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spend the beads and cloth in buying slaves, but kept them for 
food. You can imagine, then, how disappointed I was, when I 
saw them, without exception, selling all they had — even stripping 
themselves, and putting on sackcloth — to find the wherewithal to 
buy slaves. Thus, the number of mouths in my camp has been 
trebled, while the means to provide for them has been reduced. 
The camp has ever since been a regular slave-pen ; I have put 
my hut outside of it, and given the people of the country to 
understand that I have nothing to do with this slave-buying and 
tying-up business. I have done what I can to keep my men 
supplied, though it has cost me all that I had, even to my bed- 
sheets and spare clothing, and my own food has been like theirs 
all the while. 
SOME LEFT LOADS RETURNED. 
August 2nd. — Five of the loads I left at Nana Kandundu were 
brought on to-day. Cinyama's men, who had escaped at the 
time of the scare that took place six weeks previously at the 
Lualaba river, had gone on to Nana Kandundu, not thinking to 
return. But changing their minds, they proposed to the old lady 
that she should deliver up to them some of my loads, and they 
would return to Garenganze in search of their relatives. 
She not only complied with their request, but sent one or two 
of her own people with them. 
I heard of the robbery of a small bale of cloth which I had 
left at Nana Kandundu. It appears that a half-caste Portuguese 
had presented a letter to the chieftainess, purporting to be from 
me, and upon this false representation he got her to deliver up to 
him a valuable bale of cloth. Beads are, however, very valuable 
in this country, and a fair supply of them has just been brought 
to me. These will enable me to push forward with the building 
of my house. 
CINYAMA DISPATCHED WITH LETTERS. 
August 22trd. — Sent off Cinyama and Kasoma with letters for 
home, and careful instructions to look out for any white man in 
Bihe or at the coast who might be enquiring for me. I referred 
him also to Mr. Sanders, of the American Mission, for guidance. 
Msidi sent by Cinyama a verbal message to bring in, with all 
speed, any "brother" of mine that he might find. He also 
