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CHAPTER XXIX. 



Confluence of Loangwa and Zambesi. — Hostile Appearances. — Euins of a Church. — 

 Turmoil of Spirit. — Cross the River.— Friendly Parting. — Ruins of stone Houses. 

 — The Situation of Zumbo for Commerce. — Pleasant Gardens. — Dr. Lacerda's 

 Visit to Cazembe. — Pereira's Statement. — Unsuccessful Attempt to establish Trade 

 with the People of Cazembe. — One of my Men tossed by a Buffalo. — Meet a Man 

 with Jacket and Hat on. — Hear of the Portuguese and native War. — Holms and 



Terraces on the Banks of a River. — Dancing for Corn. — Beautiful Country. 



Mpende's Hostility. — Incantations. — A Fight anticipated. — Courage and Re- 

 marks of my Men. — Visit from two old Councilors of Mpende. — Their Opinion 

 of the English.— Mpende concludes not to fight us. — His subsequent Friendship. — 

 Aids ns to cross the River. — The Country. — Sweet Potatoes. — Bakwain Theory of 

 Rain confirmed.— Thunder without Clouds.— Desertion of one of my Men. — Other 

 Natives' Ideas of the English.— Dalama (gold).— Inhabitants dislike Slave-buyers. — 

 Meet native Traders with American Calico. — Game-laws. — Elephant Medicine. — 

 Salt from the Sand. — Fertility of Soil. — Spotted Hyaena. — Liberality and Polite- 

 ness of the People. — Presents. — A stingy white Trader. — Natives' Remarks about 

 him. — Effect on their Minds. — Rain and Wind now from an opposite Direction. — 

 Scarcity of Fuel. — Trees for Boat-building. — Boroma.— Freshets. — Leave the 

 River. — Chicova, its Geological Features. — Small Rapid nearTete. — Loquacious 

 Guide. — Nyampungo, the Rain-charmer. — An old Man. — No Silver. — Gold- 

 washing. — No Cattle. 



14th. We reached the confluence of the Loangwa and the 

 Zambesi, most thankful to God 1 for his great mercies in helping 

 us thus far. Mburuma's people had behaved so suspiciously, that, 

 though we had guides from him, we were by no means sure that 

 we should not be attacked in crossing the Loangwa. We saw 

 them here collecting in large numbers, and, though professing 

 friendship, they kept at a distance from our camp. They refused 

 to lend us more canoes than two, though they have many. They 

 have no intercourse with Europeans except through the Babisa. 

 They tell us that this was formerly the residence of the Bazunga, 

 and maintain silence as to the cause of their leaving it. I walked 

 about some ruins I discovered, built of stone, and found the 

 remains of a church, and on one side lay a broken bell, with 

 the letters I. H. S. and a cross, but no date. There were no 



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