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conquests and retains the Cape of Good 
Hope and its dependencies, she will be a 
gainer by the war. 
I am now to describe those scenes of 
horror and misfortune which threw me and 
my people on the shores of CafFraria, as 
well as those which succeeded on our 
travel through the deserts. The narrative 
will form a melancholy detail ; but I have 
been invited to publish it, and I have ac- 
quiesced from a belief that some useful in- 
formation may be derived from a genuine 
description of the natives and their coun- 
try. It is not improbable but some, either 
from curiosity or policy, may in a short 
time visit these regions, or others may be 
thrown, like myself, on their coasts naked 
and defenceless. To remove, therefore, 
such prejudices as have arisen from the 
deceptive tales of those settlers, who have 
so wickedly represented the natives as mon- 
sters that delight only in human slaughter, 
becomes a duty, as it may encourage future 
adventurers in their pursuits, and relieve 
the unfortunate from unnecessary appre- 
hensions. 
