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his breast. It is scarcely possible to tell how many of the 

 slaves have perished since they were bought or captured, 

 but the loss has been grievous. 



Lewale off to Mfutu to loiter and not to fight. The 

 Bagoye don't wish Arabs to come near the scene of action, 

 because, say they, " When one Arab is killed all the rest 

 run away, and they frighten us thereby. Stay at M'futu ; 

 Ave will do all the fighting." This is very acceptable 

 .advice. 



16th May. — A man came from Ujiji to say one of the 

 party at Kasongo's reports that a marauding party went 

 thence to the island of Bazula north of them. They ferried 

 them to an island, and in coming back they were assaulted 

 b)y the islanders in turn. They speared two in canoes 

 shoving off, and the rest, panic-struck, took to the water, and 

 thirty-five were slain. It was a just punishment, and shows 

 what the Manyuema can do, if aroused to right their wrongs. 

 JSTo news of Baker's party ; but Abed and Hassani are said 

 to be well, and far down the Lualaba. Nassur Masudi is at 

 Kasongo's, probably afraid by the Zula slaughter to go 

 further. They will shut their own market against themselves. 

 Lewale sends off letters to the Sultan to-day. I have no 

 news to send, but am waiting wearily. 



17th May. — Ailing. Making cheeses for the journey : 

 good, but sour rather, as the milk soon turns in this 

 climate, and we don't use rennet, but allow the milk to 

 coagulate of itself, and it does thicken in half a day. 



18th-19th May. — One of Dugumbe's men came to-day 

 from Ujiji. He confirms the slaughter of Matereka's people, 

 but denies that of Dugumbe's men. They went to Lomame 

 .about eleven days west, and found it to be about the size of 

 Luamo ; it comes from a Lake, and goes to Lualaba, near 

 the Kisingite, a cataract. Dugumbe then sent his people 

 down Lualaba, where much ivory is to be obtained. They 

 secured a great deal of copper — 1000 thick bracelets — on 



