coast occurred in February last, when I was at a village called
Molemba (lat. 10° 14' S.; long. 31° 46' E.), in the country
named Lobemba. Lobisa, Lobemba, Ulungu and Itawa-Lunda are the
names by which the districts of an elevated region between the
parallels 11° and 8° south, and meridians 28°-33° long. east,
are known. The altitude of this upland is from 4000 to 6000 feet
above the level of the sea. It is generally covered with forest,
well watered by numerous rivulets, and comparatively cold. The
soil is very rich, and yields abundantly wherever cultivated.
This is the watershed between the Loangwa, a tributary of the
Zambesi, and several rivers which flow towards the north. Of the
latter, the most remarkable is the Chambezé, for it assists in
the formation of three lakes, and changes its name three times
in the five or six hundred miles of its course.

On leaving Lobemba we entered Ulungu, and, as we proceeded
northwards, perceived by the barometers and the courses of
numerous rivulets, that a decided slope lay in that direction. A
friendly old Ulungu chief, named Kasonso, on hearing that I
wished to visit Lake Liemba, which lies in his country, gave his
son with a large escort to guide me thither; and on the 2nd
April last we reached the brim of the deep cup-like cavity in
which the Lake reposes. The descent is 2000 feet, and still the
surface of the water is upwards of 2500 feet above the level of
the sea. The sides of the hollow are very steep, and sometimes
the rocks run the whole 2000 feet sheer down to the water.
Nowhere is there three miles of level land from the foot of the
cliffs to the shore, but top, sides, and bottom are covered with
well-grown wood and grass, except where the bare rocks protrude.
The scenery is extremely beautiful. The "Aeasy," a stream of 15