Though Prince Barghash has attributed to myself the visit of those ships of war under Admiral Cumming, all who remember that period, and are able, therefore, to trace events, will not fail to perceive that the first decided steps taken by the British Government for the suppression of the slave-trade on the east coast of Africa were due to the influence of Livingstone’s constant appeals. Some of his letters, they will remember, were carried by me to England, and the sensation caused by them was such as to compel the British Government to send Sir Bartle Frere in the _Enchantress_, as a special envoy to Zanzibar, to conclude a treaty with Prince Barghash. When the Prince’s reluctance to sign became known, the fleet under Admiral Cumming made its appearance before Zanzibar, and by a process of gentle coercion, or rather quiet demonstration, the signature of the Prince was at last obtained. One thing more, however, still remained to be done before the treaty could be carried into full effect, and that was to eradicate any feeling of discontent or sullenness from his mind which might have been created by the exhibition of force, and this I was happy to see, was effected by the hospitable reception he enjoyed in England in 1875. There was a difference in the manner and tone of the Sultan of 1874 and of 1877, that I can only attribute to the greater knowledge he had gained of the grandeur of the power which he had so nearly provoked. We must look upon him now as a friendly and, I believe, sincere ally, and as a man willing to do his utmost for the suppression of the slave-trade. ---------------------------------------------------------------- [_To face page 32._ [Illustration: VIEW FROM THE ROOF OF MR. AUGUSTUS SPARHAWK’S HOUSE. Frank Pocock. Frederick Barker. A Zanzibar boy. Edward Pocock. Kalulu. Bull-terrier “Jack.” “Bull.” Retriever “Nero.” Mastiff “Captain.” Prize Mastiff “Castor.” (_From a photograph by the Author._) ] ----------------------------------------------------------------