With the Inkulu alive we warred against odds; with the Inkulu dead the balance sank heavily in our favour.

I leave to others the marches and strategy of the thing, and hasten to clear up the obscure parts in my own fortunes.
Arcoll received my message from Umvelos' by Colin, or rather Wardlaw received it and sent it on to the post on the Berg where the leader had gone.

Close on its heels came the message from Henriques by a Shangaan in his pay.

It must have been sent off before the Portugoose got to the Rooirand, from which it would appear that he had his own men in the bush near the store, and that I was lucky to get off as I did.

Arcoll might have disregarded Henriques' news as a trap if it had come alone, but my corroboration impressed and perplexed him.