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CHAPTER VI. 
The captain and his party stopt by a bad tribe of 
CafFrees. — An enraged CafFree described. — They ar- 
rive on the summit of a mountain, which affords 
a prospect transcendently beautiful — Fortify them- 
selves against the attack of wild animals during the 
night. — Thirty-six of the crew, unable to proceed, 
are left behind. — The captain, and twenty-four of 
his people, go on — Find a christian habitation de- 
serted — Arrive next day at Jan Du Pliesies, a Dutch 
settler. — ^Their reception, together with the cha- 
racter and family of the colonist described.*— Wag- 
gon and guards sent for the relief of such of the 
crew as remained in the deserts. 
We set out this morning, shortly after 
sun-rising; and, as we were to travel through 
a wood of considerable extent, our guides 
told us to be upon our guard, as we should 
certainly be interrupted by wild animals, as 
they resorted to this place in prodigious 
numbers. We determined, notwithstanding, 
to brave all dangers, and accordingly pro- 
ceeded. We indeed escaped the lions, the 
panthers, the rhinoceros, the elephant, &c. 
but, unfortunately, about noon, came up 
