CHAPTER XII.

ATTACKED BY THE COMBINED FORCES OF THE MWANA NTABA AND BASWA TRIBES.--THEY ARE REPULSED.--EXPLORING THE FIRST CATARACT.-- CARRYING AND DRAGGING THE BOATS THROUGH THE FOREST AND AROUND THE FALLS.--AN ISLAND CAMP.--NATIVE WEAPONS AND UTENSILS.-- ANOTHER BATTLE.--HOW ZAIDI WAS SAVED FROM A PERILOUS POSITION.-- CAUGHT IN A NET.--HOW THE NET WAS BROKEN.--FISHES IN THE GREAT RIVER.--HOW THE OTHER CATARACTS WERE PASSED.--AFLOAT ON SMOOTH WATER.--A HOSTILE VILLAGE.--ANOTHER BATTLE.--ATTACKED BY A LARGE FLOTILLA.--A MONSTER BOAT.--A TEMPLE OF IVORY.--NO MARKET FOR ELEPHANTS' TUSKS.--EVIDENCES OF CANNIBALISM.--FRIENDLY NATIVES OF RUBUNGA.--PORTUGUESE MUSKETS IN THE HANDS OF THE NATIVES. 259