i 4 6 DEL AGO A BAY, 



Two Swazi warriors came in as messengers not 

 long after, and I noticed that they wore entirely 

 white plumes and skins, having a very good 

 effect. 



None of these tribes ruled by the Portuguese 

 are very large, and some, like Mashequene, Pou- 

 lana, and Mahota, quite petty tribes. They are 

 larger at Catembe or Tembe and Matola, and the 

 two largest are Sishassi's tribe and Mupunga's 

 tribe, located at Maguire, up the river Manissa. 



I should imagine that the blood of these tribes 

 is not very pure, as they have intermarried with 

 refugees from many other tribes who from various 

 causes have from time to time sought the pro- 

 tection of the Portuguese flag, and also with the 

 Loanda and Mozambique blacks who are employed 

 as soldiers. 



Five of these kings or chiefs were presented 

 with new flags in 1877 by the Governor-General 

 of Mozambique, who was then paying his first 

 visit to Delagoa Bay, and I had the good fortune 

 to be a witness of the ceremony, which took place 

 on a belt of grass just inside the town walls. 



