ABSTRACT
Lord Grey, however much he might reprobate the conduct of the colonists, realized at last that there was no alternative but to give in and send the Neptune on to Van Diemen's Land. 'Had I been aware', he declared, 'how strong was the feeling which existed at the Cape on this subject, I should not have advised the measure.' He notified Sir Harry Smith that the Order in Council permitting transportation to the Cape would be revoked immediately.3 In
