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not look at the letter of the EngHsh consul, declaring 
that Sayid Majid alone was his master. The general 
letter of the Sultan he did not deem satisfactory, and 
asked for one specially addressed to himself He 
would not allow the party to proceed further without 
special instructions from the Sultan. 
This occasioned a delay of several days. Dr. 
Krapf, deeming it unnecessary that he should remain 
longer, embarked at once for Mombasa, leaving it 
to Messrs. Wakefield and Woolner to examine the 
country, and to decide as to its eligibihty or otherwise 
for mission work. In a few days a special letter from 
the Sultan was received, in which the Governor was 
rebuked for his treatment of the missionaries, and 
they were allowed to proceed at once. 
They made two short trips, the first to Kipumbui, 
south of Pangani, and the second to Chogue, about 
two days' journey up the course of that river. At 
Kipumbui they saw nothing to induce them to select 
it as a mission station, and at Chogue they were 
treated very roughly. They were anxious to make 
their way to Tongue, but, despite the Sultan s letter, 
they were not allowed to do this. Having done their 
utmost, they returned to the coast, and on the 24th 
of March they joined Dr. Krapf at Mombasa. Now 
it was decided to visit the Shimba mountain, in the 
Wanika country, hoping to find there a more eligible 
field. On the 27th the party set out on this tour, but 
before they had gone far, Messrs. Wakefield and 
Woolner both became so ill as to be unable to pro- 
ceed, and they returned to Mombasa. For many 
days they continued in this state, and it seemed 
as though the mission was to come to an untimely 
