Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters - The Search For Mecca

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APPENDIX.
Bellan and Molocliseto, in the district of Zewan-
Qnilla, and not less in the villages of Maibesso
and Endarharat in the province of Antitscho,
bring single slaves secretly to Wora, particularly
children stolen from the Christian population of
Tigre, of which fact I was convinced by what I
saw in Wora; and also, near this village, I
released a child who had been stolen from one
of my own people ; the thief, whom I knew, was
hung by order of Prince Ubye.
" From Wora the slaves are conducted to the
country of Habab, on which coast are several
harbour-like places which are frequented by
Arabian fishermen, who take single slaves to
the Arabian Coast in their small barks, from
whence they go to Mecca and the neighbourhood.
" The spot on the northern frontier of Habab'
country which coral reefs make into a kind of
harbour, and where more particularly the shipment
of single slaves takes place, is called Mersa
Mandele.
" In the Haseri country, north of Nabab's
territory, slaves are also shipped in the same
way, that is, to Mersa Abid.
" The large bay of Agik is one of the principal
places for smuggling, and slaves are embarked
there, singly and also in hundreds. On a small
island in this bay, bearing the same name is a