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homes,—reduced from comfort to absoluie destitution by 
the savage enemy, whilst the floor was occupied by men 
leaning on their arms. The morning lesson (Isaiah xxxvii.) 
was singularly appropriate to our situation, and the Minis- 
ter, instead of a sermon, made a few remarks on several 
passages, pointing out their applicability, and encouraging 
the people to trust in Him before whom all the nations of 
earth are but as the dust of the balance. 
All the dispatches from the several out-posts concurred 
in showing the futility of the present force on the fron- 
tier attempting to offer any effectual resistance to the in- 
vaders; and it became the general opinion, that the only 
effectual plan would be to abandon every post, and concen- 
trate at Graham’s Town. 
The intelligence received on the 29th from the immediate 
frontier was distressing in the extreme, and well calculated 
to fill the mind with indescribable horror, as well as to rouse 
every latent spark of energy to uncompromising resist- 
ance. It stated that the Missionaries in Cafferland were 
safe; but that all the poor traders had been butchered 
in cold blood. ‘The communication from Fort Wiltshire 
stated, that Macomo had declared that the Missionaries 
and their families would be spared, but that ail the 
traders must die. It went on to say that they had no 
accurate information of the number actually massacred, but 
they had heard of Edwards, at Burn’s Hill, Warren, at the 
Rey. Mr. Keyser’s station, belonging to the London Mis- 
sionary Society, Rogers, at the Chumie, and several others. 
The poor man Warren was dragged from Mr. Keyser’s 
breakfast-table, and, in spite of the entreaties of that person, 
murdered before his door. 
Monday night Lieut.-Colonel Somerset arrived at Gra- 
ham’s Town from Fort Beaufort, and on Tuesday, at 
