Volume 1

Travels into the interior of Southern Africa / [Sir John Barrow].

  • John Barrow
Date:
1806
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Credit: Travels into the interior of Southern Africa / [Sir John Barrow]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    make the children slaves. JI cannot convey a better idea in what manner they have been accustomed to conduct their hostile expeditions against the Kaffers, than by inserting a few articles of the instructions, proposed by the Landrost of one of the districts, to be given to the commandant. *« Article Ist. No unnecessary cruelty to be exercised on ** the prisoners, on pain of exemplary punishment. * Article 2d. The women and children, and especially “* those of the Kaffers, that may happen to fall into the hands. “ of the Commando, are not to be mal-treated, nor the’ child- “ ren taken away; but, on. the contrary, to be safely re- “ turned by a proper person to their respective families, after the late example shewn by the Kaffers at Plettenberg’s ‘© Bay.” (This alludes to the circumstances I have already related.) «© Article 3d. On the conquest of any kraal (village) the “« huts are not to be set on fire, as usual; as there is every ** reason for supposing that, to this practice alone, the ‘* burning and plundering of our farm-houses are to be “* ascribed. *¢ Article 4th. The dead carcases of the enemy are not to be violated, as has usually been the practice of the evil-dis- “ posed part of the Commandos, by. cutting them with knives, “ lashing them with waggon whips, and hacking them with stones ; as such conduct tends only to exasperate the enemy, “‘ and induces them to commit murder. 9 al or n
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