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that they could have little time to receive in- 
struction. Mr Campbell, however, urging that 
the Europeans, though Christians, were much 
more industrious than the Boshuanas, as might 
be judged even by the specimens which he brought 
along with him, the king at length agreed that 
missionaries might be sent, and that he would 
treat them well. 
It appears, that since the visit of Messrs Trut- 
ter and Sommerville, Leetakoo has been moved 
sixty miles from its former situation, in conse- 
quence of a schism in the ruling powers. It ap- 
pears now consequently smaller than before, con- 
taining only fifteen hundred houses, and between 
seven and eight thousand inhabitants. 
Mr Campbell agrees with former reporters as 
to the gay, gentle, and peaceable demeanour of 
these people, The labours were not only per- 
formed by the women, but the queen herself 
worked at their head. Reason was found to be- 
lieve, that the tranquillity was internal only, and 
that the Boshuanas carried on war as fiercely as 
all other barbarians. The usual object of their 
expeditions is to plunder the cattle of their neigh- 
bours. Mr Campbell having, in the course of re- 
ligious instruction, asked one of them " for what 
" end man was made ?" the answer was, " for 
" plundering expeditions." Materee, one of the 
c^hiefs, had recently made a long ej^cursion to the 
