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daily bearings and distances enable us to fix the capital of Cazembe with 

 sufficient accuracy. Westward of Mazavamba, about 60 miles, is the great 

 mountainous chain of Maxinga, or Muchinga, rising from 16,000 to 17,000 

 feet above the level of the sea. A branch of it runs north-east, another to the 

 westward, and a third to the S.S.W., by the Zumbo, stretching southward to 

 the mountains of Chidam and those called Mushome. 



The accounts of the Ernbarah are fully substantiated by Brocheda and 

 the journeys of Ladislaus. Ernbarah is the Aimbara, or the chief tribe and 

 ruler of the great province of Quanhama, situated to the westward of the 

 great river Cubango. This river rises in Nanno, near the sources of the 

 Cunene, but instead of joining that river, as hitherto supposed, it pursues its 

 way on the westward of Bihe to the south-east, and joins the Leeambye, and 

 is doubtless the parent stream of the Chobe. This may give a great water 

 communication from the western portion of Bihe to the Indian Ocean, which 

 is important. The land to the east of Bihe is very high. It is, properly 

 speaking, the Libale. In July and August, the hills are reported to be 

 covered with snow, and the lakes and rivers to be completely frozen over. 

 This degree of cold so near the equator (14° to 15° South lat.) gives a very 

 high elevation. Ladislaus in his southern journey penetrated to 22° 5* South 

 lat., and 22° 43" East long., at which point he must have been at one time only 

 about three days' journey distant from the point where Dr. Livingstone was 

 at that time, and who was probably the white man of a party described as 

 riding on an ox. Ladislaus has also penetrated northwards and north-east- 

 wards around the Cassaby to 4° 4T South lat., and 25° 43' East long. 



It affords me great pleasure to see Dr. Livingstone among us. I have 

 closely followed his journeys since I heard of him on the top of the volcanic 

 Bakkaluka hills riding on the ox, convinced that he would soon send us most 

 important information. Dr. Livingstone has travelled more in Africa than 

 any other traveller ancient or modern, while he has laid down with geographic 

 accuracy every point over which he travelled from sea to sea — the Atlantic to 

 the Indian Ocean. 



Captain Vaedon, F.R.G.S. : I beg to supply an omission which my 

 friend, Dr. Livingstone, has made this evening. He has expatiated at great 

 length on the amiability of the African ladies ; but there is one lady whom I 

 met in South Africa, and from whom, I believe, many South African travellers, 

 whom I see in this room, experienced the greatest kindness and hospitality. 

 Dr. Livingstone has not made any allusion to her, and I rise to do so. This 

 lady, I need scarcely say, is his own wife. I observe here Colonel Steele, 

 Mr. Oswell, Mr. Gordon Cumming, and others, who will bear me out in say- 

 ing that we received the greatest kindness from Dr. and Mrs. Livingstone ; 

 their hospitality was unbounded, and I am glad of having this opportunity of 

 publicly thanking them before the Royal Geographical Society. Dr. Living- 



