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shaped waggons in which they conveyed their 
baggage ;~that this being refused, he set upon 
them in the night, and cut the whole party to 
pieces, except two, who escaped. The governor 
of Mosambique having sent some trusty negroes 
up the country, received nearly the same infor- 
mation. 
Mr Campbell, whose travels we shall presently 
iiotice, received at Leetakoo information some- 
ivhat differing from the above. The catastrophe, 
lie was told, happened in the country of Wanket- 
zens, the same doubtless which Cowan calls the 
Wanketchies. They were at first well received ; 
but that treacherous people were only watching 
the opportunity of attack. The two chiefs im- 
prudently went to bathe, leaving one party at the 
waggons, and another to guard the cattle. The 
natives successively attacking these three parties, 
cut them all off except one person, who also was 
afterwards taken, and put to death. Mr Camp- 
bell saw the bugle which Mr Donovan, who be- 
longed to the light infantry, wore in his cap ; 
and some other fragnjentg of dress and ornament. 
The difference of place and circumstance may 
have arisen from the number of hands through 
which the reports passed 5 and no doubt cm 
unhappily remain of the deplorable issue which 
attended this expedition. 
