started, the captains of companies followed, even more
fantastically dressed; and last of all came the great Colonel
Congow, a perfect Robinson Crusoe, with his long
white-haired goat-skins, a fiddle-shaped leather shield,
tufted with white hair at all six extremities, bands of
long hair tied below the knees, and a magnificent helmet,
covered with rich beads of every colour, in excellent taste,
surmounted with a plume of crimson feathers, from the
centre of which rose a bent stem, tufted with goat-hair.
Next they charged in companies to and fro; and, finally,
the senior officers came charging at their king, making
violent professions of faith and honesty, for which they
were applauded. The parade then broke up, and all went
home.
2 6 th.—One of king Mtesa’s officers now consenting to
go to ISFyama Goma with some of my men, I sent Grant
a quarter of goat. The reply brought to me was, that he
was very thankful for i t ; that he cooked it and ate it on
the spot; and begged I would see the king, to get him
released from that starving place. Rozaro was given over
to the custody of Kitiinzi for punishment. At the wm™
time, the queen, having heard of the outrages committed
against her brother and women, commanded that neither
my men nor any of Rozaro’s should get any more food at
the palace; for as we all came to Uganda in one body, so
all alike were, by her logic, answerable for the offence. I
called at the palace for explanation, but could not obtain
admittance because I would not fire the gun.
27th.—The king sent to say he wanted medicine to
propitiate lightning. I called and described the effects of
a lightning-rod, and tried to enter into the Unyoro business,
wishing to go there at once myself. He objected,
because he had not seen Grant, but appointed an officer to
go through Unyoro on to Gani, and begged I would also
send men with letters. Our talk was agreeably interrupted
by guns in the distance announcing Grant’s arrival, and I