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'of their coming there, v/hen he discovered that eight of 
" them were Koranas and seven Bosjesmans. Being asked 
" by the party what they came to do, they said that they 
" were come to beg a little dacha {hemp) and tobacco. The 
" commandant had the same answer, but he imdehtood the 
" zmT/ to question them so closely^ that he brought them to open 
" confession (by horrid tortures no doubt), that they came to 
" examine how their farms {plaatzen) were to be attacked ; 
*' and also to see if there was water enough to come with a 
" great troop. Being asked who had sent them, they an- 
" svv'ered TriUer and the English missionary Kicherer, in order 
" to spy the places, and return to the kraal where Kicherer 
" and Triiter would wait their return, to furnish them with 
" musquets, powder, and ball. On being asked how they 
" were to execute it? they answered, by attacking the farm- 
" houses by two and two at the same time, so that they 
" could not assist one another. All the fipteen we 
" HAVE SnpT DEAD (doodgeschootcil), HAVING FIRST EX- 
" TORTED THIS CONFESSION FROM THEM. The bat which 
" Triiter gave to the captain we have got ; it is a black one 
" with a silver band, and a cane with a brass head, on which 
" is engraved " Captain Kauwinnoub." Mark now with 
" what murderous intentions is this Triiter inspired against 
" us I To have us all massacred in our houses I" 
The account of this transaction is thus given by Baron 
Van P , the private secretary to Governor Jansens. 
" A Hottentot captain, of the name of Kouwinnoub, bear- 
ing the distinguishing mark of his rank (a stick, on the 
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