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uneasiness, that I most earnestly requested 
of them to tell me all they knew of their 
situation ; whether they were alive or dead, 
and, if living, in what part of the country 
they were situated. They replied, and with 
apparent concern, that one of the ladies 
had died a short time after her arrival at 
the kraal; but they understood the other 
was living, and had several children by the 
chief. — Where she now is/' said they, we 
" know not/' 
After I had received every possible in- 
formation on this melancholy subject, we 
employed ourselves principally during the 
remainder of the day in assisting the na- 
tives to save whatever came on shore from 
the wreck. When they got a piece of tim- 
ber, they placed it immediately on the fire, 
as the readiest method of procuring the 
iron, which they sought after with the 
most persevering diligence. 
When night came on, the natives retired ; 
and we were left to sleep under the sand- 
hills, without covering and without food. 
The weather was boisterous, the wind blow- 
ing hard from the westward, and the cold 
