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commercial intercourse with the Portuguese, 
and these have always been rendered abortive 
by these borderers." 
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" In the beginning of April, I reached the 
banks of the Quango, which was swollen, and 
its muddy waters flowing rapidly, I had at 
length made up my mind to part with my 
blanket and coat to the ferryman, for a passage. 
But a young Portuguese ^erjeant, Cypriano de 
Abren, made his appearance, and enabled us to 
enter the Portuguese territory, without further 
annoyance. Senhor Neves de Cassange per- 
formed a brother's part to me in the time of 
need, and, indeed, the Portuguese everywhere 
exhibited the greatest kindness all the way to 
Loando. 
" I approached Loando labouring under se- 
vere illness, and extremely anxious as to what 
I should do for the support of my companions, 
who, without exception, are the best I ever 
travelled with, and who bravely followed me, 
though told by the blacks of every village 
West of Cassange, that, " the white man was 
taking them down to the coast for sale, and 
they would all be taken on board ship, fattened 
and eaten." 
" I arrived in the city nearly knocked up, 
and suffering from fever and dysentry. Ed- 
