94 UGANDA AND THE EGYPTIAN SOUDAN.

We raised a mound of stones over the grave, and cut a short inscription on a block of granite, which we placed above all. And there he sleeps within sound of the waves of that glorious inland sea, another of that noble band of Christian heroes who have died for Africa.

The Daisy progressed slowly, and it was not till the beginning of June that she was ready to be launched. Before our expedition left England letters had been sent to Mtesa, king of Uganda, and to Kumanika, king of Karagwe, telling them of our wish to settle in their country, and asking them to send word to us if they were willing to receive us, but up to this time we had received no answer from either of these monarchs, and thinking it best to wait a little longer for news, we settled to go over to Ukerewe and complete the dhow which we had bought. Accordingly, on June 15th, we left Kagei with a large cargo of goods and a number of passengers ; some of the Wang'uana remained at Kagei to take care of the stores, of which the greater part was left there. We weighed anchor at half-past six, and having a strong breeze, made a rapid run, reaching the entrance to the Eugeshi straits in three and a half hours. The water channel through the straits was choked with grass, papyrus, water-lilies, and other aquatic plants, and it took us a long time to get the Daisy through, for, being heavily loaded, she