The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-03
No. f.


going naked, except a piece of
cloth round his waist down tn tho
knees. and il qualifying his skin to
the lubricity of the natives he il
also collecting ivory. Chaca says
he is going into the interior, for
some moons. to destroy a natisn--
that when he returns, he will pro-
coed in the direction of Dclagoa Day,
then hc will return and STAY beforo
him till he meets the =. White King"
pointing in the direction Of our Cape
colony, IA he observes, he knows
there is n white King. and there
shall be but onc.whiic King and ono
black King. He will. however, find
IA powerful enemy in 0atha. King of
the Catlrcs. The vessel Julia. which
left Port Natal last December, with
ivory, obtained in barter for Deeds
and Dungarees with eleven of tho
settlers returning TO the Cape, had
not heen heard OF. Lieut.. Farewell
having been without n cominnnica-
ton Tor sonctime. and having made
himself proficient in the language.
had requested. aud Chaca had al
lowed him, party. with one of
Lieut.. Farewcll's men. tn traverse
an immense country, crossing tho
territories OF Chief Macasama and
Samb0. who are under sublrctl0n to
him, possessing the country near To
the bank Of Delagoa, 10 intimate
to such English vessels rs might BIO
there, his exact situation. The last
accounts from the remainder Of
Lieut.. Farewell's party, are of tho
25th Of May-all well.
The country about Natal is beau
tItul, without the necessity of any
artificial aid, TO assist nature--nay
the eastern coast of Africa is almost
paradlsaical tho foliage rich and
green grass thick, high, and rich,
lntersperscd with picturesque woods,
Astounding with game MT one even
OF Lieut.. Farowcll's original party
was ever sick and from the trial H.
appearance Of the soil, proves admi-
rabiy adapted for all the vegetable
productions Of every part of the l,a-
bitablc globe. But the voracious til
ger and wolf are innumerable. ex.
cceding all belief, attacking tho
blacks when alone. even in the opeu
day. but what is remark able, not an
instance IL known Of their attacking
any white man, even in his shooting
excursions for daily food. The coun-
try abounds also with hippopotame,
The skin of "A large size male hippo
potamus was presgved by Lieut..
Farewell, Tor the British Museum,
when the tigers and wolves destroy
ed the feet. Isolated as he is, from
his native country,stIll that tic which
every loyal Brilon feels, however
distant from his home, anticipated
the qualification of giving some proof
Of his patriotic feeling aud enterpri-
sing genius to 80 celebrated II natl
onal institution. The wolves here,
ofwhich IA number have been caught.
in traps, are unfortunately her,
maphroditicaI, and generatiye.
Lieut.. Farewell, on proceeding
eastward from the first located spot
In the neighborIlood, of Middleton
Point, 10 Port Natal, discovered,
damned among the rocks, eight guns
and quantity Of pig ballast throw
considerably up on the beach ; and
as they appeared like indiamen's
guns, he was led TO believe them To
be part of the wreck of the Grospen-
or, which VAS lost many years ago
on the coast, il being in parallel
line with a place in the interior To
which the celebrated Van Reencn
penetrated, when the natives about
that period informed him ot great
ship being on shore, and some white
pc pie having passed the hut Van
/ Rccncn was in.