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Clabatz, or Balapatse, which rises in the Mural 

 mountains, turns suddenly through that chain, and 

 Hows into the unexplored country of the Babariri, 

 towards Delagoa, distant probably about three 

 hundred and fifty miles. This account is in a great 

 measure confirmed by information given me by 

 David Hume, an exceedingly clear-headed, ob- 

 serving traveller, who has made several enterprising 

 journeys into the interior, in quest of the gold-mines 

 said to exist in the country of the Bakalaka. By 

 whomsoever it may eventually be traced, therefore, 

 the Limpopo will in all probability be found identical 

 with the Manice, the river which was surveyed by 

 Captain Owen, from its embouchure in Delagoa 

 Bay, as far as latitude 25° 21' south, and longitude 

 32= 52' east. 



For the satisfaction of those of my readers who 

 take an interest in the geography of the African 

 quarter of the globe, it may be proper here to state, 

 that with a view of ascertaining our position on the 

 map, I adopted the very simple, but excellent 

 method pursued by Burchell, during his travels. 

 The exact distance passed over each day was calcu- 

 lated by a table, computed from the circumference 

 of the larger waggon- wheel, multiplied by the 

 number of revolutions performed per minute ; the 

 time that the vehicle was actually in motion being 

 carefully noted by an inside passenger, as well as 

 the course by compass. This plan, with occasional 

 correction from the now broken pocket sextant, used 

 on a sheet of pasteboard by way of false horizon, had 



