Reports of Speke and Grant - The Bari Tribe - Description of the Natives
- Effects of poisoned Arrows - Hostility of the
Bari Tribe - Atrocities
of the Trading Parties - Lawlessness at Gondokoro-A Boy shot - The first
Mutiny - Decision of my Wife - The Khartoum Escort - Arrival of Speke
and Grant - Gladness at meeting them - Their Appearance - Speke and
Grant's Discoveries - Another Lake reported to exist - Speke's
Instructions - Arrange to explore the Luta N'zige - Scarcity at
Gondokoro - Speke and Grant depart to Khartoum
CHAPTER III.
GUN ACCIDENT.
Gun Accident - Birds ruin the Donkeys - Arrangement with Mahommed - His
Duplicity - Plot to obstruct my Advance - The Boy Saat - History of Saat
- First Introduction to Saat - Turned out by Mistake - Saat's Character
- Something brewing - Mutiny of Escort - Preparation for the worst -
Disarm the Mutineers - Mahommed's Desertion - Arrangement with Koorshid
Aga - The last Hope gone - Expedition ruined - Resolution to advance -
Richarn faithful - Bari Chief's Report - Parley with Mutineers -
Conspiracy again - Night Visit of Fadeela - "Quid pro Quo" - "Adda," the
Latooka - Arrange to start for Latooka - Threats of Koorshid's People -
Determination to proceed - Start from Gondokoro - My own Guide.
CHAPTER IV.
FIRST NIGHT'S MARCH.
Bivouacking - Arrival at Belignan - Attempts at Conciliation - I shame
my Men - The March - Advantages of Donkeys - Advice for Travellers -
Want of Water - A forced March - Its Difficulties - Delays on the Road -
Cleverness of the Donkeys - Party dead-beat - Improvidence of Monkey -
We obtain Water - Native Tit-Bits - Surrounded by Natives -
Cross-Examination - Recognition of the Chief - Interest of Natives - The
Monkey Wallady - We leave Tollogo - The Ellyria Pass - A Race for
Ellyria - Ellyrian Villages palisaded - Outmarched by the Turks -
Ibrahim and his Men - Attempt at Reconciliation - Diplomacy - Peace
established - Arrive at Ellyria - Legge, the Chief of Ellyria - Presents
to Ibrahim - Legge's Intemperance - Violent Storm - No Supplies -
Formation of Skulls.
CHAPTER V.
LEAVE ELLYRIA.
We leave Ellyria - Brutality towards the Women - Order of March -
Bellaal - Drainage towards the Sobat - Game at Wakkala - Delightful
Scenery - Latooka Thieves - Stalking Antelopes - Chase after Waterbuck -
Good Service of Rifle - The Turks' Salute - Treacherous Welcome -
Mahommed Her - Quarrelling among the Traders - The Latooka Mutiny -
Settle the Ringleader - Stop the Mutiny - I pursue a Fugitive, and
interpose on his behalf - Held in some Estimation - Desertion of Men -
The Natives of Latooka - Their probable Origin - Tribes hard to
distinguish - Tarrangolle - Native Architecture - Exhumation of the Dead
- Coiffure of Natives - Hair Helmets of Latooka - Fighting Bracelets -
The Latooka Women - The Chief's Introduction - "Moy" and his Ladies -
Bokke proposes to improve Mrs. Baker - Bokke and Daughter - Extraction
of the front Teeth - The Value of Wives - Cows of more value than Women
- Destruction of Mahommed Her's People - Death of my Deserters - My
Prophecy realized - Apprehensive of an Attack - The Turks insult the
Women - Ill Conduct of the Turks - Well done, Bokke! - Results of the
Turks' Misconduct - Interview with Commoro - Awkward Position - The
Latooka War Signal - Preparations for Defence - We await the Attack -
Parley - Too "wide awake" - Camp at Tarrangolle - Scarcity in view of
Plenty - Wild Duck Shooting - The Crested Crane, &c. - Adda's Proposal -
Obtuseness of Natives - Degraded State of Natives.
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