The Red Sea slave trade appears to be of an exceptionally revolting nature ; nine-tenths of the unfortunate victims are obtained from the southern frontiers of Abyssinia, where an incessant series of border quarrels afford a plentiful harvest to the kidnapper. As a rule, only children are thought worth capturing in these forays, and as the free and independent spirit of the Galla race renders them untit for domestic or menial service, the males arc immediately emasculated and disposed of to the slave merchants. The slavea captured in the Western Galla countries are usually brought to Massowa by way of Matemina, where there is annually held a large rakik ' or market, whilst Zaila is the principal emporium for those brought from the Eastern Gallas through Shoa, the Chi is tints inhabitants of which country take an active part in the trade. At Massowa a large traflie in slaves goes on, and from Zaila and Tajura ; these last situated opposite to the Galla and Shoa territory, on the south-west corner of the Gulf of Aden. In 1873 the governor of Massowa was Munzinger Bey, a Christian, who was not supposed to profit by or even countenance the revolting traffic. At Massowa, as at other places where this illicit tmffic flourishes, legitimate trade is almost at a standstill.
The male black slave is in Arabia (and other eastern countries) treated with more consideration than the4ree servant. If discontented witti his situation, he can legally compel his master to sell him. It has been frequently observed that the black slaves aro generally greater fanatics than their Muslin] musters, and that they are, AS a rule, totally ignorant of the doctrines in the defence of which they are so zealous. Through the depopu
lation of the line of tho coast the slave trade has extended farther and farther inland, till in 1870 slaves were being brought from the west of Lake Nyassa, on which the Arabs had dhows to carry their captives across, traversing a distance of 501 miles, a three months' journey, during which the sick are left behind to (lie and any hesitation is met with instant death. The 3fanyema, a cannibal nation, are constantly attacked by the Arab slave traders. The Afanyema are honest, industrious cultivators. Their women do not partake of the cannibal feasts ; many of them, far down Lualba, are very pretty, bathe three or four times a (lay, and are expert divers for oysters. The men are fine tall fellows, not like Negroes ; they use low, spears, and are only conquered by the Aral, firearms.—Butler's Travels, Assam, pp. 228, 229; Dalton's Ethnol. of Bengal, p. 114; Times of India ; The Madras 140 May 1873 ; Totts Rajas than ; Slavery, by Sir II. B. E. Frere, G.C.B., Fortnightly Review, 3farch 1883 ; Wilson's Glos sary ; Masson's Narrative; Dr. Livingstone; Mr. IL A. Fraser ; Dr. Kraft.; Col. Rigby; Mr. Allington; Rem Rorace Waller ; Hon. C. Vivian, in the House of Commons Report, 1872 ; Sharpe; Figue's Per. Nan p.145 ; Coures Palembang, 124.