*TheBarotsecallthemselvestheBaloianaorlittleBaloi,asiftheyhadbeenanoffsetfromLoi,orLui,asitisoftenspelt。
AsLuihadbeenvisitedbyPortuguese,butitspositionnotwellascertained,myinquiriesreferredtotheidentityofNalielewithLuiOnaskingtheheadmanoftheMambariparty,namedPorto,whetherhehadeverheardofNalielebeingvisitedpreviously,herepliedinthenegative,andstatedthathe“hadhimselfattemptedtocomefromBihethreetimes,buthadalwaysbeenpreventedbythetribecalledGanguellas。”Henearlysucceededin1852,butwasdrivenbackHenowin1853attemptedtogoeastwardfromNaliele,butcamebacktotheBarotseonbeingunabletogobeyondKainko’svillage,whichissituatedontheBashukulompoRiver,andeightdaysdistantThewholepartywasanxioustosecurearewardbelievedtobepromisedbythePortuguesegovernment。
TheirwantofsuccessconfirmedmyimpressionthatIoughttogowestward。
Portokindlyofferedtoaidme,ifIwouldgowithhimtoBihe;butwhenIdeclined,heprecededmetoLoanda,andwaspublishinghisJournalwhenIarrivedatthatcityBenHabibtoldmethatPortohadsentletterstoMozambiquebytheArab,BenChombo,whomIknew;
andhehassinceasserted,inPortugal,thathehimselfwenttoMozambiqueaswellashisletters!
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