AFRICA. 365 
The caravan was numerous* Befide the 
thirty-fix dealers in cattle who had requefted 
leave to accompany me, I had ten Nimiquas 
belonging to a horde near Secretary- Fountain, 
who purpofed to proceed in company with u$ 
till they arrived at a ford of the river which 
they knew, and where they intended to crofs 
it. In fhort, including both my own people 
and ftrangers, the troop confifted of ninety- 
two perfons, of whom feventy-three were men, 
and nineteen women ; and our herd of a hun- 
dred and feventy-two oxen, befide flieep. 
The river had decreafed within a few days ; 
and the Kaminouquas, availing themfelves of 
this circumftance, had returned home with 
their wounded comrade* 
All my caravan was ready to depart. No- 
thing but my giving the fignal was waited 
for; and I had fet one foot on the pole to 
mount my waggon, when the ox neareft me 
flung back his heels, and ftruck m.e on the 
leg of the other juft as I lifted It from the 
ground. 
I cried out : every one ran to my affiftance, 
not doubting but my leg was broken ; and, 
from the pain which benumbed it and took 
from 
