ItoldthecaptiveyoungmantoinformMasikothathewasveryunlikehisfatherSanturu，whohadrefusedtosellhispeopletoMambari。
Hewillprobablybeafraidtodeliversuchamessagehimself，butitismeantforhispeople，andtheywillcirculateitprettywidely，andMasikomayyetfeelalittlepressurefromwithoutWesentMosantu，aBatokaman，andhiscompanions，withthecaptivesTheBarotsewhomwehadwereunwillingtogotoMasiko，sincetheyowehimallegianceasthesonofSanturu，andwhiletheycontinuewiththeMakololoareconsideredrebelsThemessagebyMosantuwas，that“IwassorrytofindthatSanturuhadnotborneawisersonSanturulovedtogovernmen，butMasikowantedtogovernwildbeastsonly，ashesoldhispeopletotheMambari；“addinganexplanationofthereturnofthecaptives，andaninjunctiontohimtoliveinpeace，andpreventhispeoplekidnappingthechildrenandcanoesoftheMakololo，asacontinuanceinthesedeedswouldleadtowar，whichIwishedtopreventHewasalsoinstructedtosay，ifMasikowantedfullerexplanationofmyviews，hemustsendasensiblemantotalkwithmeatthefirsttownoftheBalonda，towhichIwasabouttoproceed。
WeferriedMosantuovertotheleftbankoftheLeeba。
Thejourneyrequiredfivedays，butitcouldnothavebeenataquickerratethantenortwelvemilesperday；thechildrenwerebetweensevenandeightyearsofage，andunabletowalkfastinahotsun。
LeavingMosantutopursuehiscourse，weshalltakebutoneglancedowntheriver，whichwearenowabouttoleave，foritcomesatthispointfromtheeastward，andourcourseistobedirectedtothenorthwest，aswemeantogotoLoandainAngolaFromtheconfluence，wherewenoware，downtoMosioatunya，therearemanylongreaches，whereavesselequaltotheThamessteamersplyingbetweenthebridgescouldrunasfreelyastheydoontheThamesItisoften，evenhere，asbroadasthatriveratLondonBridge，but，withoutaccuratemeasurementofthedepth，onecouldnotsaywhichcontainedmostwater。