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spite of great drawbacks from unjust Arabs. It resembles 

 the markets of Manyuema, but is attended every day by 

 about 300 people. No dura has been brought lately to 

 Ujiji, because a Beloock man found the son of the chief 

 of Mbwara Island peeping in at his women, and beat the 

 young man, so that on returning home he died. The 

 Mbwara people always brought much grain before that, 

 but since that affair never come. 



The Arabs send a few freemen as heads of a party of 

 slaves to trade. These select a friendly chief, and spend at 

 least half these goods brought in presents on him, and in 

 buying the best food the country affords for themselves. It 

 Jiappens frequently that the party comes back nearly empty 

 handed, but it is the Banians that lose, and the Arabs are 

 not much displeased. This point is not again occupied if it 

 has been a dead loss. 



4th May. — Many palavers about Mirambu's death having 

 taken place and being concealed. Arabs say that, he is a 

 brave man, and the war is not near its end. Some northern 

 natives called Bagoye get a keg of powder and a piece of 

 cloth, go and attack a village, then wait a month or so 

 eating the food of the captured place, and come back for 

 stores again : thus the war goes on. Prepared tracing paper 

 to draw a map for Sir Thomas Maclear. Lewale invites 

 me to a feast. 



7 th May. — New moon last night. Went to breakfast 

 with Lewale. He says that the Mirambo war is virtually 

 against himself as a Seyed Majid man. They wish to have 

 him removed, and this would be a benefit. 



The Banyamwezi told the Arabs that they did not want 

 them to go to fight, because when one Arab was killed all 

 the rest ran away and the army got frightened. 



" Give us your slaves only and we will fight," say they. 



A Magohe man gave charms, and they pressed Mirambo 

 sorely. His brother sent four tusks as a peace-offering, and 



