MWANGA. 797 with the Anglo-Egyptian advance on theUpper Nile. On October ist a body of Soudanese troops,who had been detailed for this expedition,refused to march. They complained that they hadbeen badly treated, and said they were tired of constant expeditions, and rather than march away to the northward they wouldseize one of the forts and support themselves by raiding. Some ofthe mutineers were persuaded to return to their allegiance, but a considerable body of them marched away to the VictoriaNilesome distance below tlae point where it leaves and on returning to the fort the mutineers murdered their white prisoners.

Although he was victorious in the actual fight, Macdonald was so short of ammunition that he could not venture to attack the fort, and allhe could do was to hold his position on the hill opposite the place and watch it. He had telegraphed to Mombasa for help. A small reinforcement of 150 men, with a convoy of ammunition, was sent off to him at once, and a native regiment was orderedfrom India. The collapse of the armed force with which the British had KAMPALA, UGANDA, SHOWING TUP. FORT BUILT DY COLONEL LUGARD (From a SKelch by Bishop Tucker) occupied the country naturally encouraged the discontented adherents of Mwanga in Uganda. The rebellion showed itselfagain in Buddu, and efforts weremade to organise a native revolt in Usoga. Waganda levies dealt with these movements, the Government meanwhile disarming most of its Soudanese troops,and being content to holdKampala and blockade Lubwas tillreinforcementsarrived from tlae coast.

the Victoria Nyanza. They seized the Fort of Lubwas,in Usoga, which commands the crossing of the river on the main route to Uganda. They were joined on the way by other malcontents. Major Thruston had hurried to Lubwas when the trouble was first reported,hoping that his personal influence wouldkeep the troops there steady in their allegiance. He was made a prisoner with two civilian officials of the Governor, and the rebels also seized a steam launch, a Maxim, and a quantity of stores.

On November 24th, the first reinforcements and the ammunition having arrived,an attempt was made to capture the fort at Lubwas. The Waganda irregulars, however,gave waybefore a sortieof the mutineers, whobrought the captured Maxim into actionagainst them. The mutineers were eventually driven back to the fort, but the attempt to storm it had to be abandoned.

Major Macdonald had pursued the mutineers with a hastily improvised force of Waganda and armed Swahilis from the coast district. He arrived before Lubwas, where his camp was fiercely attacked by the mutineers on October 19th. The attack wasrepulsed with heavy loss,