Excursions in Southern Africa: Including a History of the Cape Colony, an Account of the Native Tribes, Etc, Volumen2Shoberl, 1850 |
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7th Dragoon Guards 91st Regiment Algoa Bay Amatola amidst amongst animals appeared arrived assegaïs attack Beaufort Block Drift Boers British buffalo Burgher Bush camp Cape Corps Cape Town Captain carried cattle cavalry Chumie Colonel Somerset Colonists Colony command dark dense Despatch Division Dutch elephant enemy expedition Fingoes fire Fish River force Fort Beaufort Fort Cox frontier Gaïka Graham's Town grass ground guns head hills horses Hottentot hundred infantry Kaffir chief Kaffir war Kaffirland kaross Kat River Keiskamma kloof kraal late latter Lieutenant-Colonel lion Macomo miles military morning Native Levies nearly night officers oxen party passed patrole Peddie plunder Port Elizabeth Post Victoria present rain River Bush saddle Sandilla savages scene sent shot Sir Harry Sir Harry Smith Slambie Southern Africa spot tent tion Tribes troops waggons Waterloo Bay whilst wild Winterberg wooded wounded
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Página 326 - Now entertain conjecture of a time When creeping murmur and the poring dark Fills the wide vessel of the universe. From camp to camp through the foul womb of night The hum of either army stilly sounds, That the fixed sentinels almost receive The secret whispers of each other's watch...
Página 22 - Laurel and myrtle, and what higher grew Of firm and fragrant leaf; on either side Acanthus and each odorous bushy shrub Fenced up the verdant wall...
Página 53 - Uthlanga, the Great Spirit, to avenge their wrongs; that he had power to call up from the grave the spirits of their ancestors to assist them in battle against the English, whom they should drive, before they stopped, across the Zwartkops river and into the ocean; 'and then,' said the prophet, 'we will sit down and eat honey!
Página 454 - SIR, I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of his Excellency the...
Página 315 - Caffers ; they are of a yellowish complexion, and have long coarse hair frizzed on their heads like a turban. We sent four of our men to the chief, whose name is Camboosa, with a present of beads, and a sheet of copper. Five of them came to us, to whom we gave small presents of beads. They told us, that subject to them was a village of bastaard* Christians, who were descended from people shipwrecked on that coast, and of which three old women were still living, whom Oemtonoue, the Hamboiia captain,...
Página 147 - Upon a brow more fierce than that, — Sullenly fierce — a mixture dire, Like thunder-clouds, of gloom and fire; In which the Peri's eye could read Dark tales of many a ruthless deed; The ruin'd maid — the shrine profaned — Oaths broken — and the threshold stain'd With blood of guests!
Página 442 - Government ; for at present, any broken-down mechanic, who fancies, or whose interest it is to have a ' call,1 may be, and often is, the means of doing an infinity of mischief. " As to the extent of success attending our attempts at conversion, they have hitherto proved an utter failure ; and the Kaffirs, it is well known, have lately converted, to our cost, the Missionary Bibles into ballcartridges, or wadding. The Hottentots are more drunken and dissolute than ever ; and some reverend personages...
Página 56 - Some of the warriors madly rushed forward, and hurled their spears at the artillery-men ; but it was in vain. The front ranks were mown down like grass. Those behind recoiled ; wild panic and irretrievable rout ensued. Makanna, after vainly attempting to rally them, accompanied their flight. They were pursued but a short way ; for the handful of cavalry durst not follow them into the broken ravines where they speedily precipitated their flight.
Página 55 - Boezac and his followers, some of the best marksmen in the colony, levelled in a few minutes a number of the most distinguished chiefs and warriors. Their onset was for a moment checked. The British troops cheered, and renewed with alacrity their firing, which exhaustion and dismay had somewhat slackened.
Página 256 - This story shall the good man teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But...