Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-10-21

was denounced by the Governor as contumac-
ious, deceitfu ungRteful and barbarous. How
ever, it appears that Sandilli had good reasons
for his absence, He had before his eyes the
fate experienced in 1885 by another Caffre chief,
who, trusting to the insidIous promises of the
British Governor of tho Cape, was foolish
enough TO put his head into the trap laid for him.
The Chief Hinza committed himself into the
hands of the British authorities under solemn
promise and assurance of personal safety and
liberty. He was no sooner in their power than
ne was put into custody, and ordered to deliver
up $4,000 head of cattle as rasom this he
could net do, and he remained prisoner.
Sir Henry Smith the present Governor Of The
Cape, was at the time in command Of regiment
on that station, and had the custody of Hintza.
Let Us hear, from his own mouth, what was the
fate Of that chiefin his attempt TO escape:
| was looking back to observe the march of
the troops, when heard a-cry Of Look, Colo
mel !" saw llintza had set off at full speed, and
was 80 yards ahead of every one spured
my horse with violence, and coming close up
with him, called to him he urged his horse the
more, which could beat mine | drew a pistol,
it snapped ; drew another, It also snapped
was then sometime gallopng after him, when
spurred my horse a loDg side Of him, and struck
him on the head with the but end Of pistol he
redoubled his effort to escape, and his horse was
three lengths ahead Of mine. had dropped
one pistol, threw the other after him and struck
him again on the head. Having thus raced
about mile, we were within half mile of The
Cafre huts | found my horse was closing with
him | had no means of assaing him, while he
was provided with his assagai therefore re.
solved to attempt to pull him off his horse, and
seized the athletic chief by tn, throat, and
twisting my hand in his karop, dragged him
from his seat, and hurled him to the earth he
instantly sprung on his legs and sent an assagai
at me running off towards the rugged bed of
the Kebaka. My horse was most unruy, and |
could not pull him up till reached the Cafie
huts. This unhorsing the chief, and his waiting
TO throw an assaga at me, brought Mr.. George
Southy of the corps of Guides up; and at about
200 yalds distance, he twice called to IIintza, in
Caffre, 10 stop, or he would shoot him. He ran
on Mr.. Southey fired and only slightly struck
him in the leg, again calling on him TO stop,
the back he fell headlong forwards, hut spring
ing up and running forward, closely pursued by
my abide camp, Lieut.. Balfour, he percipitated
himself down kloof into the Kebaka, and post
ing himself in a narrow niche of the rock, de-
fed any attempt 10 secure him. When still re-
fusing to surrender, and raising an assagai, Mr..
George Southey fired, and shot him through the
head"
With tho recollection of his oountryman be
fore his eyes we cannot wonder that Sandli did
not come to the rendezvous Sir Henry Smith
gave him. Wo are surprised that this latter
could have proposed, after the l1intza affair,
such meeting to Sandill. He must have sup
posed him very soft indeed if he could for mo.
mentmagine the Caffre chief would nave ac-
cepted his invitation. No, no Caffre chiefs of
SandiIli's power and influence know better than
who had already killed one Of their fellows like
dog. Sandilli was then very right in not ac-
ceptlng The kind offer Of Sir Henry. He knew
whom he had to deal with, and acting on that
knowledge he did not appear.
Some time ago it was said, that 10000 troops
would be necessary TO terminate this Caffre war.
We'll then, 900 troops are aieady at the Cape
and what have they done Absolutely nothing,
they have been defeated aud batfied by half
their number of naked savages they have lost
their best officers in every engagement without
making any other impression on the Caffres than
teaching them the way Of destroying their enc
miles, and showing them the weakness and nefli
cheney of British troops in bush fighting. To
remedy such an evil, some propose for a remedy
a kind of long range musket or rifle that will
kill at 1000 yards others to push on in the CAT
frc country, and extermnate all Caffres. But
there is that difficulty, that Caffres will not be
exterminated any more than cats will suffer bells
to be hung round their necks by rats, to announce
their approach. Sir Henry Smith, in one of hi:
dispatches to the Colonial office said that " all
these savages must be destroyed" Let him tr,
it little longer, and he will find that those
savsges will destroy him." Hear what saysl an
officer of the Cape - r.. .. ...t
"We have just had a month of severe and
hanassng work on the Krommu mountain GOV
cred with crag and forest, in which though we
punished the enemy, our own loss has been fo
this warfare rather heavy-85 killed and woun
ded, and little or no advantage gained. A body
of the enemy still remain in the mountain, whc
can inAict on US just as much punishment as
when they were in larger force, and withou
suffering themselves, which they could not SC
we'll do when they we're most numerous, as theI
we were sure to kill some of them. 1t is thei
position which renders them SO formidable, 70
though we can drive them from it, we alway
lose men in SO doing and hardly have we lef
it, which we must do after few hours from tn
nature of the ground, before they are back again
We must in consequence, patrol round the hill
t and starve them out by cutting off their supple
J, or, what would be better, make rush deep int
: their own country and seize their cattle. This
0 on account of the many commssariat impedi
n ment through country almost without road
and with so large force as we must now tax
8 for such a service, so formidable are our enem
n growing, would be attended with many Difficult
e ties, all of which, however feel persuaded coul
y be quickly surmounted. We are retrograding
8 and shall, | hrmly believe, lose this country
y England does not rouse and send Sir Charlie
e Napier, if she has one. OF the danger and dill
}, fculty Of our position she cannot be aware
Y Much ia said Of the Justification Of the hlacks