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learned that those of the people who journeyed inland 
were all murdered by the Amaponda under the orders of 
Faku’s father, who at that time was the chief of that 
nation. It appeared that the chief’s jealousy and fear were 
excited by the number of our unfortunate countrymen who 
thus suddenly appeared in his country. The European 
ancestors of the mixed race under Dapa were probably 
English, from the names by which they were known, though 
as they have been somewhat changed by the native pro- 
nunciation of them, this is not a very certain criterion by 
which to decide on this subject. The female who was 
Dapa’s mother was called “ Bessy,” or “ Betsy,” and one of 
the men was called “'Tomee,” probably a native corruption 
of “Tommy,” or “Thomas :” the other, who was the father 
of Betsy, was called “ Badee.” 
July lst—Slept near the Bashee River, which we 
crossed yesterday, and arrived towards the evening of this 
day at Butterworth, after a very fatiguing ride from before 
sunrise, in consequence of the very broken and rugged 
nature of the country. There are four entirely distinct 
nations, who all speak the Caffer language, and occupy a 
belt of beautiful country, extending along the coast from 
the Colony to Port Natal. The Amakosa, commonly called 
Caffers; the Amatembo, called Tambookies; the Ama- 
bambo, called Mambookies; and the Amaponda. The 
three first-named nations are very much like each other 
in dress and appearance, excepting only that the Mam- 
bookies have very large holes cut in their ears; but the 
Amaponda nation, of which we saw a few kraals near 
the Umtata, are easily distinguished from other nations, by 
the singular manner in which they dress their hair*. They 
suffer it to grow long, when, from its being curly, like the 
hair of all Africans, it assumes the appearance of a huge 
* See the frontispiece, 
