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i came, and I found that notwitliftandmg 
tliey all exvecrated the Dutch Crovern?nent for 
their oppreffive conduft towards them, and 
wiflied for new fettlers on the oriental and 
weftern eoafts, ftill they were? not unani- 
mous in their.opinions refpefting the EjigUfD. 
Some were violent in their obfer vations on, 
this fubjeft, and declared, that if the Gov- 
ernor had fent them word of an enemy be- 
ing on the coaft, they would have muftered 
eight ihoujand Jirong^ and marched directly to 
the Cape. Others feemed perfeftly fatisiied 
with the change, and hop^dtiie Briti5i na- 
tion would not conclude a peace without 
having thefe countries ceded, to the Crown 
f)f England. Upon the whole, I conceived, 
that a majority of the colonifts were ftill iu 
favour of their old m.afters \ but that a v/ile 
and liberal government at the Cape, would 
foon diflbive all their ancient prejudicies, 
and attach the fettlers in general to the Brit- ' 
•illi nation. 
As I have only touched, in my introduc- 
tion to this Narrative, upon the neceffary 
conduct which, in rny opinion, fliould be 
obferved towards thefe people, I fliall be 
more explicit in my following obfervations. 
I have before ftated, that many of the 
-colonifts live by m.urdering and plundering 
the unoiiending inhabitants of the deferts* 
Thofe abominable tranfaciions ihould cer- 
tainly be prevented in future, and I have 
pointed out the moft likely means to accom- 
plifii it, which is, by forming fettlements 
