DEPARTURE FROM MAHYIGA ISLAND. 779 



sounded a halt, and another volley was fired into the spearmen, which had 

 such a disastrous effect that they retired far away, and our work of chastise- 

 ment was consummated. Not many cartridges were fired, but as the savages 

 were so exposed, on a slope covered with only short grass, and as the sun in 

 the afternoon was directly behind us, and in their faces, their loss was great. 

 Forty -two were counted on the field, lying dead, and over a hundred were 

 seen to retire wounded, while on our side only two men suffered contusions 

 from stones slung at us. I had now not only the king and one chief of Bam- 

 bireh in my power, but I had the son of Antari, and an important chief of 

 his also, besides having punished the Bambireh natives most severely. When 

 our force saw that the savages were defeated, the chiefs begged earnestly 

 that I would permit them to land, and destroy the people altogether ; but I 

 refused, saying that I had not come to do that, but to punish them for their 

 treachery and attempted murder of myself and the boat's crew, when we 

 had put faith in their professed friendship. It was dark when we arrived at 

 our camp, but at the sound of our bugle lights flew all over Island-camp, 

 where we presently arrived, and were received with shouts and songs of 

 triumph. 



" The next morning, more canoes having arrived from Uganda, I 

 embarked the entire Expedition, and sailed from Mahyiga Island. Our fleet 

 of canoes now numbered thirty-two, and, as we steered close to Bambireh, I 

 had an opportunity of observing the effect of the punishment on the natives, 

 and I was gratified to see that their boldness and audacity were completely 

 crushed, for one bullet put to flight over a hundred of them, whereas the day 

 before they had bravely stood before a volley. Others who came down to 

 the shore begged us to go away, and not to hurt them any more, which gave 

 me an opportunity to preach to them that they had brought the punishment 

 on their own heads for attempting the murder of peaceful strangers. In the 

 evening we camped on the mainland, in the territory of King Kattawa, who 

 treated us most royally for avenging the murder of his chief by the people of 

 Bambireh. After stopping with him a day we camped on Musira Island, 

 where the Waganda, under the Grand Admiral Magassa, so shamefully 

 deserted me. This island is nearly opposite Makongo, where the natives had 

 thought to attack us on our first journey. But the fame of what I had done 

 at Bambireh induced them on this occasion to bring me five head of cattle, 

 four goats, and one hundred bunches of bananas, besides honey, milk, and 

 eggs, as a propitiatory offering. Kayozza, the King of Uzongora, also sent 

 word to me that he had given his people orders to give me whatever I 

 desired, even to one hundred cattle. I told him I needed none of his beasts, 

 but if he would lend me ten canoes to carry my people to Uganda I would 

 consider him as a friend. Ten canoes were accordingly brought the next 

 day to me, with their crews. 



