Five lectures on the emigration of the Dutch farmers from the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope : and their settlement in the district of Natal, until their formal submission to her Majesty's authority in the year 1843 / Henry Cloete.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cloete, Henry, 1790-1870, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Africa--History--Great Trek, 1836-1840.

South Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cape Town : Solomon, 1856.

Summary:

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ... been fully interpreted to them by the Rev. Mr. Owen. Retief' s business being thus satisfactorily ended, he made his arrangements to depart the next morning, when Dingaan desired him to enter his kraal once more to take leave of him, requesting, however, that his party should not enter armed, as this was contrary to their usage; and this Retief unguardedly did, leaving all their arms piled up outside of the kraal, while they sent their "achter ryders" to fetch and saddle their horses. Upon approaching Dingaan in his kraal, they found him surrounded (as usual) by two or three of his favourite regiments, when after conversing with Retief, and some of his leading men, in the most friendly manner, he pressed them to sit down a little longer, offering them their "stirrup'cup," in some "chuallah" or maize beer, which the Kafirs enjoy as a. favourite beverage. This was handed round to the whole party, who partook freely thereof, and while a number of them were thus sitting down, with the bowls in their hands, Dingaan suddenly exclaimed "bulala matagati," or, " kill the wizards," and in an instant, 3 or 4000 Zoolahs assailed them with their knobkirries; and although many of the farmers, instantly drawing their clasp knives (which they usually carry by them and use in cutting up the game they kill or the viands they eat), made a determined resistance, and took the lives of several of their assailants, yet they soon fell, one after the other, under the overwhelming pressure of the thousands by whom they were charged and beaten down; and after a desperate struggle, of half an hour's duration, their expiring and mangled corpses were dragged out of the kraal, to an adjoining.

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