wfc towards the Elephants River ; but unluckily in the night loft —»— ' our way. We faw fome fires, which we expedted had been made at the place of our deftination; but on our arrival at the fpot, we found they had been lighted by fome Hottentots who had the care of a flock of iheep belonging to a Dutchman. One of them direfted us on our right way, and at two in the morning we came to the houfe of Peter Van Syl, who had lived on the banks of this river for many years. Our waggon was fo much damaged, on our journey hither from the Cape, that we were compelled to remain here a few days in order to have it repaired. When this bufinefs was completed, we tranfported our baggage and waggon acrofs the river, which at this time was high. In the evening Colonel Gordon arrived ; but as he was purfuing a different route, we appointed to meet in the Small Nimiqua Land, and then to proceed together along the ihore of the Atlantic Ocean, as far as we could poflibly travel to the northward. We next directed our courfe to the Bokke Lands Bergen, where we had appointed to receive a team of freih oxen. When we arrived at the Bokke Veld, we afcended the mountain, and left the waggon by a fmall fountain; the path being impaflable on account of the heavy rains which had fallen. At this place we fupplied ourfelves with fome provifion; and Mr. Van Renan took a cart with him, and fixteen bullocks belonging to his father. We proceeded on our journey towards the Small Nimiqua *779- Land, and arrived at the Thorn River, where, during the '— <— 1 night of the fixteenth, we heard the roaring of Lions, which we fuppofed to be about a thoufand yards from us. On our way to a place, called the Lion’s Den, we met a Hottentot, who informed us that, at his Kraal, the family had been vifited by the fame Lions which we had heard, and that they had devoured two of his calves. This Hottentot was the fervant of Mrs. Ryck, and lived here in the Karo during the winter feafon; the charge of part of her cattle having been committed to him. After travelling till night without finding a drop of water, and being fo unfortunate as to lofe our way, we were obliged to flop till the next morning. During the night Mr. Van Renan loft his horfe, which we fuppofed had returned to the Bokke Veld, whence we had brought him. At day-light we proceeded on our journey, and at ten in the morning arrived at the Lion’s Den, where we refted all day, and were vifited by feveral of the Bofhmen. We next continued our journey to the Reed, or Brack Fountain, where we had very indifferent water, and thence proceeded to the Hartebeeft Rivier, where I found feveral beautiful plants. From this place we went on to Three Fountain, where we flayed all night, and early the following day continued our journey north-weft, to the Green River, where we had the
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