Severalnativehutsnowpeepoutfromthebananasandcocoa-palmsontherightbank；theystandonpilesafewfeetabovethelowdampground，andtheirownersenterthembymeansofladders。Thesoiliswonderfullyrich，andthegardensarereallyexcellent。Riceiscultivatedlargely；sweetpotatoes，pumpkins，tomatoes，cabbages，onionsshalots，peas，alittlecotton，andsugar-canearealsoraised。ItissaidthatEnglishpotatoes，whenplantedatQuillimaneonsoilresemblingthis，inthecourseoftwoyearsbecomeintastelikesweetpotatoesConvolvulusbatatas，andarelikeourpotatofrosted。ThewholeofthefertileregionextendingfromtheKongonecanaltobeyondMazaro，someeightymilesinlength，andfiftyinbreadth，isadmirablyadaptedforthegrowthofsugar-cane；andwereitinthehandsofourfriendsattheCape，wouldsupplyallEuropewithsugar。Theremarkablyfewpeopleseenappeartobetolerablywellfed，buttherewasadearthofclothingamongthem；allwereblacks，andnearlyallPortuguese\"colonos\"orserfs。Theymanifestednofearofwhitemen，andstoodingroupsonthebankgazinginastonishmentatthesteamers，especiallyatthe\"Pearl，\"
whichaccompaniedusthusfaruptheriver。Oneoldmanwhocameonboardremarkedthatneverbeforehadheseenanyvesselsolargeasthe\"Pearl，\"itwaslikeavillage，\"Wasitmadeoutofonetree？\"
Allwereeagertraders，andsooncameofftotheshipinlightswiftcanoeswitheverykindoffruitandfoodtheypossessed；afewbroughthoneyandbeeswax，whicharefoundinquantitiesinthemangroveforests。Astheshipssteamedoff，manyanxioussellersranalongthebank，holdingupfowls，basketsofriceandmeal，andshouting\"Malonda，Malonda，\"\"thingsforsale，\"whileothersfollowedincanoes，whichtheysentthroughthewaterwithgreatvelocitybymeansofshortbroad-bladedpaddles。
Findingthe\"Pearl\'s\"draughttoogreatforthatpartoftheriverneartheislandofSimbo，wherethebranchcalledtheDotoisgivenofftotheKongoneontherightbank，andanothernamedChindedepartstothesecretcanalalreadymentionedontheleft，thegoodsbelongingtotheexpeditionweretakenoutofher，andplacedononeofthegrassyislandsaboutfortymilesfromthebar。The\"Pearl\"
thenleftus，andwehadtopartwithourgoodfriendsDuncanandSkead；theformerforCeylon，thelattertoreturntohisdutiesasGovernmentSurveyorattheCape。