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February, I discharged tliosG wlioui I had caught thieviug, and gave notice 

 18'^'t- that I would flog the next offender; and scarcely had I said 

 the words, when I detected a man coming out of the store-room 

 — which had been left open by Bombay, with his usual careless- 

 ness — having several strings of my most valuable beads and 

 three colored cloths partially hidden under his loin-cloth. In- 

 stantly I ordered him to be seized and given the flogging I 

 had promised, and discharged him on the spot, with a warning 

 that if he or any other detected thief came near my house, he 

 should receive similar treatment. 



The result of inquiries as to the prospects of continuing my 

 journey on the other side of the lake, and the best method of 

 sending Livingstone's papers safely to the coast, was not en- 

 couraging. I was assured that no traveling would be possible 

 to the west of Tanganyika for at least three months, and that it 

 would be most unsafe for a small party carrying the box of pa- 

 pers to leave Ujiji for the East Coast on account of the disturb- 

 ances on the road to Unyanyembe. It therefore appeared bet- 

 ter to wait until the convoy of a caravan could be obtained. 

 I then turned my thoughts to the sul)ject of a cruise round 

 the Tanganyika, and immediately set about making prepara- 

 tions. 



Before proceeding with my narrative, I will endeavor to de- 

 scribe Kawele and its residents, both native and foreign. 



Giving precedence to the traders, there was flrst Mohammed 

 ibn Salib, a flne, portly old half-caste Arab, with a very good 

 presence, who had not been to the east of Ujiji since the year 

 1S42. Trading at that time in Ma Kasembe's country, he had 

 l)een detained prisoner for more than twenty J'ears, most of 

 which he passed either in chains, or with a slave-fork round his 

 neck. He had now settled permanently at Fjiji. The next in 

 importance were Muinyi Heri, a rich Mrima trader, who mar- 

 ried the daughter of the chief of ITjiji during my stay ; Mo- 

 hammed ibn Gharib, a great friend of Livingstone, whom he 

 had often assisted, and who, as a token of friendship, had pre- 

 sented him with a gun ; and his brother Ilassani. 



These were the ])rincipal traders; but there were also Syde 

 Mezrui, a half-caste, and, as it afterward turned out, a bank- 

 rupt ; Abdallah ibn ILibib, a Mrima trader, and several men 



