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The attack was made and repelled by the Griquas, about twenty in number, mounted and armed with guns; and thus the town was saved, the flight of its inhabitants into the Kalahari desert, there to perish of hunger and thirst, prevented, and the safety of Robert Moffat and his companions secured.
They attempted a parley, but the enemy started forward, and hurled their spears with the most savage fury, and they were compelled to retreat, finding no hopes of obtaining a parley. "The next day it was decided that the Griquas should advance. They numbered about one hundred well-mounted and well-armed men.
The Griquas and Bechuanas were in former times clad much like the Caffres, if such a word may be used where there is scarcely any clothing at all.
He had lately been attacking the Batoka, and when the doctor represented to him the wrongfulness of the act, he defended himself by declaring that they had killed some of his companions. Here also they found Pitsane, who had been sent by Sekeletu to purchase horses from a band of Griquas. Tuba conducted them at a rapid rate down the river.
"I have gained a piece of information from Swanevelt," said Swinton, "which makes me very anxious that we should leave this as soon as possible; which is, that the Matabili king had no idea that we had Griquas in our company, and still less that we were to come into his country with only the Griquas as attendants.
The enemy flew at them with terrible howls, hurling their javelins and clubs; their black dismal appearance, their savage fury, and their hoarse loud voices producing a strange effect. The Griquas, to prevent their being surrounded, very wisely retreated.
"A-h!" ejaculated my father, "now you are coming to something definite. How long has this been going on?" "Oh, not very long! Only within these last few days," answered Lestrange. "But within that time more than half of them have gone. And they are mostly Pondos or Griquas." "By Jove, Pater, there may be something in it, after all!" I exclaimed.
By the advice of the Griquas, the camp was shifted about a mile farther up the river, on account of the lions. The weather now threatened a change; masses of clouds accumulated, but were again dispersed.
He had been six weeks in an English prison, daily expecting execution as a rebel, and had been wounded by all the enemies against whom his countrymen had fought English, Zulus, Basutos, Griquas, and Bushmen. 'But, he said, 'that was in the days of my youth and inexperience. Had I known then what I know now, I would never have fought against the English, and I will never fight them again.
The undulating country around was covered with warriors Griquas, Mantatees, and Bechuanas, all in motion so that it was impossible to say who were enemies and who were friends.
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