The Transvaal trouble, how it arose; being an extract from the biography of the Late Sir Bartle Frere

John Martineau

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THE TRANSVAAL TROUBLE
HOW IT AROSETHE LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF
THE RIGHT HON. SIR BARTLE FRERE, BART.,
sometime Commissioner andG.C.B., F.R.S., High
Governor of South Africa Martineau. WithBy John
and Illustrations. 2 8vo.Portrait, vols.,Maps, 32s.
London : Albemarle Street.JOHN MURRAY,The Transvaal Trouble
HOW IT AROSE
BEING
AN EXTRACT FROM THE BIOGRAPHY
OF THE LATE
BARTLE FRERESIR
By MARTINEAUJOHN
FIFTH IMPRESSION OF THE SECOND EDITIONTHOUSAND)(6TH
LONDON
ALBEMARLE STREETJOHN MURRAY,
1900PRINTED BY
WILLIAM BRENDON AND SON
PLYMOUTHPREFACE
Henry Bartle Edward Frere was born in entered1815,
in was Resident at andthe Civil Service 1834,Bombay
Commissioner of Sattara Commis-subsequently 1847-50,
sioner in Sind Member of the Council185 1-9, Supreme
and Governor ofof Calcutta 1860-2, Bombay 1862-7.
inAfter of servicethirty-three years highly distinguished
he to and was made a Member ofIndia returned England
the of India. In he conducted a missionCouncil 1872-3
to the East Coast of Africa for the ofpurpose suppressing
the In he the Prince ofSlave-trade. 1876 accompanied
Wales to India. For his various services he was made a
Baronet and a Councillor.Privy
after his return he was LordShortly appointed by
Carnarvon Commissioner of South Africa andHigh
Governor of the Cape.
In view of the intense interest which at thepainfully
inmoment centres South Africa and the Transvaal,present
and of the absence of account of theother detailedany
events which took there his it is believedplace during stay,
athat of so much of his Life and letters as relate toreprint
South will have its value as a contribution to aAfrica, just
of the facts. No is madetherefore,knowledge apology,
for the truncated form in which it is issued.