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As soon as it dawned they resumed their journey, and en- 
tering a wood, they observed many of the trees torn up by 
the roots. While they were lost in amazement at this phe- 
nomenon, to their terror and astonishment thirty or forty large 
elephants started up out of the long grass, with which the 
ground was covered. The travelers stood some moments in 
suspense whether they Avould retreat or advance ; but by 
taking a circuitous course, they passed these enormous crea- 
tures without any injury. The grass in which they lay was 
not less than eight or nine feet high. This may appear 
strange to those who are not acquainted with the luxuriant 
vegetation of tropical climates, but other travelers of unques- 
tionable veracity have made the same remarks on Africa. 
Having reached the sea-shore- that night, our travelers 
were miserably disappointed by the state of the tide, which 
deprived them of their usual supplies of shell-fish. To such 
extremes were they in consequence reduced, that some of 
.hem, who had made shoes of the hide of the bullock obtained 
in barter from the natives, singed off the hair, broiled and ate 
them. This unsavory dish they rendered as palatable as pos- 
sible by means of some wild celery they found on the spot, 
ind the whole party partook of it. 
At low water they went as usual to the rocks to procure 
ihell-fish ; and as they proceeded they often perceived evi- 
lent traces of that division of their party which had got the 
;tart of them. In two days time they fell in with a hunting 
mrty of the natives, who offered no molestation to our people 
IS they passed, and for several days they every where be- 
laved with the same forbearance. 
After passing two rivers, and finding no fresh water near 
hem, they entered a sterile country, where the natives ap- 
peared to have nothing to subsist on but what they derived 
Yom hunting and fishing. What then must have been the si- 
tuation of our travelers ! They had not a drop of water for 
several days ; and a few berries which they occasionally pick- 
ed up, were the only alleviation of their burning thirst. How- 
ever, they soon reached Caffraria, properly so called, which 
they found to be a fine populous country. 
During their march through this territory our travelers 
were absolutely starving in the midst of plenty. They saw 
abundance of cattle, but so tenacious were the natives of their 
property, that they would not part with any thing gratuitously, 
and our people had nothing to give in barter. So apprehen- 
sive Avere the Caffres lest these poor vagrants might commit 
