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the Nile and quit Kamrasi's country, as the right of trading 

 therein had been secured to Ibrahim, and if the request was not 

 complied with by the following day he would report the affair to 

 the Turkish authorities and have Debono and his chief hanged. 

 Baker then raised the British flag, and informed the Turks that 

 he claimed the country by right of discovery, and ordered them 

 to withdraw at once, which they did. 



The result of the stratagem so pleased Kamrasi that he sent 

 a large supply of flour, goats, cows and cider, accompanying 

 them with his thanks and offering a portion of his kingdom to 

 his white friend. 



DEFEAT OF RIONGA. 



SHORTLY after the Turks had departed, news was received that 

 Debono had quarreled with Bionga and a great battle had ensued, 

 in which the Turks had gained a complete victory, and destroyed 

 the power of the native chief. Kamrasi could scarcely contain 

 his joy at this piece of good news, while the entire village went 

 into a delirium of celebration, and became royally drunk on the 

 beer which the king had given for all to drink. Kamrasi visited 

 Baker to acquaint him of his good fortune, but while so doing 

 turned the subject suddenly by asking again for the rifle he had 

 so long coveted. Baker was much irritated, and told him that 

 he must never ask again for the gun, for under no circumstances 

 would he part with it. 



A BARBAROUS EXECUTION. 



JUST at this moment an uproar was heard outside, and loud 

 screams and heavy blows. A man was dragged past the entrance 

 of the court-yard bound hand and foot, and was immediately 

 cudgeled to death by a crowd of natives. This operation con- 

 tinued for some minutes, until his bones had been thoroughly 

 broken by the repeated blows of clubs. The body was dragged 

 to a grove of plantains, and was left there for the vultures, who 

 in a fe\v minutes congregated around it. It appeared that the 

 offense thus summarily punished was the simple act of convers- 

 ing with some of Rionga's men, who had come with Debono's 

 messengers to see Baker. A conversation with one of the enemy 



