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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 M^ell 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 in the female hue ; that 

 is, on the decease of the Chenoo the succession, instead of 

 passing to his son, goes to his brother, or uterine uncle 



