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
shallgivetothepublictheunpolishedstatementspreciselyasIheardthem；uponwhichdatatheoreticalgeographersmayformtheirownopinions。”Theenvoysreport，thatfromUjijipronouncedbythemUyeyeyoucantravelbylakedirecttoMagungo，thelakebeingtheM’wootanN’zige。”TheVictoriaN’yanzaiscalledbytwonames，’Sessy’or’Kurewe。’
Althoughlarge，itissmallincomparisonwiththeM’wootanN’zige”
TherewasnonewsofLivingstone；but，accordingtomyrequestfromMasindi，M’tesehadsenteverywhereinsearchofhim，andhehadforwardedmytwolettersaddressedtohimindifferentdirections。
Theking，M’tese，hadwrittenmealetterexpressinggreatfriendship，anddeclaringthatwhenthenewsofKabbaRega’streacheryhadreachedhim，hehadsentanarmyunderGeneralCongow，tobeplacedatmydisposal。
ThisarmywasnowquarteredatMashudi，twodays’marchfromRionga’sisland，ontheroadtoMasindiwaitingformyorders。M’tesebeggedmetovisithimassoonaspossible，asheonlyhadonedesire，i。e。”toseemyface，”andthathe”didnotwishforpresents。”
ThiswasamodelAfricanpotentate；atthesametimeIcouldnotpossiblyvisithim，asmytermofservicewouldexpireuponthe1stofApril。
Iwasmuchdisappointedatthisimpossibility，asM’tesecandomoreforCentralAfricathananyotherpotentate。HebehavedwelltoSpekeandGrant，andhehadbeenverytruetome。
On11thFebruary，freshenvoysarrivedfromM’tese，includingmyoldfriendWaysooah，whowasasusualdressedverycarefullyinIndiancostume，withahandsomely-workedcottonrobe。
M’tesehadwrittenmeanotherletterinArabic，beggingmetosendhimoneofmysoldiersasmyrepresentative，ifIcouldnotcomepersonally。
TheroadwasnowdeclaredtobepracticallyopenbetweenFatikoandZanzibarbymeansofM’tese’sfriendship。
Thisexcellentman，whowasnowaMohammedan，andkeptanArabsecretary，hadalreadysenttoUjijiinsearchofLivingstone，accordingtomyrequest，andhismessengershadreturnedwiththenews，”thathehadbeenatUjiji，andhadcrossedthelaketothewest；sincewhich，nothinghadbeenheardofhim。”
M’tese’speoplewerestillinsearchofLivingstone。Ujijiwasdeclaredtobeonthe”M’wootanN’zige，”i。e。theAlbertN’yanza。
IgivethisinformationexactlyasIreceivedit。
InowwrotealettertoDr。Livingstone，ofwhichthefollowingisacopy：——”FORTFATIKO。
”N。lat。3degrees1minute；E。long。32degrees36minutes，”February13th，1875。”MYDEARLIVINGSTONE，”M’tese，thekingofUganda，hasbeensearchingforyou，accordingtomyinstructionssenttohiminJune1872。”Healsoforwardedmyletterstobegiventoyouwhenmetwith。”HisenvoyshavenowvisitedmeatFatiko，withthereportthatM’tese’smessengersheardofyouashavingformerlybeenatUjiji；butthatyouhadleftthatstationandcrossedtheTanganyikatothewest。”Nothingmoreisknownofyou。”Ihavesentasoldierwiththeenvoyswhoconveythisletter；hewillremainwithM’tese。ThissoldierSelimwasoneofSpeke’smen，whotravelledfromZanzibartoCairo。”M’tesewilltakethegreatestcareofyou。Hehasbehavedverywelltothegovernment。”SinceIwrotetoyouinJune，KabbaRegatreacherouslyattackedmewithmanythousandmen。”Ithrashedhimthoroughly，andIhavesetupRionga，theoldenemyofhisfamily，whoisnowsheikofthegovernment。”M’tesesentCongowwithseveralthousandmentoassistthetroops。”Itrust，mydearLivingstone，thatthislettermayreachyou。Donotcomedownthelake。ItisnowwellknownthattheTanganyikaistheAlbertN’yanza；bothknownasthegreatlakeM’wootanN’zige。”Asteamerwill，Itrust，beonthelakethisyear。”Everyoursmostsincerely，”SAM。W。BAKER。”
On13thFebruary，afterafewdays’pleasantsojournatFatiko，M’tese’senvoysreturnedtoUganda，accompaniedbymyrepresentative，Selim，who，althoughaprivate，wasaveryintelligentSuachli；hehadformerlyaccompaniedSpekefromZanzibar。IgaveSeliminstructionstoimpressuponM’tesethenecessityofassistingLivingstonewithoutamoment’sdelay。
Itisinterestingtoremember，nowthatthegreattravellerisdead，thatthearrangementsIhadmadeforhisassistancewouldhavesecuredhissafety，andwouldhaveenabledhimtopursuehisgeographicalinvestigationsnorthward，withouttheslightestriskordifficulty，beyondthebodilyfatiguewhichisinseparablefromAfricantravel。
MyletterwasnotonlydeliveredbyM’tese’sordersintothehandsofLieutenantCameron，R。N。atUnyamyembi，butM’teseactuallysentmehisreplythroughthewearydistancetoGondokoro！Thisreplywasreceivedbymysuccessor，ColonelGordon，andwasforwardedtotheKhedive，asaproofoftheeffectoftheexpeditionundermycommand，inopeningthroughpostalcommunicationintheheartofAfrica。PeoplewhoareunacquaintedwiththedifficultiesofAfricacannotsufficientlyappreciatethisgrandresult。Theintelligentking，M’tese，shouldreceiveapresentfromourgovernment，asarewardforhavingexertedhimselftoassistanEnglishconsulindistress。Thesmallsumof200
poundSterling，judiciouslyexpended，wouldprocuretriflesthatwouldbetreasurestoM’tese，andwoulddomoretoopenupCentralAfricatotravellersthananyothermeans。
Ifearthismaybeforgotten，andthatM’tesewillbeneglectedafterthistrulyphilanthropicefforttorelieveanEnglishtravellerandCONSULwhenindifficulty。
IwrotealetterthankingM’teseforallthathehaddone，andassuringhimthatourcountrywouldbegratefultohimforanyassistancethathemightrenderLivingstone。AtthesametimethatIthankedhimforhisaidtomyself，IbeggedhewouldrecallhisarmyfromUnyoro，asmytroops，althoughfew，werestrong，andthat，havingalreadydefeatedKabbaRega，Irequirednoassistance。
IsentGeneralCongowapresentofasword，andafewarticlestoM’tese，inreturnforaspecimenofbeautifully-dressedskins，sewntogetherasneatlyastheworkofaFrenchglover…
ThetimeworeoninconsiderableanxietyconcerningthepartythatIhadsenttoGondokorounderWat-el-Mekforreinforcements。
Ihadallowedthemforty-twodaysfortheirreturntoFatikowiththecattleandtroops，butnointelligencehadbeenreceivedoftheirmovementsfromtheweektheyhadstarted。Fortunatelytheabundanceofgameintheneighbourhoodhadsuppliedthetroopswithmeat。
Atlength，afterninety-threedays’absence，newswasbroughtthatWat-el-Mekandthetroopswerecloseathand。ShoolihadarrivedatdaybreaktosaythatanativehadseenthemonthepreviouseveningonthenorthsideofShooahill，aboutsevenmilesfromFatiko。
At2。30P。M。，on8thMarch，wedistinguishedthewhiteuniformsascendingtheplateauatthenorthendoftheFatikoplain；andshortlyafter，themainbodyemergedfromamongtherocksandfoliage，andformedonthelevelground。Iatoncedistinguishedwiththetelescopethelieutenant-colonel，TayibAgha，uponhiswell-knownpowerfulwhitehorse。
Mytroopsinfulluniformwentouttomeetthereinforcements，whichquicklymarchedupandformedonthelevelturfoutsidethefortuponthenorthside。
Irodeoutandinspectedthetroops。
NOTONEHEADOFCATTLEHADARRIVED！
Thelieutenant-colonel，TayibAgha，hadmadeasadmessofhiscommandduringthemarch。HehadquarrelledwithWat-el-Mek；andsimplybecausesomeofthenativecarriershadabscondedinaportionoftheBaricountrynamedMoogi，hehadsetfiretothevillagesinrevenge！Thiswasinacountry，whereIhadestablishedpeace。
TheBarishadattackedthetroops，andhadnotonlykilledtwenty-eightofourmen，buthadstrippedthebodies，andpossessedthemselvesofclothes，arms，andammunition。Theyhadalsocapturedthecattle。
AlthoughTayibAghahadabout280men，heactuallyretreatedanddarednotattackthenativestorecovereitherthebodiesofhismenortheirmuskets！Thelieutenantwhocommandedtheunfortunatedetachmentwaskilledwhiledefendinghimselfbravelytothelast。Inadditiontothetwenty-eightsoldiers，twoBariinterpreterswerealsokilled，makingatotallossofthirty。
IatoncedeterminedtoleaveMajorAbdullahascommandantatFatiko，andtotakeTayibAghabacktoGondokoro，ashewasnotfitforanindependentcommand。
TheimmensedelayinsendingupthereinforcementshadbeenoccasionedbythelongvoyagefromKhartoum。
WhenWat-el-MekhadreachedGondokoro，thetroopsHADNOTARRIVEDfromKhartoum；thereforehewasobligedtowait。
Whenatlengththeydidarrive，theyhadbeenTHIRTEENMONTHSonthevoyagetoGondokoro，andhadpassedtherainyseasonwiththeslave-tradersinthecampofKutchukAliontheBahrGiraffe；thisrivertheyreportedasnavigable，owingtomycanals，whichhadcontinuedopen。
Itwastheoldstoryofdelayandindolence，unlessIwaspersonallypresenttoforcethemforward。
Ihadnow620men，thereforeIreinforcedRiongaandthevariousstations。IthusgarrisonedstronglyFatiko，Fabbo，andPaniadoli——thestockadeoppositeRionga’sisland，inN。lat。2degrees6’。
ThecountryofUnyorowasnowcompletelyinthegraspofAliGenninarandRionga。UnyoroextendstothesouthoftheequatorontheshoresoftheAlbertN’yanza，whereKabbaRegawassupposedtobehiding。
On14thMarchIdrewoutthefollowingordersforMajorAbdullah，whowouldremainascommandantofFatiko：