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138 could not fail to prove extremely fatiguing to us, who had for everal days pat enjoyed but a very few hours leep. One of the ervants belonging to the Eperance, Emard Serpoy, who had wihed to accompany us, as he was paionately fond of hooting, was o overtaken with drowines about midnight, that we were obliged to let him leep for half an hour upon the road, before he was able to proceed any farther with us.

I was orry to learn, at my return from Franche Hoek, that we were to loe three of our travelling companions, namely, the atronomer Bertrand, the naturalit Blavier, and the painter Ely, who had requeted the Commander to leave them on hore, as their health did not allow them to accompany us farther on our expedition. Bertrand having acended the Table mountain a few days before, in order to make ome barometrical obervations, had fallen in uch a manner as to be very everely hurt. I was informed at my return to France, that he was not o fortunate as to ee his country once more, having died at the Cape, a hort time after our departure.

As all the houes in the Cape Town are built with flat roofs, it preents a very agreeable view. The fortifications on the ide facing the ea had been rendered tronger, a few years ago, by additional ramparts. The