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whom he requeued not to fay any thing of his arrival, ami. 

 after, partaking of foine refreftmienl, retired lo reft, but with 

 a mind fo agitated that he en'pyed very little deep. Next 

 morning at day-break he continued his journey, and on the 

 19th of February reached Blettenberg's Bay, where he pur- 

 chafed fevcral things necefiary lor his intended expedition, 

 fuch as a calabafh to hold water, a few more pounds of pow- 

 der, a flint and ileel, matches, &c. During the few days 

 that he remained here, he took up his lodging in the houfe 

 of a perfon named Vogtmeyer, who was not then at home ; 

 but he was kindly entertained by his wife, and he embraced 

 this opportunity of obtaining from the Hottentots in the fa- 

 mily every information poflrble refpeeling the route he in- 

 tended to purfue. The country around -this place has a 

 beautiful appearance, and is exceedingly fertile ; it abounds 

 with timber of every kind, and has a good fupply of ex- 

 cellent water. When Vogtmeyjer returned, which was on 

 the 25th of February, he received our traveller with greal 

 fri --nd-fliip, but at the fame time told him that he knew he 

 was a deferter, and that he would fend him back to the Cape, 

 where he was fure he mould be well rewarded by his mailer. 

 He however entertained no fuch defign ; for, after being in- 

 formed of Dambferger's real views, he furnifhed him with a 

 fenapfack made of a calf's fltin, a hand-bill, with feveral 

 other fmall articles, and wilhed him a good journey. 



Our traveller, who had now got to the diflance of 74 

 miies from the Cape, again fet out on the 26th of February, 

 unci, purfuing his way towards CafTraria, arrived next day at 

 the firft Hottentot kraal he had feen, which confifted of 

 about twentv huts. In this kraal he remained nine days, at 

 the end of which time he had an opportunity of continuing 

 his journey in company with fome Hottentots of another 

 kraal, who had come hither to procure fheep. Having pro- 

 ceeded two miles with great difficulty through the long grafs-, 

 which rendered their progrefs exceedingly tedious and tire- 

 fome, they halted for the night on the banks of the Silver 

 River ; but were unable to deep for fear of the wolves, which, 

 attracted by the fheep, kept prowling around them ; as they 

 were afraid of kindling fires to frighten them away, left they 



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