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From Cairo the party proceeded to Aden, where 
they met with much kindness from Colonel Playfair, 
who was then assistant political resident at that 
place. Colonel Playfair had engaged for them an 
Arab baghala, and he rendered them substantial help 
in many other ways. On the I2th of November they 
set sail for Mombasa, but they had a very trying 
voyage before them. An Arab baghala and a Pen- 
insular and Oriental steamboat are very different 
vessels, and the missionaries were to prove this by 
painful experience. After a very tedious and perilous 
voyage along the Arabian coast, extending over 
nearly two months, they reached Zanzibar on the 5th 
of January, 1862. 
They were received kindly by Colonel Pelly, then 
her B. M.'s consul there. An introduction to the Sultan, 
Sayid Majid, followed. The Sultan treated the party 
with great kindness, favouring them with a passport 
through his dominions, and recommending them to 
the care of his subordinates. 
Nothing remained but to commence operations. 
The missionaries began to look about them for suitable 
localities in which to pitch their tent. Usambara and 
Unika seemed to present the most inviting prospects, 
and after due consideration it was determined to 
commence a mission in each of these countries. It 
was arranged that the two missionaries from St. 
Chrischona should endeavour to establish missions at 
the latter place, and Messrs. Wakefield and Woolner 
at the former. 
Dr. Krapf, therefore, accompanied by the Swiss, 
proceeded without delay to the Wanika. They 
reached Mombasa on the 20th, and thence made 
