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nefs, and without offending men who volun- 
tarily conferred upon me the greateft honour 
which the prejudices of their country allow 
them to pay. Some of the planters in the 
neighbourhood of the Cape keep fmall cannon 
on purpofe for.fuch falutes. 
In the fouthern part of Africa It is eafy to 
make long marches during the fine days of 
fummcr, that is to fay in January, when the 
day confifts of fourteen hours; but at the folftice 
in June, when the fun is in the northern he- 
mifphere, the days being only nine hours and 
a half, the length of the night will not allow a 
traveller to advance as faft as he might wifh. 
Such was nearly the period at which I fet out. 
Befides, being obliged to traverfe the colony, I 
had reafon to expedl that I fhould be every 
where retarded by the importunity and polite- 
nefs of the planters ; and indeed this was the 
cafe the very firft day. I had propofed to en- 
camp near the refidence of Louis Karften ; but 
that worthy and refpedable planter, of whom 
I have had occafion to fpeak in my firft jour- 
ney, and at whofe houfe I pafTed fome agree- 
able moments during my ftay at Saldanha Bay, 
feconded by his wife and eight children, among 
whom 
