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^\liich might, perhaps providentially, become a means of contribut- 
ing to promote the aim of our journey into this distant part of the 
colony. On acquainting the landdrost with this result, he expres- 
sed much satisfaction, and furnished me with the necessary papers. 
1. An order for relays. 2. A letter to Dr. Mackrell, agent for 
Government at Somerset, on the Boschberg in Bruntjes Hoogte. 
3. A plan of our route. 4. A list of places, where we might find 
good quarters, with the names of the farmers. 5. An order to 
Messrs. Schepers, sen. and jun. occupying farms at each end of 
the Witte Revier Valley, to shew us their land-marks, and the 
unoccupied ground on that river. 
Theweather had totally changed, and it rained hard all the after- 
noon. ^^ e drank tea with Mr. Von Buchenrode, a German gentle- 
man, residing here as a merchant. He willingly rendered us every 
service in his power, and indeed it was well, that we found such a 
generous friend at Uitenhagen, where, as yet, little is to be had, 
either for love or money. We had depended upon being able, at 
this principal town of the district, to furnish ourselves with a 
sufficient supply of wheaten bread and other provisions; as also 
to replace our stock of crockery, the greatest part of which had 
been broken, either by the oversetting of the baggage-waggon, or 
by other means. Mr. Knobel, the surveyor, joined us, and we 
spent the afternoon in pleasant conversation. Mr. Von Buchen- 
rode gave us some interesting account of the country we were 
about to visit, and the wild animals infesting it. 
Sister Schmitt going to the tronk, was introduced to the prisoner 
C. B. conhned for six months, according to the sentence pro- 
nounced against some, who had joined in the late rebellion. The 
poor man appeared much humbled, and expressed a hope, that, by 
God's mercy, this affliction might lead him to consider the con- 
cerns of his immortal soul, and seek true rest and salvation in 
Jesus. He now read the Bible with attention, and a sincere desire 
to profit by it. The keeper of the tronk, and several of the 
