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venor ;' and a remarkable hill, which Messrs. Cowie 

 and Green named ' Mount George in Windsor 

 Forest/ is ' the great height ' which stopped the far- 

 ther progress of Van Reenen's waggons, when in 

 search of the crew of that vessel. 



" Leaving this enchanting spot with regret, after 

 killing many sea-cows and much game, the expe- 

 dition proceeded along the shore, seldom meeting 

 with any of the natives, until it reached Mr. Fynn's 

 kraal near Port Natal. Here the party rested a 

 long time, visiting the grave of Lieutenant King, 

 who is buried on the southern horn of the Bay, and 

 Lieutenant Farewell's station, and receiving a mass 

 of interesting information respecting the Zoulahs. 

 At this point they seem unfortunately to have aban- 

 doned their original idea of striking off directly 

 northward of Natal, and penetrating the Bechuana, 

 or Sichuana country, for the purpose of laying down 

 the numerous sources of the Orange River, or Gariep, 

 and returning to the colony by Litakou. Having 

 collected everything of interest at this place, and 

 passing Chaka's sepulchre, which is built up with 

 stones, and protected by a mimosa fence, renewed 

 every month, they crossed the Omtongala,or Fisher's 

 River of the Charts, on the 18th of February, and 

 arrived at Nobambe, on the Zimtlanga River, the 

 village of Chaka's successor, Dingaan, on the 1 st of 

 March. 



" This kraal, and its whole neighbourhood, is de- 



