ijo TRAVELS IN 
The fame letter gave an account of an unfortunate affair that 
happened to Lieutenant Chumney and twenty men of the 8ift 
regiment. This officer had heen detached towards the fea- 
coaft, and was returning to the camp at Bosjefman's River, 
when he was furprized among the thickets by a large party of 
Kaffers, who attacked them hand to hand with the iron part 
of their HaiTagais, the wooden fhaft being previoufty broken 
off. This young officer defended himfelf bravely till fixteen 
of his party were killed. The remaining four, with a Dutch 
boor, got into a waggon that accompanied the detachment, and 
arrived fafe at the camp. Poor Chumney was on horfeback, 
and when the waggon fet out had three Haffagais flicking in his 
body. Finding himfelf mortally wounded, and perceiving that 
the whole aim of the enemy was directed towards him, he made 
a fign to the waggon to drive off j and turning hi& horfe, he fet 
off in a contrary dire<flion, purfued by the whole body of Kaf- 
fers ; affording thus an opportunity for the fmall remains of his. 
party to fave their lives by flight. 
In this fituation of affairs the rebel boors, alTociated with the 
Kaffers, contrived to circulate a report among the Hottentots at 
Algoa Bay, that it was the intention of the Engli£h to put them 
on board fhip, and to fend them to the Cape. Such an idea 
created no fmall degree of alarm among thefe poor creatures j 
and I obferved on the following morning, that a great number 
had ftolen away in the night j and, as we afterwards found, had. 
joined the Kaffers. This malicious and ill-judged condudl of 
the boors was the caufe of all the fubfequent misfortunes that 
befel themfelves and their countrymen^ and ultimately brought 
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