Diary of a Journey to the Anuiquas. 4(> 



tionfrom the Gregriquas, who had also been accessory thereto. 

 Latitude 32°. 48' and longitude 38°. 14'. weather variable. 



Wednesday, 5th. — In the morning, upon leaving our rest- 

 ing place called Trompetter's Drift, we directed our course 

 N.N. E. for a quarter of a mile, and passed a large hill on 

 our left ; t we then went N. for the third of a mile, and passed 

 a rivulet, then N. again a quarter of a mile, and after that 

 N. W. by N. half a mile, then N. N. W. an eighth of a mile. 

 We then changed our course to due N. and proceeded in that 

 direction a quarter of a mile, then N. N. W. one-sixth of a 

 mile, after which we arrived at a spring, where we found fine 

 grass and water. After that we reached a kraal which belonged 

 to the afore -mentioned Sonquas, but found nobody, as 

 the rest of the people, besides the five who were with r. 

 had gone on a hunting expedition. We continued our course 

 along the base of the Piquet Mountains for a mile and 

 quarter, and then found a resting place where we searched foi 

 a situation sufficiently provided with water and grass. 



In the mean time a Rhinoceros of a considerable size mad, 

 its appearance, charged with great fury the middle of our 

 train, and then run to the spot where His Honor had halted 

 with his calish. Towards that it directed its course, and His 

 Honor had hardly time to get out of it. After jumping there- 

 from with a blunderbuss, lie took aim at the animal, which 

 passed him at less than six paces, but it missed fire, and the 

 ferocious animal after having received a shot from one of the 

 party, ran away with amazing swiftness. Several persoi^ 

 who were mounted on horse back, not knowing how to escape, 

 leapt from their horses in great consternation; in consequence 

 of which they received various injuries. 



The above-mentioned Piquet Mountain received its name, 

 from the circumstance, that when His Honor Gotske made war 

 on the Gonjemans, he made merry thereon, and there placed 

 piquets. 



Thursday, 6th. — We remained at our halting place on ac- 

 count of a heavy rain, and there found slate. 



By the mediation of His Honor the Commander, the fore- 

 mentioned Sonquas made peace with the Amaquas, in regard to 

 the captured cattle, as mentioned before, under condition that 

 they, (the Sonquas,) should give back to the Amaquas all theirs 

 on the return of His Honor the Commander, and that they 

 should live peaceably together in future. 



Friday, 7th. — In the morning at five o'clock, we started 

 with foggy weather, and proceeded close to and parallel with 

 the Piquet Mountains, upon a fine clayey and moist soil, abun- 

 dantly covered with wild oats and grass, and watered by 

 ral rivulets which sprang from the mountains. The latter 

 upplied plenty of firewood and good tini 1 



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