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MAVlAMVO’S CONDUCT. 
On inquiring whether human sacrifices were still made, as 
in the time of Pereira, at Cazembe’s, we wore informed 
that these had never been so common as was represented 
to Pereira, but that it occasionally happened, when certain 
charms were needed by the chief, that a man was slaugh- 
tered for the sake of some part of his body. He added 
that he hoped the present chief would not act like hi* 
(mad) predecessor, but kill only those who were guilty of 
witchcraft or theft. These men were very much astonished 
at the liberty enjoyed by the Makololo; and, when they 
found that all my people had cattle, we were told that 
Matiamvo alone had a herd. Ono very intelligent man 
among them asked, “ If he should make a canoe, and take 
it down the river to the Makololo, would he got a cow for 
it ?” This question, which my men answered in the affirma- 
tive, was important, as showing the knowledge of water- 
communication from the country of Matiamvo to the 
Makololo; and the river runs through a fertile country 
abounding in large timber. If the tribes have intercourse 
with each other, it exerts a good influence on their chiefs 
to hoar what other tribes think of their deeds. The Ma- 
kololo have such a bad name, on account of their perpetual 
forays, that they have not been known in Londa except as 
ruthless destroyers. The people in Matiamvo’s country 
submit to much wrong from their chiefs, and no voice can 
be raised against cruelty, because they are afraid to fle 0 
elsewhere. 
left Quondende's village in company with Quendende 
nimself, and the principal man of the ambassadors of Ma- 
tiamvo, aud, after two or three miles’ march to the N.W > 
came to the ford of the Hotembwa, which flows southward 
A canoe was waiting to ferry us over, but it was very 
tedious work ; for, though the river itself was only eighty 
yards wide, the whole valley was flooded, and wo were 
obliged to paddle more than half a mile to get free of lb® 
water. A fire was lit to warm old Quendende and esabl 0 
khn to dry bis tobacco-leave*. The leaves are taken fro® 
