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the 'woods nng with tolling each other Low “ brilliant their 
oonduct boforo the enemy” would havo been, had hosti- 
lities not been brought to a sudden closo. 
I do not mention this little skirmish as a very frightful 
affair. The negro character in theso parts, and in Angola. 
Is essentially cowardly, except when influenced by success 
A partial triumph over any body of men would induce the 
whole country to rise in arms; and this is tho chief danger 
to be foared. Theso petty chiefs have individually but 
little power, and with my mon, now armed with guns, I 
could have easily beaten thorn off singly; but, being of 
the same family, they would readily unite in vast numbors 
if incited by prospects of successful plundor. They aro by 
no means equal to tho Capo Caffres in any respect what- 
ever. 
In the evening wo camo to Moena Kikanjo, and found 
bim 3 sensible man. He is the last of tho Chiboque chiefs 
in this direction, and is in alliance with Matiamvo, whose 
territory commences a short distance beyond. His village 
is placed on the east bank of tho Quilo, which is here 
twenty yards wide and breast deep. 
Tho country was generally covered with forest, and wo 
slept eveiy night at some village. I was so weak, and had 
become so deaf from tho effects of tho fever, that I was 
glad to avail myself of tho company of Senhor Pascoal and 
the other native traders. Our rato of travelling was only 
two geographical milos per hour, and tho avorago number of 
hours throo and a half per day, or seven miles. Two-thirds 
of the month was spent in stoppages, there being only ten 
travelling-days in each month. The stoppages wore caused 
ky sickness, and tho necessity of remaining in different 
parts to purchaso food ; and also because when one carrier 
Was sick tho rest refused to carry his load. 
Wo crossed tho Loange, a deep but narrow stream, by a 
bridge. It becomes much larger, and contains hippopo- 
tami, lower down It is tho boundary of Londa on tho west. 
W® slept also on tho banks of tho Pozo, now flooded, and 
