: The Mission by Marryat Frederick - Africa Fiction; Adventure stories

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Account of Sir Charles Wilmot--Loss of the Grosvenor--Sir Charles's doubts respecting the Survival of his Wife and Children--Alexander Wilmot--His Character--The Newspaper Paragraph--Details of the Wreck of the Grosvenor--Surmises as to the Fate of the Passengers

Alexander's Reflections--His Plan--Sir Charles opposes it--His unwilling Consent--Alexander's Departure

Alexander's Melancholy--Finds a Friend--Sea Sickness--Mr. Fairburn--The Passengers--Conversations--The Cape--Mr. Fairburn's Account of the Treatment of the Hottentots by the Dutch

Natural History discussed--Mr. Swinton's Enthusiasm--Further History of the Cape--Dutch Barbarity--Alexander's Indignation

Aquatic Birds--Guano--Mr. Fairburn's Narrative continued--Stuurman--Mokanna--The Attack--Failure of the Caffres

Sharks--Their Cowardice--Attack on one by Neptune--Divers' Dangers--Mr. Fairburn continues his Story--Mokanna's Fate--Disturbances among the Caffre Tribes

Mr. Swinton agrees to accompany Alexander--Land, ho!--Cape Town--Major Henderson--He joins the Party--Begum--Chaka's History

Night in Algoa Bay--The Major meets Maxwell--Preparations to start--The Caravan--Description of it--The Departure

The Plans of the Adventurers--Big Adam's Bravery--Milius--His Refreshments--What his House contained--Speech to the Hottentots--The Bushman Boy, Prince Omrah

Wild Beasts--Insubordination of the Hottentots--Danger from Elephants--Their hideous Shrieks--Big Adam's Terror--Lieutenant Hoodie's wonderful Escape--Sagacity of the Elephant--Intentions of the Party

Arrival at Mr. S.'s Station--The Quarrel between Hinza and Voosani--An Escort proposed--The Caffre Character--The Sabbath--Painful Position of a Missionary's Wife

The Royal Visit--Mutual Civilities--The Band of Warriors--Hippopotami--Their Carcasses--Omrah's Cunning--The Trick--Big Adam sulky--A narrow Escape--Preparations for the Hunt

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