July.] 
THE CAPTAIN OF A KRAAL. 
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voured her side of the question, and his messenger 
accompanied the young man to Patannee, to ob- 
tain a settlement with the husband. 
After taking leave of Clohah, &c. we left Ma- 
chatchanai at two p. m., and halted a little time at 
the kraal, whose inhabitants had wounded and 
robbed the Mashows. We stated our concern 
to the chief of the robbers for what they had 
done to the Mashows, and said it would pre- 
vent people from coming near them in future ; 
adding, that we were particularly concerned it 
should have happened immediately after we had 
been at Mashow, and had settled a friendly in- 
tercourse between them and the people on the 
Krooman River. The captain said that none of 
the Mashows were dead ; and he had sent back 
all the cattle ; * that the affair was done by the 
young men ; and he begged us to prevail on 
Mateebe not to come and kill him. We inquired 
whether he had returned the merchandize as well 
as the cattle. He wished us to believe he had ; 
but it was evident, from the hesitation with which 
he spoke, that he had not. Munamefets going 
past the kraal, without calling, perhaps alarmed 
him. 
* This was found not to be true, he had only sent back five 
of the cattle. 
