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Smith and his party had shortly before explored 
that district. They were much pleased with 
what they saw, and effected a settlement at 
the bay of Natal, where Messrs. Ogle, King, 
and Tooley, had previously located themselves. 
They loitered about shooting in this locality for 
some time, and visiting the neighbourhood, 
until alarmed by the intelligence of the break- 
ing forth of the third Kaffir war of 1 8 35 . They 
then speedily retreated through Kaffirland, and 
finally reached the colony again in safety — 
reporting, of course, to their friends what they 
ha(^ seen. 
This war again ended by the refusal of com- 
pensation to the farmers for their losses, which 
had been very numerous and severe, together 
with the censure on the then governor, Sir 
Benjamin D'Urban, the reversal of his — the 
best, the only feasible, and now again resumed 
—policy, and the appointment of Sir Andreas 
Stockenstrom to the lieut. governorship of the 
frontier. He was commissioned to attempt the 
policy of concession to the Kaffirs. This not 
only failed in attaining the desired effect, but also 
(as was foretold by every intelligent observer), 
in preserving peace. This brought to a crown- 
ing point the incipient determination of the 
discontented boers who, in the year 1836, to 
the number of 200 persons, headed by Hen- 
