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fatisfaftion. A party of about thirty begaii 
their mancxuvrings-. They firft ran to a 
coniiderablc diftance ; then fell, as if mo- 
tionlefs, on the ground ; in a moment they 
ilarted up, divided, joined again, and ran 
in a compact body to the fpot from whence 
they originally fct out. After halting for a- 
bout a minute, they let ily a flxower of affay- 
gays at the mark, and v/ith a precifion that 
was truly aftoniftiing. After feveral exhib- 
itions that difplayed a wonderful dexterity 
in the management of the afiaygay, they 
cam.e up fmiling to where we ftood, as if 
they wiflhed us to deliver our fentiments on 
what we had juft feen. I applauded their 
courage, their conduct, and their agility, 
and alFured them, that whm I reached the 
Cape^ I would reprefent them all to the Go- 
vernor as a people that deferved every confi- 
deration and encouragemjcnt. When this 
was interpreted to the Chief, I looked hiixi 
lleadily in the face, that I might obferva 
what effed it produced.. He ohferved only, 
and with great compofure, thai he underJioQci 
the Cape ivas at a prodigious dijiance. I did not 
think it prudent to prefs him fo foon again 
on the fubject of cur departure. I there- 
fore requefted he would fuffer me to throv/ 
an affaygay, and I had the honour of receiv- 
ing one of his own for the experiment. I 
appeared fuch a novice to the Savages on 
this occalion, that the Chief inllruc^ed m.c 
how to tLrcw it with effect. This is done 
