242 UGANDA AND TEE EGYPTIAN SOUDAN.

the morning of the 25th sighted Alice Island, and anchored at night in the fine land-locked bay on its N.E. side. We remained there the following day, leaving with a S.E. breeze on the 27th. The wind died away towards evening, and we took to our oars, steering due west for the coast of Uzongora, through a nasty " choppy " sea. Night fell, but we rowed on hour after hour, Mackay and I alternately rowing and steering ; but the land seemed as far off as ever. At length some fishermen's fires were seen, and guided by these, we at last reached the coast, and cast anchor in a fine sandy bay about four o'clock in the morning. We were so tired that we lay down and slept for some hours, unconscious of a violent thunderstorm, which burst on us just after we had anchored. The sun was high in the heavens when we awoke, and I found that we were off the village of Makongo. Our food being finished, some of the men offered to go and buy some bananas, if we would go nearer the shore ; so, taking up the anchor, we went as near as we dared to the beach, but as it was we ran into too shallow water, and among the breakers raised by the storm of the preceeding night. We were not strong enough to row the boat out of the surf, so cast anchor at once, hoping that the sea would calm down, and, having rigged up a breastwork of awning stanchions and sails, prepared to wait. For a short time the boat rode the waves well ; then the wind shifted, and we had great work to