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156 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE1846. the south-west, between this and Post Victoria,and shortly fell in with the trek oxen, which weregrazing in that direction under their leaders anddrivers, and captured the whole of them, killingone of the drivers.Shortly afterwards, I saw theoxen and Kaffirs make a detour to the left andgoin the direction of the Amatola Mountains.Having one day's rations of meat only for thoseon the post, I caused it to be divided into twodays' supply, and reduced the forage allowance."In a second report, alsodated May 13th, MajorCampbell says, " I may add that the guard whichwas out yesterday, although nearly a mile distant,escaped in a most remarkable manner, as by thetime the relief which I had sent to their aid hadreached them, they were completely surroundedby Kaffirs, and this small party deserves thegreatest credit for the manner in which theyfought their way through a body of attackingKaffirs so many times more than their number,and to which I was an eye-witness."The following interesting incidents are recountedby Mrs. Ward in "Cape and the Kaffirs" :" When the reserve battalion was holding BlockDrift, a very daring act was performed by twoprivate soldiers of the regiment. A despatch