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FeSy Europeans they had ever feen. They fpeedily returned 
and alarmed the whole village before we arrived ; but on our 
arrival, they received us kindly, brought us milk, and offered 
us a fat bullock agreeably to their ufual hofpitable cuftom„ 
This village confided of about fifty houfes, fituate on the 
banks of a pleafant river, called in the Caffre language, Mugu 
Ranie ; and it belongs to their chief. It contained about three 
hundred inhabitants, all of whom were fervants or foldiers to 
their chief, who was likewife the proprietor of the numerous 
herds of cattle. Thefe people fubfift on the milk of their 
cows, and on game, not being allowed to kill any of their 
cattle. The men milk the cows, and the women take care 
of the gardens and corn. 
We were accompanied by all thefe people from one village 
to another, till we arrived at the place belonging to the per- 
fon whom they denominate their chief or king. His habita¬ 
tion was fituate on a pleafant river, called Becha Cum, or 
Milk River. Indeed all their houfes are built on the banks 
of rivers or dreams ; but there was no corn or garden near it. 
The chief had about an hundred cows, which fupplied him and 
his houdiold with milk. His family confided of about twenty- 
two fervants, who attended him wherever he went. On our 
arrival he feemed very diy, and kept at a great didance for 
about an hour, when a number of Caffres met and accompa¬ 
nied him to his houfe. He foon afterwards fent one of his 
fervants to invite us thither. The fird thing I prefented him 
with was fome beads, of which he freely accepted. I alfo 
offered him fome of our tobacco ; but he feemed to prefer his 
