Ten years in Equatoria; . was three hours after noon, September 2o,1889. The mass of the natives, firm in its hostile intentions, wasincreased from the surrounding villages, and redoubled its hostility;the rushes that our men made in different directions no longersutflced to keep them back. The mitrailleuse was brought up to thefront of the camp, its roar resounded, and there was a general were freed from any further molestation. The dwellings of the 42! TEN YEARS IN EQUATORIA. neighbouring villages were sacked, and then burnt down ; someheads of cattle were surprised and captured, w
Ten years in Equatoria; . was three hours after noon, September 2o,1889. The mass of the natives, firm in its hostile intentions, wasincreased from the surrounding villages, and redoubled its hostility;the rushes that our men made in different directions no longersutflced to keep them back. The mitrailleuse was brought up to thefront of the camp, its roar resounded, and there was a general were freed from any further molestation. The dwellings of the 42! TEN YEARS IN EQUATORIA. neighbouring villages were sacked, and then burnt down ; someheads of cattle were surprised and captured, whilst the proprietorswere driving them away in their flight. In the night, from the tent of a Zanzibari porter the groans of asuffering woman brought angry voices from every part whererepose had been disturbed. Suddenly a gun shot was heard, andthen silence reigned in the darkness. The miserable creaturekilled was the woman who had groaned; an unhappy being,captured that day, and bound by strong and tight cords to preven^. ATrACK OX THE tAUAVAN. her from taking flight. Her scoundrel of an owner, not being ableto silence her by threats, in a lit of rage had committed murder. Following a direction to the south-east, and then to the south,in six days we traversed the districts of Vanianga and Kisumbe,in which the colossal Adansonia dirjitata (baobab) makes a fineshow; and then by the districts of Samie and of Nguro, through adense population, extensive fields richly cultivated, and lovelywoods of umbelliferous plants, we entered into Unyamuesi, stoppingin the district (Oct. ], 1889) of Usongo, where the chief Mitinginyarules. Mitinginya is the only Sovereign of these regions who alwaysshows the vsanie courteous manner towards Europeans withoutasking them for tribute. He is satisfied with a gift, often of verylittle value. He told us that at our return we should bring himtwo great receptacles in which he could carry water during warand the chase, because the last time he had suffer
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