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is the guilty party. If he had been innocent he certainly 

 would have sent to ask the Bulungu, or Baulungu, why they 

 had attacked his people without cause. 



[Here is an entry concerning the tribe living far to the 

 East.] 



The Wasongo seem much like Zulus ; they go naked, and 

 have prodigious numbers of cattle, which occupy the same 

 huts with their owners. Oxen two shukahs each ; plenty of 

 milk. Merere is very liberal with his cattle, and gives every 

 one an ox : there is no rice, but maize and maere. Hamees 

 left the people to cultivate rice. Merere had plenty of ivory 

 when the^ Arabs came first, but now has none. 



1st July, 1867. — New moon to-day. They are very par- 

 ticular as to the time of offering up prayers, and in making 

 charms. One to-night was at 10 p.m. exactly. 



A number of cabalistic figures were drawn by Halfani, and 

 it is believed that by these Nsama's whereabouts may be 

 ascertained ; they are probably remains of the secret arts 

 which prevailed among Arabs before Mahomet appeared. 

 These Suaheli Arabs appear to have come down the coast 

 before that Prophet was born. 



3rd July. — Kasonso's people are expected. All the cap- 

 tives that were taken are to be returned, and a quantity of 

 cloth given to Nsama in addition: so far all seems right. 

 The new moon will appear to-night. The Arabs count from 

 one appearance to the next, not, as we do, from its conjunc- 

 tion with the sun to the next. 



4th July. — Katawanya came from near Liemba to join 

 the peacemakers. He and his party arrived at Liemba 

 after we did; he sent his people all round to seek ivory; 

 they don't care for anything but ivory, and cannot under- 

 stand why I don't do the same. 



6th July. — An earthquake happened at 3.30 p.m., accom- 

 panied with a hollow rumbling sound; it made me feel 



