UaOOO AND IRAMBA TO NG'URU. 69 next morning we were off again, and tramped on for more than three hours, when a halt was called at the head of a gully to look for water, and just then the van of Smith's caravan was seen appearing through the forest. The food was distributed among the hungry porters as soon as all had arrived ; the two Smiths came up with the last of the men, so we took advantage of the delay to get breakfast, to hear and tell the news, and to discuss our plans. Breakfast over, we started again, and camped that night at Ulala, on the edge of the forest. Some thieves attempted to get at our goods in the property tent, under cover of the darkness, but were discovered by one of the Wang'uana, who fired at them, and severely wounded one of their number, who however contrived to make his escape. The next day we went to Usuri, and there learnt that on the previous day (Nov. 30th) O'Neill had left for Ng'uru with his caravan. The chief of the district, Penzwa by name, called on us, and as it had now been discovered that the thieves who had entered our camp that previous night belonged to his territory, he sent us a present of a bullock, and begged us to say nothing about the attempted robbery, as it would deter travellers from using that route. On the 4th we went to Usliuri, and stayed a day there to lay in provisions for the long jungle. This district of Iramba was a very fertile one, and corn seemed to be plentiful, and was certainly cheap. Cattle were dear, but goats,