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and brings destruction wherever the people decline to join him. August, 

 On more than one occasion he has invaded the settlements of ^^'^^• 

 the Arabs in Unyanjembe, and carried off their cattle from 

 under their eyes, while they have simply barricaded themselves 

 in their houses, being afraid to offer any resistance. 



A thousand Belooches in the pay of Syd Burghash were 

 quartered at Unyanyembe, and during our stay the force was 

 strengthened by the arrival of two thousand coast-people. Be- 

 sides this little army, the Arabs have native allies; and had 

 they any union among themselves, Mirambo might easily have 

 been defeated, and his power altogether broken long since. 

 There were, however, many different cliques jealous of each 

 other, and no settled plan of campaign was ever followed out. 



On both sides the war was prosecuted with the most revolt- 

 ing barbarity and cruelty. They had no idea of fair fighting, 

 but considered that the greatest glory was won by burning vil- 

 lages inhabited by unoffending people, and surprising and mur- 

 dering small parties and individuals by stratagem. This bar- 

 barous system was fostered by the Arabs, who rewarded any 

 man bringing in a trophy of a fallen foe by presenting him 

 with a slave and a concubine. Such a course naturally pro- 

 voked retaliation on the part of Mirambo's men, and so the 

 struggle became more and more imbittered. For my own part, 

 I can not but admire the pluck and determination shown by 

 Mirambo. 



Two days after our round of visiting and entertainment, I 

 was attacked by fever, Dillon and Murphy quickly following 

 suit. Indeed, during our stay here we passed the greater part 

 of our time down with fever. 



The pagazi engaged for the journey to Unyanyembe having 

 taken their departure after payment, those whom we had hired 

 by the month apparently thought this a favorable opportuni- 

 ty for going on strike, and demanding two months' pay in ad- 

 vance. As long as possible I resisted, but ultimately agreed 

 to advance one month's wages. They would have deserted en 

 masse had I not yielded to some extent, and some fifty or sixty 

 deserted after obtaining this partial compliance with -their de- 

 mands. 



Although the more respectable Arabs showed us great kind- 



