"atrial! Ina tnituial.

FRANCE.—The report that the Council of State had "shown itself hos- tile to the Government on the question of the Orleans property" has been

contradicted by the Patrie, which denies that "the affair has not yet been brought before the Council of State." The Paris correspondent of the Daily News asserts this to be a "complete misrepresentation." lifter

the sitting in the Council of State on M. Fortoul's bill on public instruc- tion, the President sent and demanded to see this report on the Orleans property. Having read it, he asked by whom it was written : and being

told, by M. Comudet, he required the resignation of that gentleman. But the Committee who acted with him declared that if this were insisted on, they would resign en masse along with M. Cornudet ; and M. Abbatacci had to interpose and get the menace withdrawn.

The Conetitutionnel lately had an article dictating to the Roman Calico' lie subjects of Belgium a disloyal and Bonapartist policy at the coming general election: it is now said that several thousand copies of this paper were addressed through the post to the most considerable commercial houses in Belgium, and transmitted at the charge of the Usurpation secret service funds.

M. Persigny was married to Mademoiselle de la Moskowa, at the Chapel of the Elysee, on Friday night last week. Louis Napoleon, his house- hold, the widow of Marshal Nay, the Prince de la Moskowa, and. a few relations, were the only persons present at the ceremony. The Times had the following announcement yesterday- " We are authorized and requested, on behalf of General Changarnier, formally to contradict an assertion which has twice been put forth by two of the least scrupulous writers in the French press, to the effect that General Changarnier made a proposal to the Provisional Government of 1848 for the military invasion of this country." Swarszaseien.—There is a considerable ferment in the Swiss Canton of Fribourg. The Sonderbund party, who are now the undermost in the Government., convoked and held a mass meeting at Posieux, a village two leagues from Fribourg; at which the numbers are variously stated at from 14,000 to 30,000. Resolutions were passed petitioning the Federal Assembly for liberty to revise the Cantonal constitution; and pledging those present to persevere in this petition "in the broad light of day, and by every means avowable before God and man." But the Cantonal Go- vernment had previously forbidden the meeting ; and since it was held they declared its objects to be menacing both to the Cantonal and the Fe- deral constitution. Accordingly, they arrested all the members they could catch of the provisional committee appointed by the meeting.

INDIA.—A telegraphic announcement of the capture of Martaban and Rangoon was all that was known of the contents of the overland mail at the close of last week ; the full official details have arrived since. The Commander-in-chief of the expedition, Lieutenant-General God- win, (who was selected for this servioe on account of his personal eex- periencegained in the former war with the King of Ava,) arrived in the Rangoon river on the 2d of April. The Madras division of the force not having arrived, nor been yet heard of; he resolved on going to Martaban to arrange for the capture of that place in the interval of delay. He sailed from the Rangoon river for Moulmein on the 3d of April, and arrived at Moulmein on the 4th at noon; in four hours he landed, and got ready for embarkation 1400 troops ; by nine o'clock the same evening he had embarked his force, was off for Martaban ; and he seems to have ar- rived there before dawn of the 5th. Martaban is described as "standing on a noble sheet of water, with a river-line of defences of about 800 yards." "Inland lies a large pagoda, a wall running along the whole front, with an ascent from the water's edge of about 600 feet, on the top of which small pagodas stand, the slope being partially covered with fine trees and close jungle." Arrangements were perfected on the night voyage for commencing the attack at daybreak. "The Rear-Admiral made every disposition possible in waters full of shoals and violent currents, for bombarding the position with his five steam- ers, and to cover the landing of the troops. It was the admiration of every one to witness the noble manner in which the Rattler worked her way within

200 yards of the wall, and close to the pagoda, doing tremendous execution. I changed from the Rattler at six o'clock, to superintend the landing of the

troops, and went on board the Proserpine, a smaller vessel, with my staff. Colonel Reignolds commanded the attack. At half-past SIX the steamer opened fire ; and at seven the troops were in the boats and landed, by the in-

defatigable exertions of Commander Brooking, under a smart fire of musketry and guns. Soon was the storming party under the walls and over _them, with less loss than I thought possible. Lieutenant-Colonel Reignolds imme- diately ascended to the pagodas on the height, and took possession of them, after some skirmishing with the enemy. "At eight a-. tn. Martaban was won ; and considering the enemy's positill and numbers, which report gives at 6000 men, we have got it very oheaply. The casualties were slight indeed. "One havildar and seven rank and file wounded." The artillery was sent back to Moulmein the same even- ing; and the Twenty-sixth Madras Native Infantry, with a company of Eluopean Madras Artillery, and a suitable battery of guns, were deemed a sufficient garrison, relievable from Moulmein when it might be thought desirable, for the protection of the place.

General Godwin returned to the Rangoon river by the 8th, and found that the Madras division had arrived during his parenthetical exploit at Martaban.

During his absence, and according to the instructions of the Governor- General of India, a flag of truce had been sent up to Rangoon on the 4th of April, to inquire whether any communication had been received from the Ming of Ava in reply to our ultimatum, —which expired on the 18t of

"On reaching the stockades that guarded the river on both its banks, the gag was fired on ; and it was only by the excellent arrangement and brave

conduct of Commander Brooking that his ship extricated herself, indicting on the enemy a severe chastisement by blowing up a powder magazine and &Buoying many men."

The 9th of April General Godwin occupied in making dispositions; and on that evening he informed Admiral Austen that he was ready. The

loth was occupied in ascending to a point close below Rangoon; the Blockaded batteries on both sides of the river being so completely demo- lished by the fire of our ships, and by the fires kindled by the shells, as

to leave their sites hardly distinguishable from mid-channel. It was ar-

ranged to anchor before Rangoon on the 11th, Easter Sunday ; but to take position out of range, so as to go into action at dawn of the 12th. But difficulties of anchorage prevented the ships from taking position out of range; and as soon as they had taken position within range of the enemy's batteries, the latter opened upon us fiercely. Admiral Austen says—

"The stockades, although giving a good fire for the first quarter of an hour. were quite unequal to heavy guns, which sent shot and shell right through them, the latter bursting in the middle of them. They were soon seen to slacken fire; and a shell blowing up their main work at the King's wharf, sending the immense pile into the air, appeared quite to put them out; and the firing soon ceased.'

General Godwin says— "The Admiral and Commodore took a most distinguished part in the opera- tions, landing and setting fire to all around them. This powerful attack from the steam-frigates of both her Majesty's and the East India Company's navy completely cleared the ground for nearly a mile for our landing.'

At daybreak on Monday the 12th, the troops got ready to land; and by seven o'clock in the morning the Fifty-first Light Infantry, and the Eighteenth Royal Irish, the Fortieth Bengal Native Infantry, and part of the Artillery, were landed.

The Bengal guns, and some companies of the Fifty-first., were sent forward, and were presently opened upon by artillery from a stockade on a rising

ground, fronted by jungle whieh was filled with skirmishers. General God- win observes—" This was a new mode of fighting with the Burmese; no in- stance having occurred last war of their attacking our flanks, or leaving their

stockades, that I remember ever to have taken place. I make this remark as they are now not only good shots, but bold in their operations, and clever in selecting their ground and covering themselves. Our casualties for the past three days will prove it ; our dress exposing us, and their garb and colour concealing them."

The stockade was recognized by General Godwin to be the same position which was known in the last war as the White-house picket ; it was a very strong position, and just in the line of our proposed advance. "A battery of four guns was immediately opened on it by Majors Reid and Oakes ; the whole being under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Foord, commandant of that arm. The fire of these guns was very effective." An unofficial account states that "our excellent and most effective practice" was "instantly re- turned by a well-directed fire from the stockade "; " the enemy fired rather high at first, but after a few rounds they obtained our distance exactly."

General Godwin continues his report. "A storming party was formed of four companies of the 51st Light Infantry, under Lieutenant-Colonel St.

Maur, with the Madras Sappers, miler Major H. Fraser, commanding Engi- neer, and advanced under cover of a jungle ; on getting through which the musketry was so steady and effective from the stockades and adjoining build- ings that a great many of our party were killed and wounded, amongst whom were several officers. I have to deplore the temporary loss of Lieutenant- Colonel Bogle, the Commissioner of the Tenasaerim Provinces, who was very bravely attending the army to witness its operations. Major Fraser took the ladders to the stockade most gallantly, and alone mounted the defences of the enemy ; where his example soon brought around him tbe storming party, which carried the stockade, but at a very severe loss on our part." It would seem as if this preliminary affair was one of the most serious portions of the whole operations for capturing Rangoon. It was General Godwin's intention to m.ove on against the town, but he found his force disorganized by the terrible power of the sun, "Major Oakes, of the Madras Artillery, was struck down by it at his bat- tery, and died ; Brevet Major Griffith, hiadras Army, while couveying an order, died on the road ; Lieutenant-Colonel Foord, Commandant of Artil- lery, was nearly a victim to the heat, and obliged to quit the field; Brigadier Warren and Lieutenant-Colonel St. Maur also suffered greatly." "Under such destruction," he resolved to halt and concentrate his force ; and this work of concentration took another whole day, for the heavy guns had to be dragged up on the 13th by the sailors and ma- rines of the ships. While the military force was thus gathering its energies, the ships went across the river and destroyed the stockaded for-

tifications of Della; and higher up the river, they attacked and destroyed the strong fortified position of Kemendine, where it is said that 20,0001. of treasure was found. When the ships had done this, they anchored op- posite to the great pagoda fortress of Shwe-da-gon ; and finding it to be touch nearer to the river than is laid down in the charts, they "shelled" it diligently and effectively. Admiral Austen says that while they were "shelling" the pagoda, a large party of hone, and two elephants with riders, were observed t quit; and it was afterwards understood that this was the Governor in retreat on his discovery that he could not hold the place.

By the evening of the 13th, the preparations for attacking the new town of Rangoon were completed. General Godwin thus describes the place.

"His Lordship in Council knows well the spot where I proposed to force my way into the great pagoda ,• and the road I was about to move on en- tirely turned all the defences of this real stronghold. The present position of Rangoon is entirely altered since the last war : within a few years the old town, which stood on the river-bank, has been utterly destroyed, its bricks now lying in heaps on its site. A new town has been formed about a mile and a quarter from the river ; it is nearly a square, with a bend or mud wall

about sixteen feet high and eight broad; a ditch runs along each side of the square, and on the North side, where the pagoda stands, it has been very cleverly worked into the defences, to which it forms a sort of citadel. The distance from the pagoda to the South entrance of the town is about three quarters of a mile and it is something more than that breadth from East to West. The old road from the river to the pagoda comes up to the South gate, running through the new town ; and it was by this road the Burmese had settled that we should attack it, and where they had made every pre- paration to receive us, having armed the defences with nearly 100 pieces of cannon and other missiles, and with a garrison of at least 10,000 men. The attempt to assault on this side would, I am convinced, from the steady way the Burmese defend their works, have cost us half our force." The line of attack seems to have been to start from a point on the river (which here runs East and West) somewhat Eastward of the new town, and then to march past the East side of the town till the Eastern face of the great pagoda should be brought into full view. The troops were under arms at five o'clock on the morning of Wednesday the 14th s " in as fine temper as ever men were."

" Our march was to the North-west, through thick jungle; four light guns, nine-pounders, their flanks protected by two companies of her Majesty's 80th Regiment, the rest of the wing of that corps following, with two more guns, and the 18th Royal Irish and the 40th Bengal Native Infantry formed the advance. The 51st Light Infantry and the 35th Madras Native Infantry were in reserve; the 9th Madras Native Infantry keeping open the com- munication with the shipping. We proceeded in this order for about a mile, when we opened the great pagoda, and its fire was turned on us. An ex- cellent position for two guns was taken by Major Tilden to our left flank : these were left under the command of Major Montgomery, of the Madras Artillery, who served them well. The ground to the front getting very diffi- cult, barely admitted of the 80th and Royal Irish occupying it in close order. We had now completely turned the enemy's position, having passed their stoekaded town, and got opposite the East side of the great pagoda, our main object. Major Turton informed me that he had a favourable i:waition to place in battery his heavy guns; but it took some time to bring them up,—a service in which the Navy brigade of about 120 men, under the command of Lieutenant Dorville, of her Majesty's frigate Fox, assisted by the Artil- lery, rendered their invaluable aid, under a heavy fire of guns and wall- pieces from the great pagoda and town, from which they suffered severely. While this was going on, the enemy's artillery had got the range of our crowded position, and their skirmishers had somewhat closed upon us; and it took 500 men to keep down their fire. The practice of the heavy battery, under Major Back, was very effective. My intention was to have stormed the pagoda at noon ; but at a little after eleven, Captain Latter' of the Bengal Army, my interpreter, assured me he felt confident, from what he could see of the East entrance of the pagoda, on which our battery was playing, that the entrance was clear, and that he was prepared to show the way.. As out people were dropping. fast where we stood, I determined on an Immediate assault. The storming party was formed of the wing of her Majesty's 80th Regiment, under Major Lockhart, two companies of the Royal Irish, under Lieutenant Hewitt., and of two companies of the 40th Bengal Native Infantry, under Lieutenant White, the whole commanded by Lieutenant- Colonel Coote, of the 18th Royal Irish ; Captain Latter accompanying the party to show the road. The advance to the East entrance of the pagoda was about 800 yards ; which the troops crossed in a most steady manner, under the fire of the walls, crowded with the enemy, the remainder of the force following closely."

A private letter says—" The storming party met with its hottest reception as it commenced the ascent of the steps leading to the great pagoda ; when it was received by a discharge from two guns and from hundreds of muskets and matchlocks. The three first who ascended were Lieutenant-Colonel Coote, and Lieutenant and Adjutant Doran, of her Majesty's Eighteenth Royal Irish, and Captain Latter ; and I regret very much to add, that the first officer was severely and Lieutenant Doran mortally wounded. Poor fellow, he received seven wounds, and expired in half an hour; deeply and sincerely regretted by every officer and man in the regiment ; and most de- servedly so, for a nobler fellow and more gallant and amiable soldier never lived."

General Godwin concludes—" When the storming party reached the steps, a tremendous rush was made to the upper terrace, and a deafening cheer told that the pagoda no longer belonged to the Burmese. The enemy ran in confusion from the Southern and Western gates; where they were met by the fire of the steamers. All the country around has fallen with the pa- goda."

The list of casualties was 17 killed and 132 wounded.

" OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED.

"Killed. Her Majesty's 111th Royal Irish—Lieutenant B.. Doran, April 14, Her Majesty's 51st Foot—Ensign A. N. Armstrong, April 11. .• lPounded. Personal Staff—Lieutenant W. J. Chads (slightly). General Staff— Captain G. Allan (severely). Engineer Department—Second Lieutenant B. 0. 8. Williams (slightly), Second Lieutenant L. Donaldson (mortally), April 12; Second Lieutenant W. S. Trevor (slightly). Madras Sappers and &Duero—Captain J. W. Rundall (slightly); Lieutenant B. Ford (slightly). Her Majesty's 18th Royal Irish —Lieutenant-Colonel C. J. Coots (severely) ; Captain W. T. Bruce (slightly); Lieu- tenant G. A. Elliot (sli,ghtly). Her Majesty's 80th Foot—Lieutenaut J. L. W. Nunn (slightly). Her Majesty's 51st Foot—Captain W. Blundell (dangerously). 9th Ma, dras Native Infantry—Ensign G. F. C. B. Hawkes (slightly). 35th Madras Native In- fantry—Lieutenant W. C. P. Haines (dangerously). Commissioner, Tenasserim Provinces—Lieutenant-Colonel A. Bogle (severely). ' But to this list there must be made a sad addition for the effects of the burning sun— In the action of the 12th, on taking what is called the White-house stock- ade, Major Oakes, Madras Artillery, and Major Griffith; Madras Infantry, who both died of coup de soleil; and Colonel Foord, Madras Artillery, struck down by coup de soled, but soon recovered. On the 13th, the day of cessa- tion, Colonel Warren, commanding the Bengal brigade, and Lieutenant Piercy, her Majesty's 18th, struck down by the sun, but since recovering. General Godwin reports, that "throughout this united service there has been not only a cordial cooperation, between the army and navy, but so much goodheartedness that their joint efforts have tended to secure a very rapid success of this expedition."

A private letter to Calcutta says- " All arms behaved splendidly, but we have especial pleasure in recording the gallant and praiseworthy conduct of the 40th Native Iufantri; who did not rest satisfied with performing what they had agreed to do, but lent a hand to everything, guns, working parties, acc."

Some miscellaneous points scattered in the despatches and corre- spondence throw some light on our position as regards the future. It seems that the cholera had almost instantly attacked the troops, both on land and on board ship. A Calcutta letter says- " The place [Rangoon] is most offensive from the number of dead bodies of men and dogs, and from the stench of the decayed fish, which the Burmese are fond of ; and sickness has, I am sorry to say, commenced to a very great extent. Cholera is raging fearfully ; one officer, Captain Hint, Paymaster of her Majesty's 80th Foot, has already fallen a victim, and another is scarcely expected to recover. The soldiers of the different regiments ere dy- ing in numbers."

Captain Lynch writes- " Our crews are healthy except the worm (guinea worm) ; but I am sorry to say the cholera is among the troops, and a few cases afloat, but I trust it will not spread."

Admiral Austen says- " Among those that have fallen victims in the service of their country upon this occasion, it is my painful duty to record that of the Reverend Thomas T. Baker, Chaplain of her Majesty's ship Fox. Incessantly employ- ed in administering to the wounded and dying, and in burying the dftd„ he fell a victim to the prevailing epidemic (cholera) on the 16th instant; leaving, I am informed, a widow and young family, who were wholly dependent on him for support."

Cars OP GOOD HOPE.—The Queen's steam-ship Gladiator arrived at Plymouth on Sunday, from the Cape of Good Hope ; bringing home Sir Harry Smith and Lady Smith, and Government despatches from the seat of war to the 9th of April. The Gladiator has been forty-two days making the voyage.

The news of the war is still of the same character with most of that lately received ; the enemy still held out, but his resistance was becoming less systematic and formidable. Macomo had been pursued into Sandilli's fastnesses the Amatola mountains ; and on the 6th of April the Quarter- master-General reported, in a general order for the information of the public—" The troops occupy every stronghold in the Amatolas, and it is impossible the enemy can retain even a footing; so is he pursued in every direction." In the course of the patrols about 3000 head of cattle had been captured and some hundreds of the enemy shot ; and such feeble resistance was encountered on every side but one that "no casualty had occurred on our side." The one side on which we did meet resistance was where a body of Hottentots with their cattle retreating across the Kei,

were so hotly pursued that they doubled back cattle, the Kei, and made des- perate attempts once more to get shelter in the Amatolas. Colonel Eyre quite outmanceuvered them : he took nearly a thousand of their cattle ; and having by a stratagem of pretended retreat lured the Hottentots to ground favourable for his cavalry, he charged them so suddenly as to rout them with a very severe slaughter and disperse them once more in flight towards the Kei. But in this affair Captain Gore, of the Forty-third Regiment, lost his life he was shot from a tree, while fighting at the head of his men. Sir Harry Smith deplored his loss, as that of one of the most distinguished captains under his command, "intrepid as ju- dicious, beloved by both officers and men." Stock and Sandilli had both again sued for peace. Stock sued through Pato, and Pato answered his messenger simply thus—" Tell Stack to cross the Kei ; it will be quite time to talk of peace when he proves his submission by leaving the war-party and crossing the Kei." At the same time, Pato sent word to the Governor-General, through the T'Slambie Commissioner, Mr. Maclean' that "any terms granted to the Gaikas on this side of the Kei will be treated by them as a drawn battle, and that they will boast that the English made peace as they could not drive them out of the :country." Sandilli was referred to the Gailut Commissioner, Mr. Brownlee ; who had already been pointed out to him as competent to receive an "unconditional" surrender.

Mr. Brownlee had written to Sir Harry Smith before this offer of San- dilli, informing Sir Harry that a meeting of chiefs, which Sandilli had summoned for the purpose of agreeing to a submission, had been put off because of the recall of his Excellency and the expected arrival of a new Governor.

"From the time that the Caffres began to sue for peace, until they heard of the change which is about to take place, messengers were frequently sent to me from the chiefs, and during the time that the crops were being de- stroyed my messengers travelled unmolested with letters to and from King William's Town : but when the Caffres heard of the recall they at once changed their course of action—my messengers were fired on and wounded, without any previous warning to them or to me. Bambe, and the other Councillors, who were employed by the chiefs to endeavour to obtain terms from the Government, were informed that they might go to their homes, their service for the present not being required; and the chiefs altogether have assumed as hostile an attitude as possible, though no longer able to in- duce their people to assemble in numbers to oppress the troops. "The reason for the course now adopted by the chiefs is, that they ima- gine they will obtain easier terms by a bold Waring and a professed indiffer- puce to peace, than by admitting themselves to be in a position in which firm& may be dictated to tyro : ao on the whole it is evident that a change of government in the presen€rosition of our Wein! Will have the abet of prolonging the struggle in which we are now engaged."

However, as the last exploit of Colonel Eyre had received the marked praise of the new Governor-General, in a general order issued on the very day that he relieved Sir Harry Smith of his command, it was expected that the chiefs would soon see that the change of government would pro- duce no slackening in the most vigorous prosecution of the war till an unconditional surrender had been made to British authority.

The new Governor arrived at King William's Town on Easter Sunday, and instantly took the command. Sir Harry Smith resigned his duties In the following characteristic despatch.

" Head-quarters, King William's Town, April 7, 1852.

"His Excellency Lieutenant-General the Honourable George Cathcart having been appointed by the Queen to relieve me, I this day relinquish the command.

"Brother officers and soldiers—Nothing is more painful than to bid fare- well to old and faithful Mends. I have served my Queen and country many years ; and, attached as I have ever been to gallant soldiers, none were ever more endeared to me than those serving in the arduous campaign of 1851-62 in South Africa. The unceasing labours, the night marches, the burning sun, the torrents of rain, have been encountered with a cheerfulness as conspicu- ous as the intrepidity with which you have met the enemy in so many en- terprising fights and skirmishes in his own mountain fastaesses and strong- holds, and from which you have ever driven him victoriously. "I leave you, my comrades, in the fervent hope of laying before your Queen, your country, and his Grace the Duke of Wellington, these services as they deserve, which reflect so much honour upon you.

"Farewell, my comrades. Your honour and interests will be ever far more dear to me than my own. H. G. Smarr."

Before he left King William's Town, an address by the inhabitants was presented to him, regretting his recall at a critical moment, when his mea- sures for the subjugation of a treacherous enemy were on the point of success. His reply follows. "King William's Town, 7th April 1852. " Gentlemen—I receive your address with much satisfaction ; for in the early stage of the war you rallied round me and did your duty as soldiers most cheerfully. You, on the spot, must have observed how slow the pro-. gress of the war occasionally appeared ; it may therefore be readily conceived how her Majesty's Government must have been disappointed, who could alone judge of events by reports, and had not the various circumstances be. fore them which were apparent to you. Hence her Majesty's Government deemed it expedient to recall me. Fortunately, I relinquish this govern- ment at a period when I hope the gallantry of the troops has effected the subjugation of the rebel tribes, winch can alone establuih that peace and future security for which this afflicted colony has so long struggled. " Whatever circumstances may of late have connected me with, or rather disconnected me from the colony, and although the Burghers may not have rallied round me as their Governor, as I have conscientiously supported them, and brought the war to its present state, I shall ever remember with feeling& of deep regard., bearing in mind their conduct from the commencement of'

this war, the in of King William's Town. " Whatever may be the feelings of the colonists towards me, they sin hereafter observe I have fearlessly done my duty towards them ; and their interests will, I assure you, ever be my own. " I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your most obedient and humble servant, H. G. Slams."

Sir Harry left King William's Town, for New London, to embark in the Styx, at three o'clock next morning. Although it was dark, the mili- tary and a great number of the inhabitants turned out in token of their respect. At Cape Town he was met on the landing-stairs by the Chief Justice and many other of the principal functionaries of the colony, and was accompanied to his carriage by a 'very numerous body of merchants and gentlemen of all shades of politics. A triumphal arch had been erected at the foot of the wharf; decorated with banners, flowers, ever- greens, &c., and bearing the motto " Gratitude " on the one side, and on the other "God speed Sir Harry." A deputation of the tradespeople and mechanics in Cape Town waited on him with an address. Ile was too unwell to receive them, so they were received by Lady Smith. After. wards a written reply to their address was sent, which contained these passages— "I myself a working man. I have, as you remark in your too flatter- ing.addresa, devoted the labour of my youth and manhood, and matured ex- perience, to the service of my country. Whatever reputation I may have at any time posse:ssed, I gained simply and solely by beings working man, who put his heart into his work. Amongst the subscribers to this address are to be found, I make no doubt, the men who devised and erected the tasteful arch through which I passed on Wednesday last, when landing at the cen- tral jetty. The feeling which prompted them to bestow that mark of honour on a recalled governor was one which they need not feel ashamed of, and one which I shall never forget. The motto on one side of the arch bade me 'God speed,' and on the other side I read, I think, the word Gratitude.' As I now recall these brief inscriptions, my regret is great that circumstances wholly beyond my control prevented me from better deserving them from the tradesmen and mechanics of Cape Town and its environs. To have car- ried out, far further than I was enabled to do, public improvements gene- rally, and to have encouraged the development, by-every means at my dis- posal, of the industrial and ornamental skill of the tradesmen and mecha- nics of this city, would have been at once one of the most important objects and one of the chiefest pleasures of my public life." The shipping in the bay "dressed," and presented a very harmonious accompaniment to the lively demonstrations ashore, and her Majesty's ship Styx manned yards as Sir Harry left her. Invitations to public dinners were afterwards offered, but declined; and the gentlemen who had formed the committee for the purpose of showing their respect for the gallant veteran by their banquet, resolved to devote their subscrip- tions to the purchase and presentation of a piece of plate as a more lasting memorial of their attachment and esteem.

In the London Gazette of Tuesday are published, by Sir John Peking- ton, despatches with enclosures from Sir Harry Smith to Earl Grey, con- tinuing his narrative of events up to the 7th of April. The following pas- sages are of especial interest.

"During the prosecution of this war, 6000 warriors, awarding to the Caffrea' 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 suf- fered an additional less by the removal of 7000 of the enslaved Fingoe race,. bringing with them 15,000 head of 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." * • * "I am accused in your Lordship's despatch of having failed in showing, that foresight, energy, and judgment, which my very difficult position re- quired'; and censured for not having sooner brought this war to a termina- tion; although in your Lordship's despatch No. 592, of the 8th March 1861, the following remark appears—' It is a great satisfaction tome, in the anxiety in which I am placed by the intelligence which has reached me, to know that I may rely with the utmost confidence not only upon your vigour and judg- ment in your military operations, but Ilse upon your enlightened humanity.' This has, however, been a war unavoidably of gradual progression' insure sure the result I anticipated and have attained, and one which could not have been conducted differently. I speak with some experience in war on a large scale as well as of a desultory character. When regular armies are opposed to each others signal victory may decide the fate of a nation. In a war with barbarians who fight only when it so pleases them, avoiding concentration, but who are still determined to resist,. the contest is necessarily of long duration. I may therefore proudly derive satisfaction from the reflection which has led me to record these facts, that this war will have been brought to the required con- clusion with that expedition which all the peculiar circumstances permit, while during its progress neither soldier nor troop-horse has ever wanted his daily ration. Every fort and post is well supplied with provisions and am

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munition large depots of the munitions of war are at head-quarters and at Graham's Town; and I have thus been recently enabled to make considerable reduction in the transport—a very expensive branch. I have been well sup- ported by the Commissariat and the Civil Department of the Ordnance and I enclose a copy of my general order as a record of their respective merits. "1 transfer the civil government without a single particle of business in arrear, and with a treasury without a debt ; while all the civil officers have worked under me with energy and zeal. The war impending over the Orange River territory, with all its evils and horrors, has been averted ; while, had its prosecution become imperative, I had collected an ample depot of com- missariat supplies at Bloem Fontein. Amicable relationship has been esta- blished with the Trans Vaal Emigrant Beers; • the refractory native chiefs are restoring their plunder, and submitting to the conditions imposed an them ; the turbulent Boers within the Sovereignty, when convicted of overt acts of disloyalty, have had heavy pecuniary fines inflicted on them many, of which, to the amount of 10751., have already been promptly paid; which. I have caused to be placed in the Imperial chest and to its credit; property rises considerably in value; and the revenue of the Sovereignty exceeds its expenditure."