y the whole way up.

"The Catrina, latitude 18d 50' south, longitude 36d 24' east.
The external appearance of this river is precisely similar to
that of the Maiudo, so much so that it is difficult to
distinguish them by any feature of the land. The longitude is
the best guide, or, in the absence of observation, perhaps the
angles contained by the extremes of land will be serviceable.
Thus, at nine miles off the Maiudo the angle contained by the
above was seven points, the bearing being N.E. W. of N.W. (?);
while off the Catrina, at the same distance from shore (about
nine miles), the angle was only 3-1/2 to 4 points, being N. to
N.W. As we did not send the boats up this river, no
information was obtained."

My fever became excessively severe in consequence of traveling in the
hot sun, and the long grass blocking up the narrow path so as to exclude
the air. The pulse beat with amazing force, and felt as if thumping
against the crown of the head. The stomach and spleen swelled
enormously, giving me, for the first time, an appearance which I had
been disposed to laugh at among the Portuguese. At Interra we met Senhor
Asevedo, a man who is well known by all who ever visited Kilimane, and
who was presented with a gold chronometer watch by the Admiralty for
his attentions to English officers. He immediately tendered his large
sailing launch, which had a house in the stern. This was greatly in my
favor, for it anchored in the middle of the stream, and gave me some
rest from the mosquitoes, which in the whole of the delta are something
frightful. Sailing comfortably in this commodious launch along the river
of Kilimane, we reached that village (latitude 17d 53' 8" S., longitude
36d 40' E.) on the 20th of May, 1856, which wanted only a few days of
being four years since I started from Cape Town. Here I was received
into the house of Colonel Galdino Jose Nunes, one of the best men in the
country. I had been three years without hearing from my family; letters
having frequently been sent, but somehow or other, with but a single
exception, they never reached me. I received, however, a letter from
Admiral Trotter, conveying information of their welfare, and some
newspapers, which were a treat indeed. Her majesty's brig the "Frolic"
had called to inquire for me in the November previous, and Captain
Nolluth, of that ship, had most considerately left a case of wine; and
his surgeon, Dr. James Wals