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templated, to bind as apprentices the captured slaves brought into the 

 island of St. Helena, to those who were willing to receive them, at the 

 Cape of Good Hope. The governor of St. Helena, Colonel H. Tre- 

 lawny, was well disposed to this plan, and it was understood was co- 

 operating with the authorities of the Cape to carry it fully into effect. 

 Five years is to be the term of apprenticeship. However much the 

 authorities incline to this plan, the wisdom of it is much doubted by a 

 large number of the inhabitants of the colony, who allege, that although 

 it may answer the purpose of giving relief, yet this benefit will not be 

 permanent, and in a few years they may be overburdened with a 

 population of blacks, who will be little inclined to labour, and may be 

 a great impediment to the introduction of a class of free labourers, 

 who might be permanently beneficial to the towns as well as to the 

 interior. 



In the inhabitants of Cape Town, although one sees a great variety 

 of costume and figure, yet a true Hottentot of full blood is said to be 

 but rarely met with. Some, indeed, were pointed out as such ; but, 

 although they seemed to have the distinguishing marks that are gene- 

 rally impressed upon us as characteristic, yet on further inquiry they 

 did not prove to be really so. The wood-cut gives a good idea of 

 those seen at Cape Town. 



HOTTENTOTS. 



The men are represented as being very much attached to their 

 sheep-skin cloak or caross. Those that we saw were remarkable for 



