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veiling about 35 miles, at the feirt of ^ 
fmall foreft, and provided fuel, with a tem- 
porary defence, as before. Our provifion 
being nearly exhaufted, we were obliged 
to eat fparingly, although moft of us were 
ravenoufly hungry. Before we went to 
fleep, I was alarmed to find that many of 
the party complained moft violently oifore 
feet. This misfortune, I was afraid, would 
occafion our feparation, and of courfe the 
death of feveral. 
About feven in the morning we again fet 
out ; but many of my people dropt a-ftern 
in the courfe of the day, being almoft worn 
out with fatigue. In this fituation I thought 
it incumbent, on fuch of the party as could 
travel, to get forward, and provide a place 
where wood and v/ater could be had. I was 
of this company ; and that all thofe who re- 
mained behind might find their way, I or- 
dered the Gaffree guides to fet fire to the 
long graft, which ferved, during the nighty 
as a point of dirediono I v/as in expedation 
©f their coming up v^ith us before the 
morning ; but we were fadly difappointcdo 
We remained ftationary until the fun ap- 
peared, and then went on. 
Not one of the people we had left behind 
appeared this morning ; but the guides 
gave us to underftand we would reach a 
Chriftian fettlement in the courfe of the 
day, where affiftance would certainly be had* 
This intelligence gave us new fpirits ; and 
we travelled with an unufuai aiertncf^, 111^ 
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