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among the Amatusens, their party now consisting of about 
seventy, including women and children. John Cane and 
Thomas Holstead remained at Natal, intending to follow 
by another road. Ogle was at Dingaan’s residence, being 
obliged to go with four natives, armed with guns, against 
some of Dingaan’s enemies. Report states one enemy to 
be the great chief visited by Mr. Archbell—viz., Matsili- 
katse, or Umgilikazie. Mr. Isaacs, from St. Helena, had 
left Natal in the American vessel. Before Mr. F. had 
finished his statement, the mother of aku, named Umkalu, 
that is, great, arrived on the station, accompanied by several 
of Faku’s wives, and about forty or fifty attendants, intend- 
ing to remain a few days, in order that she might be made 
to understand “God’s word.” Among other things which 
were very pleasing to hear, she said——“ I want no presents : 
beads are of no use to an old woman like me; IJ wish to 
hear the great news, that I may make my son hear it, and 
that I may set the people a good example before I die. I 
am the god of the Amapondas, and perhaps they will listen 
tome. Jam confident you have come into the land for our 
good, as there is nothing here to tempt white people with 
the prospect of gain; for ever since I can remember, there 
has been nothing here but sickness, and war, and famine. I 
pray to God every day, and Oh! how I shout and cry to him! 
and if it were not for the great fear that comes over me 
when I pray, I think I should be more easy after prayer.” 
On further conversation, it appeared evident that her mind 
had been somewhat affected by the truths of the Gospel; 
and though the hght she had was very small, yet it had 
been sufficient to make her feel the misery of total darkness, 
and to raise misgivings in her mind as to the future. So 
anxious had she been to acquire knowledge, that she had 
been in the habit of sending people from the great place to 
