Whenslavesareliberatedinlargenumbersthereisalwaysadifficultyinprovidingforthem。WefeelthisdilemmawhenourcruiserscaptureArabdhowsontheeastcoastofAfrica，andourgovernmentbecomesresponsibleforaninfluxoffoundlings。Itisgenerallyquiteimpossibletoreturnthemtotheirownhomes，thereforeallthatcanbedoneistoinstructtheminsomeusefulworkbywhichtheycanearntheirlivelihood。Iftheboyshavetheirchoice，theyinvariablydesireamilitarylife；andIbelieveitisthebestschoolforanyyoungsavage，asheisatonceplacedunderstrictdiscipline，whichteacheshimhabitsoforderandobedience。Thegirls，likethoseofothercountries，prefermarriagetoregulardomesticwork；nevertheless，ifkindlytreated，withadueamountofauthority，theymakefairservantsforanyroughemployment。
Whenfemalechildrenareaboutfiveyearsoldtheyaremostesteemedbytheslave-dealers，astheycanbemoreeasilytaught，andtheygrowupwithanattachmenttotheirpossessors，andinfactbecomemembersofthefamily。
LittleMostoora，thechildtakenbymywife，wasanexceedinglycleverspecimenofherrace，andalthoughshewascertainlynotmorethanthreeyearsold，shewasquickerthanmostchildrenofdoubleherage。Withanuglylittleface，shebadabeautifullyshapedfigure，andpossessedapowerofmusclethatIhaveneverseeninawhitechildofthatage。Herlothadfalleninpleasantquarters；shewassoondressedinconvenientclothesandbecamethepetofthefamily。
OnJune17，1senttheNo。9steamertoKhartoumwiththepost，togetherwiththreesonsofQuatKare，whoweretorepresenttheirfatheratthedivanofDjiafferPacha。Theoldmandeclinedthevoyage，pleadinghisageasanexcuse。Mr。Woodalsoreturned，ashishealthrequiredanimmediatechangetoEgypt。Onthe25th，fourvesselsarrivedfromthesouth，twobelongingtoKutchukAli，onetoAgad，andonetoatradernamedAssaballa，fromtheBahrGazal。Thelatterhadthirty-fiveslavesonboard。Theothershadheard，bysomevesselsthathadgoneupfromKhartoum，thatIhadformedastationneartheSobat，andhadcapturedthevesselandslavesofKutchukAli，thustheyhadlandedtheirslavesattheBahrGiraffestation。TheBahrGazalvesselhavingarrivedfromadifferentdirectionhadnotreceivedtheinformation。Iseizedtheboatandcargo，andliberatedtheslaves。
OnboardthediahbeeahofKutchukAliwerefourmusicians，nativesofPongo，ontheriverDjoor。Theirbandconsistedoftwoironbells，aflageoletandaninstrumentmadeofhardwoodthatwasarrangedlikethemusicalglassesofEurope。Thelatterwasformedoftenpiecesofametallicsounding-woodsuspendedabovelongnarrowgourdshells。Eachpieceofwoodproducedaseparatenote，andtheinstrumentwasplayedbyfoursticks，theendsofwhichwerecoveredwithindia-rubber。Thegeneraleffect，althoughasavagekindofharmony，wassuperiortomostnativeattemptsatmusic。