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the Prince of Congo is professedly a Christian, and that there 

 are no fewer than twelve churches in that kingdom, the fruits 

 of the mission established in former times at San Salvador, the 

 capital. These churches are kept in partial repair by the 

 people, and the ceremonies of the Church are observed at 

 funerals, though in a very imperfect and unmeaning manner. 

 When a King of Congo dies, the body is wrapped up in a great 

 many folds of cloth, until a priest can come from Loanda to 

 consecrate his successor. The King of Congo still retains the 

 title of Lord of Angola, which he had when the Jinga owed 

 him allegiance ; and in writing to the Governor of Angola he 

 still places his own name first, as if addressing a vassal. The 

 Jinga paid him an annual tribute in cowries, which were 

 found on the island that shelters Loanda harbour, and, on their 

 refusing to continue it, the king gave over the island to the 

 Portuguese, whose dominion thus commenced in this quarter. 



CHAPTER XXII. 



Tala Mungonco. — Cassange. — Ordeal. — Trade of Loanda. — The 

 Quango. — Bashinje. — More difficulties with the Chiboque. — 

 Feeders of the Congo. — The Loajima. 



Januaiy 1, 1855. — Having, through the kindness of Colonel 

 Pires, reproduced some of my lost papers, I left Pungo 

 Andongo on the first day of the year ; and, at Candumba, slept 

 in one of the dairy establishments of my friend, who had sent 

 forward orders for an ample supply of butter, cheese, and 

 milk. Our path lay along the right bank of the Coanza, 

 through a champaign district well adapted for pasturage. On 

 reaching the confluence of the Lombe we left the river, and 

 proceeded in a north-easterly direction, through a fine open 

 country, to the village of Malange, where we struck into our 

 former path. A few miles to the west of this a path branches 

 off across the Lucalla to a new district named the Duke 

 Braganza, the whole of which is described as extremely 

 fertile. The territory west of Braganza is reported to be 

 mountainous, well wooded and watered, with Avild coffee m 



