SOUTHERN AFRICA. 
prompted solely by the example set first, and on 
a greater scale, by the colonists. This, it seems, 
was an undeniable fact, so that the British could 
only stipulate for the good conduct of their sub- 
jects in future, provided the Kaffres observed a 
similar procedure. Nothing, however, could be 
concluded without the king Geika, with whom 
these chiefs happened to be somewhat at tariance. 
To Geika, accordingly, the mission set out, and 
arrived in a few days. They found him absent 
at a neighbouring village, on an alarm that the 
wolves were threatening his cattle ; but he soon 
appeared, riding on an ox at full gallop. He 
shewed pleasure at seeing them, and proceeded 
without ceremony to business, causing them to 
sit in a circle for the convenience of conversation. 
He observed, that no encroachments had been 
committed by any of his immediate subjects, but 
by those of chiefs who owned indeed his supre- 
macy, but had given him much cause of complaint* 
He readily agreed to all the conditions proposed, 
which, besides the maintenance af peace between 
the districts, included the affording relief to such 
vessels as should be shipwrecked on their coasts. 
In fact it appeared, that, on such occasions, the 
shipwrecked mariners had been treated in the 
very best manner in every respect, except that, 
metal buttons being an irresistible temptation. 
