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masses, to convey to the small party who had 
remained at the bay, the sad result of this 
engagement. That portion of Dingaan' s army 
followed up (as usual) their success, and ad- 
vanced as far as the bay, but the few English 
who had survived, took refuge on board of the 
Cornet, Captain Hadden, then luckily lying at 
anchor in the bay, when after sweeping away 
all the cattle, this detachment of Dingaan' s 
army retired again into the Zulu country. 
" Dingaan himself, with his principal forces, 
was, however, at this time still watching the 
Dutch emigrant farmers, who, having now col- 
lected about 400 fighting men in the Klip River 
Division, placed themselves under the command 
of Piet Uys, and of Hendrik Potgieter, and ad- 
vanced about the same time (in April, 1838,) 
towards Umkongloof, Dingaan' s capital, intent 
upon destroying it, and expelling Dingaan from 
the country. 
" This wily chieftain allowed the emigrant 
farmers to advance to within a few miles of 
his capital, where the approach to the town is 
closed in between two hills, and there the Zoo- 
lah forces first showed themselves, but gra- 
dually retiring, drew the emigrant farmers still 
further into this hollow way; when another 
division of the Zoolah forces, emerging from 
behind one of these hills, and cutting off all 
