our own and Lutete's casualties had been caused by wild shooting on the part of our own men. The town was set fire to in several places, and hundreds of houses were burnt during the night. On the following day the whole force was sent out with instructions to bury the dead, or rather to throw them into the river, it being impossible to deal otherwise with them.

Matters were, however, simplified for us, since only a few hundred heads were to be found, all the bodies having been carried off for food. The Commandant then ordered the greater part of what remained of the town to be burned, as it was impossible for our small force to keep such an enormous number of buildings under proper supervision, and we were also thus guarded against a second outbreak of treachery. This might be said to be the last stand of Mohara's army,