2.6 
TRAVELS IN 
This expedition would be tidings of joy to 
my companions in misfortune, whom I had 
left at the lafl place of our encampment. Sup- 
pofing that, from my former orders, part of 
them would have arrived at the fountain, to 
which I had direded them to repair, I fent 
three of my people to acquaint them with it ; 
and having done this, they were to purfue the 
road we had taken, between the two chains of 
mountains, reconnoitre Oliphants-Kop, and 
thence, ftill following the track of my wag- 
gons, proceed to inform Swanepoel and his 
companions, that they would foon receive af- 
fiftance. 
After dinner, Klaas Bafter employed his 
people, with thofe of mine who were with me, 
to conftrud a hut for my ufe ; and towards 
the evening his brother departed from the kraal, 
to execute the plan he had formed. I gave 
him two men armed with mufkets for an efcort, 
and alfo to ferve as guides : befides thefe, as he 
paffed the fountain, he was to take with him 
fome more of my people ; becaufe, having to 
load the laft waggon with fuch of the baggage 
as had been taken out of it and put into the 
pre- 
