CHAPTER I. 
Departure from England. — Arrival at Madeira. — Passage thence to ihe Cape of Good 
Hope, — Brief Account of the Society in that Settlement. — Improvements introduced 
into the Colony by the English. — Mr. Cowan's Mission into the Interior. — Accident 
which occurred to detain the Ship. — Convoy granted. — Departure, — Remarks in tiie 
Mosambique Channel. — Excursion in search of Sofala. — Arrival at the Island of 
Mosambique. — Reception there by the Portuguese Governor. — Its Harbour, Forts, 
means of defence, &c. — Enquiries after Mr. Cowan's party. — Visit to Mesuril on the 
Continent. — Excursions from that Place. — Description of the Monjou. — Remarks 
relative to the exportation of Slaves. — Fidelity of the native Troops. — Ferocity of the 
Makooa ; their Incursions into the Peninsula of Cabaceiro. — Dress, — Manners,-— 
Habits, &c. — Some Account of the Tribes adjacent to Mosambique in Friendship with 
the Portuguese. — Description of Mesuril and its Environs. — Manners of the Planters. 
—Peninsula of Cabaceiro. — ^Variety of Sea Productions on the Coast. — Return tc 
Mosambique. 
