Confluence of Loangwa and Zambesi--Hostile Appearances--Ruins of a Church--Turmoil of Spirit--Cross the River--Friendly Parting--Ruins of stone Houses--The Situation of Zumbo for Commerce--Pleasant Gardens--Dr.Lacerda's Visit to Cazembe--Pereira's Statement--Unsuccessful Attempt to establish Trade with the People of Cazembe--One of my Men tossed by a Buffalo--Meet a Man with Jacket and Hat on--Hear of the Portuguese and native War--Holms and Terraces on the Banks of a River--Dancing for Corn--Beautiful Country-- Mpende's Hostility--Incantations--A Fight anticipated--Courage and Remarks of my Men--Visit from two old Councilors of Mpende--Their Opinion of the English--Mpende concludes not to fight us--His subsequent Friendship--Aids us to cross the River--The Country--Sweet Potatoes--Bakwain Theory of Rain confirmed--Thunder without Clouds--Desertion of one of my Men-- Other Natives' Ideas of the English--Dalama (gold)-- Inhabitants dislike Slave-buyers--Meet native Traders with American Calico--Game-laws--Elephant Medicine--Salt from the Sand--Fertility of Soil--Spotted Hyaena--Liberality and Politeness of the People--Presents--A stingy white Trader-- Natives' Remarks about him--Effect on their Minds--Rain and Wind now from an opposite Direction--Scarcity of Fuel--Trees for Boat-building--Boroma--Freshets--Leave the River--Chicova, its Geological Features--Small Rapid near Tete--Loquacious Guide--Nyampungo, the Rain-charmer--An old Man--No Silver-- Gold-washing--No Cattle.
Chapter 30.

An Elephant-hunt--Offering and Prayers to the Barimo for Success--Native Mode of Expression--Working of Game-laws--A Feast--Laughing Hyaenas--Numerous Insects-- Curious Notes of Birds of Song--Caterpillars--Butterflies-- Silica--The Fruit Makoronga and Elephants--Rhinoceros Adventure--Korwe Bird--Its Nest--A real Confinement--Honey and Beeswax--Superstitious Reverence for the Lion--Slow Traveling-- Grapes--The Ue--Monina's Village--Native Names--Government of the Banyai--Electing a Chief--Youths instructed in "Bonyai"-- Suspected of Falsehood--War-dance--Insanity and Disappearance of Monahin--Fruitless Search--Monina's Sympathy--The Sand- river Tangwe--The Ordeal Muavi: its Victims--An unreasonable Man--"Woman's Rights"-- Presents--Temperance--A winding Course to shun Villages--Banyai Complexion and Hair--Mushrooms--The Tubers, Mokuri--The Tree Shekabakadzi--Face of the Country-- Pot-holes--Pursued by a Party of Natives--Unpleasant Threat-- Aroused by a Company of Soldiers--A civilized Breakfast-- Arrival at Tete.
Chapter 31.

Kind Reception from the Commandant--His Generosity to my Men--The Village of Tete--The Population--Distilled Spirits--The Fort--Cause of the Decadence of Portuguese Power-- Former Trade--Slaves employed in Gold-washing--Slave-trade drained the Country of Laborers--The Rebel Nyaude's Stockade-- He burns Tete--Kisaka's Revolt and Ravages--Extensive Field of Sugar-cane--The Commandant's good Reputation among the Natives--Providential Guidance--Seams of Coal--A hot Spring-- Picturesque Country--Water-carriage to the Coal-fields-- Workmen's Wages--Exports--Price of Provisions--Visit Gold- washings--The Process of obtaining the precious Metal--Coal within a Gold-field--Present from Major Sicard--Natives raise Wheat, etc .-- Liberality of the Commandant--Geographical Information from Senhor Candido--Earthquakes--Native Ideas of a Supreme Being--Also of the Immortality and Transmigration of Souls--Fondness for Display at Funerals--Trade Restrictions-- Former Jesuit Establishment--State of Religion and Education at Tete--Inundation of the Zambesi--Cotton cultivated--The fibrous Plants Conge and Buaze--Detained by Fever--The Kumbanzo Bark--Native Medicines--Iron, its Quality--Hear of Famine at Kilimane--Death of a Portuguese Lady--The Funeral-- Disinterested Kindness of the Portuguese.
Chapter 32.

Leave Tete and proceed down the River--Pass the Stockade of Bonga--Gorge of Lupata--"Spine of the World"-- Width of River--Islands--War Drum at Shiramba--Canoe Navigation--Reach Senna--Its ruinous State--Landeens levy Fines upon the Inhabitants--Cowardice of native Militia--State of the Revenue--No direct Trade with Portugal--Attempts to revive the Trade of Eastern Africa--Country round Senna-- Gorongozo, a Jesuit Station--Manica, the best Gold Region in Eastern Africa--Boat-building at Senna--Our Departure--Capture of a Rebel Stockade--Plants Alfacinya and Njefu at the Confluence of the Shire--Landeen Opinion of the Whites-- Mazaro, the point reached by Captain Parker--His Opinion respecting the Navigation of the River from this to the Ocean-- Lieutenant Hoskins' Remarks on the same subject--Fever, its Effects--Kindly received into the House of Colonel Nunes at Kilimane--Forethought of Captain Nolloth and Dr.Walsh--Joy imbittered--Deep Obligations to the Earl of Clarendon, etc .-- On developing Resources of the Interior--Desirableness of Missionary Societies selecting healthy Stations--Arrangements on leaving my Men--Retrospect--Probable Influence of the Discoveries on Slavery--Supply of Cotton, Sugar, etc., by Free Labor--Commercial Stations--Development of the Resources of Africa a Work of Time--Site of Kilimane--Unhealthiness--Death of a shipwrecked Crew from Fever--The Captain saved by Quinine--Arrival of H.M.Brig "Frolic"-- Anxiety of one of my Men to go to England--Rough Passage in the Boats to the Ship-- Sekwebu's Alarm--Sail for Mauritius--Sekwebu on board; he becomes insane; drowns himself--Kindness of Major-General C.
M.Hay--Escape Shipwreck--Reach Home.
Appendix .-- Latitudes and Longitudes of Positions.
Appendix .-- Book Review in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1858.
Appendix .-- Notes to etext.
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