, 1879-06-05
MANSVAAL DOEIfS.
How a Republic Lost 1ts Indopend-
enoe---Romance Of South.
African History.
How Sir Thcophilns shcpstono Annexed
tic Transraal---A Dissatisfied
People.
Result or Sir Bartlo Frere's
Meeting with the
Boers,

pic, who cu,nprlse the yyh,tn nnnr1a,r,n :,
The Trnnsvaal, have been rroaoiuu ,n,er -,
weight Of the power which bae ms,,rnc,, ,,'aI
birtlirtght aud taken from them thrtr tudc,o,u
coco. Up to Aprtt IL. 1877. tho 'rrousya,i
which IL country M tnrc, n, Fr.noa'-.
looked upon Rs a succcssful ucnuh,tc. i, ha
enIoYed it* Independence for oyer for,v rcor,
aud had been recognized amono no,ton. sf,'a
1853. Since the day when EnpInuI commit,s,
tho piracy Of annexine the country. nersi.,cn
and repeated, though peaeeful. etror,. h,v
been nlndo by tho pcopIc to iayo t,,elr ,n.,a ,al
sua"o'.s', s" 'Is.ofca M co. 30 lar they have been I'LL
successful, hut still thar use urgent eulcxyor
10 attain The 'nuel'.scstred end. To get clea,
,aea @ Of The sansvaa' # Is not necessary 10 loof
were ma.,or. - In.s .s aso tao i!on a'''l elephant
Their right was only disputed by some nn,ivc.
who dwell near tho tnountaIns, Tler Zu,u
lind and ~ ,s,,s' suas 10 no" natal n1I Zulu
novnr sr,,o 1,.. !" "a.' neu naa eyer Threatened Its
po"cE' Inc basutos under .Moslleal held tho
Dest portions Of what 10 HOW tue Free State a,,,l
Tue white mun vns co1tentto remain touti NJ
tho Ornurc Rtrcr In +bo C,n. ..t.,.' so0s'1 Va
~, t,"., o' ~ ~ s.s eape aettlements.
oidAPsh At THANsvAAL HISTORY.
AZ TINT time tic English had been masters Of
'no oapo ont lew years, during which period n
great many OF the old Dutcl, settlers, who called
themselves Bocrs tfarmers) became dissatisfied
tln unrt,,srn mr. rn ,et,s anu sought homes In
n'A nv o'oi'"esA "llas' Lult's Irlcharl, French
n.es' accompanied by eighty Of his neighbours,
stossse "ns,a E oraass aaa vaal River, in ISIS mud
ern Zu1,,s .tonno1 1t. .Aatzs 49,, 1 anu hs North"
na.,,". "e ,'oppca l1s pat1f' llic most northern
post.on ot wuat 's now tho Ttanssaal was
fcachcd and for many years tllcse p!onucrs wero
harassad by this King, until at lust, fourteen
{safs latss to remnant Of tho Ittlo baud
nj n"iarna IT, L. .tungSf-"ete iorccd to lake ship
where strrn ,nlg nt y, ~ ,1n sp.ttaWara u Natal
lIo,,rh tsc .Trcbo ~ s 90 Nataltn" A.
northern nortiun ~ "" p9 ~ ~, 'aa Rl9en up ne
the Hnope pof'o.t st,ti ~ .ae lana owes te WAL
l'ricb,rI's f,to.t,, not neIu ~ LOT prior to
udncrrnts lad sstt'ca o'I y i,oaee,.er r., md hls
Rtysr. T,"ro ' n'Snrn pKs u ine Moos (prttsy)
in wh,ei T. ,t,x ,.np, or towtl soon sprang
Byers in Natal % rern NV u oi The
Republic very osg for IN 1ss o 70 RsnGy their
of ,is. Rcnhea,n nt, ao1k IL ir1In them, and most
Transya.i 1rha 1us9eu nelr brethren In tic
hrnhan a,,t ~" ft'omcr OF Moaillkatzo was soon
tive sacy u unsputed Sss !St. N y, s1ar sa
oil home. ''''' p'''''''0' '' lnelF 'aF-
nin11oAi' wANnsR1hos. Il
a very iew Fcara found tho restless settlers
Cloon,s tne interior acaiil. They moved to
nv noIiapAn1qe.9 ,i t a'u Lydenbere. fllu Amaswazi
ena IN cast q tho Iransvaal. Among some hijis
aus"sen " toe Afnaswaz1 country uild tint uccu- |
ns ,c,ca ~ GosS na wv aetaehed tribe Of ltas
,r swnztcs ~ l..i,'va !, ~ .1nno 1Sgasned ~
5wazcluui oifcrcI II, n frta,,li., , .nc NIUE u
niate tic Dapcd so tint sbev Ty %hy' nc, 70 extsr
,citcr ccjIn. iii. "1~ nronssi nsI' nexors. rot-
o take tho forlorn BanaEli ,an,r r.. satner
iruaty VIVA nranrtlinuiw uei mss pe9teetloil.
,epoaa, Fling Of tho HMsWa2,as m, ,,n ',tci
armeTs tat fes 1oo hcad Of easto M ID, tSe sjSts He'll
oi,s Of tic Bapedi oyer to ;e e H.. ,ald s,a PET
he ceftajn Of The n,,teast Ras,,,". ,x. nG9uati,
,|eosoi Will the erchSnro ~ ~as hlEh!Y
xprcssel himself to potsoiter tuj uns; 1ru u,sh W
In IS4S, litter ths Boom pia,,, o,,ot. .,,o T..
urgent free stnto irnter. e. aiS.s, h.I enc ~
ought refuge in The Trs,.ven M a,,,, ,ss.
ttl delight. III hin. thp peopc ,' farn s ',.'su mS
apab!o Of converting Tier crudu :1 . tiras i,u,
orn,. After this liz I3rtfsb n,,rasa,. nsustnne,at
ec,l,nc aliyc ts thc nsrs,ata,.t .!sh .HoEefement
ocrs aealnst its rulo uuI siowcd snnra ~ i! Ky
raj spirit Seeing That powerful a,'d 0tS rrnW- m
yllizatlop, wus rarer IN i. rc1nrnIeo n1 gats OF
nv aIldinr nownrs hcr Nj ,os,v eo:I.Ssa ~; as
I'D G, ii. Owen across if,r voSi nSIt ss ~. Es noEs
oncrs. Il dcputatIon o: l,oers. M Il bes,inI IAI nv
liver, on Jau. H. IS5 Tc rcsl,i oi hc ~ ,nos na
n was that enarnn,eo was ,.ivot, ~ ~ ~ HEEL.
her Maieaty's name whorshx Spu ,1,ay lav nosrs ,o
cognizeu as al iudencuien. s Stotas ln'f "e'o
THE SOUTH Aru1oAS nrp,,",,, ]
III fn.nfnAt5, isaS, tho title Of South African
epublc was taken BY tho 1ransyaal, mud thclr
,Wes M was recognized by Engla,nl, uollaud, mud !
ef'sa. tTs y Is 70 20 feared liat when tho Boers
tlllh hn excluGfYcncA8 which IL not hnnIthr | ]