-regarded refused to recognize the Imam’s authority and had not given him any tribute. “I am surprised that the Imam had commissioned his fleet to avoid the troublesome ones and showed that he was their lord. At the appointment of his fleet, the Negers immediately surrendered again, so that he only needed to establish his soldiers in a few places on land. Now he has returned to Sansibar and all is once again peaceful and in order. All in all, when the Imam was on this journey, he explained that the English were his good friends and that the English Queen Victoria would be esteemed by him as a beloved sister, so that people should only accept the English everywhere kindly. And it is now a mercy that just now, since the Imam has so strongly recommended the English, our missionaries should come, and especially from the English government, urgently recommended to the Imam and the English consulate Hamerton. It does not seem as if he wants to open the doors for them. Furthermore, the Imam has explained that he wants to send a group of his missionaries to the Cape, the once Portuguese city of Malenda, to be rebuilt, and it is planned to be done within the next time. The only point where the Gallas have the Cape is the coastline of Malenda, while they live more inland. Does that not also have good prospects? Because it is the Gallas who is supposed to start our mission, as the Lord allows. From our missionaries, I can now tell you nothing more. Hopefully, the letters will come from Cape Town in March, and there will be much to tell. Surely, some people ask: what does it look like now in the missionary house? God be praised, now it is quite good. But first, when the first brood was launched, how was that nest so empty and bare!”

Regarded refused to recognize the Imam’s authority and had not given him any tribute. “I am surprised that the Imam had commissioned his fleet to avoid the troublesome ones and showed that he was their lord. At the appointment of his fleet, the Negers immediately surrendered again, so that he only needed to establish his soldiers in a few places on land. Now he has returned to Sansibar and all is once again peaceful and in order. All in all, when the Imam was on this journey, he explained that the English were his good friends and that the English Queen Victoria would be esteemed by him as a beloved sister, so that people should only accept the English everywhere kindly. And it is now a mercy that just now, since the Imam has so strongly recommended the English, our missionaries should come, and especially from the English government, urgently recommended to the Imam and the English consulate Hamerton. It does not seem as if he wants to open the doors for them. Furthermore, the Imam has explained that he wants to send a group of his missionaries to the Cape, the once Portuguese city of Malenda, to be rebuilt, and it is planned to be done within the next time. The only point where the Gallas have the Cape is the coastline of Malenda, while they live more inland. Does that not also have good prospects? Because it is the Gallas who is supposed to start our mission, as the Lord allows. From our missionaries, I can now tell you nothing more. Hopefully, the letters will come from Cape Town in March, and there will be much to tell. Surely, some people ask: what does it look like now in the missionary house? God be praised, now it is quite good. But first, when the first brood was launched, how was that nest so empty and bare!”