. Die Geschichte der Schlachten und Abenteuer der Briten, der Buren und des Zulus, etc. Im südlichen Afrika, von der Zeit des Pharao Necho, bis 1888 . r der Hauptmann, sagte ich ihm, sein Volk zu versammeln, und sagen, dass die Regierung ihren Chef, Langalibalele, bestimmte Gebühren zu beantworten erforderlich; Daß sein Volk, das anGovernment unterbreitete, sicher sein sollte, mit ihren Frauen, Kindern und Vieh; daß alle loyalen Leute zu Estcourt gehen sollten, whereMr. Shepstone, Minister für Native Affairs, war, und behelfsmäßig, und sie sollten sicher sein. Mein Dolmetscher wurde als einer der Mr. Shepstones Begleiter anerkannt,

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. The history of the battles and adventures of the British, the Boers, and the Zulus, etc. in Southern Africa, from the time of Pharaoh Necho, to 1888 . r the chief man, I told him to assemble his people, andsay that Government required their Chief, Langalibalele, toanswer certain charges ; that his people who submitted toGovernment should be safe, with their wives, children, andcattle ; that all loyal people should go to Estcourt, whereMr. Shepstone, Minister for Native Affairs, was, and makesubmission, and they should be safe. My interpreter wasrecognised as one of Mr. Shepstones attendants, and theInduna thanked me in the name of the people, saying theywould all go down and tell my words to the tribe, whowere not aware of the good intentions of Government andwere afraid. I told them to take their cattle and go down. TheChief said they would, but begged me to leave them, as hecould not answer for the young men, who were excited, and might injure me. I left him exerting himself, so faras I could judge, in carrying out my wishes. Seeing that the natives were getting behind stonescommanding the mouth of the pass, I turned their position. durxfobds despatch. 147 hj sending my small party of Basutos on the one side, Itaking half of the Carbineers to the other—the other halfguarding the mouth of the pass. All were then in suchposition, that had a shot been fired, I could have swept thenatives down the pass. Their gestures were menacing, butno open act of hostility was committed. About this time I was informed that many men werecoming up the pass, and, on reaching the spot, found it wasthe case. ? On ordering them back, they obeyed sullenly.Matters now looked serious, and I was informed by thesenior officer of volunteers present that the Carbineers, many of whom were young men, could not be dependedupon. They said they were surrounded, and would bemassacred. I have reason to believe that this panic wascreated by their drill instructor, an old soldier of the lateCape Corp

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