ARRIVAL AT RUBAGA. 49 drums; and when we arrived at a cross-road at Mount Dugdba we came upon a deputation led by Amara, whom Mtésa had sent to greet us and to form our escort. Guns began to crack anew; we descended the mountain; every moment we were greeted by Mtésa’s pages, who, rushing hither with guns longer than themselves, brought us his greetings, and then immediately returned. Painfully we waded through a muddy flat, then we made a short march up-hill, and fired a volley to announce our arrival. Hgypt’s banner waved over my hut in brilliant sunshine—we had reached our goal.

P.S.—During my second audience with Mtésa I was quite unexpectedly addressed from behind in English, and as, wonderingly, I turned round, I saw standing near me a white man, -the Rev. Mr. Wilson, who belonged to the expedition which the Church Missionary Society had sent to Africa. He had been six months in Uganda, whilst some of his companions still remained in Unyanyembe and Usukuma. On December 31 (1877) we received the sorrowful intelligence that two of his companions, Lieutenant Smith and Mr. O’Neil, during their voyage here from Usukuma, had been attacked by the king of the island of Ukerewe and murdered, together with about fifteen mechanics from Zanzibar, as well as several Arab merchants. Mr. Wilson left at once for Usukuma. Aneroid readings made at six o’clock in the morning; the temperature of the air varying from 16° to 18°C. (61° to 46° Fahr.) at the same time :— Inches, Inches. Inches. Mrili. . 26.12 | Bzaggara . . 26.00 | Kirémbwe 2507 Btuti : 25.02, |p Manuran +. 2 26:20) Kyakasa: = so AD 7, Kyiyambiri . 26.10/ Kapéki . . 25.94| Kitakuba. one 25459 Kinamuzi . 25.04 | Guru -25.94| Kasidié . be 25/03 Kiramba. . 26.06! Kabaru . -25.98| Rubaga . D559