WhilestillatTetethesonofMonomotapapaidthecommandantavisit。
HeisnamedMozungo，or“WhiteMan“，hasanarrowtaperinghead，andprobablynoneoftheabilityorenergyhisfatherpossessed。
Hewasthefavoriteofhisfather，whohopedthathewouldoccupyhisplace。
Astrongparty，however，inthetribeplacedKatalosainthechieftainship，andthesonbecame，astheysay，achildofthismanThePortuguesehaverepeatedlyreceivedoffersofterritoryiftheywouldonlyattendtheintermentofthedepartedchiefwithtroops，fireoffmanyroundsofcartridgesoverthegrave，andthengiveeclattotheinstallmentofthenewchiefTheirpresencewouldprobablyinfluencetheelection，formanywouldvoteonthesideofpower，andacandidatemightfeelitworthwhiletograntagoodpieceofland，iftherebyhecouldsecurethechieftainshiptohimself。
WhenthePortuguesetraderswishtopassintothecountrybeyondKatalosa，theypresenthimwithaboutthirty-twoyardsofcalicoandsomeothergoods，andhethengivesthemleavetopassinwhateverdirectiontheychoosetogoTheymust，however，givecertainquantitiesofclothtoanumberofinferiorchiefsbeside，andtheyaresubjecttothegame-laws。
Theyhavethusabodyofexclusivetribesaroundthem，preventingdirectintercoursebetweenthemandthepopulationbeyond。
Itisstrangethat，whentheyhadthepower，theydidnotinsistonthefreenavigationoftheZambesiIcanonlyaccountforthisinthesamewayinwhichIaccountedforasimilarstateofthingsinthewestAllthetradershavebeeninthehandsofslaves，andhavewantedthatmoralcouragewhichafreeman，withfreeservantsonwhomhecandepend，usuallypossessesIftheEnglishhadbeenhere，theywouldhaveinsistedonthefreenavigationofthispathwayasanindispensableconditionoffriendshipThepresentsystemisaseriousdifficultyinthewayofdevelopingtheresourcesofthecountry，andmightprovefataltoanunarmedexpeditionIfthisdesirableandmostfertilefieldofenterpriseisevertobeopenedup，menmustproceedonadifferentplanfromthatwhichhasbeenfollowed，andIdonotapprehendtherewouldbemuchdifficultyincommencinganewsystem，ifthosewhoundertookitinsistedthatitisnotourcustomtopayforahighwaywhichhasnotbeenmadebymanThenativesthemselveswouldnotdenythattheriverisfreetothosewhodonottradeinslaves。
If，inadditiontoanopen，frankexplanation，asmallsubsidyweregiventotheparamountchief，thewillingconsentofallthesubordinateswouldsoonbesecured。
Onthe1stofAprilIwenttoseethesiteofaformerestablishmentoftheJesuits，calledMicombo，abouttenmilesS。EofTete。
LikealltheirsettlementsIhaveseen，bothjudgmentandtastehadbeenemployedintheselectionofthesiteAlittlestreamofmineralwaterhadbeencollectedinatankandconductedtotheirhouse，beforewhichwasalittlegardenforraisingvegetablesattimesoftheyearwhennorainfallsItisnowburiedinadeepshadygroveofmango-trees。
IwasaccompaniedbyCaptainNunes，whosegreat-grandfather，alsoacaptaininthetimeoftheMarquisofPombal，receivedsealedorders，tobeopenedonlyonacertaindayWhenthatdayarrived，hefoundthecommandtogowithhiscompany，seizealltheJesuitsofthisestablishment，andmarchthemasprisonerstothecoast。
Therichesofthefraternity，whichwereimmense，weretakenpossessionofbythestateLargequantitiesofgoldhadoftenbeensenttotheirsuperiorsatGoa，inclosedinimagesTheJesuitsheredonotseemtohavepossessedthesympathiesofthepeopleastheirbrethreninAngoladidTheywerekeentradersinivoryandgold-dust。
AllpraisetheirindustryWhatevertheydid，theydiditwithalltheirmight，andprobablytheirsuccessfullaborsinsecuringthechiefpartofthetradetothemselveshadexcitedtheenvyofthelaity。
Noneofthenativesherecanread；andthoughtheJesuitsaresaidtohavetranslatedsomeoftheprayersintothelanguageofthecountry，IwasunabletoobtainacopyTheonlyreligiousteachersnowinthispartofthecountryaretwogentlemenofcolor，nativesofGoa。
TheonewhoofficiatesatTete，namedPedroAntoniod’Araujo，isagraduateinDogmaticTheologyandMoralPhilosophy。
ThereisbutasingleschoolinTete，anditisattendedonlybythenativePortuguesechildren，whoaretaughttoreadandwrite。
TheblackpopulationistotallyuncaredforThesoldiersaremarchedeverySundaytohearmass，andbutfewothersattendchurch。
Duringtheperiodofmystay，akindoftheatricalrepresentationofourSavior’spassionandresurrectionwasperformed。
Theimagesandotherparaphernaliausedwereofgreatvalue，butthepresentrichesoftheChurcharenothingtowhatitoncepossessed。
Thecommandantisobligedtolockupallthegoldandsilverinthefortforsafety，thoughnotfromanyapprehensionofitsbeingstolenbythepeople，fortheyhaveadreadofsacrilege。
Thestateofreligionandeducationis，Iamsorrytosay，aslowasthatofcommerce；buttheEuropeanPortuguesevalueeducationhighly，andsendtheirchildrentoGoaandelsewhereforinstructioninthehigherbranchesThereisnotasinglebookseller’sshop，however，ineithereasternorwesternAfricaEvenLoanda，withits12，000or14，000souls，cannotboastofonestoreforthesaleoffoodforthemind。
Onthe2dtheZambesisuddenlyroseseveralfeetinheight。
Threesuchfloodsareexpectedannually，butthisyeartherewerefour。
Thislastwasaccompaniedbydiscoloration，andmusthavebeencausedbyanothergreatfallofraineastoftheridgeWehadobservedafloodofdiscoloredwaterwhenwereachedtheriverattheKafue；
itthenfelltwofeet，andfromsubsequentrainsagainrosesohighthatwewereobligedtoleaveitwhenoppositethehillPinkwe。
Aboutthe10thofMarchtheriverroseseveralfeetwithcomparativelyclearwater，anditcontinuedtoriseuntilthe21st，withbutveryslightdiscolorationThisgradualrisewasthegreatest，andwasprobablycausedbythewaterofinundationintheinterior。
Thesuddenrisewhichhappenedonthe2d，beingdeeplydiscolored，showedagaintheeffectofrainsatacomparativelyshortdistance。
Thefactoftheriverrisingthreeorfourtimesannually，andtheonefloodofinundationbeingmixedwiththeothers，mayaccountforthePortuguesenotrecognizingthephenomenonoftheperiodicalinundation，sowellknowninthecentralcountry。
Theindependentnativescultivatealittlecotton，butitisnotatallequal，eitherinquantityorquality，towhatwefoundinAngolaThepileisshort，anditclingstotheseedsomuchthattheyuseanironrollertodetachit。
Thesoil，however，isequaltotheproductionofanytropicalplantorfruit。
Thenativeshaveneverbeenencouragedtocultivatecottonforsale，norhasanynewvarietybeenintroducedWesawnopalm-oil-trees，theoilwhichisoccasionallyexportedbeingfromtheground-nut。
OneofthemerchantsofTetehadamilloftherudestconstructionforgrindingthisnut，whichwasdrivenbydonkeysItwastheonlyspecimenofamachineIcouldexhibittomymen。
Averysuperiorkindofsaladoilisobtainedfromtheseedsofcucumbers，andismuchusedinnativecookery。
Anoffer，saidtohavebeenmadebythe“Times“，havingexcitedattentioneveninthisdistantpart，IaskedthecommandantifheknewofanyplantfitfortheproductionofpaperHeprocuredspecimensofthefibroustissueofaspeciesofaloe，namedConge，andsomealsofromtherootofawilddate，and，lastly，ofaplantnamedBuaze，thefibresofwhich，thoughuselessforthemanufactureofpaper，areprobablyasuitablesubstituteforflaxIsubmittedasmallquantityofthesefibrestoMessrsPye，Brothers，ofLondon，whohaveinventedasuperiormodeforthepreparationofsuchtissuesforthemanufacturerTheymostpolitelyundertooktheexamination，andhavegivenafavorableopinionoftheBuaze，asmaybeseeninthenotebelow。*
*80LombardStreet，20thMarch，1857。
DearSir，WehavethepleasuretoreturnyouthespecimensoffibrousplantsfromtheZambesiRiver，onwhichyouweredesiroustoseetheeffectsofourtreatment；
wethereforeinclosetoyou，No1Buaze，inthestatereceivedfromyou。
1ADoaspreparedbyus。
1BThetowwhichhascomefromitinhackling。
No2Conge，asreceivedfromyou。
2ADoaspreparedbyus。
Withregardtoboththesefibres，wemuststatethattheVERYMINUTEQUANTITYofeachspecimenhaspreventedoursubjectingthemtoanythinglikethefulltreatmentofourprocess，andwecanthereforeonlygiveyouanAPPROXIMATEideaoftheirvalue。
TheBuazeevidentlypossessesaverystrongandfinefibre，assimilatingtoflaxinitscharacter，butwebelieve，whentreatedINQUANTITYbyourprocess，itwouldshowbothastrongerandfinerfibrethanflax；butbeingunabletoapplytherollingorpressingprocesseswithanyefficiencytosoverysmallaquantity，thegumsarenotyetsoperfectlyextractedastheywouldbe，northefibreopenedouttosofineaqualityasitwouldthenexhibit。
ThisisevenyetmorethecasewiththeConge，which，beingnaturallyaharshfibre，fullofgums，wantsexactlythatpowerfultreatmentwhichourprocessiscalculatedtogiveit，butwhichcannotbeappliedtosuchminiaturespecimensWedonotthereforeconsiderthisasmorethanhalftreated，itsfibreconsequentlyremainingyetharsh，andcoarse，andstiff，ascomparedwithwhatitwouldbeiftreatedINQUANTITY。
Judgingthatitwouldbesatisfactorytoyoutobeinpossessionofthebestpracticalopiniontobeobtainedonsuchasubject，wetookthelibertyofforwardingyourlittlespecimenstoMessrsMarshall，ofLeeds，whohavekindlyfavoreduswiththefollowingobservationsonthem：
“Wehaveexaminedthesamplesyousentusyesterday，andthinktheCongeoraloefibrewouldbeofnousetous，buttheBuazefibreappearstoresembleflax，andaspreparedbyyouwillbeequaltoflaxworth50Poundsor60Poundsperton，butwecouldhardlyspeakpositivelytothevalueunlesswehad1cwtor2cwttotryonourmachineryHowever，wethinktheresultispromising，andwehopefurtherinquirywillbemadeastotheprobablesupplyofthematerial。”
Weare，dearsir，yourveryobedientservants，Pye，Brothers。
TheRevDrLivingstone。
Arepresentationoftheplantisgivenintheannexedwoodcut，*
asahelptoitsidentificationIwasunabletoprocureeithertheflowersorfruit；but，asitisnotrecognizedatsightbythataccomplishedbotanistandeminenttraveler，DrJDHooker，itmaysafelybeconcludedthatitisquiteunknowntobotanists。
ItisstatedbythePortuguesetogrowinlargequantitiesintheMaravicountrynorthoftheZambesi，butitisnotcultivated，andtheonlyknownuseithasbeenputtoisinmakingthreadsonwhichthenativesstringtheirbeadsElsewherethesplittendonsofanimalsareemployedforthispurposeThisseemstobeofequalstrength，forafirmthreadofitfeelslikecatgutinthehand，andwouldrathercutthefingersthanbreak。
*Unfortunately，thiswoodcutcannotberepresentedinthisASCIItext，butbuaze，orbwazi，is`Securidacalongipedunculata’AL。，1997。
HavingwaitedamonthforthecommencementofthehealthyseasonatKilimane，IwouldhavestartedatthebeginningofApril，buttarriedafewdaysinorderthatthemoonmightmakeherappearance，andenablemetotakelunarobservationsonmywaydowntheriverAsuddenchangeoftemperaturehappeningonthe4th，simultaneouslywiththeappearanceofthenewmoon，thecommandantandmyself，withnearlyeverypersoninthehouse，werelaidupwithasevereattackoffeverIsoonrecoveredbytheuseofmywontedremedies，butMajorSicardandhislittleboywereconfinedmuchlongerTherewasageneralfallof4DegoftemperaturefromthemiddleofMarch，84Degat9A。M。，and87Degat9P。M。；
thegreatestheatbeing90Degatmidday，andthelowest81Degatsunrise。
Itaffordedmepleasuretoattendtheinvalidsintheirsickness，thoughIwasunabletoshowatitheofthegratitudeIfeltforthecommandant’sincreasingkindnessMyquinineandotherremedieswerenearlyallexpended，andnofreshsupplywastobefoundhere，therebeingnodoctorsatTete，andonlyoneapothecarywiththetroops，whosestockofmedicinewasalsosmallThePortuguese，however，informedmethattheyhadthecinchonabarkgrowingintheircountry