i8o TRAVELS IN 
the midft of the woods, to threatea them witri 
her vengeance, and thus compel them to a re- 
ftitiition of the flolen property. 
The country of the lefs Nimiquas extends 
in longitude from the mountains of Camis to 
the fea on the weft, and in latitude from Na- 
mero to the banks of the Great Riven From 
the information I could colled: refpefting the 
number of inhabitants throughout the whole 
of this tradl, I imagine I fhall rate the popu- 
lation at the utmoft, if I eftlmate it at fix 
thoufand fouls : but the frequent attacks of 
the Boflimen, and ftill more the aridity of the 
foil, annually diminifh it ; fo that, perhaps, at 
fome future day this race of people will be 
totally extind, like fo many others of the fouth 
of Africa. 
The lefs Nimiquas, though of a tolerable 
height, are not fo tall as the Caffres or Gona- 
quas. This circumftance led me to a remark,, 
which is interefting, and I believe new : the 
people on the eaft of the fouthern part of 
Africa, of which I am Tpeaking, are mocb fu- 
perior to thofe of the weft both in moral and 
phyfical qualities, while the animals are far in- 
ferior. 
Kolbeii 
