290 FALSEHOODS OF SOME GRIQUAS. [1820. 
Konnah, the Corannas left it, and took up their 
abode where I found them ; but the Bushmen 
remained to the number of about thirty men, 
women, and children. 
We saw a considerable piece of ground, which 
their Hottentot teachers had taught them to cul- 
tivate, and to irrigate from aneighbouring fountain. 
The ground had been so productive, particularly 
of tobacco, water-melons, onions, &c. as suffi- 
ciently to reward them for all their labour. It 
was expected the Corannas would return. Living 
in three divisions, one of which is beyond the 
river, renders it very inconvenient for the teachers 
to attend to their instruction. There was one 
reed-house at Konnah, built in the European 
form. Some of the most lawless of the Griquas 
had lately visited these settlements, and greatly 
impeded the progress of the Gospel. They told 
the Corannas that it was a disgrace for them to 
be taught by men who were inferior to themselves, 
and whom they were obliged to feed ; what, they 
asked, could such men know ? These, and si- 
milar speeches, rather cooled their affections 
towards the teachers, and caused them to with- 
draw their assistance. However, Adam Kok, 
the Griqua captain, hearing of their situation, 
lent them two milch cows, otherwise they must 
have perished for want. 
