774 CHUM A BEACHES UNYANYEMBE. 



and buy ivory and slaves. The new arrivals told them that 

 they had come straight through Unyanyembe from Bagamoio, 

 on the coast, and that the doctor's death had already been re- 

 ported there by natives of Fipa. 



With no small satisfaction the men learned from the outward- 

 bound caravan that the previous story was a true one, and they 

 were assured that Dr. Livingstone's son with two Englishmen 

 and a quantity of goods had already reached Unyanyembe. 



The country here showed all the appearance of a salt-pan ; 

 indeed a quantity of very good salt was collected by one of the 

 men, who thought he could turn an honest bunch of beads with 

 it at Unyanyembe. 



When they arrived at Baula, Jacob Wainwright, the scribe of 

 the party, was commissioned to write an account of the distress- 

 ing circumstances of the doctor's death, and Chuma, taking 

 three men with him, pressed on to deliver it to the English 

 party in person. The rest of the cortege followed them through 

 the jungle to Chilunda's village. 



The Manyara river was crossed on its way to Tanganyika 

 before they got to Chikooloo. Leaving this village behind 

 them, they advanced to the Ugunda district, now ruled by 

 Kalimangombi, the son of Mbereke, the former chief, and so on 

 to Kasekera, which, it will be remembered, is not far from 

 Unyanyembe. 



When Chuma reached the Arab settlement, Lieutenant Cam- 

 eron was quickly put in possession of the main facts of Dr. 

 Livingstone's death by reading Jacob's letter, and Chuma was 

 questioned concerning it in the presence of Dr. Dillon and 

 Lieutenant Murphy. It was a disappointment to find that the 

 reported arrival of Mr. Oswell Livingstone was entirely errone- 

 ous ; but Lieutenant Cameron showed the way-worn men every 

 kindness. Chuma rested one day before setting out to relieve 

 his comrades, to whom he had arranged to make his way as soon 

 as possible. Lieutenant Cameron expressed a fear that it would 

 not be safe for him to carry the cloth he was willing to furnish 

 them with if he had not a stronger convoy, as he himself had 

 suffered too sorely from terrified bearers on his way thither ; but 

 the young fellows were pretty well acquainted with native 

 marauders by this time, and set off without apprehension. 



