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to my whole camp: after the orders I had 
given to Klaas, no doubt was entertained 
that he had fallen in with my meffengers. 
Notwithftanding this favourable appearance, 
my people were not yet entirely freed from 
their apprehenlions, and i found it very diffi- 
cult to calm them entirely. The three keep- 
ers of my flocks, above all, perlifted to af- 
firm, that in the whole troop of Caffres they 
had not obferved a fingle Hottentot ; and thus 
fuddenly paffing from hope to fear, they 
wiihed to infinuate, that the reports which 
had been heard were too evident figns that 
an adion had taken place,^ and that Klaas was 
engaged with the enemy. 
At the turning of a little hill however, 
which was diftant about three hundred paces 
from us, I faw Klaas himfelf make his ap- 
pearance, but alone. By the help of my fpy- 
glafs I could perfedly diftinguifli his eafy 
carriage, and even the features of his face, 
which.feemed to announce nothing alarming; 
but I was more fully convinced when I per- 
ceived, fome minutes after, the whole troop 
advancing the fame way, in good order, to- 
wards the camp. My Hottentots, mixed 
with the Caffres, gave me reafon to conclude 
