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Was there ever a king or chief of the nication from Africa, we are obliged to abridge not only many nations,-they are coming to destroy Matclapees who said you must stand up and our Review, but our usual miscellaneous matter, in the us. Moffat has informed us respecting their speak? Do you intend to instruct the sons of present Number. We trust, however, that in this curious manners, their deeds, their weapons, their Mallahawan? Be silent. You say you know paper will be found ample compensation. The savage intentions. By Moffat we see our danger. the men, and yet you wish us to wait till they Hottentot Council is not, after all, very widely different in We Bechuanas, or Matclapees, Matelaroos, have entered our town! We are not gods, tone and sentiment from a similar assemblage in ancient and Myrees, are not able to stand against we are men only, and the Mantatees are Greece (not to speak it profanely;) and the account of the Mantatees. The Griquas have been in- conquerors; and if we must fly, we lose all. the War reminds us strongly of the first battles in which formed by Moffat on horse-back. He held a Hear, and I will speak! Let us attack the the New World was conquered. meeting there-they are coming-they will enemy where they are; if we retreat, there unite with us against the Mantatees. We will be time for those who are in the rear to Introduction.-The following is the substance of a must now concert, conclude, and be deter- fly. We may fight and fly, fight and fly, "Pietshou," or General Assembly, held at New Latta-mined to stand. The case is a great one. fight, and at last conquer. This we cannot koo on the 14th June 1823, convened on account of the You have seen the interest Moffat has taken do if we wait till they approach our town." approach of the Mantatees, a savage and powerful nation which had destroyed and laid waste upwards of thirty in our safety. If we follow his example, the The speaker whom the young man addressed tribes. The result of this Meeting was, that war was for- Mantatees cannot come a step further. You sat down and spoke no more, while Isote was mally proclaimed against the invaders, and thanks given all see that the Maccooas are our friends. to Mr. Moffat, the Missionary, for his ready assistance in You see Thompson, a chief man of the Cape, requesting the Griquas (a tribe between the Colony and Lattakoo) to unite with the Bechuanas of New Lattakoo come to see us on horse-back. He has not against this formidable people. Messrs. Moffat and Ha- come to lurk behind our house as a spy, but milton, of the London Missionary Society, with Mr. G. come openly and with confidence. His inThompson, were the only Europeans that witnessed, the proceedings of the day. Mr. Thompson received notes tentions are good; he is one on whom the Teysho stood up and commanded silence, of the Meeting through the assistance of Mr. Moffat and light of day may shine: he is our friend. I when universal applause was manifested. A the Bechuana that accompanied Mr. Thompson from Gri- now wait to hear what the general opinion is; man of years ran towards Teysho in a furious qualand, where he had picked up a little Dutch. let every one speak his mind, and then I shall manner, and holding out his arm towards him, THE morning of this great day was ushered speak again." He concluded by using his said, "Behold the man who shall speak wisin by the war-whoop of thousands of warriors, spear as at the commencement; he also dom; be silent, be instructed; a man, a wise joined by the discordant cries and clamours pointed his spear into the air, (when all called man, has stood up to speak." Teysho introof the women and children. The warriors dis-out Poola denoting a blessing,) and sat duced his address by informing the preceding down amid great applause." persed themselves in the vicinity of the town speaker that he was the man who had a in parties for a short time, and appeared to de, Mochame, after the usual manoeuvres intro- serted that his pes were deserter "Ye vagabate the topics of the day. At ten o'clock the ductory to each peech, spoke as follows: commandoes were called out. whole population advanced to the centre of "To-day we are called upon to oppose an bonds, ye deceivers, deny the charge if you the town to a large kraal used for the purpose, has been within a short distance of the camp the fact? If I do, you scamper away like enemy, who is an enemy to every one. Moffat can. Shall I enumerate instances to prove accompanying their march with the war-song of the Mantatees. We all opposed Moffat's frightened dogs; like one ashamed you will and dance; some showing off their dexterity in sham-fighting, in which they excel in a high journey; we are to-day all glad that he went. sit with your heads between your knees.+" degree. The warriors on this grand occasion He did well not to listen to us; he has warned Addressing all present, he said, "I do not were armed with hassigais, a shield, a quiver If we fly, they will overtake us; if we fight, day of turning out. I entreat you all to preus and the Griquas. What are we now to do? intend to speak this day-I shall wait till the full of poisoned arrows, and a battle-axe; from the shoulder hung the tails of tigers, and they will conquer: they are a strong lion; pare your hearts for what is before you; let a plume of feathers waved on their heads. they kill and eat-they leave nothing. [Here the subject sink deep in your hearts, that you The kraal they assembled in was a circle an old man interrupted the speaker, begging may not turn your backs in the day of battle. about 150 yards in diameter, on one side of him to roar aloud, that all might hear.] I know You have been informed of the battles the which were seated the warriors, and on the ye, ye Matclapees, (continued Mochame,) Mantatees have fought, the nations they have other the old men, women, and children. In that at home and in the face of the women ye driven-you have heard that they are now the middle was an open space for the pri-Ye are ready to run when you should stand with their horses and muskets. I say again, are men, and women in the face of the enemy. at ease. You are calculating on the Griquas, vileged to dance and sing, which continued half an hour with all the fantastic gestures and strike; think, therefore, think and pre-prepare your hearts-be strong-be deterimagination can conceive, joined with the pare your hearts this day; let them be united mined, or the Mantatees will drive us, and clamours of the applauding fair ones; when in one; make your hearts hard." After using Mateebe (the king) being in the centre of the spear as before, he sat down, and the the warriors, stood up, and commenced the war song continued for a short time. discussion by commanding silence, which was answered by a deep groan from the mass of warriors, in token of attention. He then took a spear from his shield, pointing towards the Mantatees (the invaders,) denounced a curse declaring war, which was answered in a way of approval by a whistling noise from the whole of the warriors. He then pointed the spear towards the South and South-west, denouncing a curse against the Ox-eaters (Bushmen) in that quarter. He returned the spear to its place, and spoke as follows: "Ye sons of Mallahawan, † the Mantatees are a strong Those who have killed an enemy in battle. Ranyouve exhorted the Matclapees to stand fast in the present alarming crisis; not to be bold, boasting in the presence of women, making them believe that they were mighty "Keep your boasting (said he) till the day when it shall be required." men. " we shall perish!" Turning to the king, ‡ he said, "You are too indifferent about the concerns of your nation-you are rolled up in apathy; you are now called upon to show us that you are a king and a man." Bromella rose, and stated, that his standing up was only to make good what had been urged, and added a few remarks. Dleeloqua, a chief considerably advanced in Incha, a Buralong, stood up, and recom- years, rose and spoke to the following effect: mended the Matclapees to wait till the Man-"Ye sons of Mallahawan, ye have now had tatees should arrive, and then attack them. experience enough to convince you that it is He had scarcely finished the period, when Isate, a young chief, stood up, and an- the Pitt of the day. Teysho is considered one of the best orators,lows: "Who called upon you to speak foolish-sees no chance of escaping, he sits down and holds his swered, "No, No!" and interrogated as fol- + This refers to the time of war: when the pursued head between his knees, when the war-axe severs it from his body. Mr. Moffat, missionary at New Lattakoo, who had taken great pains to gain information. Different tribes under Mateebe. 1 Civilized, or White People. Rain, Mateebe is naturally of an easy disposition, which makes the charge just. your duty to proceed against the Mantatees, words. Be silent, ye Kidney-eaters* (turn- river. After dark, 13 scouts, including mya people who have no object but to steal and ing towards the old men,) who are of no other self and Andries Waterboer, the Griqua destroy. Ye sons of Mallahawan! Ye sons use bnt to hang about for kidneys when an chief, mounted our horses, rode four hours, of Mallahawan! ye have done well this day; ox, &c. is killed. If the oxen are taken, where and halted among some trees till morning. you are now acting wisely, first to deliberate shall you get your kidneys? There are many 25th. Before sunrise we commended ourand then to proceed. Moffat has discovered of you who do not deserve to eat out of a selves to the direction and care of God, and our danger, like the rising sun after a dark bowl, but only out of an old broken pot. You proceeded with all speed. At 10 a. m. we night. A man sees the danger he was in stupid and disobedient, think on what has came within sight of the enemy, who were when darkness shut his eyes. We must not been said, and obey without grumbling. I lying in a declivity north of where the town act like Bechuanas, we must act like Mac- command ye, ye chiefs of the Matclapees, formerly stood, and south of where it now cooas. Is this our Pietshou? No! this is Matclaroos, Myrees, Buralongs, and Bacon- stands. The chief and I rode up to a young the Pietshou of Moffat; therefore we must tas, that you acquaint all your tribes of the woman, whom we saw in one of the ravines; speak and act like Maccooas. Moffat has proceedings of this day, and let none be ig-I put a few questions to her in the Bechuana gone with a great speed to the Griquas, and norant. I say again, ye warriors, prepare for language, to which she replied, that they had held a meeting with Chief Melville and the the day of battle; let your shields be strong, come from a distant country, but could give Griqua chiefs. The Griquas are coming with your quivers full of arrows, and your battle-us no information as to the object of this peohaste to unite with us against the Mantatees. axes as sharp as hunger." Turning a second ple. We then came within two musket shots My fathers, my brethren, my sons! let us time to the women and old men, he said, of their town, or rather the spot of ground prepare our hearts, that shame may not hurt Prevent not the warrior from going out to on which they were living. We found here, us. You have all heard Teysho speak, you battle by your cunning and timid insinuations under the shadow of a small rock, a man of have all heard what is expected from you; -No! ronse the warrior to glory, and he will years and his son, the latter without the least if all be true that is stated by Moffat, we return with honourable scars; fresh marks of signs of animation, and the father scarcely have cause to fear, and be in readiness to de- valour will cover his thigh, and we shall able to say that they were dying from hunger. fend our towns, our families, and our proper- then renew the war-song and dance, and re- He begged meat, and a piece was given. We ties. No one must attempt to make excuses; late the story of our campaign." Immediately could only learn from this object of pity, that -let them be detained who intend to escape. on the conclusion a general war-dance and the people to whom he belonged were the All must be silent-we must all be one. This song commenced, which was kept up with common enemy so much dreaded. We stood is a great Pietshou, therefore make your more of barbarous mirth and savage ges- now for nearly half an hour, with the horses' hearts hard and great, O ye sons of Malla- tures than language can depict. bridles in our hands, to convince the enemy, hawan!" who were in confusion, that we were not alarmed, nor intended to alarm them; and meanwhile sent off one of our number to in Monqua called the attention of the Pietshou to the speeches already made. He animadverted on the conduct of those who professed great things but did little; that they must show by actions, and not by words, that they were men. THE INVASION. Letter from Mr. Moffatt to his Parents. Griqua Town, 23d July, 1823. I added a few lines to inform you that our On the 10th of June, when at this station, situation was likely to become a critical one, from the invasion of a foreign enemy, who Semeeno (the tenth and last speaker) stated were conquering and ransacking every Bethat the object of the meeting had been fully chuana town, and driving the inhabitants with discussed. He said, "None can be ignorant terror to the most sequestered parts of the of these discussions-none can say, I have country. I now sit down to give an account not heard them. I only stand up to approve of my journey into the interior, with the and give my sanction to what has been said." After the usual gestures, sham-fights, &c. Ma-savage battle which took place at Old Lattateebe took his central stand, and command- 26th ult. koo, of which I was an eye-witness, on the form the commando, about twenty miles distant. While we were yet standing, all the cattle were collected, and hidden in the midst of the multitude. A few single men, armed, rushed towards us, but as they saw we took scarcely any notice, they instantly retreated. After consulting together, we remounted our horses, and approached the immense black group who were enclosing the cattle. Our plan was, to ride within a hundred yards, when I, with another of our number, should approach unarmed towards them, and request ed silence. His object in this concluding speech From Griqua Town I went to New Lat- two or three of their men to come and speak was to approve or condemn what had been ad- takoo, in two days (130 miles,) accompanied with us. In this we were defeated, for we had vanced in the preceding speeches. Alluding by a Mr. George Thompson, an English gen- just halted within the appointed distance, to some remarks which had been made, he tleman of the Cape. The result of my visit to when they broke out in a hideous yell (prosaid, "It is evident that the best plan is to Griqua Town being communicated to Ma-bably like the Indian war-whoop,) which proceed against the enemy, that they come teebe, a public meeting was held, to the stunned our ears, and I first called out, “ Be no nearer. Let not our towns be the seat of great satisfaction of our English friend, to "pon your guard, they are preparing to atwar; let not our houses be the scene of blood-whom I gave notes of the Pietshou. On the tack;" when the armed men rushed on us shed and destruction. No! let the blood of evening of the 20th, authentic accounts hav-in a most furious manner. They threw their the enemy be spilt at a distance from our ing reached us (per Mr. Thompson) that the weapons with great velocity, and one of our wives and our children. How ignorant you enemy on that day had made their entrance men narrowly escaped, being knocked from are! Are your words not the words of chil- into Old Lattakoo, we spent the night in his horse. We quickly retreated only a few dren, and men confounded? I am left alone; packing up and burying various articles, at hundred yards, and stood astonished at their my two brothers have abandoned me; they the same time filled with anxiety lest the savage barbarity. We were now completely have married wives of another nation, and invaders should hasten their approach. On at a loss to know what plan to take, as the allow their wives to govern them. These the 22d, the commando of Griquas, amount-only one, to procure an interview, had been wives are their kings." Turning to his other ing to near 100 horsemen, arrived, and Mr. frustrated. Retiring to a declivity opposite younger brothers, he invoked a curse to Thompson set off for the Cape next morning. the enemy, we unsaddled our horses, shot descend if they should follow the example of Having frequently heard that there were two wild turkeys, which we prepared for dinthe two elder brothers. "You walk over white people among the invaders, and that ner by burying them in the warm ashes. Here my head (addressing all) when I sleep; but they wished to visit white people, it was the we halted, hoping to excite some familiarity, you see that the Maccoas are my friends. If general opinion that my presence might have and wait the return of the messenger we had they were not our friends, we must have fled some influence in bringing about a treaty, sent to the commando; but not an individual before this time." Turning to Dleeloqua and preventing any rash measures on the of the enemy approached us. At sunset the (the eighth speaker,) he said, "I hear you, part of the Griquas, who are; it must be con- messenger arrived, when it appeared necesmy Father-I understand you, my Father-fessed, but too barbarons.-As the object of I understand you, my Father. Your words are true-they are good for the ear. my present communication is a recital of good that we be instructed by the Maccooas. from my journal. It is facts, I shall here begin with some extracts I wish those evil who will not obey; I wish that they may be broken in pieces. Be silent, off at 9 a. m. and halted at the Maquareen 24th, Tuesday.-This morning we all set ye women (addressing them) who ill use your husbands by stealing their property and giving it to another. Be silent, that your husbands and children be not hindered by your evil FOU No one, either man or woman, will eat kidneys, from a conviction that they will become barren if they do. The aged only eat them. + Every warrior receives a cut on his thigh for an enemy killed in battle. sary that I should immediately go back to make up some differences of opinion among them, leaving Waterboer and the chief behind to watch the motions of the enemy. I reached tional means to bring the enemy to terms of the commando about nine p.m., and had some further conversation, with Melville, on addipeace, and prevent the dreadful effects of a battle. 26th, Thursday.-We all saddled our horses and proceeded before daylight, and came |