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kindness, but declined accepting their pro- 
posal, as our intention was to make the 
Cape with every possible expedition. 
This conversation was interrupted by a 
Hottentot servant, who ran into the house 
and declared the " waggon was in sight." 
All flew to meet it, and I had the heart- 
felt consolation of perceiving twenty- three 
of my unfortunate people, chiefly Lascars, 
lying down in the machine. On their 
arrival at our habitation, the two sons of 
Du Pliesies informed us they found them 
near a wood, perfectly resigned to their 
fate, having given up all hopes of relief. The 
preceding day, thirteen of their companions 
had separated from them ; but where they 
had strayed to not one of them could even 
guess at. These poor fellows I never saw 
again ; but I had the pleasure to hear, since 
my return to Europe, that after enduring 
for a long time the most unexampled mi- 
series, they all arrived in safety at the Cape. 
We were now forty-seven in number, 
and as we were to proceed in waggons, I 
had the satisfaction to know that such 
as were afflicted with sore feet, or wea;k 
