30th June, 1871.—­Hassani pretended that he was not aware of Manilla’s foray, and when I denounced it to Manilla himself, he showed that he was a slave, by cringing and saying nothing except something about the debt of three slaves.

1st July, 1871.—­I made known my plan to Dugumbe, which was to go west with his men to Lomame, then by his aid buy a canoe and go up Lake Lincoln to Katanga and the fountains, examine the inhabited caves, and return here, if he would let his people bring me goods from Ujiji; he again referred to all the people being poisoned in mind against me, but was ready to do everything in his power for my success.  My own people persuaded the Bagenya not to sell a canoe:  Hassani knows it all, but swears that he did not join in the slander, and even points up to Heaven in attestation of innocence of all, even of Manilla’s foray.  Mohamadans are certainly famous as liars, and the falsehood of Mohamad has been transmitted to his followers in a measure unknown in other religions.

2nd July, 1871.—­The upper stratum of clouds is from the north-west, the lower from the south-east; when they mix or change places the temperature is much lowered, and fever ensues.  The air evidently comes from the Atlantic, over the low swampy lands of the West Coast.  Morning fogs show that the river is warmer than the air.

4th July, 1871.—­Hassani off down river in high dudgeon at the cowards who turned after reaching the ivory country.  He leaves them here and goes himself, entirely on land.  I gave him hints to report himself and me to Baker, should he meet any of his headmen.

5th July, 1871.—­The river has fallen three feet in all, that is one foot since 27th June.

I offer Dugumbe $2000, or 400_l._, for ten men to replace the Banian slaves, and enable me to go up the Lomame to Katanga and the underground dwellings, then return and go up by Tanganyika to Ujiji, and I added that I would give all the goods I had at Ujiji besides:  he took a few days to consult with his associates.

6th July, 1871.—­Mokandira, and other headmen, came with a present of a pig and a goat on my being about to depart west.  I refused to receive them till my return, and protested against the slander of my wishing to kill people, which they all knew, but did not report to me:  this refusal and protest will ring all over the country.

7th July, 1871.—­I was annoyed by a woman frequently beating a slave near my house, but on my reproving her she came and apologized.  I told her to speak softly to her slave, as she was now the only mother the girl had; the slave came from beyond Lomame, and was evidently a lady in her own land; she calls her son Mologwe, or chief, because his father was a headman.