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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
1779* nine, when the ftorm was much abated, and we lig^hted feveral, 
ebruary. . . ° 
—V—j which they foon faw. About ten, they arrived at the waggon. 
Mr. Van Renan I found had fallen into the river. 
The next morning we miffed our cattle, and difpatched our 
Hottentots in purfuit of them, who returned in the evening 
without having obferved any traces of them. 
The following morning Mr. Kock and I faddled our horfes^ 
and direfted our courfe through the country in fearch of them^ 
and found them at the Bofliman’s River, about twenty miles 
diflant. We then returned with fome of Mr. Kock’s Hot¬ 
tentots. 
Upon our arrival at Cableows Rivier, we agreed to remain 
in that place a few days. Here we were fupplied with great 
variety of fruit, as it was in the height of the feafon for Grapes, 
Water-melons, and Peaches. 
After parting with our hofpitable friend, we dire£led our 
courfe fouth by weft, towards the houfe of our companion, 
Mr. Kock, which is fituate on the Zie Koe Rivier, or Sea 
Cow River, fo called from its being formerly inhabited by the 
Hippopotamus. We here obferved that many of our oxen 
were lick ; they had caught a difeafe, called the Klow fick- 
nefs, which rages among the horned cattle in the fummer, 
and affeds their hoofs fo much that they drop off, anci 
numbers of the cattle die. Mr. Van Renan difpatched one of 
