... beasts from them ? There is opportunity enough for it, as they are not strong in number, and very timid ; and since not more than two or three men often graze a thousand cattle close to our cannon, who might be easily cut off, and as we perceive... The Wrongs of the Caffre Nation: A Narrative - Page 3de Robert Mackenzie Beverley, John Philip - 1837 - 333 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| Saxe Bannister - 1830 - 556 pages
...into arm-rings, and chains for ofnament. If no further trade is to be expected with them, what would it matter much to take at once six or eight thousand...three men, often graze a thousand cattle close to our cannon, who might be easily cut off. And as we perceive that they place every confidence in us, and... | |
| Saxe Bannister - 1830 - 558 pages
...into arm-rings, and chains for ornament. If no further trade is to be expected with them, what would it matter much to take at once six or eight thousand...: and since, not more than two or three men, often ex graze a thousand cattle close to our cannon, who might be easily cut off. And as we perceive that... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Aboriginal Tribes - 1837 - 164 pages
...further trade is to be expected with them, what would it matter much to take at once 6,000 or 8,000 beasts from them ? There is opportunity enough for...three men often graze a thousand cattle close to our cannon, who might be easily cut off"; and as we perceive they placee very confidence in us, we allure... | |
| William Howitt - 1838 - 552 pages
...further trade is to be expected with them, what would it matter much to take at once 6,000 or 8,000 beasts from them? There is opportunity enough for...three men often graze a thousand cattle close to our cannon, who might be easily cut off, and as we perceive they place very great confidence in us, we... | |
| 1843 - 258 pages
...further trade is to be expected with them, what would it matter much to take at once 6,000 or 8,000 beasts from them ? There is opportunity enough for...three men often graze a thousand cattle close to our cannon, who might be easily cut off, and as we perceive they place every confidence in us, we allure... | |
| London Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends). Meeting for Sufferings - 1843 - 264 pages
...be expected with them, what would it matter much to take at once 6,000 or 8,000 beasts from them 1 There is opportunity enough for it, as they are not...three men often graze a thousand cattle close to our cannon, who might be easily cut off, and as we perceive they place every confidence in us, we allure... | |
| Augustus Charles Thompson - 1882 - 544 pages
...without resistance, in order to be sent as slaves to India, as they will always come to us unarmed. If uo further trade is to be expected with them, what should...opportunity enough for it, as they are not strong iu number, and very timid, and since not more than two or three men often graze a thousand cattle close... | |
| Lemuel Call Barnes - 2000 - 592 pages
...they will by that time have greater confidence in us. With one hundred and fifty men, eleven thousand head of black cattle might be obtained without danger...a thousand cattle close to our cannons, who might be easily cut off." 232. The raids proposed at the outset with such cold heartlessness were of frequent... | |
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