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BENGUELA TO MOZAMBIQUE. 



[May 12, 1856. 



Caiora. Utumbuca Pambraculima has a commodious town, and provisions in 

 abundance. Utumbuca Modone has no town, but there is a river, and the 

 party were detained here a day. They now reached the Nha9a (Niassa) 

 country, and passed the following towns with few people and much pro- 

 visions, named Nhafa Buha, N. Pamucamba, N. Paherere, N. Pamira, 

 N. Pachicoca, N. Pacamonga, N. Paquasi, N. Pachamonga, N. Pomoro, 

 N. Mamutamlarasa, N. Pamunabombi, N. Papache, N. Pamacouba, N. Paca- 

 furmira, N. Passifuri, and N. Chamuconde. The town of N. Paquasi, before 

 mentioned, is large, with many people and much provisions. The Moors 

 were attacked here for nine days ; they killed sixty-five persons and wounded 

 eight, and three of their own party were killed. On leaving the Nha^a, the 

 J ana country was entered, and the following towns were passed, containing 

 many people, viz., Jana Pacamussicusa, J. Passimoro, J. Pamudicula, J. Paji- 

 mucudo, J. Paruere, J. Pamuganbo. These were succeeded by the populous 

 town of Uvuma ; the town of Maconde, with much forest ; Miquindane, a 

 Moorish town containing a large mosque, and the towns of Mucimbua and 

 Ibo, with many inhabitants of good character. The last-named town, Ibo or 

 Wuibu, is on the Mozambique coast, and terminates the itinerary. Neither 

 bearings nor distances are mentioned, and the time occupied is only spoken of 

 once, during the whole journey, namely, on reaching Cutonge. Among the 

 names that can be identified are those near the Mozambique coast, also the 

 Jana, the Nha9a, the Tumbuca, the Muizas, and the river Kuanga ; the rest 

 are almost entirely unknown. 



2. Table of Pluviometer, kept at George Town, British Guiana. 



(Signed) 



E. Owen. 



