48 LOSS OF THE 
siring him and his companion to step into a boat, conveyed 
them on board a Danish East Indiaman just getting- under 
W€igh, and by this fortunate accident they first reached their 
native land. 
But to return to the fate of the rest. Though the flames 
of war were raging between the two nations, the Dutch go- 
vernment at the Cape, being informed of the particulars of the 
loss of the Grosvenor, Avith a humanity which does them in- 
finite honor, despatched a large party in quest of the unhap- 
py wanderers. This detachment consisted of one hundred 
Europeans and three hundred Hottentots, attended by a great 
number of wagons, each drawn by eight bullocks. The 
command was given to Captain Muller, with orders to pro- 
ceed, if possible, to the wreck, and load with such articles as 
might be saved, and to endeavor to discover such of the suffer- 
ers as were still wandering about the country, or in the hands 
of the natives. 
De Lasso and Evans accompanied this expedition as 
guides ; but Hynes being still very weak, was left at Sweilen- 
dam. The party was well provided with such articles as 
were most likely to insure them a favorable reception from 
the natives, and procure the liberty of the unfortunate persons 
they might find in their Avay. They proceeded with spirit 
and a]acrit3% till the Caffres, in consequence of their antipathy 
to the colonists, interrupted the expedition. In their progress 
they found Thomas Lewis, who had been abandoned by his 
companions, as before mentioned, and William Hatterly, who 
was servant to the second mate, and had continued with that 
party till he alone survived. Thus the fate of one division 
was ascertained. 
At other places on the road they met with seven Lascars, 
and two black women, one of whom was servant to Mrs. 
Logie, and the other to Mrs. Hosea. From these women 
they learned, that soon after Hynes' party had left the cap- 
tain and the ladies, they also took separate routes ; the latter 
intending to join the Lascars, but what became of them after 
this separation was unknown. They, indeed, saw the cap- 
tain's coat on one of the natives, but whether he died or was 
killed could never be discovered. 
After the enmity of the natives prevented the progress of 
the wagons, some of the party traveled forward fifteen days 
on horseback in the prosecution of their plan, but the Caffres 
still continuing to harass them, they were obliged to retura, 
after an absence of about three months. 
