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man had come from Mataka, by Pamquala, the former 

 being a large village, and having a powerful chief of the 

 same name, and situated about five days' (five days 

 and a night) journey from here, bearing north-east. 

 This statement was corroborated by several others. All 

 well knew a village and chief call Makata, which was 

 much further south, not far from the lake, and thither 

 they said Livingstone had gone. 



I was now convinced that this white man was no 

 other than Livingstone ; and the places Mataka, Mak- 

 ata, and Mapoonda having been placed by Moosa in 

 exactly the same rotation to the north and north- 

 east of Nyassa, left no doubt on my mind that the 

 great traveller had struck down from somewhere near 

 N'gomano, with the intention of crossing the lake at 

 Pemanyinnee ; but having failed in procuring a boat, 

 had gone round the southern end of the lake — Moosa 

 simply mistaking north for south. Li all proba- 

 bility his compass was out of order ! — or perhaps, 

 as I am inclined to believe, he Avas not an experienced 

 observer. 



I think it most probable that Livingstone alone 

 knew where he was going, and why he did not cross 

 the north end of the lake, as no doubt he intended 

 when he started on his journey. That he came to 

 Pemanyinnee by Mataka and Pamquala, and sub- 

 sequently went south to Makata and Mapoonda, 

 I have no doubt ; and as the latter place extends 

 from the north-west shores of Lake Pamalombe to the 

 exit of the Shire from Lake Nyassa, I am inclined to 

 think that the crossing of a lake described by Profes- 

 sor Moosa as the north of Nyassa, might have been 



