▁Blood ▁River ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁which , ▁following ▁on ▁the ▁flight ▁of ▁M zil ik azi , ▁greatly ▁strength ened ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Mos ho es ho e , ▁whose ▁power ▁became ▁a ▁men ace ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Bo er ▁far mers . ▁Tr ouble ▁first ▁arose , ▁however , ▁between ▁the ▁Bo ers ▁and ▁the ▁G ri qua ▁in ▁the ▁Philipp olis ▁district . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁Bo er ▁far mers ▁in ▁this ▁district , ▁unlike ▁their ▁fell ows ▁dwell ing ▁farther ▁north , ▁were ▁willing ▁to ▁accept ▁British ▁rule . ▁This ▁fact ▁induced ▁Mr ▁Justice ▁M enz ies , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁jud ges ▁of ▁Cape ▁Col ony ▁then ▁on ▁circuit ▁at ▁Col es berg , ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁Orange ▁and ▁proc laim ▁the ▁country ▁British ▁territory ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁The ▁pro clam ation ▁was ▁dis allowed ▁by ▁the ▁governor , ▁Sir ▁George ▁Nap ier , ▁who , ▁never theless , ▁maintained ▁that ▁the ▁Bo er ▁far mers ▁remained ▁British ▁subjects . ▁After ▁this ▁episode ▁the ▁British ▁negoti ated ▁their ▁treat ies ▁with ▁Adam ▁K ok ▁III ▁and ▁Mos ho es ho e . ▁ ▁The ▁treat ies ▁gave ▁great ▁off ence ▁to ▁the ▁Bo ers , ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁the ▁so vere ig nt y ▁of ▁the ▁native ▁chief s . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Bo er ▁far mers ▁in ▁K ok ’ s ▁territory ▁sent ▁a ▁de putation ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁commission er ▁in ▁Natal ,