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the Mandapala, and flows a united stream into Moero. The 

 statements of the people are confused, but the following is 

 what I have gleaned from many. There were some Ujiji 

 people with the Casembe of the time. The Portuguese and 

 Ujijians began to fight, but Casembe said to them and the 

 Portuguese, " You are all my guests, why should you fight 

 and kill each other ? " He then gave Lacerda ten slaves, 

 and men to live with him and work at building huts, bring- 

 ing firewood, water, &c. He made similar presents to the 

 Ujijians, which quieted them. Lacerda was but ten days at 

 Chungu when he died. The place of his death was about 

 9° 32', and not 8° 43' as in Mr. Arrowsmith's map. The 

 feud arose from one of Lacerda's people killing an Ujijian 

 at the water: this would certainly be a barrier to their 

 movements. 



Palm-oil trees are common west of the Chungu, but none 

 appeared east of it. The oil is eaten by the people, and is 

 very nice and sweet. This is remarkable, as the altitude 

 above the sea is 3350 feet. 



Allah is a very common exclamation among all the 

 people west of Nsania. By advice of a guide whom we 

 picked up at Kifurwa, we sent four fathoms of calico to 

 apprise Casembe of our coming : the Arabs usually send 

 ten fathoms ; in our case it was a very superfluous notice, 

 for Casembe is said to have been telegraphed to by 

 runners at every stage of our progress after crossing the 

 Kalongosi. 



We remain by the Chungu till Casembe sends one of his 

 counsellors to guide us to his town. It has been so per- 

 petually clouded over that we have been unable to make 

 out our progress, and the dense forest prevented us seeing 

 Moero as we wished : rain and thunder perpetually, though 

 the rain seldom fell where we were. 



I saw pure white-headed swallows (Psalidoprocne albiceps) 

 skimming the surface of the Chungu as we crossed it. The 



