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their journey, sent a party to one of their cattle- 
posts, and brought off the whole of the cattle. 
After selecting the best of them, he sent back the 
others to their owners. This he did as a fine for 
not obtaining his permission before they pro- 
ceeded on such a journey. They had not 
separated from him through disaffection to 
his government, but because of his having 
removed from the Krooman River to Old 
Lattakoo, which was done to be more secure 
from the attacks of the Caffres, while they pre- 
ferred remaining where they were. Their chief 
is a near relation of Mateebe's, yet, though 
Mateebe has returned to the Krooman, they have 
not rejoined him, from an attachment, it is said, 
to independence. 
Mahoomoo-Peloo, chief of the Miray Matchap- 
pees, who remained at Old Lattakoo after 
Mateebe left it for the Krooman River, sent a 
party with pack-oxen to bring powder from the 
mountain, with orders to call on Mateebe, as 
they passed, and ask his permission. Mateebe, 
considering it an insult to send off pack-oxen 
before first obtaining his permission, ordered 
them to return home, and added, that hereafter, 
if they chose, they might purchase it from his 
people, but must not go to the mountain them- 
selves, so long as they remained at a distance 
from him. 
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