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began on Monday morning at twilight, and fired with all 

 their might, and burned the town with fire, and scattered 

 us. They killed sixty of my people, and captured women, 

 and children, and men. And the mother of Baleriling 

 (a former wife of Sechele) they also took prisoner. They 

 took all the cattle and all the goods of the Bakwains; 

 and the house of Livingstone they plundered, taking 

 away all his goods. The number of waggons they had 

 was eighty- five, and a cannon; and after they had stolen 

 my own waggon and that of Macabe, then the number of 

 their waggons (counting the cannon as one) was eighty- 

 eight. All the goods of the hunters (certain English 

 gentlemen hunting and exploring in the north) were 

 burned in the town ; and of the Boers were killed twenty- 

 eight. Yes, my beloved friend, now my wife goes to see 

 the children, and Kobus Hae will convey her to you. 

 " I am, Sechele, 



" The Son of Mochoasele." 

 A strong reason for giving publicity to this design for 

 trying to obtain Bibles and the two libraries, is in order 

 that I might hereby possibly forward objects so desirable. 

 In the one case the advocates and helpers of Christian 

 missions to the heathen, and in the other the friends 

 and admirers of Dr Livingstone, may be the more in- 

 duced to circulate this book. It must, however, be kept 

 in mind, that the lectures themselves possess enough 

 intrinsic merit to ensure and deserve a wide circulation. 

 Giving as they do an outline of the main features of the 



