CHAP. XYI. 
THE SURRENDER OE SANDILLI. 
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bridle-path at the base of the conical hill from the 
direction of Oliver’s Hoek. This turned out to be San¬ 
dilli, with eighty of his chief councillors and head men ; 
and he told me he had come to surrender himself to 
Her Majesty’s Government with a view to obtain peace. 
I replied that his surrender must be unconditional. He 
tried to discuss the question with me. I again replied 
that I could make no conditions; and that the only 
thing I was authorised to guarantee was his personal 
life. I had to repeat this in Dutch to the interpreter, 
who could not speak English. I did so in the word 
‘Personlyk Lieve,’ which was also repeated by my orderly 
(a soldier of the Cape Mounted Rifles, named Lucas), for 
he spoke both Dutch and Kafir. I mention this par¬ 
ticularly, because a question subsequently arose through 
Sandilli some time afterwards claiming his liberty, on 
the supposition that he was promised his 4 personal 
liberty,’ not life. 
I then brought this great chief and eighty of his 
chief councillors into camp. His retinue included his 
half-brother, Xo-xo, and most of the petty chiefs of 
Kafirland. This surrender was the most important 
event of the war, and Sir G-eorge Buller and the whole 
camp were much rejoiced to see this King of Kafir¬ 
land, who had maintained a war with England for over 
two years, brought into camp by a single soldier. Sir 
Greorge Berkeley was at the time General Commanding- 
