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morning ; but there was another and better reason ; 
as the oxen in my waggon were the best, their crossing 
would incite the others to follow. In the course of an 
hour all our five waggons and the driven oxen safely 
arrived on the opposite side of the river. Two of the 
oxen in one of the waggons lay down in the middle 
of the stream, seemingly from terror, which occasioned 
some trouble. However, by adding ten oxen to the 
twelve that were already yoked to the waggon, the 
passage was effected. We halted for the night about 
three miles higher up the river. 
lOdi. We were all on foot at sun-rise, and, after 
worship and breakfast, were ready to proceed on our 
journey ; but the oxen having strayed, not one could 
be found. This was occasioned by the country being 
covered with tall bushes, much higher than the cattle, 
consequently they cannot be seen at a distance. How- 
ever, in about three hours, twelve of our people re- 
turned driving the cattle before them, which was an 
agreeable sight. About two o'clock we halted under 
trees at the hill Addo, where an act of generalship 
had been performed by a party of CafFres, against a 
commando of boors, who, with their Hottentot ser- 
vants came to oppose them. The advance of the 
Dutch army was along the low country. The CafFres 
cut down many trees and bushes, with which they 
blocked up the road, placing a detachment behind. 
On the boors coming up, they attempted to remove 
this obstruction. While thus employed, the Cafres 
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