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S. replied that they did, and were anxious to go, and return as soon as possible, on that account. Hinza replied, "It is well; if there is danger, my warriors will let them know if it is necessary, they will fight for them if the enemy is too strong, the white men must return." Hinza then ordered some of his councilors to take charge of the presents, and inquired of Mr.
On being asked why, he told them that Hinza had married the daughter of the chief of this country, and after a time had sent her back again to her father, and that this had created ill-blood between the tribes, although no war had taken place.
Mr S replied that they did, and were anxious to go, and return as soon as possible, on that account. Hinza replied, "It is well; if there is danger, my warriors will let them know if it is necessary, they will fight for them if the enemy is too strong, the white men must return."
To the chief of the band he gave three times as much as the others, and then, having delivered to him a very liberal collection of articles for their king Hinza, Alexander told the chief to acquaint the king that he had been very much pleased with the conduct of the men, and thanked his majesty for the loan of them, and requested that his majesty would accept of the packet of articles which he had selected for him.
A band of warriors armed with their assaguays and shields, next made their appearance, and then Hinza, accompanied by fifty of his chief councilors: with the exception of their long krosses of beast-skins thrown over their shoulders, they were all naked, and each daubed with grease and red ocher.
Hinza nodded his head with approval when the articles were spread before him, and then turned to his councillors, with whom he whispered some time, and then he replied, "that the strange white men should pass through his country without fear, that his warriors should accompany them as far as they wished to go; but," he added, "do the strangers know that there is disorder in the country beyond?"
The Caffre answered that they would; Hinza had given them in charge, and they could not return and say that they had left them because there was an enemy at hand. Hinza would kill them all if they did; they must bring back the travellers safe, or lose their lives in their defence.
"Sir," said Bremen, "that is very true; but must not trust the Caffres too much Caffres always try to get guns and ammunition: Caffre king, Hinza, very glad to get the waggons and what is in them: make him rich man, and powerful man, with so many guns.
Hinza then ordered some of his councillors to take charge of the presents, and inquired of Mr S how many warriors they wished to have, and when they wished to go. The reply was, that fifty warriors would be sufficient, and that they wished to depart on the following morning. "It is well," replied Hinza "fifty warriors are enough, for my men eat a great deal they shall be ready."
As it was the intention of our travelers to pass over the Mambookei chain of mountains, into the Bushman and Koranna territory, they did not return the same route by which they came, but more to the westward through the territory of the Tambookie Caffres, not any one time entering upon the territory of the Amakosas, the tribe of Caffres governed by Hinza, who had lent them his warriors.
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