ON15thJanuary，1873，thesentryontherockcitadelreportedapartyarrivingfromtheUnyororoad。Shortlyafter，thereportsofgunswereheard，anditwasmadeknownthatenvoyshadarrivedfromM’tese，thekingofUganda，togetherwithanescortofnatives，andtwoofmysoldiersfromRionga。M’tese’speoplewerearmedwithguns。
Theenvoyswerequicklyusheredintothenewdivan，whichwasacircular，loftybuilding，twentyfeetindiameter，neatlyplastered，andpaintedlightgreywithamixtureofwood-ashes。
AliJusef，theprincipalenvoy，wasanativeofSishuaali，onthecoastsoftheRedSeaentrance，andtheIndianOcean。Ihadseveralofficerswhowerenativesofthesamecountry，includingthegallantFerritchAghaandSaidAgha：thusIhadexcellentinterpreters。
Theenvoyswerebeautifullyclean，inwhiteBombaycottonclothes，andtheywerequitecivilized，andasintelligentasEuropeans。TheyappearedtohaveathoroughknowledgeoftheroutetoIndia，andthevarioustribesalongtheeasterncoastofequatorialAfrica。
Thesepeoplegavememuchusefulinformation；andIshall，asusualinthiswork，simplyextractfrommyjournaltheexactentrymadeatthemomentwheneverIreceivedgeographicalreportsfromthenatives：thusI