Van
Graaffe's humanity, that he has made repeated efforts to recover the
unfortunate remains of the crew of the Grosvenor Indiaman, which was
wrecked about five years ago on the coast of Caffraria. This information
was given me by Colonel Gordon, commandant of the Dutch troops at the
Cape, whose knowledge of the interior parts of this country surpasses
that of any other man. And I am sorry to say that the Colonel added,
these unhappy people were irrecoverably lost to the world and their
friends, by being detained among the Caffres, the most savage set of
brutes on earth.
His Excellency resides at the Government house, in the East India
Company's garden. This last is of considerable extent, and is planted
chiefly with vegetables for the Dutch Indiamen which may happen to touch
at the port. Some of the walks are extremely pleasant from the shade
they afford, and the whole garden is very neatly kept. The regular lines
intersecting each other at right angles, in which it is laid out, will,
nevertheless, afford but little gratification to an Englishman, who
has been used to contemplate the natural style which distinguishes the
pleasure grounds of his own country.
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