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mouth of the Shire, which seemed to be about two hundrod 
yards broad. 
A few miles boyond tho Shire wo left the hills entirely 
and sailed betweon oxtensivo flats. Tho banks seen in th 
distance are covered with treos. We slept on a largo in 
habited island, and then came to tho cntranco of tho rivor 
Mutu, (latitude 18° 3' 37" S., longitudo 35° 46' E. :) tho point 
of departure is called Mazaro, or “mouth of tho Mutu.” 
I was seized by a sovoro tortian fovor at Mazaro, but 
wont along the right bank of tho Mutu to tho N.N.E. and 
E. for about fifteen miles. Wo then found that it was mado 
navigable by a river called tho Pangazi, which comes into 
it from the north. 
My fever became excessively sovoro in consoqucnco of 
travelling in tho hot sun, and tho long grass blocking up 
tho narrow path so as to oxcludo tho air. Tho pulse boat 
with amazing force, and felt as if thumping against tho 
crown of tho head. The stomach and spleen swelled onor 
mously, — giving mo, for tho first time, an appcaranco which 
I had been disposed to laugh at among tho Portuguese. 
At Intorra wo met Sonhor Ascvedo, a man who is woll 
known by all who ovor visited Kilimanc, and who was pre- 
sented with a gold chronomotcr watch by tho Admiralty 
for his attentions to English officers. Ho immediately 
tendered his largo sailing-launch, which had a houso in the 
•torn. This was greatly in my favor, for it anchored in 
tho middle of tho stream, and gave mo somo rost from tho 
mosquitos, which in tho whole of tho delta aro something 
frightful. Sailing comfortably in this commodious launch 
along tho river of Kilimano, wo reached that village (lati- 
tude 17° 53' 8" S., longitudo 36° 40' E.) on tho *?0th of 
May, 1856, which wanted only a few days of being four 
years sinco I startod from Capo Town. Hero I was ro- 
oeived into tho houso of Colonel Galditia Jose Nunes, one 
of tho bost men in tho country. I had boon throo year* 
without hearing from my family, — letters having been 
frequently sent, but somehow or othor, with but a single 
