Ascending this river, we went through the district in which stand the ruins of the convent of St.Antonio; thence into Icollo i Bengo, which contains a population of 6530 blacks, 172 mulattoes, and 11 whites, and is so named from having been the residence of a former native king.

The proportion of slaves is only 3.38 per cent.
of the inhabitants.

The commandant of this place, Laurence Jose Marquis, is a frank old soldier and a most hospitable man; he is one of the few who secure the universal approbation of their fellow-men for stern, unflinching honesty, and has risen from the ranks to be a major in the army.

We were accompanied thus far by our generous host, Edmund Gabriel, Esq., who, by his unwearied attentions to myself, and liberality in supporting my men, had become endeared to all our hearts.

My men were strongly impressed with a sense of his goodness, and often spoke of him in terms of admiration all the way to Linyanti.
While here we visited a large sugar manufactory belonging to a lady, Donna Anna da Sousa.