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a goodly stream thirty yards broad and rapid with fine 

 falls above our ford, which goes into Kalongosi. 



6th October. — Cross the Papusi, and a mile beyond the 

 Luena of forty yards and knee deep ; here we were met by 

 about 400 of Kabanda's men, as if they were come to 

 dispute our passage at the ford : I went over ; all were 

 civil ; but had we shown any weakness they would no doubt 

 have taken advantage of it. 



7th October. — We came to the Kalongosi, flowing over 

 five cataracts made by five islets in a place called Kabwe- 

 rume. Near the Mebamba a goodly rivulet joins it. 



12th October. — We came to the Kalongosi at the ford 

 named Mosolo : by pacing I found it to be 240 yards broad, 

 and thigh deep at the end of the dry season, it ran so 

 strongly that it was with difficulty I could keep my feet. 

 Here 500 at least of Nsama's people stood on the opposite 

 shore to know what we wanted. Two fathoms of calico 

 were sent over, and then I and thirty guns went over to 

 protect the people in the ford : as we approached they 

 retired. I went to them, and told them that I had been to 

 Nsama's, and he gave me a goat and food, and we were 

 good friends : some had seen me there, and they now 

 crowded to look till the Arabs thought it unsafe for me 

 to be among them : if I had come with bared skin 

 they would have fled. All became friendly : an ele- 

 phant was killed, and we remained two days buying 

 food. We passed down between the ranges of hills on 

 the east of Moero, the path we followed when we first 

 visited Casembe. 



20th and 21st October. — From the Luao I went over to 

 the chief village of Muabo, and begged him to show me 

 the excavations in his country : he declined, by saying that 

 I came from a crowd of people, and must go to Kabwabwata, 

 and wait awhile there, meanwhile he would think what he 

 should do, whether to refuse or invite me to come. He 



