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him, in hopes of receiving some tidings. "This plan having 
been fulfilled, I returned to Uitenhage, still without news of 
Mr. Jones, and engaged a span of oxen to go and fetch our 
waggon. The Hottentot who had come with me went back 
with the team, that no time might be lost in seeking for the 
waggon; but so reluctant are the owners of cattle to send 
them into the Karroo in this dry season, that three or four 
days more elapsed before the oxen set off. 
As I could not leave Uitenhage without providing that the 
animals procured for the Earl of Derby should be sent 
securely to the Cape, and as Mr. Jones did not arrive, I 
decided on taking the animals myself and bringing back our 
stores and-goods for barter. I therefore proceeded to Port 
Elizabeth, and engaged a passage on board the brigantine 
“Conch.” ‘The animals were shipped, on the 30th of July 
and 1st of August, and the following is a list of them. 
Four ostriches, four spring-boks, one young bush-bok, a 
common gnoo, three spring-hares, and two jackals, two 
Stanley cranes, three Guinea fowls, and five pheasants. — 
We unmoored on the 2nd of August and stood to sea m - 
company with H.M. brig “Curlew.” The weather was fine, 
but a strong breeze soon sprung up, which increasing fo 
heavy gales, the main-stay sail was carried away and we 
shipped much water. The young bush-bok died in two days, 
and when we were obliged to bear up for St. Francis Bay m 
tremendous weather on the 9th, I found all the spring-hares 
also dead. Standing out of the Bay next morning, we mace 
for Table Bay and sighted Table Mountain on the 13th. 
To my great vexation, one of the ostriches thrust his nec 
through the bars of his cage and in his struggles to extricate 
himself was so much injured that I was obliged to kill him. 
It was the 18th ere we landed at Cape Town. On arriving 
I sent a messenger to Mr. Fry, whom I afterwards saw and 
who informs me that a report prevailed that I and my whole 
party had perished in the Karroo, fec 
Another ostrich died before we could remove the anima 
from the ship. Mr. Fry isto take care of them at 
