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, liandful of men, flie muft have poflefled great 
courage and intrepidity to remain in fuch an 
alarming fituation. Few perfons would have 
difplayed equal fortitude in fimilar circum- 
ftances : but fhe was one of thofe warlike he- 
roines, of whom I have fpoken in my former, 
journey. She rode well, boldly fired at the 
Bofhmen if any made their appearance, and 
hunted lions as women in Europe hunt hares. 
I gave her a few pounds of powder, with a due 
proportion of ball, which were a valuable pre- 
fent to her, of which (he certainly would make 
no bad ufe. 
Colonel Gordon had more than once men- 
tionedto me at the Gape, a failor of the name 
of Schoenmakef, who, having deferted from 
the Company's fervice, had retired into the 
defert, and lived among the Nimiquas. This 
fugitive was a very honeft man, according to 
the report of Gordon, who had met with him 
in his travels ; and the Colonel, thinking he 
might have it in his power to be of fervice to 
me, had remitted me a letter for him, at the 
fame time that he fent me one for KJaas Baften 
I had no urgent occafion for feeing Schoen- 
maker at this tin^e ; but the Colonel's letter 
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