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  *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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