AFRICA. 
our fires^ nor our guns could keep them ofF ; 
they anfwered, with a fort of rage, the noife 
of others at a diftance, and feemed to call them 
to the carnage, and to an attack in concert. 
At length, however, day delivered us from 
them ; and as I had remarked that the noife 
came chiefly from the north-weR", to avoid 
thefe animals I changed my courfe to the 
north-eaft. 
On quitting a defile, we entered a canton, 
over which were fcattered feveral herds of 
cattle ; but the keepers colleded them together 
at feeing us, and fled with them as faft as pof- 
fible. In vain did we endeavour to remove 
their fears by figns of friendfhip : involved in 
clouds of duft raifed by their flight, they could 
not perceive us, and I was apprehenfive they 
would communicate their terror, and fpread 
a general alarm through their kraal. 
To prevent this unlucky confequence, I 
made Klaas mount on horfeback, and fent him 
after them, followed by th ofe Nimiquas who 
had faithfully accompanied me from the laft 
horde I vifited, and who, being their neigh- 
bours and fpeaking the fame language, would 
be able more effedually to allay their fears. 
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