Copy of Minutes of Proceedings of the Court of Inquiry, Held at Fort Willshire, in August and September, 1836 to Investigate the Circumstances Attenda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1837. Excerpt: ... tETURN OF KILLED, WOUNDED, AND MIeeING, From The Pereod Of Takeng Poe, e, eeon Op The Provence Of Queen Adetaede To The Enclu, eon Of Ho, tetitees En Ee.tember e35. 4th Evidence. Lieutenant Arthur Balfour, 72d Highlanders, is present, to whom the following questions are put: Were you with the force under Colonel Smith on the day of Hintza's death?--I was. In what capacity were you serving?--As Aide-de-camp to Colonel Smith. State to the Court all the circumstances relating to the death of Hintza with which you are personally acquainted. After the force marched from the bivouac on the morning of the 13th May 1835, about half an hour afterwards I heard Mr. Hoole, the interpreter, tell Colonel Smith that Hintza wished to send on Umtini, his Counsellor, and one attendant, to prevent his people from driving the cattle away from us; Colonel Smith complied with the request, warning Umtini to return to the column before sunset. About an hour afterwards we arrived at a chain of mountains where there were two paths, one going to the right and the other to the left, --the one to the left led over a very high mountain, and there were evident marks of cattle having been driven over it. At this place Colonel Smith halted the column for a few minutes, and consulted with Hintza which path he was to take. Hintza said, the cattle to the left are lost to you, we must go to the right, and I will soon show you more cattle thau you can drive, or some words to that effect. The path to the right was through a dense bush, very rocky and in some parts so narrow that one man could only get up at a time, leading his horse. I was about in the centre of the cavalry, walking, when I observed one of Hintza's remaining attendants push past me very quickly with his horse. I made an observati