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The Dutch were then left in possession of 
Natal, for some two or three years. At the end 
of this time, some interference with the Kaffir 
tribes, considered by the Cape government, to 
be injurious to the alliance made with them, 
led to a remonstrance, on their part, being sent 
to the Dutch. This, meeting with no attention, 
a small military force, which was despatched 
from the Cape to enforce it, was further over- 
powered by the Dutch, and very straitly be- 
seiged in a small fort at W Urban. Eeinforce- 
ments arriving, the English were, however, 
more successful ; and at length, the Dutch were 
induced to surrender the Colony into the hands 
of the English, who claimed it by virtue of the 
original cession of the Cape of Good Hope set- 
tlements, among which Natal was reckoned 
from very early times. 
Some of the Boers then determined to remain 
under British rule. Others took titles for farms 
from the British governments, but some of these 
have only very lately been taken possession of. 
The great body of them, however, determined 
to u trek" once more, over the Drakensberg, 
and to set up again their independence. In 
doing this, however, they made an effort to in- 
duce their old friend Panda, to join them, and 
to attack the English in Natal ; and in conse- 
quence, Sir Harry Smith went against them, 
