June.] approach TO PATANNEE. 
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White passing through a division of the town, 
we were informed that nearly all the men had 
been killed on the last of Mateebe's com- 
mandoes, and that boys only were left. 
Not long ago the chief's son, when at Lattakoo, 
attended our worship there, and was so affected 
by what he heard from the Missionaries, that he 
would not join in any of the follies of the place, 
nor assist the rain-maker in his incantations as he 
used to do ; we had also the pleasure to learn, 
that he had since kept up something like prayer 
with his people at hom.e. Being absent at the 
cattle-place we did not see him, but we are as- 
sured the people would rejoice to have a Mis- 
sionary residing among them. Intending to visit 
this place again on our return, we went forward 
at three p. m. As we approached Patannee, 
we passed on our right some large inclosures, 
which had been formerly Caffre corn-fields. 
Many trees were lying upon the ground, which 
had been purposely burnt down by placing fire 
near the root, not for the sake of obtaining the 
timber, but merely to procure with greater ease 
the branches for making hedges or fences to the 
fields. 
We reached the town at five p. m. when it 
was nearly dark, and were kindly received by 
Lintua the chief. We halted in a spacious in- 
