All Over The Vessel,
But More Especially Below, Old Women, Stark Naked, Were Dying In
The Most Disgusting "Ferret-Box" Atmosphere; While All Those Who
Had Sufficient Strength Were Pulling Up The Hatches, And Tearing
At The Salt Fish They Found Below, Like Dogs In A Kennel.
On the 15th the Manuela was sent to the Mauritius, and we, after
passing the Comoro Islands, arrived at our destination, Zanzibar-
- called Lunguja by the aborigines, the Wakhadim - and Unguja by
the present Wasuahili.
On the 17th, after the anchor was cast, without a moment's delay
I went off to the British Consulate to see my old friend Colonel
Rigby. He was delighted to see us; and, in anticipation of our
arrival, had prepared rooms for our reception, that both Captain
Grant and myself might enjoy his hospitality until arrangements
could be made for our final start into the interior. The town,
which I had left in so different a condition sixteen months
before, was in a state of great tranquillity, brought about by
the energy of the Bombay Government on the Muscat side, and
Colonel Rigby's exertions on this side, in preventing an
insurrection Sultan Majid's brothers had created with a view of
usurping his government.
The news of the place was as follows: - In addition to the
formerly constituted consulates - English, French, and American - a
fourth one, representing Hamburg, had been created. Dr Roscher,
who during my absence had made a successful journey to the
N'yinyezi N'yassa, or Star Lake, was afterwards murdered by some
natives in Uhiyow; and Lieutentant-Colonel Baron van der Decken,
another enterprising German, was organising an expedition with a
view to search for the relics of his countryman, and, if
possible, complete the project poor Roscher had commenced.
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