AFRICA. 
fires to be kindled, which, being difpofed in a 
circle of more than four hundred paces in dia- 
meter, formed a ring around us upwards of 
twelve hundred paces in extent. Its vivid 
lights expofing an extenfive field to our view, 
guarded us from furprife ; and at the fame time 
it would keep our enemies at fuch a diftance, if 
they came to attack us, that we fhould be out 
of reach of their arrows, or at moft within 
random fliot only, as they could not take the 
necefTary aim to do us efFedtual injury. My 
marquee was pitched in the centre of this large 
circle, and had another fire near it. 
About ten at night, the favage whom I had 
given over as irrecoverable expired ; and his 
death, from the gloomy refledions to which it 
gave rife, difFufed a melancholy forrow among 
my people. I retired to my tent to indulge my 
feelings: but my dog, who lay by my fide, 
prefently difplayed extraordinary uneafinefs, 
at which I was alarmed. Liftening I heard 
the roar of a lion. No doubt it was the fame 
by which the Kaminouquas had been attacked 
the night before, and that had followed our 
fteps. A few difcharges of our guns, hovvever, 
drove him away j and we heard him no more. 
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