CHAP. XXXII. 
DEPARTURE FROM KOK'S KRAAL- ASSEMBLAGE OF 
ROCKS— IN DIFFICULTY—HOTTENTOTS DRINK POISON 
OF SNAKE— ESCAPE FROM LIONS— SINGULAR NESTS- 
WILD BUSHMEN SHOOT A HOTTENTOT AND CAPTURE 
OUR CATTLE— STEPS TAKEN— REGAIN OUR CATTLE- 
HOTTENTOT DIES-JOINED BY NAMACQUA MISSION- 
ARY—ARRIVAL AT PELLA. 
The next halting place on the side of the Great 
River, is only ten miles from Kok's kraal by the side 
of the river; but being extremely rocky, we were 
obliged to make a circuit of thirty miles round the^ 
mountains, to accomplish which we left the kraal at 
five, P.M. The road proved very good for many 
miles, and lay among a great number of small hills 
composed of brown rugged rocks. About midnight we 
got so entangled among rocks, that for some time we 
knew not how to extricate ourselves : at length, how- 
ever, we surmounted them, and proceeded until the 
moon set, which was at one o'clock, when we were 
under a necessity to halt without water. 
4th. Every one awoke with a headache this morn- 
ing, which we concluded was owing to the great heat 
