The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-17
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passed ano.he a' camp Of Julian traders and ey
Tsese ncudea seventeen men Of SanyemS who
had volunteered to carry ivory to Ulij and goods
yema who had IN modern times gone fifty miles
from their birthplaces. AS all the Arabs had been
enloined by sayed Mald, the late Sultan, to show
me al the Kindness in their power, could not de-
cline their request. My party was increased to
eighty, and long line OF men bearing elephants
tusks gave us all the appearance OF traders the
only cloth had left some months before consisted
of two red blankets, which were converted into a
no Europeans TO see it. The matreated men. now
burning for revenge, remembered the dress and am,
murdered red tieIr relations. they would hold
no parley: We had to pass through five
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we could at times only see shadow moving and
slight rustic IN the rank vegetation was spear
people In front peered into every little opening IN
the dense thicket before they would venture past
were slaln large spear lunged past CLOSE behind;
another missed me by about foot In front. Coming
cleared for cultivation observed that IRE had
been applied to one Of the gigantic trees made stI
higher BY growing On an anth twenty or more
eaten through felt that there was danger, 1t
looked so far away, till 1t appeared coming right
came to the ground only one yard OF, broke In
several lengths, and covered me with q cloud Of
peace you win finish your work in spite 81 ali these
people, and in spite OF everything" I, too took 1t
as an omen Of good that had three narrow escapes
The Manyema are expert in throwing the spear,
and as had o glance OF him whose spear missed by
less than an inch behind, and he was not ten yards
OF, was saved clearly by the good hand OF the
Almighty Preserver Of men. can say this deyo1tly
weary hours among fures oil eager to slgnallze
themselves by Staying one they sincerely oeeved
sentiments entered the mind. The excitement
gave way to oyerpowering wearlness ana ,elt az
courageous, but perfectly Indifferent whether
were Killed or not.
On coming TO the cleared plantations belonging
to the next group OF villages all lay down to rest
and soon saw their headman walking unarmed
In stately manner toward u.s. He had heard the
and came me- to inquire the cause When he Fad con.
suited his elders he sent an offer to me In the even
people who had guns he would bring me ten goats
Instead OF three mich ones had lost. again ex-
planned the mistake under which ms 81 next neigh
he was ready TO admit that my Joining in his an
cient feud would only make matters worse. In
the wrongs which hia foes had suffered, and oil
through could not help sympathlzing with them,
Though was the especial G6ecf n tsf revenge
Her Majesty's Consul, Inner Africa.
Letter No. 6-Dr. Livingstone to DIR. Kirk.
UJIJI, October 80, 1871.
SIR wrote on the 25th and 2Sth current two
very hurried letters one for you and the other for
Lord Clarendon, which were forwarded to Unyan-
yembe. had just reached this place thoroughly
jaded In body and mind and found that your agent,
Shereef Bosher had sold or all the goods you sent
for slaves and ivory for himself. He had OWNED
on the Koran and found that was dead He also
wrote to the Governor Of Unyanyembe that he had
sent slaves to Manyema, who returned and reported
my decease, and he wished the permission Of the
Governor to sell the goods. He, however, knew
from mon who camo from me in Manyema that
was near Uju at Bambarre, and waiting for him
and supplies; but when my friends here protested
against the sale Of my goods he invariably an
swered, "You know nothing about the matter.
alone know that the Consul ordered me to remain
one month at Ujijl, and then sell OF and return"
When came he said that Ludha had so ordered
him.
From the Bantam slaves you sent learn tina
Ludha went to Ali bin Salem Buraschid person
! VIGOROUSLY dishonest and he recommended Shereef
Bosher as leader of the caravan. No sooner did he
obtain command than he wentto Muhamad Nassur,
who furnished twenty-five boxes Of soap and eight
cases OF brandy to be retailed IN the course Of the
journey inland. At Bagomoyo Shcreef got guam
| tity OF opium and gunpowder from two Banians
there whose names are unknown to me. in their
house Shereef broke the soap boxes and slowed the
entire, and pagasi employed to carry them and the
opium and gunpowdor ana PAID OUT o. N.Y. my caes
The Banians and Shereef had interposed their own
GERS, and thenceforward all the expenses Of the
Journey were betrayed out Of my supplies, and
plces i've frasilahs Of ivory from Unyanyembe.
value some sixty pounds; the pagazi again paid by
teen months in traversing distance that could
easily have been accomplished in three: II we de.
duct two months for detention by sickness, we
hav months,
voted to the private Interests OF the Banians and
s sn and rot xsn ns sSSnS SSyn a;
lived in my tent tn It was SO rotten na tw o.
opium, gunpowder, and soap; and these being
finished, on reaching Ujli he would go no further
| a month at q time; the duio pombe
and palm sGSsS al Hs p ,sSas wt
eight eight yards for each q his slaves eight yards for
his woman and eight yards er Awane the ps other
slaves employed by Ludha to me at Bambarre he
would not allow me more than two frasilohs OF the
very coarsest beads evidently exchanged for my
| fne samsams a few pieces OF calico and in great
mercy half the coffee and sugar. The slaves came
stated, by selling OF all except the other haf OF the
coffee and sugar and one bundle OF unsalabe
from this; but, hearing OF disturbances at Unyan.
yembe, deposited his ivory In village near, and
coming back took the four pieces OF calico, and re.
ceved OF all the fine calico and dear beads you sent
! not q single yard or string OF beads.
! Awathe, the other head man employed, was a
spectator of all the plumber by Shereef from the
coast EDWARDS, and never opened his voice IN re-
monstrance or in sending back report to his en-
| ployer. He carefully concealed an innrmity from
! YOU which prevented him from performing single
! duty for me. He had his 'sheepa" long before he
was engaged, and he stated to me that the large
! neshy growth came up at once on reaching UJiji.
! It Is not hydrocele but sarcocelc, and his own
statement proved that the pain he feigned had en-
| tirely ceased when Dugumbe, friend OF mine.
one red TO convex him by short, easy stages to me.
| lie refused, from believing that the Banjans have
| so much power that he will be paid IN full FOR all
| the time he has been dishonesty devouring my
! goods though quite unable to do any duty. Du-
! guinbe also offered to convey packet OF letters
| that was delivered to Shereef here as my agent,
but when he told him that he was about to start IL
! wna not forthcoming IL WAS nrohahy DESTROYED