The Makololo--Our Meeting with Sebituane--Sketch of his
Career--His Courage and Conquests--Manoeuvres of the Batoka--
He outwits them--His Wars with the Matebele--Predictions of a
native Prophet--Successes of the Makololo--Renewed Attacks of
the Matebele--The Island of Loyelo--Defeat of the Matebele--
Sebituane's Policy--His Kindness to Strangers and to the Poor--
His sudden Illness and Death--Succeeded by his Daughter--Her
Friendliness to us--Discovery, in June, 1851, of the Zambesi
flowing in the Centre of the Continent--Its Size--The Mambari--
The Slave-trade--Determine to send Family to England--Return
to the Cape in April, 1852--Safe Transit through the Caffre
Country during Hostilities--Need of a "Special Correspondent"
--Kindness of the London Missionary Society--Assistance
afforded by the Astronomer Royal at the Cape.

Chapter 5. Start in June, 1852, on the last and longest
Journey from Cape Town--Companions--Wagon-traveling--Physical
Divisions of Africa--The Eastern, Central, and Western Zones--
The Kalahari Desert--Its Vegetation--Increasing Value of the
Interior for Colonization--Our Route--Dutch Boers--Their
Habits--Sterile Appearance of the District--Failure of Grass--
Succeeded by other Plants--Vines--Animals--The Boers as
Farmers--Migration of Springbucks--Wariness of Animals--The
Orange River--Territory of the Griquas and Bechuanas--The
Griquas--The Chief Waterboer--His wise and energetic
Government--His Fidelity--Ill-considered Measures of the
Colonial Government in regard to Supplies of Gunpowder--
Success of the Missionaries among the Griquas and Bechuanas--
Manifest Improvement of the native Character--Dress of the
Natives--A full-dress Costume--A Native's Description of the