CHAP. Y. 
THE DEATH OF HINTZA. 
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continued. The 4 witch-doctor ’ then plunged his arm 
into the hole, and the bullock was killed by the man 
dividing the heart-strings and blood-vessels with his 
hand. Such are the Kafirs in their savage life ; and I 
am sorry to say I must detail a still more horrible scene 
that took place the next day, before I proceed to relate 
the circumstance attending the death of Hintza. 
We had moved back towards Butterworth,. and 
were encamped for the night, when an alarm arose that 
the Fingoes were attacked by the Kafirs. Now, the 
Fingoes had previously been serfs of the Kafirs, and 
were living in great numbers amongst them. They 
were originally the dispersed tribes from Natal, who had 
fled from the vengeance of Chska and taken refuge 
amongst the Kafirs ; and it having become known that 
Sir Benjamin D’Urban (the most humane Governor the 
Cape ever had) intended liberating these men from 
bondage, the Kafirs rose on them, and the barbarities 
committed were atrocious. Men and women were killed 
and mutilated, and the young women had their bosoms 
cut out. It is horrible to think of the barbarities that 
were perpetrated. The sight of these people flying from 
all directions into our camp was indeed most terrible 
to see. 
During this time Hintza was a prisoner in our 
camp ; and in order to protect the refugees and cap¬ 
tured cattle the troops moved back to the Kie Kiver, 
