A DIG KING. 19 phants, anxious to gain his favour by constantlyexalting his power and importance. The various foreigners, too, who from time to time have visited him, have had a share in increasing his self-complacency ; as they have flattered his vanity by telling him what a great man he is, and what a grand court he has. African travellers would do well to remember that it is possible that others may follow them to those places whither they have penetrated, and therefore should be careful what they say and do. The Africans have memories of remarkable tenacity, and it would surprise many to hear the accurate accounts they give of the sayings and doings of the Europeans they have heard of or seen.

In comparison with most African chiefs Mtesa is a " Big King." In Uganda, and more especially in Eubaga, the people have advanced much farther on the road to civilisation than their neighbours ; and the victories of Mtesa's father, and his own in the earlier part of his reign, have made his name feared by all the surrounding tribes. The superior organisation of his army, and the courage and endurance of his soldiers have made him the greatest military chief of that region. He is his own secretary for war, and I was much struck by his methodical arrangements, and his intimate knowledge of the number of his warriors and of their movements when he was not with them on an expedition. The Arabs who are in Piubaga must share some of the c 2