arkable event here is
commemorated in names, as was observed by Park to be the case in the
countries he traversed. The year of our arrival is dignified by the name
of the year when the white men came, or of Sebituane's death; but they
prefer the former, as they avoid, if possible, any direct reference to
the departed. After my wife's first visit, great numbers of children
were named Ma-Robert, or mother of Robert, her eldest child; others were
named Gun, Horse, Wagon, Monare, Jesus, etc.; but though our names, and
those of the native Portuguese who came in 1853, were adopted, there is
not a trace of any thing of the sort having happened previously among
the Barotse: the visit of a white man is such a remarkable event, that,
had any taken place during the last three hundred years, there must have
remained some tradition of it.

* The Barotse call themselves the Baloiana or little Baloi, as
if they had been an offset from Loi, or Lui, as it is often
spelt. As Lui had been visited by Portuguese, but its position
not well ascertained, my inquiries referred to the identity of
Naliele with Lui. On asking the head man of the Mambari
party, named Porto, whether he had ever heard of Naliele being
visited previously, he replied in the negative, and stated
that he "had himself attempted to come from Bihe three times,
but had always been prevented by the tribe called Ganguellas."
He nearly succeeded in 1852, but was driven back. He now (in
1853) attempted to go eastward from Naliele, but came back to
the Barotse on being unable to go beyond Kainko's village,
which is situated on the Bashukulompo River, and eight days
distant. The whole party was anxious to secure a reward
believed to be promised by the Portuguese government. Their
want of success confirmed my impression that I ought to go
westward. Porto kindly offered to aid me, if I would go with
him to Bihe; but when I declined, he preceded me to Loanda,
and was publishing his Journal when I arrived at that city.
Ben Habib told me that Porto had sent letters to Mozambique by
the Arab, Ben Chombo, whom I knew; and he has since asserted,
in Portugal, that he himself went to Mozambique as well as his
letters!

But Santuru was once visited by the Mambari, and a distinct recollection
of that visit is retained. They came to purchase slaves, and both
Santuru and his head men refused them permission to buy any of