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Into Vinegar or fpirits, which are fold in the 
neighbourhood. 
On the 27th of the month, perceiving that 
the river had fubfided much, we crolTed it 
without fuftaining any damage. We crofled 
alfo the river Falfe ; and, after a march of thir- 
teen hours, arrived at the river of Gous or 
Gourits : at the latter, however, we were 
flopped ; for we found it impoffible to crofs it, 
as it was larger than the Seine oppofite the 
king's garden at Paris. Great ftorms muft 
have inundated the country through which it 
flows ; for at that feafon it is generally, like 
the reft, only a rivulet which may be eafily 
forded. Its banks abound with larg-e thorn r 
trees *, and with great numbers of partridges ; 
particularly of that large fpecies which the 
inhabitants of the Cape cdll phea/ants. Aftei? 
remaining encamped three days, obferving no 
decreafe in the river, and being always impa- 
tient to penetrate ftill farther, I found only 
one method of extricating myfelf from my 
embarraffment. I refolved to caufe a large 
raft to be conftruded ; and, having cut 
down fome trees, we employed the bark of 
* The Mimofa Nikticcr, 
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