Mahomed, the Parsee servant of Major Henderson, cooked very much to their satisfaction; and having tied the oxen to the wagons, to accustom them to the practice, more than from any danger to be apprehended, the watch was set to keep up the fires: they then all retired to bed, the gentlemen sleeping in their wagons, and the Hottentots underneath them, or by the sides of the fires which had been lighted.
It will be unnecessary to enter into a detail of the journey to Graham's Town, which was performed without difficulty.

They did not arrive there until eight days after their departure from Algoa Bay, as they purposely lost time on the road, that things might find their places.

At Graham's Town they received every kindness and attention from the few military who were there and the landroost.

Here they dismissed three of the men, who had remained drunk in the liquor-houses during their stay, and hired nine more, who were well recommended; among these were two perfectly well acquainted with the Caffre language and country; so that they were serviceable both as interpreters and guides.

The day after their arrival, when they were out in the skirts of the town, Mr.Swinton perceived something moving in the bushes.