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We left Quendende's village in company with Quendende himself, and the principal man of the embassadors of Matiamvo, and after two or three miles' march to the N.W., came to the ford of the Lotembwa, which flows southward.
Village of Quendende, 11 41 17 . . . Feb. 11 about 2' S.E. of the ford of the Lotembwa, and about 9' from the town of Katema. Banks of the Lovoa. 11 40 54 . . . 1855, June 20 2 . Lofuje River flows into 12 52 35 22 49 0 July 7 . 3 the Leeba; Nyamoana's village. Confluence of the Makondo 13 23 12 . . . July 13 and Leeba Rivers.
Shakatwala informed us that Katema had not received precise information about us, but if we were peaceably disposed, as he loved strangers, we were to come to his town. We proceeded forthwith, but were turned aside, by the strategy of our friend Intemese, to the village of Quendende, the father-in-law of Katema.
Quendende said if he were present on these occasions he would hide his people, so that they might not be slaughtered. As we go north, the people become more bloodily superstitious.
A canoe was waiting to ferry us over, but it was very tedious work; for, though the river itself was only eighty yards wide, the whole valley was flooded, and we were obliged to paddle more than half a mile to get free of the water. A fire was lit to warm old Quendende, and enable him to dry his tobacco-leaves.
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