k at some cows about half a mile off. He
raised them to his eyes, and instantly started back with astonishment.
He examined them carefully, and seemed more surprised as he looked again
through them. I then made him look through the glasses the opposite
way, viz., through the large glasses, and to look down at his feet. His
legs then appeared about twenty feet long, and he was more astonished
with this than even with the fact that distant objects were brought
nearer by the aid of the glass. He called several of his men to look
through the glass, and laughed at their surprise.

The chief now told me that I was to return with them to the Zulu
country, when they drove off our cattle. He made no secret of how he
came here. He said that an _impi_, or army, had been sent against some
of the Basutos; that when they were returning they heard that all our
men had gone with the Amakosa to the westward. So they came down to our
country to take some cattle and carry off some of the young girls, and
that on the morrow they intended to start on their return journey. I
found they had killed several of our old men, but as there was no one to
resist them, they had easily gathered together the cattle they required.

On the following morning we started on our journey, and I found that
over a thousand men had come down to our country, whilst the main body
of the army were up to the north-east and numbered several thousand.
With the exception of the women, I was the only prisoner they had taken.
The Zulus rarely take prisoners, they kill their enemy; but, seeing
that I was white, and therefore not a Caffre, they had spared me.

Our march was carefully made. About half a mile in front some dozen
men, who were good runners, kept a look-out, and signalled to us every
now and then to let us know that all was right and no enemy near. We
had about a hundred cows and young bulls with us, which were driven
along in our midst. Not a boy or female of our tribe was visible: they
had all retreated to the bush and concealed themselves. The kraals were
empty and most of them burnt. I felt very sorry for my old companions,
though they had gone to fight against the English. It seemed, however,
like a punishment to them, to be thus attacked at home when there was no
reason why they should go out and fight against those who had never done
them any harm.

Our march was first nearly northwards, till we came near the Quathlamba
Mountains. We th