We need scarcely say more upon this point, beyond calling our readers’ attention to the fact that the expressions “_Zulu raids_,” “_indiscriminate massacres_,” “_violation by the Zulus of Transvaal territory_,” “_horrible cruelties_” (2308, p. 62, and elsewhere), so freely scattered through the despatches written to prove the criminality of the Zulu king, _all, without exception_, apply to acts committed either by Umbilini and his (chiefly) _Swazi_ followers, or by Manyonyoba, a small but independent native chief, living north of the Pongolo.[94] The “case of Messrs. Smith and Deighton” is the only charge against the Zulu king, in connection with Natal, which we have now to consider, and it is one in which, as we shall see, a great deal was made of a very small matter. Mr. Smith, a surveyor in the Colonial Engineer’s department, was on duty inspecting the road down to the Tugela, near Fort Buckingham. The Zulu mind being in a very excited state at the time—owing to the obvious preparation for war, of which they heard reports from Natal, troops stationed at Greytown, and war-ships seen close to the Zulu shore, as though looking for a landing-place—Mr. Smith was specially instructed to proceed upon his errand alone, and with great discretion. By way of carrying out these directions he took with him only a trader—Deighton by name—and their discretion was shown by “taking no notice” when, having arrived at the drift into Zululand, they were questioned by Zulus, who were on guard there in consequence of rumours that our troops were about to cross.[95] Mr. Wheelwright (a Government official), to whom the matter was reported a week after it occurred, not by Mr. Smith, the principal person concerned, but by Mr. Deighton, says: “The fact that the two white men took no notice of ‘lots of Zulus shouting out’ from their own bank, ‘What do you want there?’ but ‘walked quietly along,’[96] as if they had not heard, or as if they were deaf, very naturally confirmed the suspicion that they were about no good.” The consequence was, that when the white men reached an islet in the middle of the river (or rather one which is generally in the middle of the stream when it is full—it was low at the time), they were seized by the Zulus, and detained by them for about an hour and a half, whilst all sorts of questions were asked: “What are you doing there?” “What had the soldiers come to Greytown for?” “What did the white men want coming down there? There were two down not long ago, then other two only a few days since, and now there is other two; you must come for some reason.” However, after a time, they were allowed to depart, an attempt made to take their horses from them being prevented by the induna of the Zulus.