The Sun.
London, England, 1817-06-25 00:00:00

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CAPE TOWN; SATURDAY, AMC, 19,1517.
&wrier, Brainifea Boogie, April 3-, 1517,
Ms Eve.. Hervey Lordtharles :Somerset, having
compiti,e,d h.slitaty Inspection of the Eastern
Frontier, thought it advisable, previous to adopt-
ing a new system for preventing the foture depre,
tistions ort he Calire people on the inhabitants of
this parts of his Alajesty's settlement, to have an
interviPw ,with the principal Paffre Chiefs, in or-
der, itpos,ible, amicably Itt arrange with theur'a
plan for pottiog a stop to the frequent vexations
which their.incoritions have latterly caused; Atmi
this interview having taken place, his Excellency
ifilft suite retut'oed.to this ',Lice this ereoing.
Caffre Chief Gaika having teen apprizett-of
Excelit ocy's intention I,nvi,it him, and having
expres,;ed thereat, his Foteelleney
al..it nibled. an e•cort at Van Arad's, im the Great
Irish Ifiver,,on the 20th of iast mouth, consisting
-of .I'oo Dragoons of the 21st Regiment.;
:mews Ilion. the 72d aittt 83t1 Regiments, the Cape.
Regiment, and a small detachmeut of Artillery,
whir a light 3-pounder and 4 inch howitzer, no.
• der the command of Lieut.-Colonel Cuyler; to
gather with.2oo. armed ,and mounted Burghers of
the uiteoliage District, and 150.0 f the Oraaff-
Reynet District, tooter the command of Mr. Laud-
drost gtockenstrom, and marched on. the 30th and
31st March, end Ist April, to the Cat River, in
the neighhoorhood of which it was understood the
e4Fre Chief 'vas on a hunting expeditiOn, tweak('
py about SOO Catitei.
Pretious 'to taiiing tip his ground on his arrival,
his Lordship sent forward njor. Fraser, of the
Cape Begiment*lfittfthe-CtirrttnanChint Nel, and
,some armed purghtif, to apprize the Chief of his
apprnaCh, and to invite hiln, With as many other
Chiefs as, could he.eollected, to the conference; to
whieh proposition be readily assented; but the day
proved extremely rainy, the meeting was
postponed to the following morning, which cir-.
cninstance was, communicated to hiS Excellency.
by a deputation cousisting of four persons, two of
whom woe Chiefs, and the two others Members..
at Gaika's Council.--A hesitation took place on
thenext looming, the,Chief:sCouncil having ad-
vjsed him in the night, not to put himself in his
'Zxceilency's: power; , and the same deputation,
arrived early in our lines to apprize his Excellency
of thcchange. These Ambassadors, however, having
received. tlie,usual presents, recommended, that,
as
.(ii4ika, was not far off, a message should be
sent to WM* with assurances of hispersonal safety ,
This haviog been. done, notice was brought of ,the
Chief's approach, upon which, the troops were,
4trued,
.04,,and formed into fl. upon lute 'vo each i d
rif his F...xeeilency's marquee, the walls of ich
were taken down, for the:purpose of ,making the
eppmaching conference as public as poshible ; the,
Burgher Cavalry was disposed .at right
,angles
with, the troops of time hoe, thus making three.
si&a square, the two. pieces of Ordnauce,
veerepjapetimo,cach side of his tptcel)ency's tent.,
h'ocellrocy's body guard Wiis ,fm wetl in the.
rearof—the,Tent. A chair was )!!acrd for his,
tordships.accommodation, and mats were vread
for the chiefs who were to accompany
About eleven, he matte, his Approach, marching
tliecentre.p f frfrrrr..4!cl wit 1. tirciuit rcfis4nrity.
by a guard of about three hundred well armed
Cutti es.
Lie.o.-Coloncl-,fnyler,ll4jpr; Fraser, and Mr.
Landdrost Stockenstroto,„oll known to him, went
to ,greet bits); , „his' pprqach,. ,and-wer,e:inviss-
duccd,to the (.;:hief,'isanihir, Gaika's uncle. The
motikg then opened and formed into line, anti the
Qhiefa Ciaika toll l'samhie „came forward, and
walkted to the 'partitive; arm in arm with !drill,.
Colonel Cnyier,.Major.l44ser, and Mr. Stricken•
storm:several other ,Chi,elll-bOnk in the rear, and
the 'Caffre guArd follow iog,
His Logilen, y having, taken his seat, .Gaika
MO placed on his light.hand,ficxt to him "fsenl!
bit, the I) Uotrna and, several
other Chiefs. Gaika's-tron la fire youth about 10,
of remarkably. expressive ..conistenance), sat.im-
turdiately behind, Ilia, lather ; one of G;iikkes
Council, and his interpreter, were immediately,
behind hint ,on his left. His Excellency was at-
tcoded by Lieut.-Colonel Birdittd Capt. Sht ridart,
and by the Landdrosts and Heemraden .4.4 the two
frontier districts and two interpreters.., The-Catfre
guar() sat in semicircle. behind their Chiefs, and
paid great attention to what was passing.: .
The conference lasted near threehpurs, minutes
of the whole being.tnatia:by Lieut.-Culotte' Bird
the mutual interests of the two countries were
discussed.
Gaika expressed great ,anxiety that. his people
sbonhi.be permitted to trade with the colony for
iTOII, copper,,copper-wire, and other articles, of
which the whole natipn was much in want, and
in.'return for which they could barter ivory and
skins : this was agreed to, and,it was settled, that
they shoald come to Gratiams,s Town twice a year
for, the purpose, provided they Itarl licence ant)
Rows from Gaika. JAitnsggi which fosses shwa('
be produced to the. officer cononauding at De
33rnin's-Drift, the only entrance to be permit,
tett ; Geika obta rving... that., other. chiefs claintei,

equality with himself, aml were quite indepentlatit,
he was answered, that he had always 'been ac-
knowledged byCi
the Cane overnors,as the prin.
cipalCalTre Chief, and Ono, if other Chiefs Wish...

eit to correspond and trade with the. Colony, they
bad it in their power to do sio, by apptying for
P4seport, s‘ittstmt which_none could be ad.

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bitted into our terriwiy. Gaika exyressed his

satisfaction at this tniangetnent, anti addrebsing
theyotl Chiefs, called their attention to the C:to-

vernnris deciaratioti.

Gail:', in pretence Of, and with the concurrence
of tiie other Citltifs,.itgfenvil to use hie utmost en.
treavopis to put a 'stop to 'the 'the continual thipretra.
flans 'committed on the'Polonists ; and he con-

Sented4 that in ititlife:eitiiiS. of ci*ttie being stolen

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1,0111 the Cidotty, sad traced- U) any particitlar
Kreal;thlt Krital shatttd" he made revonsihie
for the cattle, although not to he found there,
Bilit silotilirbe bound to in sit kit frOM itlOWil herds'

Elie number of Cattle stolen front tlie colony

lie said, this wroth! be riglicuud just, end would
ituluce the Kraak to give up, and not tcitseeret
the thieves, w$ they now dia. lie said, be would

assuredly punish with death ulty Caffrea he

covereCpiundeting the Colouidisi and added,