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them for their negligence, the fliame and for- 
row they felt would not have left me the heart 
to do it. Befides, there were Kamlnouquas 
among them, who, having lent me their oxen 
on hire for the journey, had loft them by the 
robbery, as I had mine. 
Thefe men requefted permiflion to attend 
me, that their own concerns might not be 
negleded. To this I confented ; and I ordered 
the reft to repair to the camp, with the three 
oxen they had recovered, in the beft manner 
they could. 
We could not miftake our road, as It was 
traced on the fand by the footfteps of our ani- 
mals, which we followed for fix full hours, 
going up the banks of the river. At length 
they appeared to ftrlke off from the river at 
an angle, in order to penetrate into the coun- 
try. 
Here the approach of night determined me 
to flop. I ordered fires to be lighted, and 
fome necefl^ary precautions taken to prevent 
furprife, and in the mean time I proceeded 
with Klaas to reconnoitre the track, and make 
myfelf certain of its diredion. 
After about half an hour's ride, we per- 
ceived 
