Пятнадцатилетний капитан

In Camp on the Banks of the Coanza

           Thenthevanquishedadults,thewomenandchildren,reducedtoslavery,aresoldbythevanquishersforafewyardsofcalico,somepowder,afewfirearms,pinkorredpearls,andofteneven,asLivingstonesays,inperiodsoffamine,forafewgrainsofmaize.

           ThesoldierswhoescortedoldAlvez’scaravanmightgiveatrueideaofwhatAfricanarmiesare.

           Itwasanassemblageofnegrobandits,hardlyclothed,whobrandishedlongflint-lockguns,thegun-barrelsgarnishedwithagreatnumberofcopperrings.Withsuchanescort,towhicharejoinedmarauderswhoarenobetter,theagentsoftenhavealltheycando.Theydisputeorders,theyinsistontheirownhaltingplacesandhours,theythreatentodesert,anditisnotrarefortheagentstobeforcedtoyieldtotheexactionsofthissoldiery.

           Thoughtheslaves,menorwomen,aregenerallysubjectedtocarryburdenswhilethecaravanisonthemarch,yetacertainnumberofportersaccompanyit.Theyarecalledmoreparticularly"Pagazis,"andtheycarrybundlesofpreciousobjects,principallyivory.Suchisthesizeoftheseelephants’teethsometimes,ofwhichsomeweighasmuchasonehundredandsixtypounds,thatittakestwoofthese"Pagazis"tocarrythemtothefactories.ThencethispreciousmerchandiseisexportedtothemarketsofKhartoum,ofZanzibarandNatal.

           Onarriving,these"Pagazis"arepaidthepriceagreedupon.

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