good, how can such a small party as we are
hope to do so? This is what is in my heart,
and what I believe is the cause o f the panic in
the Expedition. And I will tell you one thing:
when Sambuzi beats the drum to-morrow to
march, more than half o f this Expedition will
follow him, and yo u cannot prevent it.”
“W e ll,” I replied, “ this is my decision. I
was sent to explore this lake. When I started
from Usukuma, I doubted if I could do it unaided
b y Waganda, because there are no people
on this lake friendly to strangers; it was
for this reason I requested Mtesa to lend me so
large a b o d y o f men. A s no friendly port could
be found where yo u might rest while I navigated
the lake in my boat, I thought o f taking
possession o f a port for a month or two and
holding it. The force I relied on now fails me,
and the people are hostile ^ it therefore only remains
for me to return with Sambuzi, and to try
the lake b y another road. If no other road can
be found, we must even be content with what
we have done.”
T he Wangwana outside heard the- decision
with jo y , and shouted, “ Please God, we shall
find another road, and the next time we g o on
w o rk o f this kind we will do it without W a ganda.”
Sambuzi was made acquainted with our resolution,
and requested to send twenty men to assist
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our wearied men to carry the goods back to
Uganda. A t dawn we mustered our forces, and
with more form and in better order than we had
entered Unyampaka, prepared to quit our camp
on the cliffs o f Muta Nzige. A thousand spearmen
with shields formed the advanced-guard,
and a thousand spearmen and thirty picked
Wangwana with shields composed the rear-guar
The goods and Expedition occupied the centre.
The drums and fifes and musical bands announced
the signal for the march.
The natives, whom we expected would have
attacked us, contented themselyes with following
us at a respectful distance until w e were clear
of Uzimba, when, perceiving that our form o f
march was too compact for attack, they permitted
us to depart in peace.
Our return route was to the southward o f that
by which we had entered the lake-land o f Uzimba.
It penetrated Anko ri, and our camp that
day was made at 4 P.M. on the banks o f the
Rusango river.
On the morning o f the 15th, after crossing a
low ridge, two miles in width, we crossed the
Katonga coming from the north-west, and entered
Unyoro once more. Our Expedition was the
rear-guard this day, and when within a few miles
of Kazinga, in Benga, a furious attack was made
on our rear from an ambuscade, which was in
a short time repulsed without -loss to us.