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stimulates the birds to pair and build, though they are of 

 broods scarcely weaned from being fed by their parents. 

 Bees swarm and pass over us. Sky clear, with fleecy clouds 

 here and there. 



1th June. — Sultan bin Ali called. He says that the path 

 by Fipa is the best, it has plenty of game, and people are 

 friendly.* By going to Amran I should get into the 

 vicinity of Merere, and possibly be detained, as the country 

 is in a state of war. The Beluch would naturally wish to 

 make a good thing of me, as he did of Speke. I gave him 

 a cloth and arranged the Sungomaze beads, but the box and 

 beads weigh 140 lbs., or two men's loads. I visited Lewale. 

 Heard of Baker going to Unyoro Water, Lake Albert. 

 Lewale praises the road by Moeneyungo and Merere, and 

 says he will give a guide, but he never went that way. 



10th June. — Othman, our guide from Ujiji hither, called 

 to-day, and says positively that the way by Fipa is decidedly 

 the shortest and easiest : there is plenty of game, and the 

 people are all friendly. He reports that Mirambo's head- 

 man, Merungwe, was assaulted and killed, and all his food, 

 cattle, and grain used. Mirambo remains alone. He has, 

 it seems, inspired terror in the Arab and Banyamwezi mind 

 by his charms, and he will probably be allowed to retreat 

 north by flight, and the war for a season close; if so, we 

 shall get plenty of Banyamwezi pagazi, and be off, for 

 which I earnestly long and pray. 



13th June. — Sangara, one of Mr. Stanley's men, returned 

 from Bagamoio, and reports that my caravan is at UgogO; 

 He arrived to-day, and reports that Stanley and the 

 American Consul acted like good fellows, and soon got a 

 party of over fifty off, as he heard while at Bagamoio, and 

 he left. The main body, he thinks, are in Ugogo. He- 



* It will be seen that this was fully confirmed afterwards by Living- 

 stone's men : the fact may be of importance to future travellers. — Ed. 



