its baneful Effects—­ Freemasons—­Marriages and Funerals—­Litigation—­Mr. Canto’s Illness—­Bad Behavior of his Slaves—­An Entertainment—­Ideas on Free Labor—­Loss of American Cotton-seed—­Abundance of Cotton in the country—­Sickness of Sekeletu’s Horse—­Eclipse of the Sun—­Insects which distill Water—­Experiments with them—­Proceed to Ambaca—­Sickly Season—­Office of Commandant—­ Punishment of official Delinquents—­Present from Mr. Schut of Loanda—­Visit Pungo Andongo—­Its good Pasturage, Grain, Fruit, etc.—­The Fort and columnar Rocks—­The Queen of Jinga—­ Salubrity of Pungo Andongo—­Price of a Slave—­A Merchant- prince—­His Hospitality—­Hear of the Loss of my Papers in “Forerunner”—­Narrow Escape from an Alligator—­Ancient Burial- places—­Neglect of Agriculture in Angola—­Manioc the staple Product—­Its Cheapness—­Sickness—­Friendly Visit from a colored Priest—­The Prince of Congo—­No Priests in the Interior of Angola.

Chapter 22.  Leave Pungo Andongo—­Extent of Portuguese Power—­ Meet Traders and Carriers—­Red Ants; their fierce Attack; Usefulness; Numbers—­Descend the Heights of Tala Mungongo—­ Fruit-trees in the Valley of Cassange—­Edible Muscle—­Birds—­ Cassange Village—­Quinine and Cathory—­Sickness of Captain Neves’ Infant—­A Diviner thrashed—­Death of the Child—­ Mourning—­Loss of Life from the Ordeal—­Wide-spread Superstitions—­The Chieftainship—­Charms—­Receive Copies of the “Times”—­Trading Pombeiros—­Present for Matiamvo—­Fever after westerly Winds—­Capabilities of Angola for producing the raw Materials of English Manufacture—­Trading Parties with Ivory—­More Fever—­A Hyaena’s Choice—­Makololo Opinion of the Portuguese—­Cypriano’s Debt—­A Funeral—­Dread of disembodied Spirits—­Beautiful Morning Scenes—­Crossing the Quango—­ Ambakistas called “The Jews of Angola”—­Fashions of the Bashinje—­Approach the Village of Sansawe—­His Idea of Dignity—­The Pombeiros’ Present—­Long Detention—­A Blow on the Beard—­Attacked in a Forest—­Sudden Conversion of a fighting Chief to Peace Principles by means of a Revolver—­No Blood shed in consequence—­Rate of Traveling—­Slave Women—­Way of addressing Slaves—­Their thievish Propensities—­Feeders of the Congo or Zaire—­Obliged to refuse Presents—­Cross the Loajima—­ Appearance of People; Hair Fashions.

Chapter 23.  Make a Detour southward—­Peculiarities of the Inhabitants—­Scarcity of Animals—­Forests—­Geological Structure of the Country—­Abundance and Cheapness of Food near the Chihombo—­A Slave lost—­The Makololo Opinion of Slaveholders—­Funeral Obsequies in Cabango—­Send a Sketch of the Country to Mr. Gabriel—­Native Information respecting the Kasai and Quango—­The Trade with Luba—­Drainage of Londa—­ Report of Matiamvo’s Country and Government—­Senhor Faria’s Present to a Chief—­The Balonda Mode of spending Time—­ Faithless Guide—­Makololo lament the Ignorance of the Balonda—­ Eagerness of the Villagers for Trade—­Civility of a Female Chief—­The