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THE REBEL BONGA. 
Chap. XXXII. 
CHAPTEE XXXIL 
Leave Tete and proceed down the river — Pass the stockade of Bonga — Gorge 
of Lnpata — “ Spine of the world ” — Width of river — Islands — War 
drum at Shiramba — Canoe navigation — Reach Senna — Its ruinous 
state — Landeens levy fines upon the inhabitants — Cowardice of native 
militia — State of the revenue — No direct trade with Portugal — At¬ 
tempts to revive the trade of Eastern Africa — Country round Senna — 
Gorongozo, a Jesuit station — Manica, the best gold region in Eastern 
Africa — Boatbuilding at Senna — Our departure — Capture of a rebel 
stockade — Plants Alfacinya and Njefu at the confluence of the Shire — 
Landeen opinion of the whites — Mazaro, the point reached by Captain 
Parker — His opinion respecting the navigation of the river from this to 
the ocean — Lieut. Hoskins’ remarks on the same subject — Fever, its 
effects — Kindly received into the house of Colonel Nunes at Kilimane — 
Forethought of Captain Nolloth and Dr. Walsh — Joy embittered — 
- Deep obligations to the Earl of Clarendon, &c. — *On developing resources of 
the interior — Desirableness of Missionary Societies selecting healthy stations 
— Arrangements on leaving my men — Retrospect — Probable influence 
of the discoveries on slavery — Supply of cotton, sugar, &c., by free labour 
— Commercial stations — Development of the resources of Africa a work 
of time — Site of Kilimane — Unhealthiness — Death of a shipwrecked 
crew from fever — The Captain saved by quinine — Arrival of H. M. brig 
“ Frolic” — Anxiety of one of my men to go to England — Rough passage 
in the boats to the ship —- Sekwebu’s alarm — Sail for Mauritius — 
Sekwebu on board; he becomes insane ; drowns himself — Kindness of 
Major-General C. M. Hay — Escape shipwreck — Reach home. 
We left Tete at noon on the 22nd, and in the afternoon arrived 
at the garden of Senhor A. Manoel de Gomes, son-in-law and 
nephew of Bonga. The Commandant of Tete had sent a letter 
to the rebel Bonga, stating that he ought to treat me kindly, and 
he had deputed liis son-m-law to be my host, Bonga is not* at all 
equal to his father Xyaude, who was a man of great ability. He 
is also in bad odour with the Portuguese, because he receives all 
runaway slaves and criminals. He does not trust the Portuguese, 
and is reported to be excessively superstitious. I found his son- 
in-law, Manoel, extremely friendly, and able to converse in a very 
intelligent manner. He was in liis garden when we arrived, but 
soon dressed himself respectably, and gave us a good tea and dinner. 
