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spirit. The same may be said of Marcus Moses, of whose good 
sense and steadj' conduct, we had many satisfactory proofs. All 
of them, indeed, deserve commendation, as well for their readiness to 
enter into our views, and to obey all our directions without mur- 
muring, as for their uniformly good behaviour, by which they ho- 
noured the cause of the gospel, being everywhere known and ob- 
served, as samples of Christian Hottentots. 
The commission I had received, to make search after a spot of 
unoccupied land, for a third missionary settlement of the United 
Brethren, made it adviseable for me to take with me a man, who 
understood well the nature of the soil, and, from his knowledge of 
the habits of the Hottentots, and their mode of procuring subsist- 
ence, could judge better than I was able to do, of the fitness of any 
place we might discover. Such a man was my faithful companion, 
Brother Schmitt. 
Mr. Melville, having brought his own travelling-waggon from 
Capetown, and the Gnadenthal w^aggon, originally destined for the 
journey, as before mentioned, proving too small and inconvenient, 
we put the baggage into the latter, and gave charge of it to Brother 
Stein, who willingly accepted of that honourable post, and took his 
seat in the baggage-waggon. The rest of us occupied the seats in the 
hghter vehicle. 
It may not be improper, in this place, to give a more detailed ac- 
count of the mode of travelling in South Africa, especially as some 
of my readers may be surprised to hear, that so many arrangements 
were required, to undertake the proposed reconnoitring journey. In 
England, indeed, or even on the continent of Europe, most of them 
would have been superfluous, as travellers find everywhere inns, 
provisions, and other necessaries. But it is far otherwise in this 
country. Here are no inns, and in those farm-houses, in which a 
traveller may sometimes, but not always, find quarters for the night, 
provisions are often scarce, and stores not to be purchased. In 
some, not even a room can be had for the party to sleep in, much 
less beds and other conveniencics. Every thing necessary for the 
