oes. In confirmation of this I may state that, when I
passed the mouth of the Shire, great quantities of this same plant were
floating from it into the Zambesi, and many parts of the banks below
were covered with the dead plants.

Senhor Candido stated that slight earthquakes have happened several
times in the country of the Maravi, and at no great distance from Tete.
The motion seems to come from the eastward, and never to have lasted
more than a few seconds. They are named in the Maravi tongue "shiwo",
and in that of the people of Tete "shitakoteko", or "shivering". This
agrees exactly with what has taken place in the coast of Mozambique--a
few slight shocks of short duration, and all appearing to come from the
east. At Senna, too, a single shock has been felt several times, which
shook the doors and windows, and made the glasses jingle. Both Tete and
Senna have hot springs in their vicinity, but the shocks seemed to come,
not from them, but from the east, and proceed to the west. They are
probably connected with the active volcanoes in the island of Bourbon.

As Senhor Candido holds the office of judge in all the disputes of the
natives, and knows their language perfectly, his statement may be relied
on that all the natives of this region have a clear idea of a Supreme
Being, the maker and governor of all things. He is named "Morimo",
"Molungo", "Reza", "Mpambe", in the different dialects spoken. The
Barotse name him "Nyampi", and the Balonda "Zambi". All promptly
acknowledge him as the ruler over all. They also fully believe in the
soul's continued existence apart from the body, and visit the graves
of relatives, making offerings of food, beer, etc. When undergoing the
ordeal, they hold up their hands to the Ruler of Heaven, as if appealing
to him to assert their innocence. When they escape, or recover from
sickness, or are delivered from any danger, they offer a sacrifice of a
fowl or a sheep, pouring out the blood as a libation to the soul of some
departed relative. They believe in the transmigration of souls, and
also that while persons are still living they may enter into lions and
alligators, and then return again to their own bodies.

While still at Tete the son of Monomotapa paid the commandant a visit.
He is named Mozungo, or "White Man", has a narrow tapering head, and
probably none of the ability or energy his father possessed. He was
the favorite of his father, who hoped that he would occupy his place.