The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, And Explorations of the Nile Sources
The book The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, And Explorations of the Nile Sources was written by author Baker, Samuel White, Sir, 1821-1893 Here you can read free online of The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, And Explorations of the Nile Sources book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, And Explorations of the Nile Sources a good or bad book?
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XIX.] DISARM THE ARABS, 469 the few Arabs who still offered resistance, they were imme- diately knocked down and disarmed. The leader of the party, who had been the first to draw his sword and had received a mouthful of umbrella, had not moved from the spot where he feU, but amused himself with coughing and spitting. I now ordered him to be bound, and threatened to tie him to my camel's tail and lead him a prisoner to the Governor of Souakim, unless he called all those of his party who had run ...away. They were now standing at a distance in the desert, and I insisted upon the delivery of their weapons. Being thoroughly beaten and cowed, he conferred with those whom we had taken prisoners, and the affair ended by aU the arms being delivered up. We counted six swords, eleven lances, and a heap of knives, the number of which I forget. I ordered the entire party to stand in a line ; and I gave them their choice, whether the ringleaders would receive a flogging from me, or whether I should tie them to the tails of camels and lead them to the Turkish Governor of Souakim?
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