EXPEDITION 



SOUTHERN AFRICA, 



CHAPTER I. 



VOYAGE FROM INDIA TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE^ 

 AND THENCE TO ALGOA BAY. 



On the 16tli March, 183C, I sailed out of the harbour of 

 Bombay in a hirg-e Indiaman, advertised to be a fast sailer, 

 fitted up expressly for passeno*ers. Among-st man}^ others, 

 who, like myself, had been attracted by this inviting- an- 

 nouncement to enter upon a vo3'ag'e to the Cape of Good 

 Hope, was William Richardson, Esq. of the Bombay Civil 

 Service, a g-entleman whose acquaintance I had never before 

 had the pleasure of cultivating*, but who had long* been 

 known to me by repute as a devoted sportsman. To him I 

 communicated my intention of penetrating* as far into the 

 interior of Africa as my limited leave would permit, and he 

 immediately agreed to accompany me, embarking* from that 

 moment heart, hand, and purse, in the plan I had projected. 

 The usual duration of the voyag*e is six weeks, but in our 

 case it was protracted to eleven, nor did we reach Simon^s 

 Bay until the 31st May. 



The first g'limpse of the shores of Africa awakened in my 

 bosom the strong-est emotions. I already saw realized those 



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