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Cattle ; and as we had nothing to fear from 
fo fmall a number, we made our appearance 
at a certain diftance. As foon as thefe people 
obferved us, they betook themfelves to flight, 
bemg frightened, above all, by our fire-arms; 
but Hans calling out to them in their owa 
language that they might advance boldly, 
they immediately flopped. Going forward, 
therefore, to fpeak to them, when they were 
convinced that I was a friend to the CafFres 
they all approached me; and having received 
them very politely, I ftretched out my hand, 
and faluted them with a tabh The fight of 
my beard difpelled their terror; for they had 
heard mention made of me by thofe whom I 
received in my camp at Koks-Kraal, and 
due of them knew Hans, whom he had 
feen in his own country. I conducted them 
all together, with their cattle, to my encamp- 
ment, and regaled them with tobacco and 
brandy. They pointed to my flag, to give 
me to underftand that they were well in- 
formed refpecling me; and they feemed to be 
much aftoniflied not to fee my carriages, and 
my whole troop. As I was unwilling to let 
them know how much they were dreaded 
by the Hottentots, I told them that I only 
wlfhed 
