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day, the new moon having appeared on the first of this 

 month, and he was to send after its appearance. 



5th August. — Men came yesterday with the message 

 that Hamees must wait a little longer, as Nsama had not 

 yet got all the ivory and the goods which were stolen : 

 they remained over yesterday. The headman, Katala, says 

 that Lunda is eight days from Nsama or Moero, and in 

 going we cross a large river called Movue, which flows into 

 Luapula ; another river called Mokobwa comes from the 

 south-east into Moero. Itawa is the name of Nsama's 

 country and people. 



A day distant from Nsania's place there is a hot fountain 

 called " Paka pezhia," and around it the earth shakes at 

 times : it is possible that the earthquake we felt here may 

 be connected with this same centre of motion. 



Qth August. — The weather is becoming milder. An 

 increase of cold was caused by the wind coming from the 

 south. We have good accounts of the Wasongo from all 

 the Arabs, their houses built for cattle are flat-roofed and 

 enormously large ; one, they say, is a quarter of a mile long. 

 Merere the chief has his dwelling-house within it : milk, 

 butter, cheese, are in enormous quantities ; the tribe, too, is 

 very large. I fear that they may be spoiled by the Arab 

 underlings. 



1th August. — Some of my people went down to Karambo 

 and were detained by the chief, who said " I won't let you 

 English go away and leave me in trouble with these Arabs." 



A slave had been given in charge to a man here and 

 escaped, the Arabs hereupon went to Karambo and de- 

 manded payment from the chief there ; he offered clothing, 

 but they refused it, and would have a man ; he then 

 offered a man, but this man having two children they 

 demanded all three. They bully as much as they please 

 by their firearms. After being spoken to by my people the 

 Arabs came away. The chief begged that I would come 



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