k aim at me: they took us for plunderers, and some plants of
ground-nuts thrown about gave colour to their idea. One good soul
helped us away--a blessing be on him and his. Another chief man took
us for Mazitu! In this state of confusion Cazembe heard that my party
had been cut off: he called in Moenempanda and took the field in
person, in order to punish the Banyamwezi, against whom he has an old
grudge for killing a near relative of his family, selling Bauesi, and
setting themselves up as a power in his country.

The two Arab traders now in the country felt that they must unite
their forces, and thereby effect a safe retreat. Chikumbi had kept
twenty-eight tusks for Syde bin Omar safely; but the coming of Casembe
might have put it out of his power to deliver up his trust in safety,
for an army here is often quite lawless: each man takes to himself
what he can. When united we marched from Kizinga on 23rd September
together, built fences every night to protect ourselves and about 400
Banyamwezi, who took the opportunity to get safely away. Kombokombo
came away from his stockade, and also part of the way, but cut away by
night across country to join the parties of his countrymen who still
love to trade in Katanga copper. We were not molested, but came nearly
north to the Kalongosi. Syde parted from us, and went away east to
Mozamba, and thence to the coast.

FOOTNOTES:

[64] The allusion is to Mrs. Livingstone's grave.

[65] At one season the long grass which covers the face of the country
catches fire. For some three months the air is consequently filled
with smoke.--ED.

CHAPTER XIII.

Cataracts of the Kalongosi. Passage of the river disputed.
Leeches and method of detaching them. Syde bin Habib's slaves
escape. Enormous collection of tusks. III. Theory of the Nile
sources. Tribute to Miss Tinne. Notes on climate. Separation of
Lake Nyassa from the Nile system. Observations on Victoria
Nyanza. Slaves dying. Repentant deserters. Mohamad Bogharib.
Enraged Imbozhwa. An attack. Narrow escape. Renewed attack. A
parley. Help arrives. Bin Juma. March from the Imbozhwa country.
Slaves escape. Burial of Syde bin Habib's brother. Singular
custom. An elephant killed. Native game-laws. Rumour of Baker's
Expedition. Christmas dinners.

_11th October, 1868._--From Kizinga north the country is all covered
with forest, and thrown up into ridges of hardened sandstone, capped