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country flat and covered with dense tangled bush. Cassias 

 and another tree of the pea family are now in flower, and 

 perfume the air. Other two hours took us round a large 

 bend of this riyer. 



30th September. — We crossed the Kamosenga or another, 

 and reach Karungu's. The Kamosenga divides Lopere from 

 Itawa, the latter being Nsama's country ; Lopere is north- 

 west of it. 



1st October, 1867. — Karungu was very much afraid of us ; 

 he kept every one out of his stockade at first, but during 

 the time the Arabs sent forward to try and conciliate other 

 chiefs he gradually became more friendly. He had little 

 ivory to sell, and of those who had, Mtete or Mtema seemed 

 inclined to treat the messengers roughly. Men were also 

 sent to Nsama asking him to try and induce Mtema and 

 Chikongo to be friendly and sell ivory and provisions, but 

 he replied that these chiefs were not men under him, 

 and if they thought themselves strong enough to contend 

 against guns he had nothing to say to them. Other chiefs 

 threatened to run away as soon as they saw the Arabs 

 approaching. These were assured that we meant to pass 

 through the country alone, and if they gave us guides to 

 show us how, we should avoid the villages altogether, and 

 proceed to the countries where ivory was to be bought; 

 however, the panic was too great, no one would agree to 

 our overtures, and at last when we did proceed a chief 

 on the Kiver Choma fulfilled his threat and left us three 

 empty villages. There were no people to sell though the 

 granaries were crammed, and it was impossible to prevent 

 the slaves from stealing. 



Srd-Ath October. — When Chikongo heard Tipo Tipo's mes- 

 sage about buying ivory he said, " And when did Tipo Tipo 

 place ivory in my country that he comes seeking it ? " Yet 

 he sent a tusk and said " That is all I have, and he is not 

 to come here." Their hostile actions are caused principally 



