▁Henry ▁Clo ete , ▁asking ▁for ▁equal ▁treatment ▁with ▁the ▁G ri qu as , ▁and ▁express ing ▁the ▁desire ▁to ▁come ▁under ▁British ▁protection ▁under ▁such ▁terms . ▁Short ly ▁afterwards ▁host ilities ▁between ▁the ▁far mers ▁and ▁the ▁G ri qua ▁broke ▁out . ▁British ▁troops ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁G ri qu as , ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁sk irm ish ▁at ▁Z wart kop jes ▁( 2 ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 5 ) ▁a ▁new ▁arrangement ▁was ▁made ▁between ▁K ok ▁and ▁Per egr ine ▁M ait land , ▁then ▁governor ▁of ▁Cape ▁Col ony , ▁virt ually ▁placing ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁his ▁territory ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁a ▁British ▁resident , ▁a ▁post ▁filled ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁by ▁Captain ▁Henry ▁Douglas ▁W arden . ▁The ▁place ▁purchased ▁by ▁Captain ▁( after wards ▁Major ) ▁W arden ▁as ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁his ▁court ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Blo em f onte in , ▁and ▁it ▁subsequently ▁became ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁country . ▁Blo em f onte in ▁lay ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁settled ▁by ▁Vo ort re kk ers . ▁ ▁Bo er ▁govern ance ▁The ▁Volks ra ad ▁at ▁Win burg ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁continued ▁to ▁claim ▁juris diction ▁over ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁living ▁between ▁the ▁Orange ▁and ▁the ▁Va al ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁feder ation ▁with ▁the ▁Volks ra ad ▁at ▁Pot che f st room , ▁which ▁made ▁a ▁similar ▁claim ▁upon ▁the ▁Great ▁Bo ers ▁living ▁north ▁of