The Nassick lads were entire strangers, and were trained in India.] _19th March, 1866._--We start this morning at 10 A.M.I trust that the Most High may prosper me in this work, granting me influence in the eyes of the heathen, and helping me to make my intercourse beneficial to them.
_22nd March, 1866._--We reached Rovuma Bay to-day, and anchored about two miles from the mouth of the river, in five fathoms.

I went up the left bank to see if the gullies which formerly ran into the bay had altered, so as to allow camels to cross them: they seemed to have become shallower.

There was no wind for the dhow, and as for the man-of-war towing her, it was out of the question.

On the 23rd the cutter did try to tow the dhow, but without success, as a strong tide runs constantly out of the river at this season.

A squall came up from the S.E., which would have taken the dhow in, but the master was on board the _Penguin_, and said he had no large sail.