. The Zambesi Basin and Nyassaland . n a few days our house was finished, and thecamp removed, our merchandise being placed insafe quarters out of the rain. A fortnight later messengers came Ijack fromthe Makanga chief, accompanied by Nfuka, hisbrother and heir, with a present. A letter Ireceived in Arabic from Muhammed acquaintedme with his experience of the chief, and that hehad been requested to remain until my arrival,and asked me to return wath Nfuka. After twoor three days preparation for my journey, Istarted off with an Arab detachment, leavingMr Hanner in charge of the house we had bui
. The Zambesi Basin and Nyassaland . n a few days our house was finished, and thecamp removed, our merchandise being placed insafe quarters out of the rain. A fortnight later messengers came Ijack fromthe Makanga chief, accompanied by Nfuka, hisbrother and heir, with a present. A letter Ireceived in Arabic from Muhammed acquaintedme with his experience of the chief, and that hehad been requested to remain until my arrival,and asked me to return wath Nfuka. After twoor three days preparation for my journey, Istarted off with an Arab detachment, leavingMr Hanner in charge of the house we had built,with a small force of Arabs. I was rather dubious of the reception I shouldreceive, but circumstances necessarily obligedme to go onward. On the fifth day w^e arrivedat Kasaiira village, on a tributary of the Ee-vugwe, where we halted, and messengers weresent on to the chief at the town of Kamsiki,five miles distant, to acquaint him wath ourapproach. After we had finished breakfast,messengers arrived from the capital, accompanied. A REGAL RECEPTION. 139 by the royal band, and we continued our march,enlivened by the strains and tootlings of fifes,drums, and several native instruments, followedby a crowd of natives who lined the a mile from Kamsiki we halted on the topof a rido;e overlookino- the town. From here awide road led into the citadel. Messengers wereagain sent forward to note our arrival. MyArabs gave a salute of two hundred rounds,which was followed by a din of musketry fromthe villao-e below. On hearino; the return salute,we advanced along the highway. As soon aswe were in sight of the stockade, a great crowdof natives poured out, amongst which we coulddiscern the chief himself, surrounded by hisprinces. I left my niachilla, and advanced onfoot, surrounded by Arabs with loaded yards from the walls of the town thechief and myself met. Around were thousandsof natives, behind me my own people and took my hand, and without a w
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