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lrtne Of Etgmies Discovered. Il
Il An English traveller, Capt Harris, hss pgi
lished in indisIa volume of his tesesrches il AL
fiea and the Etsi. Il has not been reapubishe
either 10 England 0r this country, bu; q ae
rive from il, tkrougA HE Boston Daily AJsels
er. the following notice oraremsfksele tfibi j
africa. This heeonni Of ! tsce of men, wi,s
llrorn their dlmiuntiFe siature sre sctusls Cd
fligsd 10 conceal themselves like y i'd beasts lfii.
3theif taller neighbofs, recalls The 50 called "a
EtioUs narrative OF piRnlies inslhe works or Eis
5rodptas aud Pliug @Sst
/ 7 Ia The m;dsfsoi tl;e ,'kno,ont ol ssFr1
l9nconvehIent JdN eyfag some singvlsI
events constantly ffanspiffd sewing 10 al
a'yeft tie travellers. Now II vas The sishI
fot an old abandoned sal, spring. towatlal
which men and beasts rushed esee.HtI
thinking that they were akproschmgI !
axe nbw twas lie rasSag y ~ Osasssa
RIVER whoge irsasfafeo,, DEEP and wia@
waters dow along between weeping Wiz:
owsrbathing their flexible branches 10 Ire
SHADY shalloRsoftheb borders 81 the stream,
nov i was the aiYeIiing spectacle otI 1
troop Of Grlquas pursuing HE ostrich ali
loot. These 6riqnas aElonsf whom mia.
SION has been established are mulaltdhs
lsot Hotteniot descent ;heir whole foisse
lot lighting men were destroyed in lS:lA.
with The exception Of two individuals sSY
Mpslekastel (This il The name Of ab
| kIpg Of the MalshiIis, the most powerful
tribe Of Southern Alrica lis almostb
pigmy race, suhsisiipg on bnlbous rools
locusIs and reptiles, Compelled to con.
ceal themselves because they. are no, 50
tall or SO strong as The people Of neishydF.
ing tribes the Griquas excel III nothiea
but 10 rannirg. and n lslily we mighl
almost say, receives lis Chief exercise III
their escapes from their enemies. Thd
CABINS are hardly visible 10 tie traveller,
and they Away retire 70 such distance,
1 from the springs and rivers. that they afd
| Obliged 10 go four or Ave miles from the5t
dwellings TO obtain water nor have then
any vessels besides ostrich eggs inswliah
to draw and carry it,
| Mr.. Mofdt, the missionary whose IN
tsIestings travels 10 Southern Africa hava
lately been published in this country;
spent some time at the Missionary stats6n
among this tribe Itappears 10 be su,,e
race-ihe first tribe Is the north Of tsss
English colonial frontier 10 Southern Ali
RIGA, None ok(hen, according 10 Capgah
Harris arcE five ethigh. III
Capt. Il was travelling with friead
on sporting expedition. Of a larger sesle
of execution than the English Preserves
afford. they subsequently arrived at ,Ese
Court Of King Moss%a tse .yefewhom We
have spoken above: Ii nfrs,-nDis subject.
they found snuff ia use II iea e. aanner al,
scribed 10 The following extf
1.-THE Matabilis carry fheirssptF gourb
pendant from ibe ear, which is bored lpi
this purpose; few Of them. smoke. 81
Ithey have a great passion for snuff. whicf
f is used thus: With an ivory spoon bal
the contents Of, The gourd is heaped int
the palm of the hane-the epicure tier
sits at his ease under The shade Of tree
and having prepared himself for his enjoy
i.ment, by strong Inspiration. inhales t6e
whole Of lhe1obaceo at breath. From
this action there results an inezppesxiAs
delight, greater less, as more or lewfi
tears are exlorted from the Pracliiionenp