called Movue, which flows into
Luapula; another river called Mokobwa comes from the south-east into
Moero. Itawa is the name of Nsama's country and people.

A day distant from Nsama's place there is a hot fountain called "Paka
pezhia," and around it the earth shakes at times: it is possible that
the earthquake we felt here may be connected with this same centre of
motion.

_6th August, 1867._--The weather is becoming milder. An increase of
cold was caused by the wind coming from the south. We have good
accounts of the Wasongo from all the Arabs, their houses built for
cattle are flat-roofed and enormously large; one, they say, is a
quarter of a mile long. Merere the chief has his dwelling-house within
it: milk, butter, cheese, are in enormous quantities; the tribe, too,
is very large. I fear that they may be spoiled by the Arab underlings.

_7th August, 1867._--Some of my people went down to Karambo and were
detained by the chief, who said "I won't let you English go away and
leave me in trouble with these Arabs."

A slave had been given in charge to a man here and escaped, the Arabs
hereupon went to Karambo and demanded payment from the chief there; he
offered clothing, but they refused it, and would have a man; he then
offered a man, but this man having two children they demanded all
three. They bully as much as they please by their fire-arms. After
being spoken to by my people the Arabs came away. The chief begged
that I would come and visit him once more, for only one day, but it
is impossible, for we expect to move directly. I sent the information
to Hamees, who replied that they had got a clue to the man who was
wiling away their slaves from them. My people saw others of the low
squad which always accompanies the better-informed Arabs bullying the
people of another village, and taking fowls and food without payment.
Slavery makes a bad neighbourhood!

Hamees is on friendly terms with a tribe of Mazitu who say that they
have given up killing people. They lifted a great many cattle, but
have very few now; some of them came with him to show the way to
Kasonso's.

Slaves are sold here in the same open way that the business is carried
on in Zanzibar slave-market. A man goes about calling out the price he
wants for the slave, who walks behind him; if a woman, she is taken
into a hut to be examined in a state of nudity.

Some of the Arabs believe that meteoric stones are thrown at Satan for
his wickedness. They