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assistance to get the crew to the Cape. Several of them came 
and behaved with the greatest tenderness and liberality. They 
went so far as to say, that such as were desirous of remain- 
ing in the country until they had perfectly recovered should 
be accommodated at their houses ; and as they traveled once 
in every year to the Cape, they would take the first opportu- 
nity of conveying them thither. The captain thanked them 
for their kindness, but declined accepting their proposal, as 
his intention was to make the Cape with every possible ex- 
pedition. 
This conversation was interrupted by a Hottentot servant, 
who ran into the house and declared the " wagon was in 
sight." All flew to meet it, and the captain had the heartfelt 
consolation of perceiving twenty-three of his unfortunate peo- 
ple, chiefly Lascars, lying down in the machine. On their 
arrival the two sons of Dupliesies said they found them near 
a Vv'ood perfectly resigned to their fate, having given up all 
hopes of relief. The preceding thirteen of their companions 
had separated from them, but where they had strayed to not 
one of them could even guess at. These poor fellows, after 
enduring for a long time the most unexampled miseries, all 
arrived in safety at the Cape. 
They were now forty-seven in number, and as they were to 
proceed in wagons, such as were afflicted with sore feet, or 
weak through hunger and fatigue, would not again be sepa- 
rated from their companions 
Their benevolent host now provided them with a wagon 
and two sets of oxen, each set containing eight. They were 
occasionally to relieve each other on the way, and two or three 
Hottentot servants were appointed as drivers and to take charge 
of the relaying cattle. One of the farmer's .sons, completely 
armed, was likewise directed to attend them, and the wagon 
was stored with provisions and water sufficient for them until 
they should arrive at the next settlement. 
They took their departure from the hospitable mansion of 
the benevolent Dupliesies on the morning of the 2d of July. 
The guard was perpetually on the watch lest the Boshismen 
or the wild animals might dart upon them unperceived. About 
eight o'clock in the evening, however, they reached the se- 
cond farm in perfect sc<iurity. The distance traveled was 
about thirty-five miles this day, and all the people in good 
spirits. 
The owner, whose name was Cornelius Englebrock, they 
found also a benevolent character. His cottage was poor in- 
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