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68 ACCOUNT OF LYNX MALALLA. [1820. 
living about a month's journey to the N. W, of 
Lattakoo, from whom they procure the skins of 
the wild cat, of which they make their most 
beautiful caresses. They brought the following- 
painful accounts respecting that people, 
I have formerly mentioned that Lynx Malalla, 
a captain from Old Lattakoo, who visited New 
Lattakoo at the time of my arrival, called on me, 
and had every appearance of being a desperate 
character. His son visited the Kallyharry some 
time ago, and carried off many of their cattle, 
but, being pursued and overtaken, the cattle were 
recovered. His father Lynx, disappointed and 
enraged at their success, went upon a commando 
against them, immediately after I had seen him 
at New Lattakoo, when the greater part of the 
cattle belonging to these unfortunate people 
being taken, and their town burned, they must 
have been reduced to extreme distress. Ma- 
ketzee, who travelled with me from Mashow to 
Kurreechane, was brother to this Lynx, but 
possessed far better dispositions. 
At seven p.m. we halted at the town of Ha- 
mapery, [two milk,] governed by a chief called 
Melatway, [debts,] where we were kindly re- 
ceived. Mr. MoiFat addressed the natives through 
an interpreter. 
