The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
THE BOERS AND BASUTOS.
FACTS OF IMPORTANCE IN VIEW OF
THE THREATENED UPRISING.

the Warriors on Its Eastern Border
British Interference In 1859 to Prevent
the Conquest Of the Basutos by the Beers.
The possibility Of Basuto uprising against
the Orange Free State lends special interest TO
the history Of the relations between the Free States
and the tribe Of warriors porchcd In the mountains
on It's eastern border
In 1s48. after the trek out Of Natal across tho
Drakensbcrg and from Cape Colony, the British
Governor Of Cape Colony declared the Orange
River territory subject to the British Crown The
Beers arose, and were defeated at the battle OF
Boomplau owing 10 their want Of artillery; but
the neccesity Of Withdrawing the British troops
required for the with Russia caused the British
Government ON Feb Is 1884 TO recognize tho
Inhabitants az TO all intents and purposes FREQ
and independent people, and their Government
TO be treated thonceforth az FREQ and independent
Government"
In 1858. the Basuto chief, Moshesh. invaded
the Orange Free State. and after several minor
engagements a party Of Beers were massacrcd
He'll Eighteen werc killed and tho rest retrca,ed.
In order TO put stop 70 hostilites. Sir George
Grey. Governor Of the Cape Colony. offered to
arbitratc His offer was accepted. and q certain
line was defined by him To be honccforth the bound
AIRY between tho Basutos and the FREQ State.
This was made under President Boshof when
Mr. Brand was clctcd President II was found
,bn, The B.su,os had encro.cb.d nm An, Pre-,
State territory and built many villages They
wero promptly called on 10 quit and commando
was sent 70 enforce The orders Of the Government
Of the Frco State; but the Basutos refused 10
move and Moshcsh. the paramount chief sum
monod his warriors TO the number Of some 10000.
who advanced destroying everything before
them A heavy engagement, toot n,.o, a, Rr,nd.
for, and A number Of Beers v.ro kiIlcd near win
burg in A hattie fought there and s-v.,ol Boer
families u.r, n.a.,cred IN m. hin. abov. Nv.
castle Although IN. Freo Stat, wa, on,v ,binlv
populated Al tina, tim, An AMY combating of
nbou, ,breo Thousand men vas ,,,s.d and IN,
Bau,to ,.r,i,orv invaded An., -. ..nouip.,v
war in which thousand. NJ pnu,o. felI b.for,
IN, Bocr ri6e. Mo.bc,b sued N, n..c, and .ur
,,pded . in,u, pisc, NJ land nov Lnov,
Al the conquered teyritorv
After this mnrpieo,n, stYin NJ Agricultural
I,nd-,bo sp.., ,rb..,. ,rox,na d,.,v,,, a, sou,h
Afdc. With c.n,r,,v NJ t,or, ,h,,,v A.. % s,,,v
b,,.heI, AN ncre-hnd hen m,ysyod And vas
bcine ooeupied nv the buruh.,, 4, u,. Invaded
nv IN, Dn.u,o. who d,oy. ,h.r h,cL w.,
Wa a, o,c. dscI.,ed ard p..n,o,. "a ,,x.,,.d
nv IN. Ro.,. xho .,,., ..,.,.I .,n.u.u.,,s
oompe,d ,b,,, enemy On an. ~, n.,cs .nd nav
A heavy indemnity I'm cn,,l. ON IN. po.rs once
NOR, occrpxtrs an. oon,u.,sd ,.,,,,,,, an. p,,,,.
IN. Ar ain invade, 4, killing many n, IN. ,.,m.,s
Th, Pro, S,n,.,s again ,oop n, Ala d.,.,,rir.d
IN end an. p..n,o .1r,,..,on. 80 no, a, vi.
mace until the B.s,,tos v,r. conou.r,d This
las, cnmnoipp ma, bcoun In Angus, ,sa7 and end.
al In 1870 During ,h., n.,,od many b,.vv
battles r.r, tough, M,Lx,,i. uoun,,in an.
Tbiemi and T,ndIosbrrp noted .t,onpbods
=, al. r. .,,o. ,.u ,,,o az. .. -, a.. NJ,