They poured into the frontier districts, captured several detached military forts, drove the Dutch boors from the Zurweld, or neutral territory, and killed a great many of our soldiers and of the Dutch boors.

All the country was overrun as far as the vicinity of Algoa Bay, and nothing could at first check their progress." "Why, it really does not appear that the colonial government, when in our hands, was more considerate than when it was held by the Dutch," replied Alexander.
"Not much, I fear," said Mr.Fairburn.
"The councils of the Caffre chiefs were at that time much influenced by a most remarkable personage of the name of Mokanna.

In the colony he was usually known by the sobriquet of 'Links,' or the left-handed.

He was not a chief, but had by his superior intellect obtained great power.

He gave himself out to be a prophet, and certainly showed quite as much skill as ever did Mahommed or any other false prophet.