The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-17

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country 10 carried on almost entirely with his
money and that of other Bantam British subjects.
The Banians advance the goods required and the
Arabs proceed inland as their agents, perform the
trading, or rather numbering, and when sav es and
slaves The Banians pocket the price, and adrotly
let the odium rest on their agents. AS O rule no
travelling Arab has money sufficient to undertake
come rich initiate the Banians and
send their nassn, ,o sn%
scarcely carry on their system of trade were they
not In possession OF the Custom House, apd had
power to seize all the goods that pass through It to
are appointed on their recommendation and be-
come mere trade agents. When the Arabs in the
unite under Governor as leader for they know
that defending them or concerning means for their
ali IN debt 70 the Banians, and The Bantam IAN slaves
are employed IN erreting out every trade transac-
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possible r even this nn aTa sSa to
are allowed to keep or sell the slaves their share
Of the profits 1t Will readily be perceived that the
bantam British subjects at Zanzibar Is very far from
The packet above referred to was never more
heard Of, but man called Musa Hannah had been
employed to drive some bntaoes for me from the
co 9st, and on leaving Ugi the same day the packet
letter, dated May 1869, which he concealed on his
person, knowing that on its production his wages
dering of my goods by the Governor's slave Saloon,
and received share to hold his peace. He was de-
and even sent back , to U On his private business,
he being ignorant all the while thai Kamaah pos
sessed the secreted letter; 1t was the only docg-
ment OF more than forty that reached Zanzibar. It
made known In some measure my wants, but my.
checks on Bombay for money were In the lost
to furnish on credit all the goods and advances
OF pay for the men required In the expedition.
Of zanzibar but he applied to All bin Salem, the
brother OF his agent the Governor. TO furnish two
fve,' men to conduct the goods and men tai
ported to be. He recommended shereef FosIcr and
Awathe first and second conductors Of the cara
brother being "brds Of one feather" the conse-
quences might have been foretold. No sooner did
hamad Nassur, Zanzbarborn Bantam or Hindoo.i
and he advanced twenty-five BOXES OF soap and
he mainland nd receyee r" 20
Banians there, whose names are to be unknown,
sSs soap ana O. p% S
on the Journey. In the Bagomoyo Banian's house
shereef broke the soap boxes and slowed the CON
that the pagaS or carriers paid by me should carry
them. Other pagazi were employed to carry
VIZ my 0esn 81 hs
OF the Journey were betrayed out OF my prop.
his Bantam accompilces ne was in no hurry to re-
tween the coast ana UJI|i distance which could
easily have been accomplished in three. Making
every allowance for detention BY sickness In the
party, and by sending back for men to replace the
we're quite shameless. TWO months at one spot,
two months at another place, and two months OF
BRANDY @ 20 nR os
lens never drink. but he was able to send back
nom Unyanyembe, over goo worth Of ivory-lhe
pagazi again paid nom my stores. He then ran
riot with the supplies, all the way purchasing the
most expensive food for himself his slaves, his
Ujiji his retail trade for the Banans and himsclS
was finished, and in defiance OF his engagement to
days beyosd Bambarre went to TIN and reported
to him That was near and waiting for him, he re-
fused their invitation to return with them.
The Banians, who adya their goods for retail
by Shereef had In fact, taken advantage Of the no.
torlous East African Mosem dHplcity to interpose
mcnt officers, and, almost within tue shadow Of
the Consulate, suppiant Dr.. Kinks attempt to aid
ton TO the qualification Of their own greed She
reef was their ready tool, and having at Ujijf
finished the Banan trade ne acted as u nc nad Tor
Here the drunken hufcastc MOslem tailor lay in
toxcated at times Tor whole month; the drink
Of course. ''''' 49,
Awathe, the other head man, was spectator Of
opened his mouth In remonstrance or In sending
notice to the Consul. lie had carefully con-
rendered Ss him quite INCAPABLE engages perormn 1e
sase ke quiz tie S q he that ~
ought to be paid all his wages In fun. shall mar
rate below how OF the Bantam slaves bought
by shereef and Awathe initiated their leaders and
refused to go forward, and ultimately, by fasehood
and cowardice, forced me to return between four
hundred and Ave hundred miles; But here may
mention how Shereef finished up his services He
wrote to his friend, the Governor of Unyanyembe,
for permission to sell the debris Of my goods, DE
search for the Doctor, but they returned ana said
that he was dead.n He also OWNED on the Koran,
and 1t told the same tale
4 COR nQCa n az hQt hA M
slaves in search OF me, and nom the people above
mentioned, who returned from camp In front Of
So, on his own authority and that Of tho Koran he
sold OF the remaining goods at merely nominal
SELF, and lately returned to ind myself destitute
Of everything except very few articles Of barter
which took the precauton to leave here In case Of
have stated the case to Dr. Kirk acting political
agent and Consul at Zanzibar, and claim as simple
jects should, for stepping In between me and the
supplies sent. be compelled to refund the entire ex-
penses Of the frustrated expedition and all the
high interest-twenty or Twenty-Five per cent
thereon-set down against ME In Ludha's books; II
not also the wages OF my people and personal ex-
penses for two years. the time during which, by
their surreptitous agent Shereef, my servants and
self were prevented from executing our regular
duty.
The late Sultan Seyed Maid compelled the Arab
who cOnnived at the plumber OF all the Baron Van
Lake Nyassa to refund the Whole. It Is nconceiv
able that the dra2omnn aud other paid servants Of
the consulate were ignorant OF the fraud practsed
by the Banians on DR.. Kirk and me-
All the Banans and Bantam slaves were perfectly
well aware of Muhamad Nassur's completely. The
vilany OF saddlng on me all the expenses OF their
retail venture OF soap, brandy, opium and gunpow-
der was perpetrated In open day, and could not es-
cape the notice OF the paid agents OF the Consul but
how this matter was concealed from him, and also
the dishonest characters OF Syed bin All Buraschd
and Shereef, It Is diffieult to conceive. The Oft
repeated asseveration OF Shereei that he acted
throughout on the advice Of Ludha may have ray
OF truth IN 1t. But little gentle pressure on Syed
thn
the punishment OF Shereef though 1t Is also highly
probable that he viii take refuge near the Governor
Of Unyanyembe till the AFFAIR blows over II the rich
Bantam English subjects be compelled to refund, this
alone will deter them from again plundering the
servants OF q government which goes to great ex-
pense for their protection.
will now proceed to narrate In as few words az
possible how have been bafi1ed by the Bantam
slaves sent by Ludha, instead OF men. They agreed
IN N hay thar