them to the coast, and kept them half-starved until the
slaver arrived, when they were shipped in dhows and
brought off to the slaver, where, for nearly a week, whilst
the bargains were in progress, they were kept entirely
without food. I t was no wonder, then, every man of the
Brisk who first looked upon them did so with a feeling of
loathing and abhorrence of such a trade. All over the
vessel, but more especially below, old women, stark naked,
were dying in the most disgusting “ ferret-box” atmosphere
; while all those who had sufficient strength were
pulling up the hatches, and tearing at the salt fish they
found below, like dogs in a kennel.
On the 15 th the Manuela was sent to the Mauritius, and
we, after passing the Comoro Islands, arrived at our destination,
Zanzibar—called Lungüja by the aborigines, the
Wakhadim—and Unguja by the present Wasüahili.
On the 17th, after the anchor was cast, without a moment
s delay I went off to the British Consulate to see my
old friend Colonel Rigby. He was delighted to se,e us;
and, in anticipation of our arrival, had prepared rooms for
our reception, that both Captain Grant and myself might
enjoy his hospitality until arrangements could be made for
our final start into the interior. The town, which I had
left in so different a condition sixteen months before, was
in a state of great tranquillity, brought about by the
energy of the Bombay Government on the Muscat side,
and Colonel Rigby’s exertions on this side, in preventing
an insurrection Sultan Majid’s brothers had created with
a view of usurping his government.
The news of the place was as follows :—In addition to
the formerly constituted consulates—English, French, and
American—a fourth one, representing Hamburg, had been
created. Dr Roscher, who during my absence had made
a successful journey to the N’yinyézi N’yassa, or Star
Lake, was afterwards murdered by some natives in Uhi-
yow; and Lieutenant-Colonel Baron van der Decken,
another enterprising German, was organising an expedition
with a view to search for the relics of his countryman,
and, if possible, complete the project poor Roscher had
commenced.
Slavery had received a severe blow by the sharp measures
Colonel Rigby had taken in giving tickets of emancipation
to all those slaves whom our Indian subjects the
Banyans had been secretly keeping, and by fining the
masters and giving
the money to
the men to set
them up in life.
The interior of the
continent hadbeen
greatly disturbed,
owing to constant
war between the
natives and Arab
ivory merchants.
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chief of Khoko in Ugogo, for instance, had been shot, and
Manüa Sera (the Tippler), who succeeded the old Sultan
Fundi Kira, of Unyanyembé, on his death, shortly after
the late expedition left Kazé, was out in the field fighting
the Arabs. Récent letters from the Arabs in the interior,
however, gave hopes of peace being shortly restored.
Finally, in compliance with my request—and this was the
most important item of news to myseff||-Colonel Rigby
had sent on, thirteen days previously, fifty-six loads of
cloth and beads, in charge of two of Ramji’s men, consigned
to Músa at Kazé.
To- call on the Sultan, of course, was our first duty. He
received us in his usually affable manner; made many
trite remarks concerning our plans ; was surprised, if my
only object in view was to see the great river running out