AFRICA. 



The long war between the Basntos and tho 



Orm S(;ito was closed by a treaty 



1 by Mosliosli, tlio chief of the Basutos, 



:;,! of April. Tho Free State acqnired 



by I!IH trv.'ify a valuable territgry, and the Free 



.uitlioritiea at onco adopted measures 



Miiizo the new territory. Later advices 



r, isCiC) stated that the settlement of 



the Free State frontiers was being interfered 



with by theBasutos, and the land commissioners 



were unable to mark out the new farms with- 



out a considerable escort. They had enconn- 



tbreatenings and warnings on every side. 



The Basutos were said to be starving, and a 



rvTiowal of the war was feared. 



The English Cape Colony was enlarged by 

 the annexation of Caffraria, and in June mem- 

 bers for the Legislative Council were elected in 

 the annexed territory in accordance with the 

 provisions of the annexation and representation 

 act adopted during the last session of the Cape 

 Parliament. The third session of the third 

 colonial Parliament was opened by Governor 

 Wodehouso on September 6th. New govern- 

 ment measures were announced in the form of 

 three bills for the establishment of a new gov- 

 ernment paper currency, for the revision of the 

 customs' import tariff, and for the imposition 

 of an export duty. 



The Cape Government took formal posses- 

 eion for the Home Government of the unclaim- 

 '<! (Juano Islands at the northern extremity of 

 the colony. Penguin harbor, the Mercury Isl- 

 amis, and Ichaboe, are now in the absolute 

 possession of the British Government. 



On tho 26th of June, a detachment of the 

 Fourth West India regiment, under command 

 of Major Mackay, was ordered on an expedition 

 against the " Marabpos " who had attacked 

 jeveral towns in British territory, in Western 

 Africa. The expedition was completely success- 

 ful, and on the 30th of June the last stronghold 

 of the enemy was captured. Col. D'Arcy en- 

 tered the stockade at the head of his detach- 

 ment. Ihe enemy surrendered at discretion, 

 after sustaining a loss of three hundred in killed 

 and wounded. 



The French possessions remained at peace 

 throughout the year, the insurrection in Al- 

 geria subsided about the close of the year 1865. 

 The territory on tho Senegal only was several 

 times invaded by native chiefs, who were, how- 

 ever, without difficulty, driven beyond the 

 French settlements. 



_ The area of Africa, and its population, con- 

 tinue to be very differently estimated by the 

 ablest geographical writers. Brehra's Geograr 

 phiscJiea Jahrbuch (vol. i., 1866), which is re- 



I. EASTERN AFRICA. 



stimates the total area of Africa , 



geog. 8q. miles,* and tho aggegate population at 

 188,000,000. The following statistics are given 

 for the several divisions and countries : 



* One geographical square mile is equal to 21.21 English 

 miles. 



II. SOUTH AFRICA. 



In - ISLANDS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN. 



