lacebda’s visit to cazembe. 
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attention, howcvei w«.s chiefly attracted to the N., or 
.jonda; and tho priir^upal articles of trade wore ivory 
*nd slaves. Private enterprise was always restrained, for, 
die colonies of tho Portuguese being strictly military, and 
die pay of tho commandants boing very small, the officers 
■**vo always been obliged tc engage in trade; and had they 
not employed their power to draw tho trado to thomsolvee 
by preventing privato traders from making bargains be- 
yond the villages, and only at regulated prices, they would 
havo had no trado, as they themselves were obliged to 
remain always at their posts. 
Sovoral expeditions went to the north as far as to Ca- 
tombe, and Dr. Lacerda, himself commandant of Teto, 
wont to that chief’s residence. Unfortunatoly, ho was cut 
off while thero, and his papers, taken possession of by a 
Jesuit who accompanied him, were lost to the world. This 
Jesuit probably intended to act fairly and havo them pub- 
lished; but soon after his return ho was called away by 
death himself, and tho papers wero lost sight of. Dr. La- 
cerda had a strong desire to open up communication with 
Angola, which would havo been of importance then, as 
affording a speedier mode of communication with Portugal 
than by the way of the Cape ; but since the opening of the 
overland passage to India a quicker transit is effected from 
Pastern Africa to Lisbon by way of the Bed Sea. Besides 
Lacerda, Cazembe was visited by Pereira, who gave a 
glowing account of that chiefs power, which nono of my 
inquiries havo confirmed. The people of Matiamvo stated 
to mo that Cazombo was a vassal of their chief; and, from 
all tho native visitors whom I have seen, ho appears to bo 
exactly liko Shinto and Katema, only a little moro power- 
fal- Tho term “ Emperor,” which has been appliod to him, 
seems totally inappropriate. Tho statement of Peicira 
that twenty negroes were slaughtered in a day was not 
Confirmed by any one elso, though numbers may havo been 
killed on somo particular occasion during tho time of his 
visit, for we find throughout all tho country north of 20® 
