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THOMAS J. COMBER. 
work faithfully and cheerfully. He would work, the 
Lord helping him, as she who had been taken would 
have had him work ; consequently, a week after her 
death, with Mr. Hartland as his companion, he 
started upon the proposed journey for Makuta. It 
was attended with many difficulties, and, as far as any 
permanent settlement was concerned, was most dis- 
appointing. As a specimen of Mr. Comber’s manner 
of keeping rough notes, as well as for the information 
supplied, the following will be read with interest : — 
“Tuesday, 9th September. — Carriers won’t start — 
stay all day — can’t get other carriers, and these won’t 
return ; they say they will wait. 
“Wednesday, loth. — Still here (Kola); carriers 
seem afraid to go on, and take their pay for one day, 
speaking of returning ; but they don’t return. Mr. 
Hartland has fever again (yesterday, ague). Soba 
brings bullets (three square pieces of iron roughly 
smelted), saying that Susu-Mpemba had sent them to 
him on our behalf. I say we will wait fot Matoka, 
but try to arrange ambassadors to go to Tungwa, 
feeling that the people won’t like to see us without 
our first sending ambassadors. Sent off Cozinheiro, 
Cam, and Sabbi (Cam to carry cloth and see it 
delivered to Susu-Mpemba, as I cannot trust the 
others). Fear that present sent by first ambassadors 
did not reach the chiefs. Our fresh ambassadors 
start at 3.30, and may be able to return to-night, as 
it is only about five miles. Ambassadors do not 
return. Latitude (from observation) 5° 42' 28". 
(Vega.) 
“Thursday, nth. — Cam returns with Sabbi at 
7.30. Says that others were afraid to enter Tungwa, 
saying that Susu-Mpemba would shoot them. Cam 
answers, ‘ Never mind ; suppose they do. Let us go.’ 
They wanted him to give up the present into the 
hands of a stranger to convey to Susu-Mpemba, but 
acting upon my instructions Cam refuses. Cozinheiro, 
afraid to return, they say, has gone to Congo by 
