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Zulu invasion. He contended that Mpande had no intention of invading
the British establishment in Natal' 2 Smith explained:
"If he be treated fairly, his interest is to
maintain an amicable relationship H.63
Nevertheless, West did not receive reinforcements and only half of the
73 rd Regiment landed at Port Natal. Late in October 1848 West chided
Mpande's emissaries for border violations. He affirmed his pledge to
surrender renegade cattle, but the recent Zulu use of force left him with
no alternative but to keep the remaining cattle of the recent refugees ....
Mpande's emissaries, Gebhula and Gambushe expressed the king's hope
for friendly relations with the British. They argued that Mpande never
intended to invade Natal. Gebhula admitted that armed parties had
crossed into Natal on three occasions, but that this had been done without
Mpande's approval. 65 He added that John Shepstone, Sir Theophilus
Shepstone's brother, was a man to whom the Zulu king could tell all his
mind and be sure it would not be perverted. Mpande's emissaries
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SAAR: ,West to Smith, D, 20,0 May 1848. IT, pp. 296-7.
G.H. (1059). West to Smith.. D.3 1. 30 September 1848, printed for Parliament, 3 May
1849, p54.
SAAR: , Mpande to West, 28 November 1848. Il, pp 360-1.
C.O. 179/5, P.R.O., West to Smith, D.41 & 42, 8'$ 17 November 1848, ends. In Smith
to Grey. D. 119. 17 July 1848.