Five Years in Kaffirland Author:Harriet Ward Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. TREATY WITH KRELI BUSHMEN WITH POISONED ARROWS, ALLIES OF THE BRITISH ATTACK ON KAFFIR KRAALS, AND RE-CAPTURE OF CATTLE—LIBERATED AFRICAN FO... more »RCE MALAY FESTIVAL AND CUSTOMS CONFERENCE WITH THE ENEMY—OFFERS OF SUBMISSION. The frontier has been taken by surprise at a treaty made with Kreli by Sir Andries Stocken- strom, the particulars of which we shall touch upon by and bye. We hear from good authority, that Sir Andries is about to disband his Burghers; it is considered that this will affect the General's arrangements with regard to the colonial forces under his command. Sir Andries will probably retire to his farm, and the enjoyment of the pension granted him by the Whigs, ten years ago. The Spectator,I think, makes this remark:—" By a singular train of events, Sir Andries Stockenstrom has been called upon to assist in quelling this disturbance, which his own treaties have been the means of raising." It has been rumoured that he would be offered the Lieutenant-Governorship on Colonel Hare's retirement; but, although no one impeaches the personal bravery of Sir Andries Stockenstrom, his policy always has been and is still destructive to the interests of the Colony, and until totally opposite measures shall be adopted, there will never be peace for the settlers, nor wholesome discipline for their savage neighbours. It must be admitted that Sir Andries Strocken- strom's treaties, " such as they were," were never thoroughly abided by, or properly carried out. September 13th. Sir Peregrine Maitland is moving with his division towards the Fish River mouth. A report is in circulation that Faku, the Amaponda Chief, has come down upon Kreli's country. This is not to be desired. Faku is a man of immense power, with a great number of people, who will be r...« less