ABSTRACT
THE day after the treaty with Mwanga had been signed, the Mohammedan envoys left to convey my proposals to their party. With them I sent Selim Bey, in whose loyalty I had the most complete confidence, and who was regarded by them as king of the " Turks " and a man of great position. His orders were that he should use his utmost influence to persuade the Mohammedans to agree to my terms, and to render up their king. If he succeeded, and saw Mbogo well on his way to the capital, he was at once to proceed to Toru and assume command of the Sudanese, now that De Winton was dead. He would remove the garrison of Fort Ntara (No. 5) and locate them near Kawanga, on the site shown on the map as " Fort De Winton," to indicate to him the position of which I sent Waganda guides. This done, he would march to " Fort Lome" (No. 2), and select a site half-way between it and Fort
De Winton, and to this spot he would bring the garrison of Kivari (No. 3). I also sent, independently, a party to Fort Edward in Toru, with orders to the sergeant in charge there to evacuate the fort and occupy Fort Grant instead, so as to preserve touch with Fort George, and prevent the import of powder through Kitagwenda. The Sudanese garrison of Fort Grant would join the garrison of Ntara in the new Fort De Winton. By this means I hoped to establish a very palpable threat in rear of the Mohammedan and Fransa factions, and at the same time to prevent the possibility of any excesses by the Sudanese in those distant forts where they now had no European to check them. In their new location they would be close to Uganda, and within easy communication with Kampala.
