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Lords Kitchener and Milner: "You are to help us: we do not know what the burghers demand." Commander-in-Chief de Wet: "By signing this document we shall place ourselves in the position which the Commandant-General has so clearly described." General De la Rey: "We cannot form a judgment on anything that is not properly elaborated.
'To His Excellency Don Antonio Gutierrez, Commandant-General of the Canary Islands. 'His Majesty's ship Theseus, opposite Santa Cruz de Teneriffe: July 26, 1796.
A great popular meeting was held, which President Steyn opened with a manly speech, followed by a no less stirring one from our Commandant-General, both exhorting the burghers to do their duty towards their country and towards themselves by remaining faithful to the Cause, as the very existence of our nation depended on it.
Later on, after the arms had been laid down, Commandant Trichardt arrived with orders from the Commandant-General, and his terms were the same as those we had already laid down. Sworn before me on this 7th day of March, 1896. H. J. COSTER, State Attorney and Ex-officio J.P. We, the undersigned, Jan. Thos.
They will be a weapon in our hands when we return to the delegates." Commandant-General Botha: "I do not quite understand, Lord Milner. I did not interpret Mr. Chamberlain's telegram in the sense that we had to present new proposals in order to bind our hands further. I thought that proposals were to be made with a view to establishing peace."
The two enfranchised burghers or members of the Executive Council contemplated by Article 82 are chosen by the Volksraad for the period of three years, the Commandant-General for ten years; they must be members of a Protestant Church, have had no sentence in a criminal court to their discredit, and have reached the age of thirty years.
Several weeks later, when General Meyer fell ill, he gave his command to his compatriot, General Botha, and a short time afterward, when Commandant-General Joubert was incapacitated by illness, Botha was appointed to assume the responsibilities of the commander-in-chief.
The men are under the orders of the following officers, ascending in rank: Assistant Field-Cornets, Field-Cornets, Commandants, and a Commandant-General.
I believe we are quite entitled to keep you to the Middelburg proposal, which we might modify in regard to details." Commandant-General Botha: "Perhaps it would be well if you would first give an answer to our proposals."
Now there is another chief, Gatsizibe he came upon our land and killed three people and plundered them he must also pay a fine, or else we will punish him or shoot him, because we will have peace in our country. Now greetings, great Chief Lo Bengula, from the Commandant-General of the South African Republic for the Government and Administration.
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