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coast lie four or five islands, two of which, according to 

 the Arabs, are of considerable size ; the only name given 

 is Ukungwe, which appears, however, to be rather the 

 name of the farthest point visible from Kasenge, and 

 bearing S. 58° E. On the north-western frontier of 

 Marungu, and about three marches from the lake, is the 

 district called Utumbara, from Mtumbara its sultan. 

 This Utumbara, which must not be confounded with 

 the district of the same name in Northern Unyamwezi, 

 is said by the Arabs to be fifteen to twenty days' march 

 from Usenda. 



Marungu, though considered dangerous, has often 

 been visited by Arab merchants. After touching at 

 Kasenge they coast along Uguhha for four days, not 

 daring to land there in consequence of an event that 

 happened about 1841-42. A large Arab caravan of 

 200 armed slaves, led by Mohammed bin Salih and 

 Sulayman bin Nasir, and with four coadjutors, Abd el 

 Al and Ibn Habib, Shiahs of Bahrayn, Nasir and 

 Kashid bin Salim el Harisi (who soon afterwards died 

 at Marungu) took boat to Marungu, and in due time 

 arrived at Usenda. They completed their cargo, and 

 were returning in a single boat, when they were per- 

 suaded by the Sultan Mtumbara to land, and to assist 

 him in annihilating a neighbour, Sam a or Kipyoka, 

 living at about one day's march from the Lake. The 

 Arabs, aided by Africans, attacked a bom a, or palisade, 

 where, bursting in, they found Sama's brother sitting 

 upon pombe, with his wife. The villagers poured in a 

 shower of arrows, to which the Arabs replied by shoot- 

 ing down the happy couple over their cups. Sama's 

 people fled, but presently returning they massacred the 

 slaves of the Arabs, who were obliged to take refuge in 



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