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river, which consequently collect and form a beautiful 
lagoon; but the object which immediately arrests the at- 
tention of the traveller in viewing this rock, is a singular 
excavation, which runs quite through from its northern to 
its southern side—thus forming a natural tunnel, which in 
height is about one-fourth of the altitude of the mountain, 
and wide enough to admit an ordinary-sized coal-barge. 
I never felt before such sensations of admiration on viewing 
a landscape, as those which I could not help indulging 
during the few minutes we halted to look at this spot: the 
undulatory hills on each side of the river, the lagoon at the 
foot of the iron mountain, the tremendous breakers inces- 
santly roaring on the beach, and foaming through the 
perforation of the rock, the sun just setting, and on the 
opposite side of the horizon, the pale moon, having “ filled 
her horn,” rising above the waters of the Southern Ocean, 
of which we had at the same moment an extensive view— 
formed altogether such a grand and beautiful constellation 
of objects, that I felt considerable regret in leaving the 
place. We saw very few people during this day’s ride, as 
our route lay very near the beach, and the few we saw in- 
formed us that the people in the neighbourhood were wan- 
dering about, in consequence of the consternation produced 
only a few days before by the ravages of the Fitkanie. 
After dark we arrived at a kraal, where were collected a 
large number of people, who were at first greatly alarmed 
at our approach, not knowing whether we were friends or 
enemies; but as some of them knew Lochenberg, who in- 
formed them we were missionaries, their fears immediately 
subsided. ‘These people proved to belong to the tribe of 
Dapa*, and informed us that the chief was not far distant, 
and that they were all returning to their homes. They sup- 
plied us with some boiled corn and beans, of which, with 
* The son of an European woman wrecked on the coast. 
