138 Remarks on t)e1agoa Bay. 



force on our departure, which he was simple enough to declare ; 

 the captain, therefore., did not hesitate to accept the cession 

 to save the people from a dreadful visitation, for we were 

 assured that murder and rapine would f How him, although he 

 could not have secured a foot of ground, and would have been 

 obliged, after a little time, to shut himself up in his fort again. 

 The British flag was hoisted on the eighth of March, and salu- 

 ted with twitv-one guns, and notice officially given to the 

 governor of the Portuguese factory that the inhabitants of 

 Temley were subjects of his Britannic Majesty/ Mayelt, King 



* COPY OF THE DEED OF CESSION 



T, Mayett, King- Kapell, King of all the lands situated between English 

 and Dundas rivers on one side, and the river of Mapoota on tlie other, com- 

 monly called Temby, after one of my forefathers who first nettled this land, 

 — Dp, By the power, authority, and title which have devolved oii me by 

 the Much-lamented death of my grandfather, the late King Kapell, freely 

 cede the full sovereignty of all the said lands of Temby and Mapoota, to 

 George the Fourth, King of Great Britain and Ireland, &c. &c. &-c. ami his 

 successors, on the conditions and for the reasons hereafter .specified. 



Fir-t.— That the King- of Great Britain do permit a free trade to this land 

 by all his subjects ol British India, of the Cape of Good Hope, of Mauritius-, 

 and of his European dominions, under such regulations as he may see 

 proper. 



Second,— That the King- of Great Britain do establish such a force in the 

 lands of Temby, as may protect my people, not only from the incursions of 

 the more warlike Datives of the interior, but aKo from the insults and con- 

 tinued oppression- which have hitherto been practised on us by European 

 nations, and more particularly by the Portuguese; who are not only unable 

 to afford us any protection themselves, but by a most despotic, enthralling-, 

 and unreasonable interference, prevent, when they can, our commerce with 

 tlie people of any other nation, even instigating us to murder those of our 

 subjects who may have had any such commerce; and to all this, in. the late 

 war with tin out-cast Olontontcs, when our whole country was devastated 

 and no family s ;l fe, the Portuguese factory on the north bank of English 

 River, were not only at peace with our invaders, but on such amicable 

 terms as to buy their plunder of tattle and slaves and to carry on other 

 peacabie traffic with theip, whilst my people were reduced to a famine by 

 the effects of tin said war. 



Third, — That the person who shall represent the King- of Great Britain in 

 these lands, shall be trusted with unlimited power to execute such laws and 

 regulations as may be made for these lands of Mapoota and Temby. 



Fourth,— That no law or regulation, neither for white inhabitants or 

 black (except only the military) shall be made, unless assented to alter dis- 

 cussion by the Qhjefs assembled for that purpose, in the first instance, aud 

 in the second, by the head council, consisting of the British Governor, King 

 Kapell, or bis successor, two British, and two Temby counsellors. 



Filth, --That the number of chiefs shall not exceed one for every square 

 league in the country, and one half the number may be British settlers or 

 military officers, not under the rank of lieutenants in the army; the chiefs 

 shall all be named by the Governor and by King Kapell, jointly; those of 

 Temby shall be chosen by King- Kapell, "those from the British by the 

 Governor. 



Sixth,- King Kapell recommends that no Governor be allowed to r< lain 

 his lituation more than five years, and that the King of Great Britain would 

 be graciously pleased to cause their public conduct to uudergo a public 

 review and trial in England, at the end of their time; and that no charge 

 1 them shall be received, unless delivered into his successor's bands 

 within one year after his supercession. 



Seventh, That no law or regulation shall ever be proposed or passed, 

 but on the following principles, viz:— the freedom and security of persons 



