Tenyearsafterhewasfirmlyestablishedinpowerheenteredintoatreatywiththecolonialgovernment，andduringthetwentyyearswhichfollowednotasinglechargewaseverbroughtagainsteitherhimorhispeople；
onthecontrary，hisfaithfuladherencetothestipulatedprovisionselicitednumerousexpressionsofapprobationfromsuccessivegovernments。
Alategovernor，however，ofwhomitisimpossibletospeakwithoutrespect，inaparoxysmofgeneralshipwhichmighthavebeengood，haditnotbeentotallyinappropriatetothecase，setaboutconciliatingabandofrebelliousBritishsubjectsBoers，whomurderedtheHonorableCaptainMurray，byproclaimingtheirindependencewhilestillinopenrebellion，andnotonlyabrogatedthetreatywiththeGriquas，butengagedtostopthelong-accustomedsuppliesofgunpowderforthedefenseofthefrontier，andeventopreventthemfrompurchasingitfortheirowndefensebylawfultrade。
Ifithadbeennecessarytopreventsuppliesofammunitionfromfindingtheirwayintothecountry，asitprobablywas，onemightimaginethattheexceptionshouldnothavebeenmadeinfavorofeitherBoersorCaffres，ouropenly-avowedenemies；
but，nevertheless，theexceptionwasmade，andisstillcontinuedinfavoroftheBoers，whiletheBechuanasandGriquas，ourconstantfriends，aredebarredfromobtainingasingleounceforeitherdefenseortrade；indeed，suchwasthestateofignoranceastotherelationofthebordertribeswiththeEnglish，evenatCapeTown，thatthemagistrates，thoughwillingtoaidmyresearches，weresorelyafraidtoallowmetopurchasemorethantenpoundsofgunpowder，lesttheBechuanasshouldtakeitfrommebyforceAsitturnedout，IactuallyleftmorethanthatquantityforupwardoftwoyearsinanopenboxinmywagonatLinyanti。