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A N A C C O U N T OF A JO U R N E Y TO L E E T A K O O .
A ftp passing the Boundary of the Colony, the Strength of the Expedition
is mustered— They meet with two Bosjesmans on the Desert—
Wm a Dutch Boor and his Family— Pass the Karree-bergen, and
meet a Party o f armed. Bosjesmans— Salt Lakes— The Gariep or
Or'ange River— Horde of Kora Hottentots— Missionary Kicherer’s
Kftcal— Contrast between the Gospel and the Moravian Missionaries—
Bosjesmans— Several new Characters join the Party— The
Iron MourStain— Effect produced on the Compass— Wild Buffalos— !
Giraffe or%£amelopardalis— Source o f the Kourmanna River_
Arrival ofw%Party of Booshuanas from the King— Mimosa or
Umbrella Tree-^Aprival at Leetakoo— Interview with the Chief—
Situation, Size, and Population of Leetakoo— Some Account o f the
Booshuanas, theiP'Character, Possessions, Resources, Amusements,
free and happy Condition, Origin, & c.— The Barroloos— Slavery
unknown in the interior Parts o f Southern Africa— The Palla
Antelope— Face of the Country— Mimosas loaded with Nests of
the gregarious Loxiaff-The Kokoon apparently a Species of Gnoo—
A new Species offStuacha— Opinion of the Ancients respecting
new Animals incorrect— Return to the Kourmanna River— A Lion
shot while stridingjover a Hottentot— Booshuana Villages— Patanie—
Abundance of large Game— The Takheitse, a new Species of
Antelope or Cowf-Buffalo hunting— This Creature and the Elephant
resent Injuries— The latter supposed to bury their Dead— Giraffe
hunting— A large Rhinosceros killed— Arrive at the Orange River,
and skirt its Banks to the North-Westward— Pass several Kora
Villages— Kok’s Kraal— Extraordinary Character and Adventures
of one Stephanos, a Polish Greek— Expedition against a famous
Robber of the Name o f Africaaner— Extraordinary Flight of
Locusts— Critical Situation o f -the two Secretaries— Pithing of
Cattle— Decisive Experiments to - prove the Fallacy of its being the
most expeditious and least painful Mode of slaughtering Cattle—
Return of the Expedition to the Colony - - -
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DIRECTIONS FOR PLACING THE PLATES.
I. View of Funchal in Madeira to face P'age 5
II. Chamber of Skulls in the Franciscan Convent ~ ®
III. View of Santa Cruz in Teneriffe - - - -J - 32
IV. View of Porta Praya in St. Jago . - - - c .M j * 65
V. View of the Aqueduct in Rio de Janeiro - Jm 80
VI. Views'"of the Land surrounding the Harbour of Rio de Janeiro, 135
VII. Plan of the Harbour and Shores - - Jp - - ib.
VIII. The Javanese and wounded Shark * # - * - I^2
IX. Tomb of Colonel Cathcart - - i t - - - 164
X. View of the great Church in Batavia * - jk - - 176
XI. The Mangoostan - - - - - - * 185
XII. The Rambootan and Poolasang - - • a - - - 186
XIII. Portrait of a Cochinchinese Soldier - - 284
XIV. A Scene in the Cochinchinese Opera - - f - - 296
XV. A Groupe of Cochinchinese at play - ■ * - - 3°9
XVI. View of the Entrance of the River Fai-foo - f - - 320
XVII. Offering to Fo in the Banyan Tree - - - I - - 32®
XVIII. A Kora Hottentot Woman 1 - / ■ * 373
XIX. Booshuana Village - - - - -J - 392
XX. Booshuana Man and Woman - - - - - 394
XXI. Chart to face the Title Page of the Journey in Southern Africa.