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CHAPTER V. 
Description of the country near the wreck.— Genuine 
character of the Tambouchis delineated. — Cause of 
the last war between the Colonists and CafFrees 
explained. — Why the Tambouchis did not suffer the 
crew to depart sooner. — Their reasons. — Narrative 
continued. — Crew destitute of shoes. — Countries 
through which they passed described. — Alarming 
situation of the party at night. — Not molested by 
the animals of the deserts. 
Before I proceed in this narrative, I will 
endeavour to give the reader some idea of 
the country that lay before us when we 
landed on the beach ; a few traits likewise 
of the general character of the natives, 
and explain their motives for not suffer- 
ing us to depart until the fourth day ; and 
which, for some time, appeared so ambi- 
guous, as to give both me and my people 
the most serious inquietude. 
During our miserable abode under the 
sand-hills, we frequently contemplated the 
