found many plants which were unknown to me, particularly feveral new fpecies. of Euphorbias, Hermannias, and Stapelias. I colledted many feeds, and as many fpecimens as I could pre- ferve. From the fummit of this mountain I had an extenfive view of the adjacent country to the north and eait. At noon I returned to the waggon. In the afternoon we directed our courfe northward, through a fandy plain, which we had much difficulty in eroding, the fand being fo deep that our cattle funk in it to their knees. Towards the evening, Mr. Van Renan and myfelf left the waggon, dire&ing our courfe northward in fearch of w a te r; and refolved not to return till we found it. At night we came to the Great River, where we agreed to wait till the waggon arrived, our horfes being much fatigued. At this place was a kind of ffied, which had been built by an European who had lived fome time on the banks ; there, being excellent pafture for. cattle. We had been a whole day without tailing food; fo that we were very glad to find a piece of ruity fleffi of the Hippopotamus, a fpecies of diet which the Africans are very fond of. My companion eat very heartily of i t ; as for myfelf, a very fmall portion fatisfied me. After this regale we endeavoured to ileep; but though wTe were much fatigued, we could get no reft for the cries of the Hippopotami, which are really frightful. Next morning, our waggon not being arrived, we faddled our horfes and returned the fame way, fuppofing fome accident had happened to it. On our return we found the drivers had miffed the way, and gone more to the eaftward. We difcovered their track, and followed them H E R M ANN IA P U b lirJu d JC d rv h g o .irS g , b y J . J o /u ita ti. in S '.P a u lt CJm rok-yani
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