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drums ; and when we arrived at a cross-road at Mount Dugoba 

 we came upon a deputation led by Amara, whom Mtesa 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 Mtesa'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. Egypt's banner waved over my hut in brilliant sun- 

 shine — we had reached our goal. 



P.S. — During my second audience with Mtesa I was quite 

 unexpectedly addressed from behind in English, and as, wonder- 

 ingly, 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 Decem- 

 ber 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 1 6° to i8°C. (6i° to 

 46° Fahr.) at the same time : — 





Inches. 





Inches. 





Inches. 



Mrali 



. 26.12 



Bzac^ara 



. 26.OO 



Kirembwe 



25.87 



Btuti 



. 25.02 



Kahiira 



. 26.20 



Kyikasa . 



2577 



Kyivambiri 



26.IO 



Kapeki 



. 25.94 



Kitakuba . 



25.59 



Kinamuzi 



25.04 



Guru 



. 25.94 



Kasidie . 



25.63 



Kiramba . 



26.06 



Kabaru 



- 25.98 



Rubaga . 



25-59 



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