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29th. Departed about sun-rise in search of water. 
Thermometer 42. In about an hour we came to a 
little water in a hole, at which we unyoked the oxen 
to let them drink, which they did eagerly, and nearly 
emptied it. At ten A.M. we arrived at plenty of 
water, left by the last rain which happened two days 
before. Indeed, but for that shower, we must have 
been without a drop of water. In this God had 
evidently been working in our favour. Mr. Read 
having offered to be my interpreter, at our morning 
worship, I gave the exhortation from 1 Thess. i. 8 — 10, 
applying the words to the believers at Bethelsdorp. 
I smiled at the remark of one of our Hottentots, 
(Boozak,) after all was over. " The truths from that 
passage, (said he,) have made me as light as a feather.'* 
Thermometer at noon, 56. 
At two o'clock we were again moving forward, 
westerly, over a flat country, with hills in various 
directions at a distance : the soil was red clay, and 
covered with bushes. Several of us walked a head in 
search of water until it was dark ; but recollecting 
that none of us had a musket, and that consequently 
we should be defenceless if attacked by a lion, tyger, 
or any other animal, we judged it best to halt for the 
waggons. While thus waiting, we observed a fire 
lighted up to the left, which we considered as a signal 
from our horsemen that they had found water; and 
on pushing to the spot through the bushes, we found 
that they had again discovereed the Brak River, which 
had disappeared for some time. The water we had 
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