262 A FIGHT — AN OFFICER IN THE STOCKS. 
hungry. The only notice I took of it was to prevent 
the further waste of the crop. The same men had 
often exhibited symptoms of mutiny, and not many 
days elapsed ere they finally deserted. 
10 th. — March back nine miles to Uganda frontier, 
agreeably to Kamarasi s orders, though much against 
my inclination. Two Seedees were speared by Wag- 
anda villagers while taking possession of houses. "We 
in return took four prisoners, chased and kept at bay 
others ; and, to prevent a sudden alarm, cut down all 
the plantain-trees growing within thirty yards of our 
huts ; but except seeing numbers hovering around 
us, we had no further annoyance. The wounds were 
slight, but made much of by the Seedees, who said 
that one of the women prisoners was necessary as a 
nurse. This was a mere ruse to be allowed to keep the 
woman, whom I had made over to Budja, and I would 
not hear of it. 
11th. — Halt. Fever and ague all night. Fifteen 
armed villagers came to pay their respects, but they 
had no sooner entered Budja's camp than he demanded 
what right they had to come there carrying spears. 
A row, in which my men joined, at once took place, 
and all were disarmed. I saw here the male prisoner 
of yesterday, a district officer, in the stocks. Perfect 
torture the creature seemed to be in ; he sat upon the 
ground, with two long sticks, forked at both ends, 
between his feet and hands. The neck and waist 
were tied tightly to a post, so that all night long he 
could not lie down, nor have the use of either hands 
or feet. However, in the afternoon Budja released 
him, on promise that the men who committed the 
assaults should be surrendered, otherwise his wife, 
