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posed, that all who chose to follow us any where 
would be rewarded with tobacco, we should con- 
stantly have been surrounded with people. 
We discovered, in conversation, that the people under 
Makrakka, another chief, are called Morolongs, and 
those under Leeyse are called Bamachaas, and that 
botli, as well as many other nations or tribes are called 
Bootchuanas, and speak the same language. This is 
very important, because a missionary, learning the 
language of Lattakoo, will be able to converse with 
the people of many other nations, and to translate 
portions of the Scriptures, which the young people of 
Lattakoo, when taught to read, could communicate to 
various nations, thus preparing them to receive mis- 
sionaries. 
Makrakka and his people were formerly united with 
Mateebe's people, and were subject to Mallayabang, 
his father; but Mallayabang having had a criminal 
intercourse with the wife of Makrakka's son, and the 
one thinking the witchcraft of the other to be stronger 
than his, in consequence of more people dying in the 
district of the one than in that of the other, a separa- 
tion took place, and a species of war was carried on 
for some time. 
About seven or eight months ago, a chief belonging 
to Makrakka, came on a visit to Mallayabang. During 
his visit, he persuaded the king to cut down a tree 
which stood a few yards from our waggons in the 
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