130 AARON, A RUNAWAY SLAVE. [1820. 
Water. I marked the Hottentot, CafFre, Bushmen, 
Griqua, Namaqua, and Matchappee countries, all 
S., S.E., and S.W. of the latter, which was 
his own country. Then I drew the country of 
Mampoor, towards the Congo, which is the farthest 
land to the N.W. with which they are at all ac- 
quainted, even by report ; explained the voyage 
from Britain over the Great Water to the Cape, 
and then the journey in waggons for two moons, 
or months, from thence to his country. Being a 
clever man, I thought he seemed to understand 
what was intended, indeed he appeared to form a 
tolerable idea of the things I stated. I assured him 
that it was alfection to them, and the command 
of the Son of God, that disposed the people in 
Britain to send instructors to such distant nations 
as their's. On hearing all this, without consulting 
his captains, Mahoomoo said, " I hear you, your 
proposal gives me joy, I should be glad to have a 
Missionary here !" No answer could be more 
explicit and comprehensive. 
Aaron, a runaway slave from the colony, 
hearing that I was expected at Old Lattakoo, 
came there to meet me. He was a slave to Mr. 
B. in Sneuberg, with whom I had been acquainted, 
and during my first visit to Africa he was per- 
mitted by his master to act as a hired servant to 
Mr. Kicherer, and travelled for ten or twelve days 
with his master and myself on our way to Sneu- 
