Category: Travel Writing
The British possessions in Southern Africa, at the present day, consist of what has long been known as the Cape Colony, or the country extending from the extreme southern point of the continent to the 29th degree of south latitude; of a district adjoining on the east, called B...
Enthusiastic as his English welcome had been on his return from India, his Excellency's _entree_ into Graham's Town, escorted by at least five hundred friends, independently of...
11. PART TWO, CHAPTER SIX.Everything in Africa is in extremes. The air is at one moment perfectly calm, the next wild with terrific storms. The sky so sweetly serene at noon, before half an hour passes i...
13. PART TWO, CHAPTER EIGHT.Early in July, Colonel Somerset proceeded on an expedition across the Kei, in pursuit of the treacherous chief, Pato, who had carried his plunder towards Kreli's country. Kreli...
12. PART TWO, CHAPTER SEVEN.The chief, Umki, who had been received under the protection of the English, at Fort Peddie, had frequently warned them of projected attacks by his brother chiefs, but as frequen...
8. PART TWO, CHAPTER THREE.We left Graham's Town for Fort Peddie, on the 22nd of March, 1843, the waggon allowed by the Commissariat being only half the size of the one we obtained at Port Elizabeth. Just...
1. PART ONE, CHAPTER ONE.The British possessions in Southern Africa, at the present day, consist of what has long been known as the Cape Colony, or the country extending from the extreme southern point...
6. PART TWO, CHAPTER ONE.There was nothing very pleasant in the prospect before me of leaving England just as summer was opening her gates, and exhibiting her flower-strewn paths and fragrant hedgerows....
7. PART TWO, CHAPTER TWO.After six months' residence at the Cape, at last we were suddenly hurried on board a transport for Algoa Bay, on the afternoon of the 24th of February, 1843; The agent, for the...
16. PART TWO, CHAPTER ELEVEN.The expedition across the Kei was still the theme of expectation during the month of December, 1846. Sir Andries Stockenstrom's command of the Burgher Forces had been deputed to...
15. PART TWO, CHAPTER TEN.Early in November, Sir Peregrine Maitland moved towards Block Drift. He was accompanied by the 90th, under Lieutenant-Colonel Slade; the reserve battalion of the 45th under Lieu...
10. PART TWO, CHAPTER FIVE.During this period I have little of personal adventure to record. After a sojourn of a few months at Fort Peddie, we were removed to Graham's Town, and I was residing there when...
4. PART ONE, CHAPTER FOUR.Though the publications on the Cape colony are already so numerous, and they all more or less profess to describe the native inhabitants, it is certain that we yet know very lit...
2. PART ONE, CHAPTER TWO.As it is my wish to put nothing but trustworthy information into the hands of those who may be meditating so very important a step as removing themselves and all that they value...
19. PART TWO, CHAPTER FOURTEEN.The opening of the mouth of the Buffalo river, for the transmission of stores seaward to Kaffirland, will, I trust, prove the usefulness of this key to the seat of war and turmo...
18. PART TWO, CHAPTER THIRTEEN.The pithy motto of "Deeds, not words," is fraught with sound sense; nevertheless, words uttered with calmness and decision, to a suffering community, carry comfort to the hearts...
23. PART TWO, CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.I have lately ridden within the space of a fortnight--and resting half that fortnight--two hundred and fifty miles, through the country lately infested, and still haunted, by th...
17. PART TWO, CHAPTER TWELVE."Another year has opened its pages in the book of life, and the record of the Kaffir war promises nothing in the shape of peace. Our enemy, instead of being subdued, appears mor...
21. PART TWO, CHAPTER SIXTEEN.Sandilla came into Graham's Town, as a captive, on Sunday, the 25th of October, 1847, closely guarded by a body of Cape Mounted Riflemen and 7th Dragoon Guards, under Captain Bi...
22. PART TWO, CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.The rain fell in torrents throughout the Colony, but this did not deter the patrols from advancing on the enemy's country. As the Kaffirs did not think it wise to show themselve...
14. PART TWO, CHAPTER NINE."September 13th. Sir Peregrine Maitland is moving with his division towards the Fish River mouth. A report is in circulation that Faku, the Amaponda Chief, has come down upon Kr...
3. PART ONE, CHAPTER THREE.The renowned promontory of the Cape was first doubled by the Portuguese navigator, Bartholomew Diaz, in the year 1487, but the discovery was not looked on as of any other import...
20. PART TWO, CHAPTER FIFTEEN."April 20th, 1847.--To-day is the anniversary of our sad intelligence from the Amatolas, with its list of killed and wounded. It is a singular fact that the Kaffirs themselves d...
9. PART TWO, CHAPTER FOUR.The even tenour of our life at Fort Peddie has just been diversified by a "foray" into the lands of a redoubtable cattle-stealer of the I'Slambie tribe, named Tola, against whom...
24. PART TWO, CHAPTER NINETEEN.On the 1st of December, 1847, Sir Harry and Lady Smith, with his Excellency's staff and suite, landed at Cape Town, amid the acclamations and rejoicings of assembled thousands....
5. PART ONE, CHAPTER FIVE.The Kaffirs have no idea of a future state, and many can hardly be taught to believe that there are countries beyond their own. Some have a crude idea that Europeans, particular...