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out between the Arabs and natives, under the following circum- 

 stances : The Mazitu tribes had overrun Casembe's territory and 

 so devastated it that the trade in ivory had been almost utterly 

 destroyed. To preserve their own interests, therefore, the Arabs 

 had joined Casembe and defeated the Mazitu with great slaughter. 

 This success gave the Arabs a hope of finally possessing the entire 

 country, but Casembe soon became aware of their ambitions, 

 and forming an alliance with another strong chief, named Chi- 

 kumbi, the two attacked Kombokombo, an Arab leader, but were 

 repulsed. There was now fighting on all sides, so that Living- 

 stone could not hope to go unmolested through so large a district 

 as lay between him and Casembe. 



Shortly after leaving Bangweola Lake he was intercepted by 

 a large body of furious Imbozhwa (Casembe soldiers), who, 

 mistaking his party for plunderers, raised their spears and were 

 upon the point of attacking, when an old man who had seen 

 Livingstone at Casembe, rushed out in front of his people and 

 ordered them to desist. It was only by a piece of extraordinary 

 good fortune that Livingstone was not killed, but on the following 

 day his party was again besieged by another army of natives 

 under the false impression that he was heading a crowd of Mazitu, 

 but for a second time good luck attended him. 



On the 23d of September he fell in with some Arab traders and 

 four hundred Wanyamwezi people, who were trying to get out of 

 the country, and together they marched northward. In anticipa- 

 tion of attacks they built fences each night around their camp 

 and kept out a sharp watch for enemies until reaching the Kalon- 

 gosi river, which is the southern boundary of Casembe's territory. 



KILLING PRISONERS. 



LIVINGSTONE hardly expected an attack after reaching Cas- 

 embe's country, but in this he was mistaken ; for, on account of 

 the killing of a woman by an Arab, the Imbozhwa turned out in 

 strong force and attacked the combined forces of Livingstone, 

 the Wanyamwezi, and Arabs. A stockade was hastily constructed, 

 but this would have afforded little protection had it not been for 

 $e Wanyamwezi, who shot rigorously with their arrows and 



