pose and to seize and send back to the colonial authorities any criminals or fugitives from the colony. III. The territory of the Chief Moshesh is bounded from the west, from the junction of the Caledon with the Gariep Rivers, to the sources of those rivers, near the Bouta Bouta; on the south, by the Gariep River, from the junction aforesaid; and the north, by a line extending from about 25 to 30 miles north of the Caledon River, excepting near to its source, and at its junction with the Gariep, where the lands of Bethulia and the territory of Sikonyella come close upon its northern bank. IV. He also engages to assist the colonial authorities in any enterprise which they may find it necessary to undertake for the recovery of property, or the apprehending of banditti, who, having been pursued from the colony, may have taken refuge in any part of the country under his jurisdiction. V. And, generally, he engages to apprise the colonial authorities of any intended predatory or hostile attempt against the colony which may come to his knowledge, and to co-operate cordially, and in all good faith, with the Colonial Government, in preserving peace and extending civilization among the native tribes. In consequence of the above engagements, the Governor, upon his part, engages: To make the chief a present from the colonial treasury of not less than 757, annually, either in money or in arms and ammunition, as the chief may desire. And in order to facilitate a due observance of these mutual engagements, and to secure the benefits which they are intended to afford to both parties, the Chief Moshesh will correspond direct with the Government on all subjects mutually concerning his territory and the colony and he also engages to receive and protect any agent whom the Government, in course of time, may think necessary to appoint, at his residence, and confidentially communicate with such agent upon all matters concerning his territory and the colony. This done at the Government House in Cape Town, this 5th day of October, in the year of our Lord, 1843. GEO. NAPIER, Governor. Signed and sealed in our presence: JOHN MONTAGU, Secretary to Government, JOHN PHILIP, D.D. This done at Thaba Bossi, on the 13th day of December, in the H 21 -TREATY with the Chief of the Amacaleka Tribe of Kafirs.— 1844. Fort Beaufort, October 7, Signed at ART. I. There shall be peace and amity for ever between Her Britannic Majesty and her subjects, and Kriclie (Rili), the chief of the Amacaleka tribe, and paramount chief of the Amaxosa or Kafir nation, and his subjects, and Krielie promises that he will continue to be the faithful friend of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, and of all good subjects of Her Majesty. II. The contracting chief will not permit his subjects to harass or annoy the subjects of Her Majesty the Queen of England, who may pass through his country, or reside in it, with his permission, or who may be located in any British territory near the boundary of his country. III. The contracting chief will use his best exertions to seize and deliver up to the nearest British authority, for trial according to law, all persons who shall have committed, or shall be reasonably sus pected to have committed, any murder, robbery, or other offence within the limits of the colony, or any of its parts or dependencies, and who shall be found in the territory of the said chief. IV. Refugees and banditti belonging to other tribes, accused or suspected of having committed crimes within British territory, against the persons or property of British subjects, and who may have fled in order to escape punishment, shall find no hiding place in Krielie's country, but, on the contrary, Krielie engages that he will use his best exertions to seize all such persons, and deliver them up to the nearest British authority, in order that they may be tried, and, if guilty, punished. V. The contracting chief undertakes to use his authority and influence to cause all persons within his territory, whose evidence may be required by any court of justice in any British territory in South Africa, to appear at the time and place prescribed; and he will take care, as much as possible, when delivering up any prisoner to any British authority, to produce, at the same time, to such autho rity, all witnesses acquainted with the matter in question, whose presence he can command or procure. The British Government, on the other hand, will be prepared to pay all witnesses, who shall attend any such court as has been mentioned, a reasonable compensation for their time and trouble. VI. All cattle, horses or other property, stolen in any British territory in South Africa, and traced into the territory of the contracting chief, shall if found therein, be restored on demand of any proper British authority, together with full compensation for the entire value of whatever property not found, shall yet be proved to have been stolen at the same time; and in case none of the stolen property traced into the chief's territory shall be found therein, then full compensation shall be made for all the property so traced. VII. All British subjects travelling between the territory of the Cape of Good Hope and Port Natal, with their servants and attendants, and also the native postmen or others employed in the transmission of letters, shall, at all times, be protected by the chief, and permitted to pursue their journey without hindrance or molestation. VIII. All British subjects resorting temporarily to his country, or residing therein by permission of the chief, for purposes of trade or otherwise, shall be protected by him in their persons or property, but he will not suffer the masters or mariners of any ships or vessels to land merchandise, or to traffic with his people in any part of his country, unless such vessels shall be furnished with a licence from the Colonial Government, authorizing them to land goods there. IX. The contracting chief having many years ago invited and received into his country Christian missionaries, for the instruction of his nation, hereby gives his true word and promise, that he will continue to be the friend of the missionaries; that he will protect the persons, families, and property of all persons engaged as Christian teachers in his country; that he will permit any of his subjects who desire it, to settle at or near any of the missionary villages or institutions within his territory, and to take their property there with them; that he will not allow any native Christian or inhabitant of a missionary village to be disturbed or injured in his person, family, or property, for refusing to comply with the customs touching witchcraft, rain-making, polygamy, circumcision, and forcible abduction and violation of females; and that he will encourage his people to cause the regular attendance of their children at the Christian schools, that they may be taught to read the word of God, and be gradually trained to become a civilized community. X. The contracting chief, wishing to live in peace, hereby gives his true word and promise that he will, as far as possible, avoid making war on any of the tribes by whom he is surrounded, and, to that end, that he will endeavour to settle his disputes with other chiefs by peaceful methods; and if, in any case, his just rights and privileges shall be violated, and the offending chiefs refuse to give redress, he will call upon the colonial Government to mediate between him and the other chiefs, so that war may, if possible, be prevented. XI. The contracting chief having received from the colonial Government a British agent or resident, engages to respect him, and to protect him in his person, family, and property, and to communicate at all times freely with the colonial Government, through his agent and to aid and assist the said agent in promoting a good understanding between the Amacaleka tribe and the colonial Government. XII. The Governor of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope hereby engages, so long as the contracting chief shall truly and faithfully perform this part of the Treaty, that there shall be lasting peace and amity between the colonial Government and the Amacaleka tribe. XIII. The colonial Government engages that it will cause its best efforts to be made to apprehend any persons residing at the time within any part of the colonial territories in South Africa, whether British subjects or otherwise, who have committed, or are reasonably suspected to have committed, any crime against the persons or property of the subjects of Krielie, within his territory, and to deliver them up, to be dealt with according to the laws of the colony, and to be tried in the colony, and will use its influence and authority to cause all persons residing within the said territories, whether British subjects or otherwise, whose evidence may be required upon such cases, to appear at the time and place prescribed, and will cause all such witnesses to be paid a reasonable remuneration for their time and trouble in attending to give their evidence. XIV. The colonial Government further engages, as a mark of friendship, to cause an annual present of useful articles, or money, to the amount of 501. sterling per annum, to be made to the chief Krielie, so long as he continues to observe the terms of this Treaty, and to remain the faithful friend of the colony. This done at Fort Beaufort, this 7th day of October, in the year of our Lord, 1844. P. MAITLAND, Governor. Signed and sealed in our presence: JOHN MONTAGU, Secretary to Government. This done at the Butterworth Residency, this 4th day of November, in the year of our Lord, 1844. Signed and sealed in our presence: CRELI, his mark. T. SHEPSTONE, Resident Diplomatic Agent to the Slambie Tribes. MAPASSA, his mark, Buru's son, 22.-TREATY with the Chief of the Amaponda Nation.-Signed at Treaty of Amity entered into between his Excellency LieutenantGeneral Sir Peregrine Maitland, Knight, Commander of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath, of the Royal Military Order of William of the Netherlands, and of the Imperial Order of Saint Waldimir of Russia, Colone! of Her Majesty's 17th Regiment of Foot, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Castle, Town, and Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, in South Africa, and of the Territories and Dependencies thereof, and Ordinary and Vice-Admiral of the same, commanding the Forces, &c., on behalf of Her Britannic Majesty, of the one part, and Faku, paramount Chief of the Amaponda Nation, of the other part. ART. I. There shall be peace and amity for ever between Her Britannic Majesty and her subjects, and Faku, the paramount chief of the Amaponda nation, and his subjects, and Faku promises that he will continue to be the faithful friend of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, and of all good subjects of Her Majesty. II. The contracting chief will not permit his subjects to harass or annoy the subjects of Her Majesty the Queen of England, who may pass through his country, or reside in it, with his permission, or who may be located in any British territory near the boundary of his country. III. The contracting chief will use his best exertions to seize and deliver up to the nearest British authority, for trial according to law, all persons who shall have committed, or shall be reasonably suspected to have committed, any murder, robbery, or other offence within the limits of the colony, or any of its parts or dependencies, and who shall be found in the territory of the said chief. IV. Refugees and banditti belonging to other tribes, accused or suspected of having committed crimes within British territory, against the persons or property of British subjects, and who may have fled in order to escape punishment, shall find no hiding place in Faku's country, but on the contrary, Faku engages that he will use his best exertions to seize all such persons, and deliver them up to the nearest British authority, in order that they may be tried, and if guilty, punished. V. The contracting chief undertakes to use his authority and influence to cause all persons within his territory, whose evidence may be required by any court of justice in any British territory in South Africa, to appear at the time and place prescribed; and he will take care, as much as possible, when delivering up any prisoner to any British authority, to produce, at the same time, to such authority, all |