. Travels and adventures in southern Africa. e contrition, and promisedto lead a peaceable life in future, they and their people were dismissed—afterreceiving a present of some goats, &c. from the benevolent Mr. Melvill, towin them to confidence and friendship. Nor was this kindness misplaced ;for Mr. Melvill informed me that Hulls clan, instead of seeking to revengehis death, had ever since remained on friendly terms with the pastoral tribesaround them, and that his sons frequently visited Griqua Town to exchangethe salutation of peace, and to beg tobacco. In these deplorable wars the Bushmen
. Travels and adventures in southern Africa. e contrition, and promisedto lead a peaceable life in future, they and their people were dismissed—afterreceiving a present of some goats, &c. from the benevolent Mr. Melvill, towin them to confidence and friendship. Nor was this kindness misplaced ;for Mr. Melvill informed me that Hulls clan, instead of seeking to revengehis death, had ever since remained on friendly terms with the pastoral tribesaround them, and that his sons frequently visited Griqua Town to exchangethe salutation of peace, and to beg tobacco. In these deplorable wars the Bushmen are doubtless, in general, the ag-gressors, by their propensity to dejiredation. Yet, on the other hand, havethey not some cause to regard both Boors and Griquas as intruders upontheir ancient territories,—as tyrannical usurpers, who, by seizing their finestfountains, and destroying the wild game on which they were wont to subsist,have scarcely left them even the desolate wilderness for ai) habitation ? RUMOUKS OF THE MANTATEES. 87. CHAPTER VIII. KUMOUBS OF THE MANTATEES. ARRIVAL OF MR. MOFFAT. — GRIQUA COUNCIL.—JOURNEY TO KURUMAN.—DESCRIPTION OF THE TOWN.—INTERVIEW WITH THE KING.—CEREMONY OF BOIALLOA, &C. In conversing with Mr. Melvill about the Bechuana tribes to thenorthward, he mentioned that some extraordinary rumours had reached hima few days ago, respecting an immense horde, or nation, who were said to beapproaching from the north-east, and who were laying waste the country,and destroying aU who ventured to oppose them. Such extravagant details,however, were mingled with the reports,—representing the invaders as con- 88 ARRIVAL OF MR. MOFFAT. sisting partly of white men, witli long hair and beards, led on by a giantess,with one eve in her forehead, and such like childish al)surdities, that , finding tlie rumours were derived from the Bechuanas, was disposedto consider tliem altogether as fables of their own fabrication. We soondiscovered, howev
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