The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-17

down in a tabby macs. like the widest OF iashion.Di
sleeves They areQrled from their infancy % SICK
milk, and the mlk uT even after il has been en- sd
me people have curious custom Of chewing cone
formed and when eaton has pleasant ana sals.'al
eject This king, superior and excellent ~ ne "s ~
country and SS, dspn,oatDd Wien Capita spess
could not give him m aielne ~ ,.na o.e
death Of rebel brother could De ecseu ,bey having
three animals than donkeys am. ~, =,
ls like ,Ss 90, ssqs o o ss @
king being thought was nsd u 'S " sIoped on
ton Of this pnenoenSh Is snsner was-y rebel
brother has these mopste5s o. et suite ahu s1o
iust them u aeg On lsnss c sn tna by espot
be men" He guarded US al the same time y beware o.
sans them or para es a Of Se
souls During The i've months was lad " az ms
psse We we're bs ns % %ss a,sS be cleaned or
mis- clock 10 be mended, or his coat TO oe washed,
or If particular color OF fow or goat Tor ram
making purposes picture to be drawn, he always APP
plod 10 me-. 0rdin ry criminals he was mover harsh
wih-hs brother dealt With them Thelts were punish
beating With a stick fine Of ten goats sufficient;
wounding. with spear, all property was conhiscated,
half going TO the king and half to the injured par
ty--if there was no property, be was sent TO the
css. The murderer was variousy treated, accord
while the generality thrown over precpice,
and The body dashed 70 pieces, tie property going 70
tho anv o. The murdered person dne uead 'na s
Cow old up in the skin Of cow or as IN me case
ayourg prince while was there put amongs. .he rocks
island In the lake BuT. grounds are never seen In
the country the bodies Of the peasanr are thrown INTO
The next equator king was named Mtessa, tine young
cerated reports had eeme Of him. that he would take
no presentsthst Spoke had TO shoot hundred
daily the kings peasure-that my arrival there
would be celebrated by tho OF great number
peopethai no abhorred savery-that no sick person
could enter his territory, &C. was consequently very
anxious TO reach Uganda to test these wonderful reports
and soon found that he took the most enor
!. WI vel de--daly n " OwQ
tho meat OF which the gotno human sacrifices made
N honor OF my arrva-sldpes he had immense numbers
and he sent carrying rdty to bring me, an inudlid up
to hundred niiesso that the report proved TO some
extent abrcaen The first time Spoke took me there
70 call upon him he presided at immense evee 1.-THE
most theatrical AFFAIR." looking perfect fop and dandy
albeit with overweenng and contemptuous air Caused
o'naments uers put on 'clh the greatest care and
n.g..cess, not hair was out Of its place, and
lis ioiia Two or three female soot1sayefs, called
witchneseo sat BY his ,s side e band him his wine
70 ~ ssclea Os KING they
court, aud supposed to divine every event They
could obtain interviews and show their influence when
other party could prevail and were the mo naughty
queens in the land, bowling to or acknowledging
They dressed Enthusiastically and like every Individual
sgged lizards, Shells beads or seeds, dresses Of
nalack cloths 10 dheir ankles, aprons perhaps
f'd-for ~ sit in this state waiting upon
the king, untNh n0lo his levee by retiring
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Can <16mm1uced with
lew being leu day p2Good without our 4
rable young girl, or hsndsdm( nlace gaS9
lnight be seen walking down tho fOu0 @Sand
,mi t By passers By, waiins nya.wO, 70
s.esr woana and mou.nfully foileyns single palace
sgara Waking a MY yards Der 70 The place Of
and follow the along like DAG white pull,
have seen most reluctantly ass-as tss ssd By which
TriSeesses by s,,, had .erssS y. go od ~,
he executed like otnersaDd ths xnss snss.
hs vg: At the close q the ievss erswg RON would
ncd In another No admitted except
ourselves and interpreters, because the pobic, on
!..in or DEATH dare not look Al the queens
Ills Majesty, seated on n cvmp chair, would be
fqua,,ing on the ground sister his feet 70 talk
nonsense 70 or coSndentalIy TO- Conversation would
,rn upon guns, when queen would fly to bring in his;
route, upon our strange appearance. Such
Interviews would last acoupe OF hours and were gene
slaeinr comic strains outside tho enclosure
10 returned my call the day after my first interview
nr ha ne wSa N pnSeS The yuns King barehaaded
clearing the fences dressed In open chinz Jacket,
shirt, and Loose white trousers trimmed with red, and
negro hiackguard He was followed by twenty lads and
boys his brothers carrying guns sticks dead vultures
heavily ironed, feet and hands; another had
vide awake OF leather on; all were as jolly as only
Africans can be. Giving him chair outside the
hat, he rapidly turned over the leaves OF a sketch
hook stared wildly about asked whether his likeness had
been done whether had the birds he had shot,
ordered to show my head uncovered 10 his brothers,
VIII, sguatted round him. tearing at sugar cane 10 the
and enjoy himself, followed by the rabole Of brothers,
struggling % get 10 front Of and precede him. He
had gone picncing, having changed his dirty or torn
clothes from a box load carried on boys head, and
returned to his palace by torchlght the tremendous
rafting din Of the neskooro the palace drums accom-
panying bis instrumental In marching through his
country you escorted by forty Atty Of
his army, and gallant captain, who has his
Aarm, or assembly, is in command. Tho drurnmers
generally smart fellows they must fellow the
captain and his dog wherever adventure may lead them
You the guest Of the king aud must pay tho
leopo for anything, and every house must be deserted
lie wines u the collar he dinner 10 the Kitchen. the
warubcs aud granares % the fruit in the garden, and
the scss u the fields all these things are at once laid
llnds then commences the chasing OF fowls, goats
ghccp and sacking Of houses. Spuaing and lighting
begin almost before you arrive In your for the day
30 t, II was vilanors system OF oppression but
dcs could be had these the orders his Maes.
ITO and take whatever you liked, pocket
curry away Payment IN cloths, guns, and other presents
Tor havnE,hus pundered peasantry was made TO
him alone The villages IN the vicinity OF the palace being
occupied by the avorcs OF the court alone exempt
from his taxatiou the errymeu's houses also pl
LACED the very men who were to row us across the
khtOlsa river. ana tnet IOWiS were bexcd ana put
board the boat The gallant captain also the
following incident which occurred while the party were
staying In the territory Of very friendly nrnceThs
king had little child and Captain Grant or TIA snuse
mont, carved toy representing man dangling 10 hs
air. When the king saw this toy he was 50 degLtec
wth u that be appropriated n TO himself and sent
csrroatec % cut down tree for Captain Grant TO make
similar Toy tho size Of lie W course the captain ssid
that this rather beyond his capabilities
furnished as he with a pcnKnife only Captain
Spoke also carved toy representing elephant
drawing piece Of artillery with artillery ited
the gun. The king was immensely taken with this
and expressed bis surprise that elephants (o which there
were many Wild cues 10 bis provinces could lie turnes
TO 80 good account Capt Grant told him that this
sample q the ingenuity and prowess Of Europeans
Tie King hereupon said that he had old guu-a six
poupder-ana asked Captain Graut to make n gun
carriage for v THIS the captain again obliged 10
dcclthe, as he hal No tools beyond hts pcukniic.
Iaptaiu Maury, % the Confederate states Navy next
roe, nndst load cheers, IN response 30 Invitation
from tho Chairman and, aie expressing his thanls