”ThisIbelievetobetrue，asafewdaysago，whenspeakingofthetroops，ItoldSuleimanthattheSoudaniswereveryhardysoldiersformarchingandresistingclimate，butthatgenerallytheywerebadshots。Thus，inatreacherousmanner，hehasinformedthenativesthatthesoldiersofthegovernmentcannotshoot。Intheafternoon，freshreportsreachedmethatSuleimanhad，withhisownhands，murderedthenativetowhomIhadgivenprotection。Hehadcommittedthishorribleacttheinstantthatmybackwasturned，andhehadexhibitedthecrimebeforethegreatsheiksinderisionofmyauthority！”At4。30P。M。CaptainMohammedDeiireturnedwithhispartyoffiftymen，togetherwiththevakeels，SuleimanandEddrees，withsixoftheirmenwhohadbeenmetupontheirroadfromMasindi，andeightslaves。”AsIhadexpected，thegreaternumberofSuleiman’speoplehadescapedwiththeirslavestoFabbo，whentheColonel，Abd-el-Kader，hadsuddenlyappearedamongthem；hisarrivalhaddisconcertedallSuleiman’sarrangements，andmydetentionatKisoonahadcompletelyupsetallhisplansrespectinganalliancewithRahonka’sarmy。ThatcunninggeneralhadgoneoffstraighttoKabbaRegaafterhisescapethroughthewallofhishut。”Isummonedthegreatsheiks，Kittakara，Quonga，togetherwithPittia，andseveralothers。ThesemengavetheirevidencemostclearlyaswitnessestotheplanarrangedbySuleimanfortheattackuponRionga；
andaseye-witnessestothemurderoftheprisoner，whomtheysawdraggedbySuleimanandhismentothegroveofbananas，wherehewasbeheaded。”IorderedSuleimanandhispeopletobedisarmed；andsecuredbothhimandEddreesinshebas。”Thesunhadset，and，theskybeingover-cast，ithadbecomeextremelydark。”IproceededatoncetothetrialofSuleimanandEddrees，asthewitnesseswereallpresent。”Thebuglersoundedthe’taboor’assembly，andtheofficersandtroopsquicklyappeared，andformedinlinetwodeep，facingthetableatwhichwesat。Iorderedhalf-a-dozenlargeport-firestobebrought；thesewerelightedandheldbysixmenwhosteppedforwardfromtheranks。Theblazeofredlightilluminedthewholeneighbourhood，andcastapeculiarglowuponthedarkfoliageofthebananasandtheformsoftheduskychiefswhosatinalineoppositethetroops。”SuleimanandEddreeswereledbytheguard，andappearedbeforethetribunal。Suleiman，althoughpinioned，retainedthesamehaughtyswaggerthathadalwaysdistinguishedhim。Thechargesagainsthimwereasfollows：”1。ForhavingconspiredtoattackRionga，indirectoppositiontomypositiveorders。”2。FortreasonablyspeakingagainstthegovernmentoftheKhedivetothenativechiefs。”3。Forarrangingandabettingtheescapeoftheirregularnewlevy，whohadenlistedinthegovernmentservice，togetherwiththatoftheslaves。”4。Forhavingmurdered，withhisownhands，anativewhomIhadconfidedtohiscare。”Afteracarefultrialtheprisonerwasfoundguiltyuponeverycharge；
andthesecondvakeel，Eddrees，wasprovedtohavebeenanaccomplice。”IimmediatelysentencedSuleimantoreceive200lashesuponthespot，asafirstinstalmentoffuturepunishment。Bluelightshadbeensubstitutedfortheport-firesthathadburnedout，andthehaughtybrigand，Suleiman，waslaiduponthegroundbythereadytroopstoreceivehispunishment。”Myever-presentattendant，Monsoor，volunteeredtobeoneofthewhippers，andtheprideandaudacityoftheprisonerweresoonexchangedforeffeminatecriesforpardon。Itwasthissameman，Suleiman，whohadfloggedapoorboynearlytodeathduringmyformerjourney，andthelifeofthechildhadwithdifficultybeensavedbythekindattentionofmywife。Whenhenowcriedformercy，IrecalledtohisrecollectiontheunfortunateboywhoseposteriorhehadliterallyCUTOFFwithawhipofhippopotamus’hide……”Eddreeswassentencedtoreceive100lashes，butwhenthirtystrokeshadbeenadministered，thenativechiefsintercededinhisbehalf，sayingthatthegreatblameresteduponSuleiman，andthatEddreeswasnotabadman，butthathewasobligedtoobeytheordersofhissuperior。”Theynowcontinued，’thatSuleimanhadruinedthecountry，thathehadkidnappedallthewomenandchildren，andthatthenativeshadfledfromtheirhomesastheresult。’”Iwasmuchstruckwiththestraightforward，atthesametimemoderatebehaviourofthenativechiefs。IaccordinglysparedEddrees，whoatonceturnedevidenceagainstSuleiman，togetherwithtwoofhisownsoldiers。”TheysignedadeclarationaswitnessesofthemurderofthenativebySuleiman。ThispaperwasformallywitnessedandsignedbyLieutenantBaker，ColonelAbd-el-Kader，andCaptainMohammedDeii。”Thepunishmenthavingbeenawardedandtheprisonerswithdrawn，butsecuredinshebasbytheguard，Iaddressedthenativechiefs，assuringthemofmyprotection；andthatinfuturethecountryshouldbegovernedwithperfectjustice；thatpropertyandtherightsofwomenandchildrenwouldberespected，andthatanytransgressorofthelawwouldbepunished。Iexplainedthattheobjectoftheexpeditionwastobringprosperity；but，ontheotherhand，IshouldexpectfidelityfromKabbaRegaandhispeople。ItoldthemthatIshouldleadtheprisonersinshebastoKabbaRega，hemustthensummonageneralassemblyofhischiefstohearandwitnessthetruth。”Inoworderedthebuglertosoundthe’destoor’retreat，andthetroopsmarchedbacktotheirquarters。”Thetrialwasover；thebluelightshadburntout，andwewerenowincomparativedarknessbeneaththebananafoliage，withafeeblelampglimmeringonthetable。”Thenativechiefsdeclaredtheirperfectconfidenceinthegovernment，andthatweshouldstartonthefollowingmorningdirectforMasindi。”
CHAPTERXVIII。
MARCHTOMASINDI。”Aprill5——ThelatitudeofKisoonawas2degrees2minutes36secondsN。Westartedat11A。M。till1P。M。，reachingKasiga——eightmiles——