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and we are glad of the opportunity to record our heartfelt 

 thanks to Captains Forsyth, Gardner, and Chapman for 

 rendering us, at various times, every aid in then- power. 

 Mr. Waller went in the Pioneer, and continued his generous 

 services to all connected with the Mission, whether white or 

 black, till they Avere no longer needed ; and we must say that 

 his conduct to them throughout was truly noble, and worthy 

 of the highest praise. 



After beaching the Lady Nyassa at Caboceira, opposite the 

 house of a Portuguese gentleman well known to all English- 

 men, Joao da Costa Soares, we put in brine cocks, and 

 cleaned and painted her bottom. Mr. Soares appeared to us 

 to have been very much vilified in a publication in England 

 a few years ago ; our experience proved him to be extremely 

 kind and obliging. All the members of the Expedition who 

 passed Mosanibique were unanimous in extolling his gene- 

 rosity, and, from the general testimony of English visitors in 

 his favour, we very much regret that his character was so 

 grievously misrepresented. To the authorities at Mosambique 

 our thanks are also due for obliging accommodation ; and 

 though we differ entirely from the Portuguese officials as to the 

 light in which we regard the slave-trade, we trust our exposure 

 of the system, in which unfortunately they are engaged, will 

 not be understood as indicating any want of kindly feeling 

 and good will to them personally. Senhor' Canto e 

 Castro, who arrived at Mosanibique two days after our 

 departure to take the office of Governor-General, was well 

 known to us in Angola. We lived two months in his house 

 when he was Commandant of Golungo Alto ; and, knowing 

 him thoroughly, believe that no better man could have been 

 selected for the office. We trust that his good principles may 

 enable him to withstand the temptations of his position ; but 

 we should be sorry to have ours tried in a den of slave- 



