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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
towards the Elephants River ; but unkickily In the night 
u 1 loft our way. We faw fome fires, which we expected had 
been made at the place of our deftination ; but on our arrival 
at the fpot, we found they had been lighted by fome Hotten- 
tots who had the care of a flock of Iheep belonging to a Dutch- 
man. One of them diredled us on our right way, and at two 
in the morning we came to the houfe of Peter Van Syl, who 
had lived on the banks of this river for many years. Our 
waggon was fo much damaged, on our journey hither from 
the Cape, that we were compelled to remain here a few days 
in order to have it repaired. 
When this bufniefs was completed, we tranfported our 
baggage and waggon acrofs the river, which at this time was 
high. In the evening Colonel Gordon arrived ; but as he was 
purfulng a different route, we appointed to meet in the Small 
Nimiqua Land, and then to proceed together along the fliore 
of the Atlantic Ocean, as far as we could poffibly travel ta 
the northward. 
We next directed our courfe to the Bokke Lands Bergen, 
where we had appointed to receive a team of frefh oxen. 
When we arrived at the Bokke Veld, we afcended the moun- 
tain, and left the waggon by a fmall fountain ; the path being 
impaffable on account of the heavy rains which had fallen. 
At this place we fupplied ourfelves with fome provifion ; and 
Mr. Van Renan took a cart with him, and lixteen bullocks 
belonging to his father. 
