With our goods in canoes we went round the bottom of the heel of Nyassa, slept among reeds, and next morning (27th) landed at Msangwa, which is nearly opposite Kimsusa’s, or Katosa’s, as the Makololo called him.  A man had been taken off by a crocodile last night; he had been drinking beer, and went down to the water to cool himself, where he lay down, and the brute seized him.  The water was very muddy, being stirred up by an east wind, which lashed the waves into our canoes, and wetted our things.  The loud wail of the women is very painful to hear; it sounds so dolefully.

28th, September, 1866.—­We reached Kinisusa’s, below Mount Mulundini, of Kirk’s range.[26] The chief was absent, but he was sent for immediately:  his town has much increased since I saw it last.

29th September, 1866.—­Another Arab passed last night, with the tale that his slaves had all been taken from him by the Mazitu.  It is more respectable to be robbed by them than by the Manganja, who are much despised and counted nobodies.  I propose to go west of this among the Maravi until quite away beyond the disturbances, whether of Mazitu or Manganja.

30th September, 1866.—­We enjoy our Sunday here.  We have-abundance of food from Kimsusa’s wife.  The chief wished me to go alone and enjoy his drinking bout, and then we could return to this place together; but this was not to my taste.

1st October, 1866.—­Kimsusa, or Mehusa, came this morning, and seemed very glad again to see his old friend.  He sent off at once to bring an enormous ram, which had either killed or seriously injured a man.  The animal came tied to a pole to keep him off the man who held it, while a lot more carried him.  He was prodigiously fat;[27] this is a true African way of showing love—­plenty of fat and beer.  Accordingly the chief brought a huge basket of “pombe,” the native beer, and another of “nsima,” or porridge, and a pot of cooked meat; to these were added a large basket of maize.  So much food had been brought to us, that we had at last to explain that we could not carry it.

[The Doctor states a fact in the next few lines which shows that the Africans readily profit by advice which appeals to their common sense, and we make this observation in full knowledge of similar instances.]

Kimsusa says that they felt earthquakes at the place Mponda now occupies, but none where he is now.  He confirms the tradition that the Manganja came from the west or W.N.W.  He speaks more rationally about the Deity than some have done, and adds, that it was by following the advice which I gave him the last time I saw him, and not selling his people, that his village is now three times its former size.  He has another village besides, and he was desirous that I should see that too; that was the reason he invited me to come, but the people would come and visit me.