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RESIDENCE AT LATTAKOO. [1813. 
know. We were not troubled with people crouding 
into our tent after Mateebe's arrival, which shews his 
influence to be powerful. 
New^ arrived this day, that Makrakka, the chief 
who revolted from Mateebe, and Makkabba, the 
Wanketzen Chief, with whom he formed an aUiance, 
had had a difference, and that Makkabba threatens 
an attack after seed time. Some of his people, from 
dread of this attack, have left him and taken refuge 
in Lattakoo. The people in the west end of the town 
(which is the court end,) are of opinion, that Mak- 
krakka will return and submit to Mateebe. 
When expressing doubts ta Mateebe of the murder 
of Dr. Cowan, he said " You may depend upon it, 
they are murdered, and the waggons burned— that 
when amono; the Wanketzens, he observed some of the 
barrels of the guns used in smoothing the seams of 
their skin cloaks — that when on an expedition against 
Makrakkas people, he found a Wanketzen woman, 
who told him that they had fir.st taken the loose catde 
and sheep from Dr. Cowan, that then a party went to 
inform Dr. Cowan of what the others had done, and 
that when they were preparing to set off in pursuit 
of the robbers, these men seized and murdered tliem. 
Further accounts of the W anketzens. 
The Wanketzens are the next tribe or nation north of 
Lattakoo : they are numerous, treacherous, and cruel 
