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Excerpt from History of South Africa From to 1884, Twelve Eventful Years, Vol. 2 of 2: From 1873 to 1884 Twelve Eventful Years, With Continuation of the History of Galekaland, Tembuland, Pondoland, and Betshuanaland Until the Annexation of Those Territories to the Cape Colony, and of Zululand Until Its Annexation to Natal
Orange river - Mission Of Captain Sissison to restore order -punishment of Klaas Lukas - Mission of Colonel Zachary Bayly - Mission of Mr. Edward Judge - Appointment of Mr. Maximilian, Jackson as special commissioner - Journey of attorney-general Upington to the northern border - Success of Commandant mctaggart in two engagements - Capture'of Jacobus Afrikaner - Capture of Pofadder and his whole gang - Death Of Bonker Malgas in action and capture of his entire band - Appointment of Mr. John H. Scott as special magistrate - Change in the condition Of the locality since that time - Effect of irrigation - Account Of the Baputi chief Morosi - Formation Of the district of Quthing - Attitude Of Morosi towards the magistrate - Forcible release from prison Of Morosi's son Bode - Excitement in Basutoland caused by the announcement that the disarmament act has been passed by the Cape parliament - Early acts of rebellion by the Baputi - Commencement of hostilities against them - Progress of operations until all their cattle are captured - Description of Morosi's stronghold - Failure of the first attempt to take it by storm - Disaster to a patrol of yeomanry under Captain Chiappini - Failure of the second attempt to take Morosi's stronghold by storm - Interview between Prime Minister Sprigg and Morosi - Capture Of the stronghold - Death of Morosi - Complete suppression Of the rebellion.
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