Thepriceofprovisionsislow，butverymuchhigherthanprevioustothecommencementofthewarTwoyardsofcalicoaredemandedforsixfowls；thisisconsideredverydear，because，beforethewar，thesamequantityofcalicowasworth24fowlsGrainissoldinlittlebagsmadefromtheleavesofthepalmyra，likethoseinwhichwereceivesugar。
Theyarecalledpanjas，andeachpanjaweighsbetween30and40lbs。
ThepanjaofwheatatTeteisworthadollar，or5s。；butthenativegrainmaybeobtainedamongtheislandsbelowLupataattherateofthreepanjasfortwoyardsofcalicoThehighestarticlesofconsumptionareteaandcoffee，theteabeingoftenashighas15sapound。
FoodischeaperdowntheriverbelowLupata，and，previoustothewar，theislandswhichstudtheZambesiwereallinhabited，and，thesoilbeingexceedinglyfertile，grainandfowlscouldbegottoanyamount。
TheinhabitantsdisappearedbeforetheirenemiestheLandeens，butarebeginningtoreturnsincethepeaceTheyhavenocattle，theonlyplacewherewefoundnotsetsebeingthedistrictofTeteitself；