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they had heard of the murder long ago — that Mak- 
kabba had some time ago an assembly of people from 
various quarters, on which occasion he boasted that his 
father, though a great warrior, had never conquered 
people with guns — that Makrakka had brought Dr. 
Cowan to the Wanketzens, where he was murdered, 
and thus he is suspected to have had a hand in the 
murder. 
Our guides who came with us from Lattakoo said 
they had been on the same expedition, and had seen 
Dr. Cowan's clothes, many knives and forks, spoons, 
and guns. A man of the name of Tow had brought 
with him to Lattakoo a night gown, which had belong- 
ed to a Boor who accompanied them, and it was 
still there. They heard that the waggons had been 
burned and the horses shot — that the women wore 
their buttons — and that the sheep and oxen were still 
alive in different places. 
At three P.M. we took leave of our eight Matchap- 
pee friends, who had accompanied us as guides from 
Lattakoo, sending by them our respects to Mateebe. 
We rewarded them for their trouble, by giving each a 
little tobacco, with which they were well satisfied. In 
lieu of these attendants, we obtained seven Coranna 
guides ; for this part of Africa was entirely unknown 
to any of our company. We had heard of the river 
Malalareen, on the banks of which many Bushmen 
were reported to live ; and we were persuaded, that 
