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that in the course of patrolling
the run of Mondur as I have
stated above I came upon and
surprised a large camp of
blacks who however had
nothing to identify or connect
them with the gang of sheep
Stealers of whom I was in
quest but as we were fortunate
enough to capture one of their
number I made him call up
some of those of the tribe
who had made their Escape
and after shewing them
how completely they had
been at our mercy, and how
severely they would have
suffered had they been the
guilty parties I was seeking
for, I desired them to explain
to the tribes, who were assembling
in great numbers that I
should most certainly bring
the police upon them if
they did not refrain from
stealing and slaughtering
sheep and cattle. This they
promised faithfully to do
and Mr Mason seemed
to