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.
CHAPTER VI.
THE FUNERAL DANCE.
A Funeral Dance - Bari Interpreters - Commoro, the Lion - Conversation
with Commoro - "Where will the Spirit live?" - "Good and bad all die" -
Failure of the religious Argument - Further Conversation - The Camel
poisoned - Habits of the Camel - Camel's peculiar Constitution - The
Hygeen, or riding Dromedary - Loss of Camel a Misfortune - Dirty Donkeys
CHAPTER VII.
LATOOKA.
Herds of the Latookas and Game - Storm - Effects of Rain upon Natives -
Native Blacksmiths - Their Tools - Elephants - Elephant Hunt - Tetel, my
old Hunter - Charged by a herd of Elephants - Cowardly Followers - Track
the wounded Elephant - Nearly caught - Tetel distressed - Return to Camp
- African and Indian Elephants - Height of Elephants - Food of Elephants
- African and Ceylon Elephants - Difference in Formation of Brain -
Rifles and Bullets for heavy Game - Character of Country and its Sports
- The "Baby" - Method of killing Elephants - Elephant Pitfalls -
Circling them with Fire - Native Hunting - The Bagara Hunters - Danger
of Elephant Hunting
CHAPTER VIII.
IBRAHIM's RETURN.
The African Black - Comparison between Whites and Blacks - Varieties in
Creation - The Negro - Character of the Negro-Originated African Slave
System - Indisposition to Work - Negro Slave Hunters - Ibrahimawa; or,
Sinbad the Sailor - Makkarika Cannibals - My daily Employments -
Quarrels with the Latookas - Parley with Latooka Chiefs - The Latookas
seize a Gun - Helplessness in an Advance - Hope to the South - Journey
to Obbo - Uncomfortable Night - Enter the Mountains - Beautiful Scenery
- Arrive at Obbo - Natives of Obbo - Butter Nuts and Fruits - Pottery
and Utensils - Natural Features of Obbo - Katchiba, Chief of Obbo -
Entertained with a Dance - Women of Obbo - Languages of Tribes -
Katchiba's Diplomacy - Katchiba "always at Home" - Family Government -
The great Magician - Reconnaissance to the South - Mrs. Baker's Dwelling
- An Upset - Loss of Filfil - My Bivouac - Ceremony of Welcome at
Farajoke - Elevated Country at Farajoke - Stopped by the Asua - Return
to Obbo - Gallantry of Katchiba - Katchiba determines to ride - First
Attempts at Horsemanship - Recover the lost Horse - Ceremony at parting
with Katchiba - Return to Latooka - Discovery of supposed Yams - Beware
of Botanists - Baboons - The Maharif Antelope - The Giraffe - Hunting
Giraffes - Unsuccessful Hunt - Benighted - Regain the Party -
Bread-baking on the March - Sickness; Small-pox - Wani, the Interpreter
- First Clue to the Lake - Brown Men are called White
CHAPTER IX.
THE TURKS ATTACK KAYALA.
The "Pleasant Robber" killed - Division of the Spoil - Discord among the
Natives - The Life of Women spared in War - Scarcity of Salt, among the
Latookas - Another Cause of Alarm - The Turks murder a Native - Country
disturbed - Good Sport - Two Thieves - Ibrahimawa's Reminiscences of
England - Party recalled to Obbo - White Ants - Destructiveness of Birds
- Cattle Stealers at Night - A Thief shot - My Wife ill with Fever -
March to Obbo - Great Puff Adder - Poison-fangs of Snakes - Violent
Storm - Arrive again at Obbo - Hostility caused by the Turks - The M.D.
attends us - Death of "Mouse" - Marauding Expedition - Saat becomes
scientific - Saat and Gaddum Her - Will England suppress the Slave
Trade? - Filthy Customs of the Natives - The Egyptian Scarabaeus -
Bacheeta, the Unyoro Slave - Intelligence of the Lake - Its probable
Commercial Advantages - Commerce with the Interior - Obbo the Clothing
Frontier - Death of my last Camel - Excellent Species of Gourd - A
Morning Call in Obbo - Katchiba's Musical Accomplishments - Loss of
remaining Donkey - Deceived by the Turks - Fever - Symptoms - Dismal
Prospect, "Coming Events," &c.
