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40 INCREASE OF EMIGBANTS.CHAPTER III ..BIUTISH INTERVENTION NORTH OF THE ORANGE RIVER;CREATION OF AN ORANGE RIVER SOVEREIGNTY; ITSAlwmoNlrlENT; ORIGIN OF THE ORANGE FREE STA.TE.HOBTILlTDB HTW'BEN BOERS A.lO> GRrQUAS: LATTBR AalIsTBD BYBR ITIS-ESTAlILI8BlIBNT 01' BRITIBJI RESmUT.-A'l"l'OBl'OlY­GDlUlAL PORTER'S REPOBT THJmEON, A.lO> Sm P. lLuTr.Alm'BTmu.TY WITH ADAK Kox.-BoUNDUY OF TJlB LATTER'S TEmu­TORY.-PJlOOLAl(ATION BY SIB H. SMITH 01' TJIB ORANGE RIVSRTmmIToRY AS A. BRITI8JI SOVERBIGlITY.-HOSTILITIlIS BNSUlI.­BmTI8JI VIC1'ORIOUS; A.lO> Sm H. SIQTl[ :BEOTIPIB8 Sm P.1rl..A..m.ANn's TREATY WITJI GRIQUAS.-By TJIB NEW TREATY TBBBODB BECOME PBRPETUAL LUSEJlOLDERS 01' TlIEm F.AlIJ[B INGRIQUA. L.um.-ABANDONlIENT OF SOVEREIGlITY; AND 001!fVEN­TION EaT.ABLISJlING ORANGE FllEE STATE.During some years no event occurred in <strong>the</strong> OrangeRiver Territ<strong>or</strong>y ei<strong>the</strong>r politically <strong>or</strong> hist<strong>or</strong>ically imp<strong>or</strong>tant.Up to <strong>the</strong> Vaal River <strong>the</strong> whole country was fastgetting entirely occupied by <strong>the</strong> Dutch emigrantfarmers, whilst many o<strong>the</strong>rs had already crossed <strong>the</strong>Vaal and founded <strong>the</strong> Transvaal, now known as <strong>the</strong><strong>South</strong> <strong>African</strong> republic.At length, in <strong>the</strong> year 184:5, a serious trouble cameupon <strong>the</strong> new colony.Digitized by Goog Ie

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