that can be placed on the soldierly qualities of the' Bengal regular cavalry occurred in the neighbourhood of Peshawur on the 31 st
of March . Lieutenant Tottenham , with the 5 th troop of the 7 th Light Cavalry , having succeeded in getting between a party of the Momunds and the hills , immediately ordered the charge , and set the example by dashing through them himself , only followed , however , by the subardar of the troop and a single trumpeter . No reason is assigned for the dastardly conduct of the whole troop , who , it is said , had an opportunity of striking a blow more severe than any the Momunds have yet felt . This instance is not , unfortunately , a
singular one ; it is only a few weeks since a party of regular cavalry , on their way from Kohat to Peshawur , surrendered their horses and arms to a party of Affreedees without sustaining a wound or striking a blow . It is extraordinary that the use of native regular cavalry , armed and seated in the European fashion , has not been superseded by that of Irregular or Silidar Horse , the latter description of force being much the more economical of the two , and generally acknowledged to be infinitely the more effective . The only opponents to suoh an alteration are commanders-in-chief of the
old school , Who imagine it essential to the prestige of our native standing army that it should be armed , clothed , and pipeclayed in strict accordance with the English model . .
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THE CAPE WAR . Sib Habuy Smith and his family landed at Spithead , on Sunday . He arrived in the Gladiator , which brings news from the Cape up to the 19 th of April . The new governor , Major-General Cathcart , arrived at King William ' s Town on Good Friday , where lie had a long interview with Sir H . Smith , who quitted that place on the following day on his return to England . The accounts from the seat of war state that several
serious actions had taken place , in all of which the enemy had been beaten with considerable loss ; still the British troops had some sharp work of it , with many narrow escapes , and had been severely harassed , losing , however , but very few men . Among those slain were Captain Gore , of the 4 . 3 rd ; and Dr . Davidson . These successful operations had dispirited the enemy , who had also sustained immense loss from the capture of cattle . Great regret was felt by the peop le of the colony at the recal of Sir H . Smith , particularly as the war was thought to be near its termination . On his way to the port of embarkation , vast crowds assembled to
witness his departure , and to pay their-last personal respects to him for . tho important services ho had rendered , while placed at the head of that government . Sir Harry ' s farewell address to the army is dated April 11 th , head quarters , King William ' s Town : — " His Excellency Lioutonant-Gonoral the Hon . George Cathcart having boon appointed by tho Queen to relievo wo , I this day relinquish tho command . ' Brother officers and soldiera , —Nothing is more painful than to bid farowoll to old and faithful friends . I have served my Queen and country many years , and attached fta I have over been to gallant soldiers , nono wore over Wore endearod to mo than those servincf in tho arduous cft
mpaiga of 1861-52 , in South Africa . Tho ynccasing labo urs , tho night marches , tho burning sun , tho torrents ot rain , have boon oncountorod with a choorfulness as confi picuou 8 as tho intrepidity with which you hayo mot tho enemy in so many enterprising fights and skirmishes in nw own mountain fastnesses ami strongholds , and from « T , liavo ovor driven him victoriously . I loavo you , my comrades , in tho forvent hope of laying " 2 ' ° P » I " * Quorin , your country , ami his Gracotho Duko 1 ) 1 W olhngton , those services as thoy deserve , which reflect « o much honour upon you . ¦ I ' arowoll , my comrades!—Your honour and interests win bo over more dear to mo than my own . " II . G . Smith . "
ft in Hiiid that Sir Harry Smith consider tho latent operations of tho tvoopa have left very little for hie successor . . A long despatch from Sir Henry Smith in published m the Gazette of Juno 1 . One half of it is occupied w details of tho Into attacks upon tho Knfira
conducted under his guidance , of which the riett results are above detailed . The other hah consists of a defence of his policy . He anticipates , from the " fickle nature of the Kafir , " which " delights in change , " and ever believes new circumstances will turn in some way to his own advantage , —a speedy termination of the war . He expresses his " deep mortification . that the burghers , as a body / ' " should have so signally failed in their duty to their Queen , the colony , and their families . " He traces the origin of the war to the Kafir Chiefs , not the people , who , he says , " were contented" with British rule , and to the treachery of the " fickle and ungrateful Hottentot . "
" The Hottentots , " he says , " had been taught or had imbibed the marked impression to which I have before alluded , that they were an ' oppressed and ill-used rape ;' and that Holy Writ , which they are very fond of quoting , taught them they were justified in fighting to regain the country of which they regarded themselves as deprived . Surrounded as I and Major-General Somerset were by these people , drawn from the eastern and western districts , one false step or untimely exercise of power and martial law would have plunged the whole into a chaos of revolution ; Her Majesty ' s troops must have abandoned their advanced positions , and fallen back on Graham ' Town ; and the T'Slambie tribes would have risen as well as every curly-headed black from Cape Town to Natal . " His summary of Kafir losses is as follows : —
" During the prosecution of this war , 6000 warriors , according to the Kafirs' own statement , have fallen , including 80 chief men , all of them of some distinction ; 80 , 975 head of cattle , and innumerable goats , have been taken from the Gaikas , Tambookies , and from Kreili , the latter having suffered an additional loss by the removal of 7000 of the enslaved Fingoe race , bringing with them 15 , 000 head 6 f cattle ; many arms , and nearly 900 horses have been . captured ; the enemy has been driven , with great loss , from the strongholds which he so determinedly held ; and , throughout the whole of their locations , the crops of the Gaikas have been utterly destroyed . "
After defending himself vigorously from the charges of Lord Grey , and showing that he "transfers the civil government without a single particle of business in arrear , and with- a treasury without a debt , " he concludes by asserting that he leaves the command of the troops when the enemy has " repeatedly sued for peace , and the war is virtually terminated . " Sir Henry landed at Portsmouth on Sunday , and on Monday the Borough . Council presented- him with an address , and Sir Henry replied , warmly defending himself from Earl Grey ' s accusations .
" Without egotism , I may say , and I do assert it , that no man was ever placed in greater difficulty than I was when first placed in command in South Africa . ( Hear , hear . ) I was a governor without a legislative body , and I was a commander-in-chief without an army . ( Loud applause . ) I will admit I was one cause of the smalhaess of that army ; for if I had to furnish reasons whether the army should be reduced or increased , I could better haye furnished reasons for reducing it than for increasing it . My wish was , as far as I could , to save the money and blood of my country from being uselessly squandered in a distant colony . I am ready to say that the Minister of tho day supported me with reinforcements ; l . asked for nono
from home or from the neighbouring colonies . 1 was endeavouring to hold my ground , as others had recommended , feeling that if the Minister of the day wished to retain Kafraria , ho would furn ish me with the m en to do so ,, whilst , if he did not wa nt to keep Kafraria , a good retreat might be made , with loss disgrace , with a small army than with a large one . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) But reinforcements arrived , and I had to e xtend the soeno of my operations , which then assumed a formidable character ; but great difficulties then arose . I had not only 30 , 000 or 40 , 000 warlike savages to contend ^ with , but I had a largo body of Hottentots , who were supposed to bo ou r friends if savages ovor can bo friends—but who now turned atrainst us . I then stood alone in a storm , in which I did before in tuno
maintain no other man over our own ( Cheers . ) But the minister sending out forces , timo should have been given mo ; but ho , like mysolf , of an ardont temperament , believing I was slowly acting—though I was not asloop ( cheers)—was dissatisfied . Still I was doing as much as could bo done , and I speak now tho opinions of a general who has boon in every description of warfare . ( Hear , hear . ) Tho measures I had commenced I loft to tho gallant officer , my successor , who rolioved mo with tho greatest courtosy and kindness , and I loft him in command of an intrepid army , in as good a position as could bo dc-Bircd ( hoar , hoar)—for tho enemy had boon driven over tho Koi . And I still think that my meamiros will ultimately bo thoso which will bring peace , tranquillity and prosperity to tho colony . ( Choors . r
Wo may now expect a great many speeches , dinners , and addresses to tho hero of Aliwal . Lord Grey must defend himself .
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ELECTION MATTERS . LONDON . FiNSMtmy .- ^ Mr . Wnlcloy and Mr . Duncombo will contest their seats witli ull comers . Thoir present opponents are Mr . Alderman Chullis , who professes ti very faint kind of liberalism , of the Whig-Kudical achool , and Mr . Wyld , who continues to encountor groat hostility at tho local meetings . Lambeth . —An attempt is being inado to bring Mr . Harvey , draper , into tho field , to opposo Mr . D'Eyncourt .
Sottthwabe . — Sir William Molesworth addressed the electors on Tuesday ; and Mr . Apsley Pellatt , _ the new candidate , made manifest his sentiments on Saturday . The latter comes forward as a Liberal and Freetrader . He further professes himself to be ready to " support everything calculated to extend the boundaries of civil and religious liberty /* Sir William Molesworth vindicated his votes on the Militia question , and declared that he preferred an increase of the standing army . He entered at great length into an exposure of the Spooner Maynooth motion , and wound up in these words : —
" Themotion ( Mr . Spooner ' s motion for a committee of inquiry into the course of education pursued at Maynooth ) is consequently a sham , a trick , an attempt to make political capital out of bigotry and intolerance—a part of that base , sneaking , and miserable policy which upright and straightforward Englishmen will see through and despise , —I mean the policy of Lord Derby . And this brings me to the last political question upon which I shall address you—namely , Lord Derby himself . ( Cheers and hisses for the noble Lord . ) lord Derby is now a political question * That name is inscribed upon the banners of certain candidates as the symbol of their political faith , as freetrade or reform was formerly inscribed upon our banners .
( Cheers . ) What does it mean ? It does not mean the famous Lord Stanley of the House of Commons . He was an eloquent orator , the Kupert of debate , ready to carry the Reform Bill at the expense of a revolution—hot , zealous , chivalrous , but without a particle of statesmanship . For six years he misgoverned the colonies . There is scarcely a colonial grievance of any importance which may not be traced to his mismanagement . He produced a rebellion in Canada . May he not produce another ? He sowed the seeds of our costly wars in South Africa . He caused the hideous demoralization of Van Dieman ' s Land , for he was wrongheaded , obstinate , ignorant , rash , reckless , and careless of consequences ; but on the whole , frank , is not
strai g htforward , and manly . This . Lord btanley the ford Derby who appears on the hustings of the present day . Who is he ? A Free-trader in the towns , a Protectionist in the counties ( loud applause ); pro-Maynooth in Ireland , anti-Maynooth in England and Scotland , saying one thing one day , retracting it the next , repeating it the third , equivocating about it the fourth—a political jockey , riding a losing horse , hoping to win by a cross—a thimblerigger , gammoning clowns and chawbacons with the pea of protection , which will never be found under any one of his thimbles ( renewed applause and laughter)— -a . truckler to the bigotry which he intends to betray—the leader of men who have no convictions , whose only rule the end aim oi
of political morality is success— ana wnose existence are the gratification of personal ambition ; men long eager for power , surprised at obtaining it , unscrupulous as to the means of retaining it ; recreant Protectionists , dishonest Free-traders , hiding insincerity under the mask of intolerance ; too pusillanimous to stick by their colours , not courageous enough to take up a new position . ( Loud cheers . ) In speaking thus of the Derbyites , I do not mean to speak of all who sit on the Ministerial side of the House , or even of all the members of Lord DerbVa Government , for many of them are upright ,
honourable English country gentlemen , who long behevea in protection , now perceive that it cannot be restored , ana wish honestly to abandon it , —I speak only of the more active chiefs of the party , and of those whom Lord Derby would term " statesmen , " for Lord Derby , in ono of his speeches , likened a statesman to a bark which trims its sails and alters its course with each changing wind and varying breeze . This is not my notion of a statesman . I liken tho true statesman and upright politician to a steamvessel , which pursues its steady course amid storms _ and waves , in defiance o f adverse gales and opposing tides , and straightforward roaches its destined port . "
Sir William was most heartily cheered ; and a reso lution to support him unanimously carried .
ENGLAND AND WALES . Aylesbury . —Dr . Bayford and Captain West have been engaged canvassing in tho borough and hundreds all the week , and with that kind of " success" which makes them look doubting and melancholy . Mr . Houghton , it is understood , has formally resigned . Tho field , therefore , remains open and free for Mr . Bethcll and Mr . Layard , whose election is considered certain . Mr . Bothell remains in town , occupied with his Chancery quits , but he takes the liberty of apologising for his absence in a placard . Mr . Layard has been most active canvassing all tho week , and will soon have completed a thorough canvass , and we are informed with a result which goes beyond the most sanguine expectations of his friends . —Aylealury News BiiACKBUHN . —Mr . George Dawson , M . A ., will , it is
said , come forward for this borough ; but wo know nothing of tho truth of tho rumour . Boston . —The Dissenters met on tho 26 th of May , and adopted a set of resolutions , pledging themselves to require nn explicit statemont from tho candidates of thoir views on tho State-Church question . Mr . Freshfiold has withdrawn . Tho candidates are Mr . Bonjunrin Bond Cabbell , a supporter of tho present Government ; Mr . J . A . Hankoy , a Liberal and Free-trader ; ivnd Mr . G . H . Heathcote , a Protectionist . Mr . Hankoy is confidently expected to succeed .
BitiaiKTON . —Mr . Trelawny , ox-member for Tavistock , has boon invited to stand for Brighton . His radical principlefl « xo well known .
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Leader (1850-1860), June 5, 1852, page 527, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1938/page/3/
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