SALT, 
The gold and ivory exported from Mosambique 
is chiefly brought from the mountainous tract 
near the head of the Zambese, and the preserva- 
tion of the settlements on that river has always 
been the main object of Portuguese policy. At 
its mouth, about three days' sail to the south of 
Mosambique, is the port of Quilimanci, where 
there is a depot for merchandize. About ^47 
miles above Quilimanci lies Sena, the principal 
settlement on the river. Twenty days' journey 
inland lies Manica, the great mart for gold, where 
an annual market is held, in which that commo- 
dity, with ivory and ghee, is bartered for Surat 
cloths, beads, coarse silks, and iron. The coun- 
try is mountainous and fertile ; but it is in the 
power of native chiefs, whom the Portuguese are 
obliged to conciliate by presents, as w^ell as to pay 
a regular tribute to the Quiteve. About sixty 
leagues above Sena is Tete, a well regulated set- 
tlement, where there is also a depot for merchan- 
dize. Beyond Tete the Portuguese are permit- 
ted to maintain a small factory at Zumbo, a place 
which can be reached only by a difficult and cir- 
cuitous route, requiring nearly a month to accom- 
plish. 
The jurisdiction of the Portuguese extends now 
from Cape Delgado on the north, to Cape Cor- 
rientes on the south. Sofala is reduced to a mi- 
serable village, but the country round is extreme- 
