Feb.] cape TOWN TO BEAUFORT. n 
of interesting shapes ; the second row immediately 
behind was higher ; the third row deserved the 
appellation of mountains, but that which ter- 
minated the scene, and the summits of which 
were elegantly shaped, was stupendous. The 
clouds being high, all were clearly visible, and 
presented to the view a truly grand appearance. 
Observing them through a glass, nothing was 
to be seen toward the summits but naked rocks, 
and it was considerably below the most ele- 
vated parts that the brown heath could be dis- 
tinguished. 
The surrounding country exhibits a waste, on 
which I observed only sickly bushes, barely ex- 
isting among broken slate, gravel, and sand stone 
of a dull red color. 
At half past seven in the morning we reached 
the banks of the long-desired Dweeka River, 
bounded by trees, enclosing a gentle stream of 
clear water, which was only a little brackish. 
During the day I observed, by means of a glass, 
the resemblance of a gigantic white wall running 
for four or five miles along the summit of a range 
of mountains to the south ; also many deep ca- 
verns, immense cliffs, and what resembled the 
fronts of elegant mansions on a large scale. All 
the rocks on the surface of the mountains wore a 
