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attack that evening ; but the contest was renewed 
the next day, at which time Munameets, with 
two others, were at a little distance from the city, 
watching their motions. The CafFres observing this 
sent a small party to attack them, on which they 
fled, and were closely pursued almost the whole 
day, during which the CafFres threw several assa- 
gais at them, but without effect. Near sunset 
Munameets was so faint that he almost deter- 
mined to lie down and abandon himself to 
the enemy ; but at that very time the CafFres, 
perhaps feeling also fatigued, relinquished the 
pursuit. 
The CafFre body besieged the town the whole 
day, killed a captain, viz. the father of Siminoo, 
(who is now a captain, and married both to the 
sister and daughter of Mateebe,) but they were 
not successful in obtaining many cattle, though 
they killed some. The third day the CafFres re- 
newed the attack, when several captains were 
killed, among whom were a father and his two 
sons, and many of the people. In the evening 
the Matchappees, taking advantage of the dark- 
ness, left the city with the cattle. The next day 
the Caffres pursued, but instead of coming up 
with Mallayabang, they fell in with the Miray divi- 
sion, which had fled at the commencement of the 
attack. In the battle which followed, the eldest 
brother of the present chief, Mahoomoo-Peloo, 
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