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of fire-arms. Many of the invaders were mounted on good 
horses; and from the activity and determination displayed 
by them, it is generally imagined that the post would at one 
period have been carried. ‘This disaster was, however, 
averted by the timely appearance of a party of about thirty 
men, who were escorting some waggons from Fort Beaufort 
to Graham’s Town. ‘This party immediately attacked the 
enemy’s flank, and succeeded in forcing him to retire. One 
of the most conspicuous men in the ranks of the invaders 
was a man of colour, formerly in the service of Mr. J. Howse 
of Graham’s Town. This ruffian was well mounted, and 
armed with a double-barrelled gun. He appeared to exer- 
cise considerable authority, as on his horse being shot under 
him, he was observed immediately to seize another horse, 
rode by a Caffer at his side, whom he unceremoniously un- 
horsed, and then instantly resumed his former position. 
Two Caffers were killed in this affair, and it is supposed 
that several were wounded and conveyed into the bush. On 
our part one farmer was slightly wounded by a musket-ball 
in the hand, and a soldier of the mounted rifles in the thigh 
by an assagai. 
On Wednesday, January 7th, advices were received from 
Bathurst, which stated that at a farm-house on the road-side 
an Englishman named Turner was found lying murdered. 
The body of this poor man was pierced with numerous 
assagai wounds, whilst the head was actually severed 
from the trunk. It appeared that he had obstinately 
refused to quit the spot at the time when the other inhabi- 
tants fled from their homes, under an idea that as he was 
not in arms, he should be spared by these savage marauders. 
The poor man only discovered the fallacy of this idea when 
too late to eseape, and may thus be considered to have 
fallen a victim to a vain credulity in the humanity of these 
ruthless barbarians. 
