APPENDIX. 261 
Sunday, June 29th.—We slept last night in the bush, 
where Dapa is at present living, having previously re- 
quested him to assemble the people for divine worship to- 
day. But the quiet of the Sabbath was disturbed in conse- 
quence of the return during the night of a number of the 
people who had been on the other side of the Umtata, to 
bring away the corn which they had left buried in their 
cattle kraals. These people brought news that the Fitkanie 
were again advancing, and that their avowed object was to 
take back the scalps of Faku, of Vossanie, and of Hintza, 
as also some hair, horses, and muskets of the white people. 
After having held a prayer-meeting in a retired corner of 
the wood by ourselves, we succeeded in collecting a congre- 
gation, including Dapa and his sons, &c., to whom I 
preached on “God so loved the world,” &c.; a few were 
attentive, but the greater part seemed to be occupied with 
other thoughts. After service we had some more conver- 
sation respecting their views relative to the preaching their 
gospel among them, when we were fully satisfied of the 
strong desire for the establishment of the mission as soon 
as circumstances will allow. ‘The whole country being 
at present in confusion, and as we knew not where to 
find Faku, the chief of the Amaponda nation, we de- 
cided on returning towards Butterworth, and not to pene- 
trate so far as we originally intended to have done. We 
now rode to the kraal of Umyjikwa, who had married the 
sister of Dapa, whom we found to be a strong, lively, old 
woman, with truly European features. She received us very 
pleasantly, and commenced telling us a long story about the 
ill nature of the Amakosa, or Caffers, who had taken advan- 
tage of their late troubles, and when they fled for refuge to 
the Bashee, stole many of the choicest of their cattle. We 
obtamed from Dapa’s sister a more distinct account of the 
Grosvenor’s people than we could elicit from him; and 
