[The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 by David Livingstone]@TWC D-Link book
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873

CHAPTER VII
17/70

They were not molested by Monangungo as we were.
My men whom I had sent to look for a book left by accident in a hut some days' journey off came back stopped by a flood in their track.

Copying observations for Sir T.Maclear.
_8th April, 1872._--An Arab called Seyed bin Mohamad Magibbe called.

He proposes to go west to the country west of Katanga (Urange).
[It is very interesting to find that the results of the visit paid by Speke and Grant to Mteza, King of Uganda, have already become well marked.

As we see, Livingstone was at Unyanyembe when a large trading party dropped in on their way back to the king, who, it will be remembered, lives on the north-western shores of the Victoria Nyassa.] _9th April, 1872._--About 150 Waganga of Mteza carried a present to Seyed Burghash, Sultan of Zanzibar, consisting of ivory and a young elephant.[17] He spent all the ivory in buying return presents of gunpowder, guns, soap, brandy, gin, &c., and they have stowed it all in this Tembe.

This morning they have taken everything out to see if anything is spoilt.


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