The New York herald., 1875-11-29

while the people began to lay hands everything;
but we found their purpose out and warned the
canoes away with my gun. They jeered al this and
Immediately seized their spears and shields, while
canoe hastened away with beads they had stolen
and which a man insolenty held up to my view, and
invited to catch him. At sight of this fred, and
tho fell dead In his The others prepared to
launch their spears, but the repeating rifle was too
much for the crowd OF warriors who had fastened like
pirates rob u.s. Three shot dead, and as they
rereated my elephant rife smashed their canoes the
result OF which we id the confusion attend
ing each shot After few shots from the big gun we
continued our way, still huggng the shore OF
Uvuma for 1t unnecessary to fly after such an OK
hbition OF nglonous conduct the part Of thirteen
canoes containing in the aggregate over one hundred
men.
In the evening we anchored in the channel between
Uvuma and usoga in east long 33 deg 40 min Is Sec,
and north lat o deg 80 min. Soc
NAPOLEON CHAEyEL-rHE CURRENT.
Next morning, the current perceptibly growing
stronger as we advanced NORTH entered the Napo-
leon Channel that separates Usoga from Uganda, and
then sailed across TO the Uganda shore. Having
rived close to tho land pulled down sail and rowed
towards the Ripon Falls, the noise Of whose rushing
waters sounded loud and clear in our ears. The
Lake shoaled rapidly, and we halted to survey
the scene at q spot half a mile from the first
mass OF foam caused by the escaping waters
speke has been most accurate In his description OF
the outnowing river and his pencil has done fair jus
tice TO 1t The scenery around, on the Usoga and
the Uganda sde has nothing OF the sublime about IT.
but It is picturesque and we'll worthy visit few
small islands dot the channel and lie close ashore;
while at the entrance of the main channel, looking
SOUTH the large islands OF Uzir and Wanz stretch OBJ
liquely or southwest, toward Uvuma But the eye OF
tho observer is fascinated by the ranks OF swelling
and eapng waters than by the uneven contour OF
the land and the is attracted by tho rough music
oftheir play despite the terrors which the imagination
paints to us and it absorbs all attention watch
the smooth flowing surface OF the lake. suddenly broken
by tho rocks OF gneiss and hcmatto which protrude,
white and rudy, above the wwer, and which threaten
instant doom TO the unlucky navigator who would BE-
drifted among them. There is charm In tho scene
that belongs to few such, for this outaowng river.
which the Great Victoria Nyanza discharges from It's
bosom, becomes known to the world as the White
Nile Though born amid the mountains Of Ituru,
Karguo and Useyeyait emorges from the womb Of the
Nyanza the perfect Nile which annually resusctatos
parched Egypt
From the Ripon Falls we proceeded along the coast
OF Ikra southwest until gaining the shore opposite
Uzr we coastod westerly along the irregular shore OF
Uganda
GUIDES OBTAINED
Arriving at the isle OF Krlva we secured guides, who
voluntarily offered to conduct as far as Mtosas cap
ital
MESSAGE TO KING MTEsA
Hating short time at the island OF Kibibi, pro-
ceeded 10 Ukafu, where snug horscsheeshaped bay
was discovered. From Ukafu wc despatched messen-
gers TO Mtesa to announce the arrival Of white Wis
itor In Uganda aftor being most hosDably received