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, ''7^'; Captain Gierke havino; reprefented to me that his fhip was 



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' . ' in want of caulking; that no time might be loft in repair- 

 Monday n. ing this defcd:, next day I fent all my workmen on board 

 her, having already completed this fervice on board the Re- 

 folution. I lent every other afliftance to the Captain to ex- 

 pedite his fupply of provifions and ^vuter, halving given him 

 an order to receive on board as much of both articles as he 

 could conveniently (low I now found that the bakers had 

 failed in baking the bread I had ordered for the Difcovery. 

 They pretended a Vv-anc of liour; but the truth was, they 

 were doubtful of her coming, and did not care to begin, 

 till they faw her at anchor in the bay. 



I have before made mention of our getting our cattle on 

 fliore. The bull and two cows, with their calves, were fent 

 to graze along with fome other cattle-, but I was advifed to 

 keep our flieep, fixteen in number, clofe to our tents, where 

 they were penned up every night. During the night preced- 

 Thurfday 14. ing the 14th, fomc dogs having got in amongft them, forced 

 them out of the pen, killing four, and difperfmg the refl. 

 Six of them were recovered the next day; but the two rams, 

 and two of the iineft ewes in the whole flock, were amongft 

 thofe miffing. Baron Plettenberg being now in the country, 

 I applied to the Lieutenant Governor, Mr. Hemmy, and to 

 the Fifcal. Both thefe Gentlemen promifed to ufe their en- 

 deavours for the recovery of the loft fheep. The Dutch, 

 we Icnow, boaft that the police at the Cape is fo carefully 

 executed, that it is hardly poffible for a flave, with all his 

 cunning and knowledge of the country, to eifedfuate his 

 efcape. Yet my flieep evaded all the vigilance of the Fifcal's 

 officers and people. However, after much trouble and ex- 

 pence, by employing fome of the meaneft and loweft fcoun- 

 drels in the place (who, to ufe the phrafe of the perfon who 

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