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make farther inquiry, we met many rumiing out 
of the town, armed with bows and arrows, 
assagais, battle-axes and shields. The point of 
assembling having been mentioned by the cryer, 
every man left the town as soon as he was ready. 
We found Mateebe and others busy, preparing 
for their departure, and with apparent indif- 
ference. They took no notice of us. Several 
were making fluent speeches on the business, but 
Mateebe appeared as if he did not know any 
person were present. We then returned to a 
meeting we had appointed about our own affairs. 
Mateebe soon followed, hastily shook hands with 
us, ran into the yard calling to Mrs. R. to give 
him some snulf, after which he ran off in a 
southerly direction, being the course which the 
others had pursued. They returned in the even- 
ing without having seen any Bushmen. 
We expected to have left Lattakoo in a few 
days ; but on minutely inspecting the waggons, 
we found it would take at least a fortnight to re- 
pair them. 
Mr. Hamilton having finished a mill-stone, and 
likewise a mill-wheel, for the grinding of corn, 
it was found that the most suitable spot for erect- 
ing the mill belonged to a Matchappee captain, 
who was willing to dispose of it. After dinner 
I went with Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, Jan Hen- 
