806 LIFE OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE, LL.D. 



or three of our friends, who will be prepared to settle among your people, 

 and to teach them the Word of God, and other knowledge which will be use- 

 ful. The journey is a long one, and the way difficult ; but our friends do 

 not mind this if they can be the means of conveying to you the blessings 

 which we enjoy ourselves. It would have been more easy for them to come 

 by the Nile, but we are sorry to hear that there is not yet a safe passage by 

 that way. We hope you will do what you can to open the way and make 

 it safe, so that a larger trade may be opened with your country, and much 

 wealth and prosperity flow into it, together with all the blessings which the 

 religion of Jesus Christ imparts to any people that embraces it. 



"But as this way is not yet safe, our friends will come (God helping 

 them) by way of Zanzibar and Unyanyembe. They hope to arrive at Unyan- 

 yenibe about October (1876). They will bring with them tools and imple- 

 ments, and many other things which will be useful to your people. This will make 

 it more difficult for them to come to you quickly. We have learnt that much 

 delay is likely to be caused by the difficulty of getting porters, and of satis- 

 fying the demands for hongo, especially between Unyanyembe and Karague. 

 If, therefore, your Majesty could send down some of your people to Unyan- 

 yembe to conduct our friends to Uganda, they would sooner have the pleasure 

 of seeing your face. It seems to us also that it would save much time and 

 trouble to our friends if you could send some of your ships to meet them at 

 Karague, and to convey them forward to your capital ; but you will know 

 what is best in this matter. 



"From what Mr. Stanley has told us, we are sure you will give them a 

 warm welcome when they arrive, and treat them kindly, and take care that 

 they want for nothing. And we hope that the Almighty and All-merciful 

 God will give you and your princes and your people grace to listen to the 

 message that they bring you from Him. We are sorry that we are not able 

 to write to you in the language of Uganda, but we send this letter in Arabic, 

 in Kisuaheli, and in English, in proof of our sincerity and good wishes. We 

 hope that very soon the Word of God, which, as we have said, is the found- 

 ation of England's throne and of England's greatness, will be translated into 

 the language of Uganda, and that it will be the means of establishing a last- 

 ing friendship between the kingdoms of Uganda and England, though so far 

 distant one from another. In this we hope the kingdom of Karague will be 

 joined, as we are sending some teachers to stay with King Ruinanika and 

 teach his people. We feel that he also has a claim upon us for this, on account 

 of his kindness to the English travellers who have visited him ; and that you 

 will cordially unite with Rumanika in furthering the welfare of your subjects 

 is our earnest hope. 



" We are sending a copy of this letter by the Nile, as well as by Zanzi- 

 bar, in order to try and make sure of its reaching you. Commending you to 



