FOOTNOTES:
[1] Corps employed against the Cape of Good Hope, in 1806:—
20th Lt. Drag., (det.)
Royal Artill., (det.)
Royal Engin., (det.)
24th Foot,
38th Foot,
59th Foot,
71st Foot,
72nd Foot,
83rd Foot,
93rd Foot,
Staff Corps, (det.)
The loss sustained in the landing at Lospard’s Bay, and in the action of the 8th January, was—1 Captain, (Foster,) 24th Regt., and 14 men killed; 36 men of the 93rd Regt., drowned by the upsetting of a boat in attempting to land; 9 officers and 183 men wounded; and 8 men missing.
[2] The Kafirs are natives of Caffraria, Caffreland, or, more properly, “Kafirland,” from the Arabic word Kafir, which signifies “Unbeliever;” these people are a hardy and warlike race; they are armed with light spears, about seven feet in length, called assagais, of which each warrior carries six or eight, and a kind of club for close fighting, called a kerrie; the former they throw with great force and dexterity, seldom missing an object at a less distance than sixty paces. The men are, for the most part, tall, muscular, robust, and very active, and from the difficult, and almost inaccessible nature of the country in which the troops have to act against them, are far from being a despicable enemy: they have of late years obtained guns and an abundance of horses; they seldom make an attack in the open field, but select, with much judgment, the most rugged and rocky ravines, and the densest thickets, for their onset. They are patient of hunger and fatigue; and traverse immense distances in an incredibly short space of time, and the features of the country being favourable to their mode of warfare, military combination is rendered extremely difficult; the greatest caution and steadiness are, therefore, requisite in troops employed in any operation, in order to guard against a surprise from so wily and active a people, who are watchful of every opportunity to pounce upon any detachment which may appear to be unsupported, or neglectful of the necessary precautions against surprise.
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Although the Kafirs occupy a fertile territory, which is capable of great improvement, yet it is found, even at the present period, that the habits and propensities of the male population are more suited to depredation and warfare, than to the peaceful pursuits of agriculture, the females being employed in all the offices of labour; their frequent incursions on the lands and property of the settlers on the British frontier; their constant state of preparation for aggression and acts of hostility, and the treacherous and, in some instances, barbarous practices to which they have recourse, prove them to be very dangerous neighbours; and until civilization, and the principles of Christianity shall have been diffused in that very extensive territory, it may be apprehended that these people will continue their ravages, particularly if the corps on the frontier should be reduced, or should relax in their responsible duties for the protection of the colony.
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[3] Now Commandant of the Garrison of Chatham.
[4] Lieut.-Colonel Somerset had been appointed Commandant of Caffraria from 25th September, 1825, having been previously employed as Commandant at Simon’s Town and Graham’s Town, from June, 1821.
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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
Some hyphens in words have been silently removed, some added, when a predominant preference was found in the original book.
Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.
Publisher Catalog:
[Page C5]: ‘the supreintendence of’ replaced by ‘the superintendence of’.
[Page C14]: ‘of the recreatious’ replaced by ‘of the recreations’.
[Page C15]: ‘he importance of’ replaced by ‘the importance of’.