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In 1840 Mpande found Mlotshwa defiant as ever within his unassailable
mountain fortress. Mpande's iziNyosi, uDlambedlu and uMkhulutshane
amabutho succeeded in ferreting him out. They overtook and routed him
beyond the Phongolo, seizing about 2 000 head ofcattle.'1
In the late 1840's, Mpande was prevented by HT (Frank) Fynn from
attacking Faku in Pondoland. Fynn was placed as a British Resident with
inkosi Faku for three years until he returned to Natal in 1852'" He
succeeded in convincing Mpande to abandon his planned military
offensive against the amaMpondo. He argued that the land they occupied
belonged to the British government in Cape Town, and that Faku had an
alliance with both the Natal and Cape colonial forces." The land was
surrendered by Faku himself when he said:
"[ have no country, it belongs to the Govt.,
they are my refuge. J shall appeal to Smith
and his mouth shall direct me ... "54
It is claimed that Fynn's experience in Natal suited him for the task of
improving relations between Mpande and the colonial establishment.
Governor Sir H.G.W (Harry) Smith wrote:
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Ibid., p. 604.
Fynn papers, Vol. 6, Smith to Mackinnon, 3 April 1848.
Ibid.
Fynn Papers, Vol. 4, Fynn to Southey, 29 July. 1848.