306 MARCH TO THE CAPITAL. [chap, x, 
“Feb. 5 th. —F. (Mrs. Baker) so ill, that even the 
litter is too much for her. Heaven help us in this 
country! The altitude of the river level above the sea 
at this point is 4,056 feet” 
“ Feh. 6 th, —F. slightly better. Started at 7 a.m. 
The country the same as usual. Halted at a village 
after a short march of three miles and a half. Here 
we are detained for a day while a message is sent to 
Kamrasi. To-morrow, I believe, we are to arrive at 
the capital of the tyrant. He sent me a message to¬ 
day, that the houses he had prepared for me had been 
destroyed by fire, and to beg me to wait until he should 
have completed others. The truth is, he is afraid of 
our large party, and he delays us in every manner 
possible, in order to receive daily reports of our beha¬ 
viour on the road. Latitude by observation at this 
point, 1° 50' 47" N.” 
“ Feb. 7^.—Detained here for a day. I never saw 
natives so filthy in their dwellings as the people 
of Unyoro. Goats and fowls share the hut with the 
owner, which, being littered down with straw, is a mere 
cattle-shed, redolent of man and beast. The natives 
sleep upon a mass of straw, upon a raised platform, this 
at night being covered with a dressed skin. Yester¬ 
day the natives brought coffee in small quantities to 
sell. They have no idea of using it as a drink, but 
simply chew it raw as a stimulant. It is a small and 
finely-shaped grain, with a good flavour. It is brought 
from the country of Utumbi, about a degree south of 
this spot.” 
“Feh. 8th .-—Marched eight miles due south. The 
river makes a long bend to E.N.E., and this morn¬ 
ings march formed the chord of the arc. Halted; 
again delayed for the day, as we are not far from the 
capital, and a messenger must be sent to the king for 
instructions before we proceed. I never saw such 
abject cowardice as the redoubted Kamrasi exhibits. 
Debonos vakeel having made a razzia upon his frontier 
has so cowed him, that he has now left his residence. 
