CHAPTER XV.

KAMRASI BEGS FOR THE BRITISH FLAG.

The pertinacious Beggar--Summary Justice for High Treason--Arrival of Ivory for the Turks--Frightful Barbarities upon Captives--The Female Captives--Treacherous Murder of Sali--Disputes with Kamrasi--Advice to Kamrasi--The Turks begin to bully--Eddrees refused Admittance at Court--Communicate with Ibrahim--Drunkenness among the Unyoros-- Native Sorcerers--Implicit Belief in Sorcerers--Invasion of the M'Was --Consulted by the King in the Extremity--Kamrasi will not Fight--An invigorating little Difficulty--Mock Valour by Unyoros--Kamrasi's Retreat--We are Deserted--Prepare for Retreat--Leave Kisoona--Arrive at Deang--No Water--Deserted again by the Porters--Richarn missing-- Richarn reported as killed--The M'Was' Drums beat--March to Foweera-- The Night Retreat--Lose the Road--At a Loss for direct Route--Capture a Native--Recover the Route--Exhaustion of Mrs. Baker--Arrive at Foweera--Well prepared--Refuse to assist Kamrasi--Richarn's Return-- Richarn's Story--The King in Distress--Arrival of Ibrahim with Reinforcements--Receive Letters and Papers from Home--Kamrasi "is himself again"--Invasion of the Langgo Country--The Whisky Distillery --Kamrasi tries the Whisky--Butcheries by Kamrasi--Kamrasi orders the Murder of Kalloe--Attempt to save Kalloe--Pursuit and Capture of Kalloe --I intercede on his behalf--Death of a Headman--Shot by order of Kamrasi--The Warning--The Bodyguard