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on glafs and copper beads, which farnifh them 
with ornaments. I am convinced, that for the 
iron work of the wheel of one of my carriages 
I Ihould have received a herd of an hundred 
head of oxen. 
It was probable that Swanepoel, in my 
abfence, was employed on the banks of 
Orange-River, according to my orders, in 
procuring me a team or two. But even if 
he had not fucceeded, which was very un- 
likely, I had, without his affiftance, a fufEcient 
number to draw my carriages, in the oxen 
I had procured from the firft hordes through 
which I had paffed, and thofe I had lately pur- 
chafed. Being perfedly eafy on this head, I 
was now in a condition to return to my camp 
and refume my journey ; and my fecurity was 
fo much the better founded^ as, my new oxen 
being accuitomed to the herbage of the diftridl^ 
I had no reafon to apprehend that my pro- 
grefs would be interrupted by them, as it had 
been by the others. 
A new plan, however, ftill detained me, and 
fufpended my return, 1 had many times heard 
of a brave and warlike nation, dreaded by all 
the fayages in general of thefe countries : I 
* ' mean ^ 
