force with such impetuosity that the former victors were
now scattered in all directions. Those who could run fast
enough were saved—the rest were speared to death by the
natives. Nobody knew how Jafti fell ; but Snay, after
running a short distance, called one of his slaves, and
begged him to take his gun, saying, “ I am too old to
keep up with you ; keep this gun for my sake, for I will
lie down here and take my chance.” He never was seen
again. But this was not all their misfortunes; for the
slaves who brought in this information had met the first
detachment, sent with the Khoko loot, at Kig&a, where,
they said, the detachment had been surprised by Manila
Séra, who, having fortified a village with four hundred <
men, expecting this sort of thing, rushed out upon them,
and cut them all up.
The Arabs, after the first burst of their grief was over,
came to me again in a body, and begged me to assist them,
for they were utterly undone. Manùa Séra prevented
their direct communication with their detachment at
Mdaburu, and that again was cut off from their caravans
at Kanyenyé by the Mzanza people, and in fact all the
Wagogo ; so they hoped at least I would not forsake them,
which they heard I was going to do, as Manila Séra had
also threatened to attack Kazé. I then told them, finally,
that their proposals were now beyond my power, for I
had a duty to perform as well as themselves, and in a day
or two I should be off.
l i th to 17th.—On the 14th thirty-nine porters were
brought in from Rungtia by. Miisa’s men, who said they
had collected one hundred and twenty, and brought
them to within ten miles of this, When some travellers
frightened all but thirty-nine away, by telling them, “ Are
you such fools as to venture into Kazé now ? all the
Arabs have been killed, or were being cut up and pursued
by Manila Séra.” This sad disappointment threw me
on my “ beam-ends.” For some reason or other none of
Miisa’s slaves would take service, and the Arabs prevented
theirs from leaving the place, as it was already too short
of hands. To do the best under these circumstances, I
determined on going to Rungtia with what kit could be
carried, leaving Bombay behind with Müsa until such
time as I should arrive there, and, finding more men, could
send them back for the rest. I then gave Mtisa the last of
the gold watches the I ndian Government had given me ; *
and, bidding Sheikh Said take all our letters and specimens
back to the coast as soon as the road was found
practicable, set out on the march northwards with Grant
and Baraka, and all the rest of my men who were well
enough to carry loads, as well as some of Müsa’s head men,
who knew where to get porters.
After passing Masangé and Zimbili, we put up a night
in the village of Iviri, on the northern border
ntk. ’ of Unyanyembé, and found several officers
f c f | there, sent by Mkisiwa, to enforce a levy of
To ira-i, mh. soldiers to take the field with the Arabs at
fo^T Usagari’ Kazé against Manüa Séra ; to effect which,
they walked about ringing bells, and bawling
out that if a certain percentage of all the inhabitants
did not muster, the village chief would be seized,
and their plantations confiscated. My men all mutinied
here for increase of ration allowances. To find themselves
food with, I had given them all one necklace of beads
each per diem since leaving Kazé, in lieu of cloth, which
hitherto had been served out for that purpose. It was a
very liberal allowance, because the Arabs never gave more
than one necklace to every three men, and that, too, of
inferior quality to what I served. I brought them to at
last by starvation, and then we went on. Dipping down
into a valley between two clusters of granitic hills, beautifully
clothed with trees and grass, studded here and there
with rich plantations, we entered the district of Usagari,
* The two first gold watches were given, away at Zanzibar.