6 Mr. Morgan's Account of the Amakosae, 



the adverse party were slain in the field, and a pitched battle 

 bein"- fought between the parties, U'Thlamhc's party was 

 entirely defeated. U'Thlambe and one of U'Henza's brothers 

 fell into the hands of the conquerors. U'Thlambe, after sub- 

 mittiu"- to Gika, was set at liberiy, because (as it is reported; 

 Gika said " he had taught him to govern ;" but the brother of 

 U'Henza fell pierced through by Gika's own assagai. Some 

 time after, on account of some obnoxious measures of Gika, a 

 confederacy against him was formed by various chiefs, headed 

 by U'Thlambe. This appeared so formidable that Gika was 

 obliged to submit, and to renounce all controul over U'Thlambe 

 or his people. A treaty was formed, in which each acknow- 

 ledged the sovereignity of the other, and a boundary was fixed 

 as the extent of each other's rule. 



This peace between Gika and U'Thlambe did not last long, 

 for on some of U'Thlanibe's people seizing a crane which Gika'e 

 people had killed, (this bird is valuable to the Cafi'crs on 

 account of the long shoulder feathers which they wear on their 

 heads when engaged in a war,) Gika made it a pretence to 

 enter U'Thlambe's country and seize his cattle. This renewed 

 the war, in which, though U'Henza himself did not appear, 

 vet many of his chiefs went to the assistance of U'Thlambe, — 

 Gika was defeated in a great battle, and brought nearly to the 

 brink of ruin, when he met with a protector in the English, by 

 whose interference U'Thlambe was compelled to relinquish what 

 he had gained by his successes, and enter into treaty of amity 

 with Gika. U'Thlambe by this treaty retained Sovereign rule 

 over his people, but acknowledged the authority of Gika. 



This is the last'geueral war that has taken place amongst the 

 CafFers. 



The Chief U'Thlambe died 14th of February 1828, having 

 lived to a great age ; and on the 15tb of November the follow- 

 ing year (1829) Gika died, himself having hastened this event 

 by the great intemperance of his latter years. 



U'Thlambe retained the respect of his people to the last. 

 He had been a great warrior, and though the situation of his 

 country had for many years prevented him from exercisins; this 

 talent,' yet his former skill and bravery were the constant theme 

 of the people, and the youth were instructed to respect and 

 look up to him as one of their greatest Heroes, and his various 

 deeds were pointed out to them as most worthy of imitation. 



Gika, on the contrary, was never celebrated as a warrior, 

 but was spoken of as very little skilled in the affairs of war, 

 and as not possessing any great degree of personal courage even 

 when the times required that it should be shown. His character 

 was totally different from that of his father and grand-father, 

 who were men of great entcrprizc and courage, dcskous of the 



