. Missionary travels and researches in South Africa : including a sketch of sixteen years' residence in the interior of Africa, and a journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda, on the west coast, thence across the continent, down the river Zambesi, to the eastern ocean. de. One of them, whose spine had been injuredin youth, a rare sight in this country, came and visited us. Ireturned the visit next morning. His tall companion had thatsickly yellow hue winch made hini look fairer than myself, buthis head was covered with a crop of unmistakeable wool. Theyhad a gang of young female slaves in
. Missionary travels and researches in South Africa : including a sketch of sixteen years' residence in the interior of Africa, and a journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda, on the west coast, thence across the continent, down the river Zambesi, to the eastern ocean. de. One of them, whose spine had been injuredin youth, a rare sight in this country, came and visited us. Ireturned the visit next morning. His tall companion had thatsickly yellow hue winch made hini look fairer than myself, buthis head was covered with a crop of unmistakeable wool. Theyhad a gang of young female slaves in a chain, hoeing the groundin front of their encampment to clear it of weeds and grass;these were purchased recently in Lobale, whence the traders hadnow come. There were many Mambari with them, and theestablishment was conducted with that military order whichpervades all the arrangements of the Portuguese colonists. Adrum was beaten, and trumpet sounded at certain hours, quite inmilitary fashion. It was the first time most of my men had seenslaves in chains. They are not men I they exclaimed (mean-ing they are beasts), who treat their children so! The Balonda are real negroes, having much more wool on theirheads and bodies than any of the Bechuana or Caffre Chap. XVI. KECEPTIOjST BY SHINTE. 291 They are generally very dark iu colour, but several are to beseen of a lighter hue; many of the slaves who have been ex-ported to Brazil, have gone from this region; but while theyhave a general similarity to the typical negro, I never could,from my own observation, think that our ideal negro, as seen intobacconists shops, is the true type. A large proportion of theBalonda, indeed, have heads somewhat elongated backwards andupwards, thick lips, flat noses, elongated ossa calces, &c. &c. ;but there are also many good-looking, well-shaped heads andpersons among them. 17th, Tuesday.—We were honoured with a grand reception byShinte about eleven oclock. Sambanza claimed the honour
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