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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
1778. found many plants which were unknown to me, particularly 
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V — ' feveral new fpecies of Euphorbias, Hemiannias, and Stapelias. 
I collected many feeds, and as many fpecimens as I could pre- 
ferve. From the fummit of this mountain I had an extenfive 
view of the adjacent country to the north and eaft. At noon 
I returned to the waggon. 
In the afternoon we direQ:ed our courfe northward, through 
a fandy plain, which we had much difficulty in crofling, the 
fand being fo deep that our cattle funk in it to their knees- 
Towards the evening, Mr. Van Renan and myfelf left the 
waggon, directing our courfe northward in fearch of water ; 
and refolved not to return till we found it. At night we camq 
to the Great River, where we agreed to wait till the waggon 
arrived, our horfes being much fatigued. At this place was a 
'kind of Ihed, which had been built by an European who had 
lived {ome time on the banks ; there being excellent pallure 
for cattle. We had been a whole day without tailing food ; 
fo that we were very glad to find a piece of rufty flefli of the 
Hippopotamus, a fpecies of diet which the Africans are very 
fond of. My companion eat very heartily of it ; as for my- 
felf, a very fmail portion fatisfied me. After this regale wc 
endeavGurod to ilcep ; but though we were much fatigued, we 
could get no rell: for the cries of the Hippopotami, which 
are really frightful. Next morning, our waggon not being 
arrived, we faddled our horfes and returned the fame way, 
fuppofing feme accident had happened to it. On our return 
we found the drivers had milfed the way, and gone more to 
the eailward. We difcovered their track, and followed them 
