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Blacks. — Rencontre ivith the Kaffer Chief Cango. — Comparifon hetioeen the Per- 
fons of Boors and Kaffers — RefeHlon. -- Food of the Kaffers. — BoofJjuanas .—'City 
of Leetakoo. — ConjeBure of the Kaffer Origin — Extent of their Country— their 
Dogs not fubjecl to Canine Madnefs. — Small Fox not endemic in South Africa'^ 
Origin of. — High Situations favourable to the Growth of Animals .— Uncommon 
Injlance of Bulk in a Woman — Fate of this haplefs Creature.— Attack of the 
Kaffers upon the Britifh Troops — a wounded Kaffer taken. — Rencontre of Boors 
and Hottetitots at Algoa Bay. — Kaffers form the Britifj Camp. — Melancholy Fate 
of Lieutenant Chumney and fixteen Men,— Ill-judged ConduB of the Boors — Con- 
fequences.— Hatred of Kaffers and Hottentots againf the Boors — Conduct of the 
latter at Plettenberg^s Bay. — Horrid Murder committed in Lange Kloof— -Curious 
Articles of InflruBions propofed for the Boors in their Wars with the Kaffers,— 
Return to the Cape.— Change of ConduB in the Colonifs — reconciled to the Briti/fj 
Government — indifferent as to the Return of their own — little Rejoicing ffjewn at 
this Event —Reafons of it — final Evacuation, - - Page 32 
CHAP. III. 
Importance of the Cape of Good Hope, confidered as a Military 
Station. 
Views of the Brit iff Government in taking Poffeffion of the Cape — State of that Co- 
lony—Arrival of the Britiff Forces — Behaviour of the Inhabitants — Capture of the 
Settlement— general Opinion of its Importance — Plans for its Government, — Lord 
Macartney appointed Governor.— Refolution of the Minifter. — ConduB of the prefent 
DireBors of the Eafl India Company — compared with that of thofe in the American 
War, — Confeqiiences of our Failure in the Expedition againjl the Cape at that Time. 
— Cenjiderations propofed in a Treaty with Holland in 1 7 87 — Opinion of Lord Ma- 
cartney.— Holland not defrous to have the Cape. — Order of the Eafl India Company 
prohibiting their Ships to touch at the Cape —countermanded with regard to Ships 
navigated by Lafcars, — Condition of two Regiments brought io the Cape in fuch Ships, 
—Deftgn of the following Part of this Work, — Meaning of the Term Military 
StcitiOTi,— Soldiers, what,—Lnporta?ice of forming Men previous to Embarkation. 
— Inconveniences attending a Sea Voyage, — India not favourable for forming Recruits 
into Soldiers, — A middle Station defrable, — Cape of Good Hope, great Advantages 
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