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CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER XVII. 
THE BOOMAH PASS—1850. 
Kafir War, 1850-1, 2, 3—British Kaffraria—Military Head-quarters— 
King William’s Town—Kafir Chiefs—Hostile Indications—Colonel 
Mackinnon—His just Rule—Medes and Persians—Sir Harry Smith 
—Kafir Commissioners—Tzlambie and Gaika Tribes—March of 
Troops to Port Cox—Demands—Arrival of Governor—Sandilli de¬ 
posed—Brownlee Regent—Clanship of Kafirs—Amatola Mountains 
—Columns of Troops—Colonel Eyre to Kaboosie—Colonel Mackin- 
. non to Keiskama Hoek—Route of March—Halt for Breakfast— 
Masses of Kafirs—A Spy—March continued—Wolf River—Des¬ 
cription of Boomah Pass—Troops enter Defile—Order of March— 
Kafir Police and Cape Mounted Rifles—Attack in the Pass—Return 
to Command—Orderly’s Advice—The Result—Wounded—Impul¬ 
sive Utterances—Infantry Column—Dr. Stewart—Bush-fighting— 
Reach the Open—Dr. Fraser—Grand fine Fellow—Medical Panniers 
—Leaving the Wounded—Brains—Capt. Catty wounded—Kafir 
Police outflanking—Killed and Wounded—Advance to Kuiskama 
Hoek—A Night Camp—Mode of carrying Wounded—Rev. Mr. 
Nevins’ Station—Lucky Escape—Station burnt—Life saved—A 
brave Kafir Woman—Rev. Togo Sago—Christmas Day, 1850—The 
March—Masses of Kafirs—Quilli-Quilli Mountain—Ambush— 
Attack—Advance—Narrow Escape—Sergeant Extein—Old Brown 
Bess—Halt under Arms—Advance—Charge—Bailie's Grave—A 
fine Fellow—Taban Doda—Kometje Flats—Debe Neek—Horrible 
Spectacle—Mutilations—Witch Doctors—Incantations—Fort White 
—Reinforcements—Night March — Captain Mansergh—Post at¬ 
tacked—Rebel Serjeant—Kafir Police in Arms against us—Settlers’ 
Refuge—Cool Soldier—‘ Steady, Boys, steady ’—Columns advance— 
A Volley—Continuous Fire—Chiefs killed—Confusion—Retreat—A 
British Cheer—Day and Night Attacks—Half Rations—Fort Cox 
besieged—Mrs. James—What a Lady will do—A Turkey—The Egg 
of Life—Secondary Haemorrhage—Despatches—Equibeka Mission 
Station—A Missionary Court-martial—Station burnt—The Ladies 
—Fighting at Fort Hare—Major Somerset—Military Villages 
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