AFRICA. 471 
I had not forgotten poor Schoenmaken 
The very day after my arrival, I had endea- 
voured to intereft Gordon in the fate of this 
unhappy deferter. The Colonel had confi dur- 
able regard for him, and affured me of his in- 
dination to ferve him» In confequence I fent 
an exprefs to the outlaw, telling him to repair 
immediately to the town. He came. We 
conduded him to the houfe of the Governor, 
and folicited his pardon ; which was inflantly 
granted. He left me to return to his deferts 
to fettle his affairs, and then came to refide in 
the colony, where he foon gained the friend- 
fhip of his neighbours, and married a daughter 
of one of them : a circumftance that fcldom 
occurs in a country where foldiers and failors 
are in general held in little efcimation by the 
planters. 
While I remained at the Cape, the flave- 
(hip came into the road. I received by it other 
letters from Temminck, who again repeated 
all he had faid before refpeding my voyage to 
Madagafcar, preffing me to undertake it, and 
having no doubt but the captain of the veiTel, 
who was under the greateft obligations to him, 
would do every thing in his power for my 
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