When we came on the top of the hill where they first stood, we saw a plain savannah, about half a mile from us, farther in from the sea.

There were several things like hay-cocks standing in the savannah, which at a distance we thought were houses, looking just like the Hottentots' houses at the Cape of Good Hope: but we found them to be so many rocks.

We searched about these for water, but could find none, nor any houses, nor people, for they were all gone.

Then we turned again to the place where we landed, and there we dug for water.
While we were at work there came nine or ten of the natives to a small hill a little way from us, and stood there menacing and threatening us, and making a great noise.

At last one of them came towards us, and the rest followed at a distance.