TheonlyexcitementwasproducedbythesuddenrushofKabbaRega’sguardsbonosoorawithbigsticksamongthecrowd，whomtheybelabouredandchased，generallypossessedthemselvesofthebestgarmentsofthosewhowerecaptured，withwhichtheyreturnedtotheirquarters，aslawfulprizes。
Thisdaringsystemofthievingwasconsideredasgreatfunbyallthosemembersofthecrowdwhohadescaped；andtheunfortunateswhohadbeenreducedtonuditybythelossoftheirgarmentswerejeeredandridiculedbythemobwithtrueUnyorowantofcharity。
Thesebonosoorawereanextraordinarycollectionofscoundrels。
Thereadersof”TheAlbertN’yanza”mayrememberthe”SatanicEscort，”
withwhichIwasfurnishedbyKamrasiformyjourneyfromM’roolitothelake；thesewerebonosoora。IcouldneverlearntheexactnumberthatformedKabbaRega’scelebratedregimentofblackguards，butIshouldimaginetherewereabove1，000menwhoconstantlysurroundedhim，andgainedtheirlivingbypillagingothers。
Anyslavewhoranawayfromhismastermightfindanasylumifhevolunteeredtoenlistinthebonosoora。Everymanwhohadcommittedsomecrime，orwhocouldnotpayhisdebts，couldfindarefugebydevotinghimselftothepersonalcareoftheyoungking，andenrollingwithintheranksoftheroyalguards。Thegeneralcharacteroftheseruffiansmaybeeasilyimagined。Theyloungedawaytheirtime，andsimplyrelievedthemonotonyoftheirexistencebyrobbingpassers-byofanythingthatattractedtheircupidity。
Umbogobelongedtothiscelebratedcorps，andheinformedmethathardlyanightpassedwithoutsomepersonbeingmurderedbythesepeople，whowouldalwayskillamanafterdark，unlessheyieldeduphispropertywithoutresistance。ThegreatnumberofvulturesthatcontinuallyhoveredoverMasindiwereproofsofUmbogo’sstory，asthesebirdsgenerallydenotethepresenceofcarrion。Mymenhad，onseveraloccasions，foundbodieslyinginthehighgrass，neatlypickedtothebone，whichhadonlyrecentlydied。
TherewasmuchtobedonebeforethebrutalcustomsofUnyorocouldbereformed：andIwasbynomeanssatisfiedwiththeconductexhibitedbyKabbaRega。Hehadpromisedfaithfullythathewouldsendalargeforcetoclearawaythehighgrassbywhichourstationwassurrounded；thiswasneverfulfilled，neithercouldIengagethenativestoworkforhire。
IhadobservedforsometimepastthathispeoplewererapidlyextendingthetownofMasindi，byerectingnewbuildingsuponbothourflanks，which，althoughonlyafewyardsfromourclearing，werehalfobscuredbythehighgrass；thusitappearedthatwewerebeinggraduallysurrounded。
Sincethedepartureofthepostwithmyescortandtheirregularlevy，nothingwasdonebythenatives，excepttheusualloungingbyday，anddrinkingandhowling，withdrumsandhornsasanaccompaniment，throughoutthenight。
KabbaRegahadalwaysdeclaredthatthenativeswouldworkformeandobeyeveryorderwhentheslave-huntersshouldhavebeenexpelledfromthecountry。Althoughthepeoplewhowerelatelyaportionoftheslave-hunter’scompanyhadnowbeenenlistedintheserviceofgovernment，notonemanremainedinMasindi，asIhadsentthemallawaytoFatiko，attheparticularrequestofKabbaRega。
Therealfactwas，thatsolongastheslave-trader’speoplewereinthecountry，boththekingandhispeopleknewthatwewereindependentofnativeguides，asSuleiman’smenknewallthepaths，fromtheirlongexperienceofthecountrywhenengagedinthecivilwars。Itwasconsideredthatintheabsenceofthenewlevyofirregularsweshouldbeperfectlyhelplesstomove，asweweredependentuponKabbaRegaforguides。
FromthegeneralconductofthepeoplesincethedepartureofmypartywiththeposttoFatiko，Ihadastrongsuspicionthatsomefoulplaywasintended，andthat，whenthe300nativecarriersshouldhavetakenthepeopleacrosstheVictoriaNile，theywoulddeserttheminthenight，andreturnwiththeboats。Ithereforewrotealetteraddressedtothesecondvakeel，Eddrees，orderinghimtoreturnatoncetoMasindiwiththeentirepartyifhehadanysuspicionoftreachery。
Iconcealedthisnoteinapacketofbluecloth，togetherwithafewlittlepresentsforShooliandGimoro，atFatiko；butIhadwrittenonthebrownpapercoveroftheparcel，instructionsthatEddreesorMohammed，thedragoman，shouldsearchthecontents，asaletterwashiddenwithin。IgavethispackettoUmbogo，tellinghimthatitwasapresentforShooli，andbegginghimtodespatchamessengerwithoutdelaytoovertakethepartybeforetheyshouldhavecrossedtheVictoriaNile。Thenativemessenger，towhomIgaveasmallgratuity，immediatelystarted；thusIshouldbeabletoforewarnmypeopleintheeventoftrouble。
IntheafternoonKabbaRegasentformetorepairthesmallmusicalboxthatIhadgivenhim，whichwasslightlyderanged。Irepliedthat，untilhefulfilledhisagreementtoclearthehighgrassfromtheneighbourhood，Icouldnotthinkofattendingtoanyrequest，ashehadbrokenallhispromises。
Inhalfanhourafterthisanswerhesentfortymen，underKittakara，tocommencetheclearing，ashewasindespairabouthismusicalbox。
TwonativemerchantsfromthedistantcountryofKaragwe，whohadbeensentbytheirking，Rumanika，topurchaseivoryfromUnyoro，hadarrivedatMasindi。Thesepeoplewerebroughttomeon26thMay，accompaniedbyKittakara，togetherwithUmbogo，theinterpreter。IobservedthatKittakarawasactingthepartofspy，tooverhearandtoreportthesubstanceoftheconversation。SomeexcitementhadbeencausedbythereportthattwotravellerswereresidingwithRumanika，andthatthesepeoplehadarrivedfromtheM’wootanN’zige。IwasinhopesthatoneofthesetravellersmightbeLivingstone。
TheKaragwemerchantswerewell-dressed，andverycivilized-lookingpeople。Theystareduponarrivalinthedivan，andwereshortlyseateduponamatbeforeme。
Aftersomeconversation，Iquestionedthemconcerningthetravellers，andIimmediatelywrotebothquestionsandrepliesinmyjournal，whichInowgiveverbatim。”Haveyoupersonallyseenthetravellers?”
Answer：”Yes；oneistall，withalongbeardandwhitehair。TheotherisaveryblackmananAfrican，andshort。”
Question：”Howdotheyeat?”
Answer：”Withaknifeandforkandplate。”
Question：”Havetheyacompass”Compassexhibited?
Answer：”No；buttheyhaveasmallmirrorlikethoseinyourpossession。”
Question：”Dotheypurchaseivory?”
Answer：”Yes。WearenowsentbyRumanikatobuyivoryforthem。”
Question：”Havetheyalargequantity?”
Answer：”Animmensequantity。Theyhavealargehouse，whichisquitefull。”
Question：”Howwilltheytransportit?”
Answer：”TheyarebuildingavesselofironontheM’wootanN’zige，uponthebordersofwhichtheyarenowstaying。”
Question：”DotheyknowthatIamcommandingthisexpedition?”
Answer：”Yes；theyhavefrequentlyasked`whetheryouhadarrived；’andtheywishtogotoKhartoum。””ThereisnotraceofpoorLivingstoneintheirdescription。IimaginethatsomeenterprisingPortuguesetraderisbuildingashiptotradeuponM’wootanN’zige。Godhelphimifhetriestotransporthisivorybythisroute。”IshallwritetoLivingstonebythefirstopportunity。Likeallotherofmyinformants，thesenativemerchantstoldmethattheM’wootanN’zigeextendedtoKaragwe，afteralongturntothewest。Itvariedmuchinwidth，andatKaragweitwasnarrow。”
ForsomedaysIhadconversationswiththeseintelligentpeople。Theybroughtmetwoelephants’tuskstosell，astheywishedtoshowRumanikathequalityofgoodsthatwerenowintroducedfromthenorth。Imadethemafewpresents，afterthebargain，tocreateafavourableimpression，andIoncemorecross-examinedthemupongeographicalquestions。
TheirdescriptionoftheeastshoreoftheM’wootanN’zigewasasfollows：
GeographicalInformation：”SouthofUnyoroisacountryKabboya；””Kabboyu””Tambooki；””Tambooki””M’Pororo；
M’Pororo””Ruanda；
Ruanda””Baroondi；
Baroondi””Chibbogora；
Chibbogora””Watuta；””Watuta””Manchoonda；””BeyondtheMachoondatheyknewnothing，exceptthatthelakeextendsforanenormousandunknowndistance。”Onthewestshore，oppositeKabboyuandTambooki，issituatedthecannibalcountryofBooamba。”TheroutetoKaragwefromMasindi，viatheM’wootanN’zigeAlbertN’yanza，is——takeboatfromChiberoaday’slongmarchfromMasindi
toM’Pororo——atwhichspotyouleavetheboat，andproceedoverlandinonedaytotheKaragwefrontier。”TheKittangideriverpassesthroughM’Pororo，N’Kole，andKishakka，and，afteraverywindingcourse，itcutsthroughKaragwe，andfallsintotheVictoriaN’yanza。”’Baroondi’mustbeSpeke’s’Urundi；’asIfindthatmanynamesthathehasprefixedwith’U’areherepronouncedas’B。’”BySpeke’smapUrundiisinabout3degreessouthlatitude。TheM’wootanN’zigeisthereforeknowntopassthroughRuanda，Baroondi，andtheWatuta——orbeyondthenorthendoftheTanganyikaLake。”ThislooksasthoughtheTanganyikaandtheM’wootanN’zigewereonlyonevastlakebearingdifferentnamesaccordingtothelocalitiesthroughwhichitpasses。”
Ihaveextractedthisfrommyjournal，asitwaswrittenatthemomentthattheinformationwasgiven。Ihavenotheory，asIdonotindulgeintheluxuryofgeographicaltheories；butIshallgivemyinformationinthesamewordsinwhichIreceiveditfromthenatives。Speculativegeographersmaythenformtheirownopinions。
FromthedaywhenKabbaRegahaddeniedthepossessionofthegunsandammunitionbelongingtotheirregularlevy，hehadneverappearedathisnewdivan，neitherhadIseenhim。