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of population, not the one-hundredth part of that we have 
passed over being made any use of whatever. The plateaus 
appear to be well adapted for wheat, and certainly all the 
garden vegetables of Europe might be produced here 
in perfection, as well as potatoes. 
According to our informers, the dominions of Congo ex- 
tend from below Malemba, cutting the coast and river to 
Banza N’Inga; but how far they extend to the south of the 
river’s mouth, or up it on the south side, we could not learn, 
but it seems to be considerably higher up the river than 
Inga. The paramount sovereign is named Lindy, or Blin- 
dy N’Congo, and resides at Banza Congo, six days journey 
in the interior from Tall Trees (on the south side of the 
river); it has no water communication with the Zaire. 
Here the Portuguese appear to have a fixed settlement, the 
natives speaking of their having soldiers and white women. 
The opposite sides of the river form two vice royalties, 
that on the north being governed by the N’Sandy N’Congo, 
and the south by N’Cucula Congo, both of whom reside at 
banzas in the interior. 
The Chenooships, improperly named kingdoms by Euro- 
peans, are hereditary fiefs, passing im the female line; that 
is, on the decease of the Chenoo the succession, instead of 
passing to his son, goes to his brother, or uterine uncle 
