A 
NARRATIVE OF FOUR JOURNEYS, 
THE FIRST JOURNEY. 
IntroduBion—Set off with Captain Gordon from the Cape, in Odioher 1777—« 
fourney along the ffore of Bay Falfe—Natural produSlions in that part — 
■Hottentot Holland—Hang Lip—Palmita Rivier—Knoflick Kraal Rivier^ 
to the How Hook—Information refpeSling a lion being killed—Warm bath ; 
fome obfervatio 72 s on the heat of the water—Departure from the hot bath.--^ 
Firf Hottentot Kraal near the Tyger Hock—Breed Rivier—Arrive at 
Zwillendam, refidence of the Lend Drofi—Proceed to Groot Faders Bofch-—^ 
Land of Egypt ; its produSlion—Crofs the Plata Kloef to the Chamta Lafid 
—Obfervations of the ufe of Channa with Dacha—Climate and fotl—^ 
Slangs or Snake River—Saffron River—Elephants River—An accident 
happens to our waggon—Arrive at a hot bath—Fhe manner of fecuring 
our cattle at night fro?n liofis, (s'c.—Beer Valley—The extent of this 
journey—Captain Gordon proceeds towai^ds the Snow Mowitain—Return 
towards the Cape—Meet with fome gentlemen who had bee'n makmg a 
furvey of the country—Chonacqua Hottentots—Circmnftance refpeSimg the 
killing of a lionefs—Meet with fome peafants on their way to the Cape —> 
Arrive at Atquas Kloef—Short account of Hottniqua Land—Arrive at the 
Cape^ 
T here is certainly no part of the world fo little known 
to Europeans as thofe regions of Africa, which lie 
fouth of the equlnoftial line. Neither the reftlefs ambitioii 
of ancient Rome, nor the equally enterprihng fpirit of com¬ 
merce, have penetrated -beyond a certain limit. Satisfied v/ith. 
the conqueft and produdtions of thofe provinces which bor- 
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