the Revenue--No direct Trade with Portugal--Attempts
to revive the Trade of Eastern Africa--Country round Senna--Gorongozo,
a Jesuit Station--Manica, the best Gold Region in Eastern
Africa--Boat-building 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--Lieutenant 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
imbittered--Deep Obligations to the Earl of Clarendon, etc.--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, etc., by Free Labor--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 22d, and in the afternoon arrived at the
garden of Senhor A. Manoel de Gomez, 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 his son-in-law to be my
host. Bonga is not at all equal to his father Nyaude, who was a man of
great ability. He is also in bad odor 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 his garden when we arrived, but soon
dressed himself respectably, and gave us a good tea and dinner. After a
breakfast of tea, roasted eggs, and biscuits next morning, he presented
six fowls and three goats as provisions for the journey. When we parted
from him we passed the stockade of Bonga at the confluence of the
Luenya, but did not go near it, as he is said to be very suspiciou