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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
^779* of them, which was the cafe with our horfes, other wife I Hiould 
have preferved two perfect fpecimens of a maie and female. 
It is difficult to diftinguiili them at any diftance, from the 
length of their body, whichj together with the length of their 
neck, gives them the appearance of a decayed tree. During 
our ftay at this place my companions wounded two Rhinoce- 
rofes. 
The following day I obferved thunder clouds to the eall:-= 
ward ; and being apprehenfive of the river becoming impaffi 
able, we agreed to return the fame way to our waggons, being 
informed by the natives, that after the appearance of fuch 
clouds to the eaftward, they had feen the river impaffable in 
two days, and had frequently known it to continue fo till the 
month of May. The twenty-firft at night we crolfed the 
river with fafety, and our Hottentots and oxen arrived on the 
twenty-fecond. 
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We were here vilited by fome of the Buffi Hottentots, 
who had come from the eaftward. Here alfo we parted from 
our friend and companion, Hermannius Engelbright, who went 
on before us. 
After remaining a few days on the banks of the river, 
we prepared our waggon, with an intention of proceeding on 
our journey; but a ftorm came on from the fouth-weft, which 
obliged us to flay all night. This tempeft began at noon 
and continued till midnight, during which time it blew down 
feveral large trees; and Hones of a large {ize were hurled by 
