August.] LENITY SHOWN TO BUSHMEN. 
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No Corannas resided higher up the Cradock 
than Konnah, and none on the banks of the 
Yellow River, higher than about four days' 
journey above its junction with the Malalareen, 
and near a river which we named the Donkin, 
(after his Excellency General Sir Rufane Shaw 
Donkin, acting Governor of the Cape.) The 
farthest extent northwards af the Coranna set- 
tlements is at Mobatee, beyond Malapeetzee ; 
and they are not found in a westerly direction far 
beyond the waterfalls on the Great River, or 
about half-way from the mouth of the Cradock 
to Namaqualand. 
Some time ago the Bushmen higher up the 
Cradock stole a few cattle from the Corannas at 
Konnah, who pursued, overtook them, and killed 
several men. Afterwards some Bushmen stole 
two oxen, when another commando was set on 
foot against them. Kruisman and David begged 
the Corannas to spare the lives of the Bushmen, 
but to give them a sound beating. The Corannas 
traced the robbers to their kraal, and finding 
they had cattle of their own, seized two in the 
room of those that had been stolen. These, 
however, upon consideration, they restored, 
saying, they would forgive them for that time. 
Since then they have never suffered by the depre- 
dations of this wild people ; such a powerful 
influence did this unexpected act of forgiveness 
