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found the emigrant farmers several days' march to 

 the southward of the position they occupied when 

 Erasmus's effects were captured. Being apprized 

 of the approach of the barbarian horde, they had 

 drawn up their waggons in a close circle, fortifying 

 the enclosure with thorn branches, and defending 

 themselves so stoutly, that they beat off the assailants 

 with terrible slaughter, wounding Kalipi, and 

 obliging him to retire from the conflict. Plunder 

 is the principal object of all savage warfare, and 

 although, fortunately for the cause of humanity, he 

 failed in carrying into eflfect the orders of his in- 

 censed and blood-thirsty master, to massacre the 

 males without quarter, sparing only the women and 

 young girls that were calculated to grace the im- 

 perial seraglio, Kalipi had yet succeeded in the 

 more lucrative object of his expedition ; he retired 

 from the field of carnage, sweeping before him the 

 whole of the flocks and herds of the emigrants, that 

 were grazing in thousands upon the verdant plains 

 of the Likwa, leaving the late flourishing camp an 

 immoveable and shattered wreck in the wilderness. 



We soon descended into a fine valley, in which 

 were situated nine of Moselekatse's principal kraals, 

 around which countless cattle were grazing. From 

 one of these villages, the last Matabili station in 

 this direction, we were rejoined by Mohanycom, 

 who brought with him 'Lingap, the captain of our 

 escort, and a whole host of ladies, who were desirous 

 of ascertaining the quality of our " Irish blackguard." 

 They all salutedus with*'7)aA"/<a bono, Qui .'" — "I see 



