14th September, 1867.—­I remained at Hara, for I was ill, and Hamees had no confidence in Nsama, because he promised his daughter to wife by way of cementing the peace, but had not given her.  Nsama also told Hamees to stay at Hara, and he would send him ivory for sale, but none came, nor do people come here to sell provisions, as they do elsewhere; so Hamees will return to Chitimba’s, to guard his people and property there, and send on Syde Hamidi and his servants to Lopere, Kabuire, and Moero, to buy ivory.  He advised me to go with them, as he has no confidence in Nsama; and Hamidi thought that this was the plan to be preferred:  it would be slower, as they would purchase ivory on the road, but safer to pass his country altogether than trust myself in his power.

The entire population of the country has received a shock from the conquest of Nsama, and their views of the comparative values of bows and arrows and guns have undergone a great change.  Nsama was the Napoleon of these countries; no one could stand before him, hence the defeat of the invincible Nsama has caused a great panic.  The Arabs say that they lost about fifty men in all:  Nsama must have lost at least an equal number.  The people seem intelligent, and will no doubt act on the experience so dearly bought.

In the midst of the doubts of Hamees a daughter of Nsama came this afternoon to be a wife and cementer of the peace!  She came riding “pickaback” on a man’s shoulders; a nice, modest, good-looking young woman, her hair rubbed all over with nkola, a red pigment, made from the camwood, and much used as an ornament.  She was accompanied by about a dozen young and old female attendants, each carrying a small basket with some provisions, as cassava, ground-nuts, &c.  The Arabs were all dressed in their finery, and the slaves, in fantastic dresses, flourished swords, fired guns, and yelled.  When she was brought to Hamees’ hut she descended, and with her maids went into the hut.  She and her attendants had all small, neat features.  I had been sitting with Hamees, and now rose up and went away; as I passed him, he spoke thus to himself:  “Hamees Wadim Tagh! see to what you have brought yourself!!”

15th September, 1867.—­A guide had come from Nsama to take us to the countries beyond his territory.  Hamees set off this morning with his new wife to his father-in-law, but was soon met by two messengers, who said that he was not to come yet.  We now sent for all the people who were out to go west or north-west without reference to Nsama.

16th-18th September, 1867.—­Hamidi went to Nsama to try and get guides, but he would not let him come into his stockade unless he came up to it without either gun or sword.  Hamidi would not go in on these conditions, but Nsama promised guides, and they came after a visit by Hamees to Nsama, which he paid without telling any of us:  he is evidently ashamed of his father-in-law.