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c,r,o t;me since, about October 1893,
MI IgiH invited Prince IYct to dine
,..1, hmm which he accepted; previous TO
M, nyifon. Blacl, VIII had stopped sew
o~ol ~ Prince Vests slaves, which had
caused palaver. Atthis dinner, the pal
svor was settled, and both parties appear
IN r-;ordlv as before. When Prince West
roi,rrod he made dinner, and invited
Rlack win. which he readily accepted,
and came with bis slaves to mako trade,
and his I ne Guards a'so-as is custOma-
rv Itappears, that Prince West was not
vet satisfied with Black Will, and made a
blot 10 kiH him while at dinner; Tins one OF
Black Willis slaves had found out, aud
immediately made il known to his master.
When dinner was ready, and he was cal
led he refused and teigned sick, at which
tbere BEGAN a great Uproar; the gates oithe
barricado were shut Immediately, and sew
eral OF WnPs men were killed; and ali
would not have been, if one of hls slaves.
wb9 was a very strong man, had Rot bro
ken through the barricade and made an
ooeaiar larre enough for several to make
their escape. Black VIII was wo1n0e0
ia .hs arn ,n his retreat
Affairs were not suffered 10 rest long az
ter ihis .n o state of peace. Both parties
Breathing revenge, Immediately prepared
for hosnGtics. Last month, Prince West
having collected his warriors together.
made a vigorous attack upon Black Will
which was re7llsed with considerable loss.
Since his defeat. he has been down TO the
kr9o country, To- engage hroomen az mer-
Iaares. 90 the war between him 81 Black
VIII bat they have wisely resolved not 90
interfere.
But many wjil enquire who are these
mighty meat They are both Natives OF
Trlde Town-are kings Of the country,
and stand in relation of Uncle and Nep-
hew 10 each other. Both eng gcd M the
Slave Trade, Prince West who Is owner
the Beach Trade Town, about one
hundred miles distant from Tue Co!ony.l
has for some time past considered his rights
infrlnred upon by lis unc,e'a tradlng de
rectly with the S'avers, and not suffering
hum TO make trade for hin as he would tor
any other of the Bushmen. as they call
people from the interior.
NATIVE WAR AT THE WINDWARD.
Communicated q, q letter 10 the Editor
About % years ago, Pm Tube, the
righdul s0vereiga of the Finance coun-
try tired with the cares Of royalty, aud
with the management of stale affairs, aud
wishing 90 spend the remainder of his days,
winch lhc length Of time he had lived, adj
monished him must be very few, in retire.
ment and domestic comfort, delegated TO-
Par C0b0l0, one Of his courtiers, man
famed among thcm for political sagaciiy,
the government of one halt Of The Tuna
nee country, and accordingly invested him
with the Horse Tail, the insignia Of royal
ty. but tins delegation was made under re-
sr.ctons. Par Tube retained, as his pre-
rogatvc, the right of determining al Ques-
tons Of importance-,he adjustment Of ali
state afairs-the declaration of War-,he
cessation Of hostillties, and Par C0bol0,
was also bound by the same compact 10
pay to him a certain annual stipulation,
not so much for its value, but to show his
superiority, as related to his standing IN
,he country.
Things thus settled, and solemnly rati-
fed; by the Whole Tlmanee tribe, Par Tube
retired TO his country scat, to spend his
days in peace; but little did he think,
he had laid foundation of discord, which
would end in the almost universal deslruc-
ton of bis country. About ten years af
ter this eustalmeut of Par C0J0l9 into the
of Government, he took in
as his associate I}ckl1 Noodle, a native
OF Fou.ah--a na0 Of restless and warhke
disposition. Bred IN the Fouah camp,
and brought up with the bow and spear IN
his hand, his restless disposition did not
allow han 20 be long at case; finding there
existed some jealousy between the country
over which he ruled, aud The adjacent
tribes, he soon found means TO blow these
Goals ofjeaIousy into a flame.
And as the predominant feature, in all
African wars, Is plumber, to marcb his
warriors Go battle, he had only 10 assure
them ofthe certainty Of victory, which he
was not at all backward In doing, and M
O very short time led his army into the en-
envy country, and commenced hosuliues,
aud lamcntabIe for the Finances, his arms
were victorious. As plumber and the sub
lugou7n of these Tribes were the objects
of Iickla Noodle IN this war. but few-lyos
were sacrificed, but every prisoner was
doomed TO slavery. His soldiers. accord
ING To- African custom, were allowed to car
ny on as much spoil as they could consls-
lenliy with the duties they had to perform.
Infatuated with success, and with the boo
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