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safe, but when the list was referred to, and the goods counted, 

 and he was questioned as to the serious loss, he at last 

 remembered a bale of seven pieces of merikano, and three 

 kanike — or 304 yards, that he evidently had hidden. On 

 questioning - him about the boxes brought, he was equally 

 ignorant, but at last said, " Oh ! I remember a box of 

 brandy where it went, and every one knows as well as I." 



18th February, 1872. — This, and Mr. Stanley's goods being- 

 found in his possession, make me resolve to have done with 

 him. My losses by the robberies of the Banian employed 

 slaves are more than made up by Mr. Stanley, Avho has given 

 me twelve bales of calico ; nine loads = fourteen and a half 

 bags of beads ; thirty-eight coils of brass wire ; a tent ; boat ; 

 bath ; cooking pots ; twelve copper sheets ; air beds ; 

 trowsers ; jackets, &c. Indeed, I am again quite set up, 

 and as soon as he can send men, not slaves, from the coast 

 I go to my work, with a fair prospect of finishing it. 



19th February. — Kest. Keceive 38 coils of brass wire 

 from Mr. Stanley, 14^ bags of beads, 12 copper sheets, 

 a strong canvas tent, boat-trowsers, nine loads of calico, 

 a bath, cooking pots, a medicine chest, a good lot of tools, 

 tacks, screw nails, copper nails, books, medicines, paper, tar, 

 many cartridges, and some shot. 



20th February. — To my great joy I got four flannel shirts 

 from Agnes, and I was delighted to find that two pairs of 

 fine English boots had most considerately been sent by my 

 friend Mr. Waller. Mr. Stanley and I measured the calico 

 and found that 733f yards were wanting, also two frasilahs 

 of samsam, and one case of brandy. Othman pretended 

 sickness, and blamed the dead men, but produced a bale of 

 calico hidden in Thani's goods; this reduced the missing 

 quantity to 436^ yards. 



21st February. — Heavy rains. I am glad we are in 

 shelter. Masudi is an Arab, near to Ali bin Salem at 

 Bagamoio. Bushir is an Arab, for whose slave he took a 



