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Before we difpofed of the fheep we had 
lor breakfaftj our benefaci or had difpatched 
iiieflengers to his neighbouring friendsj de- 
firing their afllftance to get us on towards 
the Cape. Several of them came, and be- 
haved with the greatefc tendernefs and lib- 
erality. They went fo far as to fay, that 
fiicli of the crew as were defirous of rem.ain- 
ing in the country until they had perfeclly 
recovered, fliould be accommodated at their 
hoiifes ; and as they travelled once in every 
year to the Cape, they would take the firft 
opportimity of cqnveying them thither. I 
thanked them for their^ldndnefs, but de- 
clined accepting their propoial, as our in- 
tention was to make the Cape with every 
poffible expedition. 
This converi'ation w^as interrupted by a 
HottentGt fervant who ran into the houfe, and 
declared the waggon was iji fight All flew 
to meet it, and I had the heart-felt confola- 
tion -of perceiving Hventy-thrce of my unfor- 
tunate people, cliiefiy Lafcars, laying down 
in the machine. On their arrival at our 
habitation^ the twofons of Dl^ Pliefic^^^ in- 
formed us, they found them near a v/ood 
perfeftly refigned to their fate, having given 
up ail hopes of relief. The preceding day, 
thirteen Qi^\\t\x comipanions had feparated 
iToni them ; but where they had ftrayed to, 
not one of them could even guefs at. Thefe 
poor fellows I never faw again ; but b had 
the pleafure to hear, fince my return to Eu- 
rope, that after enduring -for a long time 
