LICHTENSTEIN. 
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In the years 1803-6, Dr Henry Lichtenstein 
visited the different countries of Southern Africa. 
The greater part of his journey coincides with that 
performed not long before by Mr Barrow ; in con- 
sideration of which, and of our limits, we shall 
confine ourselves to that part of his narrative 
which relates to the residence among the Boshu- 
anas. That people is so interesting, and yet so 
imperfectly known, as to render it desirable, in 
their case, to collect all possible information. 
In entering the country of the Boshuanas, the 
first persons whom they met were some shepherds 
lying under the shade of a lofty Giraffe tree. 
They immediately went to meet the travellers, 
and addressed them with Morra, borrowed from 
good-morroWy which they had learned from the 
missionaries. At sight of Kok, a native who ac- 
companied the party, they testified their joy by 
loud laughter and clapping of hands. M. Lich- 
tenstein, who, we know not why, had conceived 
the most dreadful apprehensions respecting the 
character of the people, was much reassured by 
this interview, and still more when they met ano- 
ther party, whose tender inquiries after some of 
their countrymen that had accompanied Kok, and 
pathetic lamentations over two who had died, 
gave the most favourable impression of their 
gentle and humane dispositions. Our travellers^ 
thereforei proceeded without apprehension, and 
