skirmishing round these forts for some hours. Arriving at dark, Michaux and Gongo Lutete withdrew their men and encamped about an hour's march distance from Albert Frees and Lupungu, who lay down in front of the smaller fort.

[The diagram on page opposite shows the position.] A tornado came on, followed by rain, which lasted all night, and at dawn Albert Frees recommenced to attack. The Arabs charged out in force, but very few of their cap guns (which represented the great bulk of their armament) went off, the night's rain having thoroughly soaked the powder. Albert Frees was quick to see the dilemma they were in, and, taking advantage of it, charged them home with Lupungu, and carried the smaller fort just as Michaux and Gongo Lutete came up. The Arabs retreated to the larger fort, which did not long resist the combined attack.