An account of the Cape of Good Hope, containing an historical view of its original settlement by the Dutch, its capture by the British in 1795 and the different policy pursued there by the Dutch and British Government

Unicorn in South Africa. It is positively asserted by many that the unicorn is found in the deserts of Caffraria. I often endeavourd to ascertain the much disputed existence of this animal; my repeated inquiries however ended only in increasing my doubt of the fact, for I could never find out any person who had seen it with his own eyes, or heard it described by a person who had.

The elephant, the rhinoceros and the camelopard live far in the interior.