334 APPENDIX. 
It will be in the recollection of our readers, that Mr. 
Brown was present with the unfortunate Henderson and 
Mahony when they were murdered, and that with great 
difficulty he escaped a similar fate. This is not the first 
time by many that his life has been in jeopardy from these 
relentless savages; and still, with a kind of infatuation 
which appears inexplicable, he again placed himself in a 
situation of extreme peril, which has led to his prema- 
ture and cruel death. Immediately this painful intelli- 
gence was received, Major Lowen, and a party of the 
Mounted Rifles were dispatched by Lieut. Colonel Smith 
to the scene of the murder, and from him a report has been 
received, which states that the enemy had moved off in the 
direction of the Kap Bush; they were heard to say that it 
was their intention to join a Commando which was as- 
sembling in the Karriga, and then immediately to fall upon 
Graham’s ‘Town. The bodies of the murdered men were 
found lying on the spot where they were butchered. They 
had been beaten to death with knob keries*, instead of being 
destroyed by the assagai, according to the usual practice. 
Our friends need be under no apprehension for Graham’s 
Town: the only fear felt here is, that the remorseless 
savages will not keep their word, but. proceed in their 
harassing system, cutting off small parties, and defenceless 
inhabitants in the same desultory way in which they have 
hitherto acted. 
A force marched on the morning of the 24th for Fort 
Wiltshire, a position of importance, as it acted upon the 
enemy’s line of retreat, and insured a supply of provisions 
and forage for the troops under Major Cox, on their return 
from the expedition to Tyali’s kraal. Several waggons 
laden with timber accompanied this force, being required to 
* Sticks with heavy knobs at the end. 
