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Mpande refused to aid either party, but as soon as the troops proved
themselves the strongest he sent messengers to Colonel Cloete to say that
he was about to march against the Voortrekkers. 21 However he
abandoned the project when he was informed not to do so.
In his necessity Colonel Cloete called upon the Zulus living round the bay
to bring him all the horses and cattle they could get, and they, interpreting
this order into a general plundering licence, commenced to ravage the
nearest farms.'" Three Voortrekkers, named Dirk van Rooyen, Theunis
Oosthuizen, and Cornelis van Schalkwyk, were murdered in cold blood.'"
This compelled the Voortrekkers on 15 July 1842 to consent to the
following conditions ofsurrender:
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"1. The immediate release of all
prisoners, whether soldiers or
civilians.
2. The giving up of all cannon, those
taken as well as others, with the
ammunition and stores belonging to
them.
3. The restitution of all public and
private property seized and in
possession. "30
Report of Colonel Cloete to sir George Napier. 3'" July 1842. Bird. I. Annals of NataL
pp.513-516.
A Cloete to Napier, 4 July 1842, Ibid.,l, pp.40-1
Cloete to Monlagu. 14 July 1844: Smith 10 Napier. 18 September 1842. Ibid.. Il, pp.397. 100-2.
M. Wilson and L.1bompson: The Oxford Historv ofSouth Africa. Vo!. I.p,310.