The Cape Colonists have achieved a success, their local forces
having stormed the mountain stronghold occupied by Moirosi, the Basuto chief, dispersed his followers, and killed him. The only native, therefore, now in arms against the British authority is Secocoeni, who was to have been attacked on November 27th, with a combined force of 1,900 Europeans, 400 of them Colonial Horse, 6,000 Swazis, and 4,000 natives from Secocoeni's own mountains. The whole will be under Sir Garnet Wolseley's own command, and the list of staff officers is as large as if a campaign were on hand. The moment Seco- coeni's stronghold is carried, the troops will be withdrawn to Pretoria, where it is intended to concentrate all avail- able force, to be in readiness should the mass meeting of Boers to be held on December 10th end in a resolution to make war. That is improbable, however, if Secocoeni falls.
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