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et deep and 6 feet long, into which the body was placed. 

 c placed under the head a small pillow which Green carried 

 ith him; when this was done, Jacob took a quantity of grass 

 nd bushes, which he placed upon the body, and raised it thus 

 bout 4 feet, and then placed some spars on the bushes and 

 rass, and filled the remainder up with earth, raising it.above 

 he level of the ground about one foot: he watered the ground 

 all round, in order to seo if the grave would be attacked by 

 any wild animals. On the night of Green's death he slept at 

 a kraal adjoining, and next morning visited the grave, "but saw 

 no traces of wild animals. Jacob now made the best of his 

 way to the country where he resided, (Fynn's kraal,) taking 

 ■with him 3 guns, a book, and a silver cup — all of which he sent 

 to Fynn, excepting the cup, which he afterwards delivered to 

 him. The reason he did not send it to him was, that on arriv- 

 ing the country was in a disturbed state; he thought it valu- 

 nble, and was unable to travel, having been bit by a crocodile : 

 he afterwards recovered, and, when he saw Fynn, delivered the 

 cup to him. One of the Caffers died on the road just as they 

 came into their own country. The whole of them were sick ; 

 und when Cowie was sick all the Callers but Jacob, being 

 then unwell, were dispatched foward, that they might get Caffer 

 water-melons to make soup: all the Caffers, but the one, after- 

 wards recovered. We all complained of the same sickness, 

 having a violent pain in the head, with an almost total loss of 

 sight, felt very cold, accompanied by excessive trembling or 

 shaking of the wholo body. 



Jacob states, he does not conceive Cowie and Green wore 

 poisoned, fur, on the journey to Dcla Goa, the Callers can- 



Itioncd them to take medicines with them, as well as to be care- 

 ful of the Portuguese, as they were a very treacherous nation, 

 and in the habits of giving poison in their victuals and drink ; 

 that they ought never to eat or drink but in their company, and 

 of the articles which they (the Portugueze) partook.; the Pcr- 

 tugueze did not like white people from this quarter, although 

 they would treat them friendly; but it would only be to put 

 them off their guard, that their own purposes might be answer- 

 ed. At these remarks, Cowie and Green only laughed. When 

 Jacob as,ked Green how he felt, he said, " I am very cold and 

 cannot keep myself warm; have a violent pain in my head, as 

 iTa ball hud entered it, and I have almost lost my eye-sight. 

 I cannot lift my eyes up."* 



• The remaik* alluded to irt ilic commencement of this article will be fuuud 

 »» «ubbequem part of ltii» Number. 



