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at length, when arrived oppofite to it, we dif- 
covered where we were by the tomb of the 
Kaminouqua whom the Hon had devoured. 
On feeing the termination of fo varied an 
excurfion, ray people could not contain their 
joy. They fhouted aloud to inform their 
comrades of their arrival, and 'at the fame time 
I ordered a difcharge of all our muf^etry. 
This double fignal was heard, and anfwered 
by fimilar hcwlings. In a moment I faw the 
whole party of the Hottentots of the camp run 
to the river, leap into the water, and fwim 
acrofs, to exprefs their joy at my return, and 
embrace their friends. The uproar was pre- 
cifely fimilar to that which I had witnelTed 
the day before. 
Swanepoel alone remained on the bank. 
Too old and too heavy to fwim, he ftretched 
out his arms toward us, and called to fome of 
my people to convey him over on the raft. 
Amid the general joy and furprife no one had 
thought of him. At length, hovv^ever, they 
complied with his requefl: ; and the old man, 
throwing himftlf into my arms v;ith tears in 
his eyes, informed me of all the uaeafinefs he 
had undergone in my abfence. 
Vol, hi. U Thefe 
