THIRD JOURNEY. 
The woods produce variety of arboreous plants, and fome of ^ 
a great fize: they are inhabited by Elephants, Buffaloes, 8cc. u—s—» 
There were alfo variety of beautiful Birds and Butterflies ; but 
they were fo fliy, that I was able only to preferve two Birds 
of that country. 
When we returned to our waggon, on the ninth, we were 
accompanied by the chief and about flx hundred of his fer- 
vants or foldiers, who followed us till noon, when we took 
leave of them. We then directed our courfe towards the 
Great Fifli River, where we flayed all night. 
The next morning we left our Hottentot, with a gun, as 
he was fo much fatigued that he could not keep pace with us. 
Two days afterwards he overtook us, and on his way had fhot 
two Rhinocerofes, and brought part of the flefh with him, 
which proved good eating, being very young and tender. 
On the twelfth we proceeded on our return by the route 
we had before taken ; and I colle6:ed many feeds, and fruits of 
evergreens, in the woods. 
We arrived at the Now Tio towards the evenino:. Mr. 
Van Renan left the waggon, accompanied by fome Hottentots, 
with an intention of flrooting at a herd of Buffaloes, which they 
obferved at about the diflance of a mile. Before they returned 
thete were many loud claps of thunder, with lightning and 
heavy rain ; and it became fo dark that they lofl their way. 
We could make no fires, on account of the rain, till about 
/ 
