Chapter 31. Kind Reception from the Commandant--His Generosity to my Men--The Village of Tete--The Population--Distilled Spirits--The Fort--Cause of the Decadence of Portuguese Power-- Former Trade--Slaves employed in Gold-washing--Slave-trade drained the Country of Laborers--The Rebel Nyaude's Stockade-- He burns Tete--Kisaka's Revolt and Ravages--Extensive Field of Sugar-cane--The Commandant's good Reputation among the Natives--Providential Guidance--Seams of Coal--A hot Spring-- Picturesque Country--Water-carriage to the Coal-fields-- Workmen's Wages--Exports--Price of Provisions--Visit Gold- washings--The Process of obtaining the precious Metal--Coal within a Gold-field--Present from Major Sicard--Natives raise Wheat, etc.--Liberality of the Commandant--Geographical Information from Senhor Candido--Earthquakes--Native Ideas of a Supreme Being--Also of the Immortality and Transmigration of Souls--Fondness for Display at Funerals--Trade Restrictions-- Former Jesuit Establishment--State of Religion and Education at Tete--Inundation of the Zambesi--Cotton cultivated--The fibrous Plants Conge and Buaze--Detained by Fever--The Kumbanzo Bark--Native Medicines--Iron, its Quality--Hear of Famine at Kilimane--Death of a Portuguese Lady--The Funeral-- Disinterested Kindness of the Portuguese.
Chapter 32. Leave Tete and proceed down the River--Pass the Stockade of Bonga--Gorge of Lupata--"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--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.
Appendix.--Latitudes and Longitudes of Positions.
Appendix.--Book Review in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1858.
Appendix.--Notes to etext.
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Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa.
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