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turned suddenly upon him, and, before ho could use a tree 
for defence, carried him off. Wo shampooed him well, and 
thon went on, and in about a week ho was able to engage 
in the hunt again. 
On the morning of tho 17th wo wore ploasod to see a 
person coming from tho island of Shibanga with jacket and 
hat on. Ho was quito black, but had come from the Portu- 
guese settlement at Toto or Nyungwe ; and now, for tho 
first time, we understood that the Portuguese settlement 
was on the other bank of tho river, and that they had been 
fighting with tho natives for tho last two years. We had 
thus got into tho midst of a Caffre war, without any par- 
ticular wish to be on oithor Bide. Ho advised us to cross 
tho river at once, as Mponde lived on this side. Wo had 
been warned by the guides of Mburuma against him, for 
they said that if we could got past Mponde we might roach 
tho white men, but that ho was determined that no white 
man should pass him. Wishing to follow this man’s advice, 
we proposed to borrow his canoes; but, being afraid to 
offend tho lords of tho river, ho declined. Tho consequence 
was, wo were obliged to remain on the enemy’s side. Tho 
noxt island belonged to a man named Zungo, a fine, frank 
follow, who brought us at once a prosont of corn, bound in 
a peculiar way in grass. He freely accepted our apology 
for having no present to givo in return, as ho know 
that there wore no goods in tho interior, and, bosidos, 
sont forward a recommendation to his brother-in-law 
Pangola. 
18fA. — Pangola visited us and presented us with food. 
In few other countries would one hundred and fourteen 
sturdy vagabonds bo supported by tho generosity of the 
head-men and villagers and whatever they gavo bo pre- 
sented with politeness. My men got protty well supplied 
individually, for thoy wont into tho villages and com- 
menced dancing. Tho young women wore especially 
pleased with tho now stops thoy had to show, though I 
suspect many of them wore invented fbr the occasion, and 
