Besides the work of restoring the baggage into order, which needed my personal supervision, I had to write my reports to the Relief Committee, to the London Royal, and Royal Scottish Geographical Societies, who were contributories to the Relief Fund, to hold my palaver with the Manyuema headmen, who one day vowed strictest fidelity, and the next burdened my ear with complaints of their moody-mad men, losses by disease, desertion, thefts of goods, menaces, &c., &c. But my answer to them all was almost similar in terms to that used in my note to Tippu-Tib on the 17th: “If you decline the journey it is well, if you proceed with me it is well also. Exercise your own free will. I do not need you, but if you like to follow me I can make use of you, and will pay you according to the number of loads you carry.” Some of them understood this as implying leave to proceed upon their own business--that of ravaging and marauding--but three head men volunteered to accompany me. I engaged them on the condition that if they followed me of their own will for thirty days I would after that time trust them with loads. At the muster of the Expedition, August 29th, the roll was made out as follows:-- Men. Carriers. Zanzibaris capable of carrying goods 165} Madi carriers 57}= 283 Manyuema carriers 61} Soudanese and officers 21 Sick, &c. (Zanzibaris) 45 Somali 1 Emin Pasha’s soldiers 4 Manyuema chiefs, women and followers 108 Officers and servant 3 ___________ 465 283 List of loads to be carried on 2nd Journey to the Albert:-- Gunpowder 37 cases Remington ammunition 83 “ Winchester 11 “ Maxim 9 “ Beads in sacks 19 “ Cowries 6 “ Brass wire coils 4 “ Cloth in bales 17 “ Percussion caps 4 “ Miscellaneous 40 “ ____ 230 loads for 283 carriers.