▁claims ▁to ▁land ▁beyond ▁the ▁W arden ▁line , ▁and ▁each ▁party ▁had ▁taken ▁possession ▁of ▁what ▁it ▁could , ▁the ▁Bas oth o ▁being ▁also ▁expert ▁cattle - l if ters . ▁In ▁the ▁war ▁the ▁advantage ▁rest ed ▁with ▁the ▁Bas oth o ; ▁there up on ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁appe aled ▁to ▁Sir ▁George ▁Grey , ▁who ▁induced ▁Mos ho es ho e ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁terms . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁a ▁treat y ▁was ▁signed ▁defining ▁the ▁new ▁boundary . ▁The ▁peace ▁was ▁nom inal ▁only , ▁while ▁the ▁burg h ers ▁were ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁disput es ▁with ▁other ▁tribes . ▁Mr . ▁Bos hoff ▁again ▁tender ed ▁his ▁res ignation ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁and ▁retired ▁to ▁Natal . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁burg h ers ▁would ▁have ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁wel com ed ▁union ▁with ▁the ▁Trans va al , ▁but ▁learning ▁from ▁Sir ▁George ▁Grey ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁union ▁would ▁null ify ▁the ▁convent ions ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁and ▁necess itate ▁the ▁re cons ider ation ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ' s ▁policy ▁towards ▁the ▁native ▁tribes ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Orange ▁and ▁Va al ▁rivers , ▁the ▁project ▁dropped . ▁Command ant ▁And ries ▁P ret or ius ▁was , ▁however , ▁elected ▁president ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁Mr ▁Bos hoff . ▁Though ▁unable ▁to ▁effect ▁a ▁dur able ▁peace ▁with ▁the ▁Bas oth o , ▁or ▁to