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confederates. The foil in this place appeared 
to be, in general, good ; the mountains were 
covered with large beautiful trees; and the 
plains, interfperfed with the mimofa-nilotica^ 
abounded with antelopes and gnous : the 
latter, though excellent eating, are however 
inferior to the other antelopes. 
By the information I had received from the 
fifteen Hottentots who had incited the horde to 
revolt, and deprived me of their alFiftauce, I 
reckoned that I could not be far diftant from the 
place where all thefe Hottentots of the colonies 
were affembled. I continually flattered myfelf 
with the hopes of finding among them fome 
well-difpofed people, who approving of my plan 
of pacification with the Caffres, and the hopes 
of affifting the unhappy fufferers who had been 
fliipwrecked, would heartily join me, and fe- 
cond my endeavours to afford them relief. The 
idea of thefe miferable people haunted me every 
where ; and I could not help reflefting on the 
melancholy fituation of the poor women, con-? 
demned to drag out their exiftence amidft the 
torment and horror of defpair. Thefe thoughts 
were ever prefent to my mind, and attached 
me more and more to my projed:; for the 
defire of refloring them to liberty, and of % 
S 3 bringing 
