remain independent had been permitted to do fo, without being
confidered in the light of enemies. He then informed us, that
his father died, and left him, when very young, under the
guardianihip of Zambie, one of his firft chiefs and own brother,
who had ailed as regent during his minority; but that
having refufed to refign to him his right on coming at years
of difcretion, his father’s friends had fliewed themfelves in his
favor, and that by their affiftance he had obliged his uncle to
f ly : that this man had then joined Kbouta, a powerful chief to
the northward, and with their united forces had made war
againft him : that he had been victorious, and had taken Zambie
prifoner: that he had never been at war with, nor to his
knowledge had ever given the flighted: offence to, the chiefs of
the other fide of the Keiikamma, but, on the contrary, had
always endeavoured to conciliate their good-will: that fince his
friends and fubjeCts had fupported him in the aflumption and
maintenance of his right, he had obferved a difpofition in thofe
chiefs to withdraw themfelves from his friendfhip : that the
people o f Malloo and Tooley particularly had committed great
depredations on the cattle of his fubje&s ; and that, when he
fent to them a civil mefiage to enquire if any had by chance
ftrayed into their territories, to his great furprife he was informed
they had quitted the country: that he had more than
once, fince that period, fent to them his proffers of friendfhip,
but that they had detained, and, as he fuppofed, put to death
his meffengers : that ftill to avoid giving them any pretext for
commencing hoftilities, he had ftriCtly forbid any o f his filbjeCts
to moleft their habitations, or even to pafs the Keifkamma.
Aftonifhed
Aftonifhed to find fo much good fenfe and prudence in a very
young man and a Kaffer, we explained the nature of our vifit
to him, and fubmitted for his confideration the fix following
articles :
1 . That he fliould fend a meffenger o f peace and friendfhip
along with one of our interpreters to the Kaffer chiefs now
refiding in the colony:
2. That none of his fubjeCts, on any pretence whatever, un-
lefs fent exprefsly by him, fhould pafs the boundary efta-
blifhed between the Colonifts and Kaffers:
3. That none o f his fubjeCts fhould have any intercourfe
whatever with the Colonifts ; and that, i f any of the latter
fliould be found in any part of his territories, he would
fend them under a ftrong guard to Graaff Reynet:
4. That fhould any fhip be ftranded on the Kaffer coaft, he
would afford to the unfortunate paffengers and crew hot-
pitality and protection, and that he would conduit them
in fafety to Graaff Reynet:
5. That any blacks, Hottentots, or bajlaards, found in his
territories, fhould be taken and fent to Graaff Reynet:
6. And that he fhould keep up a friendly intercourfe with-
the landroft, by fending annually, or oftener, if neceffary,
one of his captains, bearing a brafs gorget with the arms
of his Britannic Majefty engraven upon it.
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