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TRAVELS IN 
District of Graaf Reynet. 
The diftrid of Graaf Reynet extends to the eaftern extremity 
of the colony. The Great Fifli River, the Tarka, the Bam- 
bofberg, and the Zuiireberg divide them from the Kaffers on 
the eaft ; the Camtoos River, the Gamka or Lions' River, and 
Nieimveld Mountains, from the diftrids of Zwellendam, and 
Stellenbofch on the weft ; Plettenberg Landmark, the Great 
Table Mountain, and the Karreeberg from the Bosjefman Hot- 
tentots on the north ; and it is terminated by the fea-coaft on 
the fouth. The mean length and breadth of this diftrid may 
be about 250 by 160 miles, making an area of 40,000 fquare 
miles, which is peopled by about 700 families ; confequently 
each family may command 57 fquare miles of ground, which 
is more than fix times the quantity regulated by Government. 
Great part, however, has been occafionally abandoned on ac- 
count of incurfions made both by the Kaffers and Bosjefmans. 
The inhabitants, indeed, are a fort of Nomades, and would long 
before this have penetrated with their flocks and herds far be- 
yond the prefent boundaries of the colony, had they not met 
with a bold and fpirited race of people in the Kaffers, who re- 
fifted and effectually repelled their encroachments on that fide. 
Their perfecution of the Hottentots in their employ has at 
length rouzed this people, alfo, to make an effort for their for- 
mer independence. Should they fucceed, and it is their own 
fault if they do not, for it appears they are fuperior in point 
of numbers, and much fo in courage, the whole or the greateft 
part of the diftridt of Graaf Reynet mufl, in confequence, be 
abandoned by the Dutch African peafiintry. 
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