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the Namacqua and Damara countries. It is reported 
that beyond Teunee to the N.W. there is a people i 
called Gliou Damara, who are numerous and have 
cattle, and also houses resembling those of the 
Corannas. 
Some years ago a party of Bastard Hottentots, 
with waggons and cattle, were hunting among the 
Bootchuanas. At a town where they were, the chief 
made them a present of two oxen to kill, one tame, 
the other wild. The last ran off, and the greater 
part of the Hottentots ran in pursuit of it. While thus 
scattered and entirely off their guard, the Bootchuanas 
fell upon them and murdered the whole party. 
Two brothers of the name of Grika some years ago 
fled from the colony, in consequence of having com- 
mitted forgery ; the one was trodden to death by an 
elephant he had wounded, the other accompanied Dr. 
Cowan, and was murdered along with him. 
A party of Bootchuanas, when hunting wild horses, 
came to a pool frequented by these animals in the 
night time for drink. They lay down near it to wait 
their arrival. About midnight they heard the approach 
of animals which they concluded were wild horses, on 
which all, except one who was asleep, hastened to 
attack them. By the light of the moon they dis- 
covered that instead of wild horses it was a herd of 
young elephants, which are most dangerous to ap- 
proach. On this discovery every one fled from them 
