These Chopi
People Were Leagued With The Brothers, And Thus Kept The Highroad
To Gani, Though The Other Half Of Chopi Remained Loyal; And
Though Kamrasi Continually Sent Armies Against The Refractory
Half Which Aided His Brothers, They Never Retaliated By Attacking
This Place.
We found, by the way, that certain drumming and harmonious
accompaniments which we had been accustomed to hear all day and
night were to continue for four moons, in celebration of twins
born to Kamrasi since we came here.
3d. - Kamrasi's political department was active again to-day. Some
Gani officials arrived to inform him that there were two white
men in the vessel spoken of as at Gani; a second vessel was
coming in there, and several others were on their way. A
carnelian was shown me which the Gani people gave to Kamrasi many
years ago. Kamrasi expressed a wish that I would exchange magic
powders with him. He had a very large variety, and would load a
horn for me with all those I desired most. He wanted also
medicines for longevity and perpetual strength. Those I had
given him had, he said, deprived him of strength, and he felt
much reduced by their effects. He would like me to go with him
and attack the island his three brothers, Rionga, Wahitu, and
Pohuka, are in possession of. When I said I never fought with
black men, he wished to know if I would not shoot them if they
attacked me. My replay was, alluding to our fight in the river,
"How did N'yamyonjo's men fare?" I found that Kamrasi had thirty
brothers and as many sisters.
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