HENRY M. STANLEY’S NEW MISSION -- THE UNFINISHED TASK OF LIVINGSTONE -- THE COMMISSION OF MR. STANLEY BY THE “DAILY TELEGRAPH,” OF LONDON, AND THE NEW YORK “HERALD,” TO COMMAND THE NEW EXPEDITION TO CENTRAL AFRICA -- MR. STANLEY’S ARRIVAL AT ZANZIBAR -- FITTING OUT HIS EXPEDITION AND ENLISTING MANY OF HIS OLD CAPTAINS AND CHIEFS -- SETS SAIL FOR THE WEST COAST OF THE ZANZIBAR SEA AND TOWARDS THE DARK CONTINENT -- ARRIVAL AT BAGAMOYO -- COMPLETES HIS FORCES AND TAKES UP HIS LINE OF MARCH INLAND -- INCIDENTS ATTENDING HIS MARCH TO MPWAPWA 351 CHAPTER XIX. STANLEY’S ROUTE TO VICTORIA NYANZA. SPENDS CHRISTMAS AT ZINGEH -- THE RAINY SEASON SETS IN -- FAMINE OR SCARCITY OF FOOD -- HALF RATIONS -- EXTORTIONATE CHIEFS LEVY BLACKMAIL -- ARRIVAL AT JIWENI -- THROUGH JUNGLE TO KITALALO -- THE PLAIN OF SALINA -- “NOT A DROP OF WATER” -- BELLICOSE NATIVES -- TROUBLE WITH MANY OF HIS FOLLOWERS -- VALUABLE SERVICES RENDERED HIM BY FRANK AND EDWARD POCOCK AND FREDERICK BARKER -- FREQUENT QUARRELS -- THE TRIALS OF STANLEY -- CAMP AT MTIWI -- TERRIBLE RAIN STORM AND SAD PLIGHT OF STANLEY AND HIS PEOPLE -- MISLED BY HIS GUIDE, IS LOST IN A WILD OF LOW SCRUB AND BRUSH -- TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES -- STARVATION IMPENDING -- SENDS FOR RELIEF TO SUNA IN URIMI -- THE WELCOME MEAL OF OATMEAL -- A SINGULAR COOKING UTENSIL -- DEATH OF EDWARD POCOCK -- THE WEARY MARCH FROM THE WARIMI TO MGONGO TEMBE -- THE BEAUTIFUL USIHA -- REACHES VICTORIA NYANZA FEBRUARY 27TH, 1875 -- ENTERS KAGEHYI -- RECEIVES ITS HOSPITALITIES -- THE END OF A JOURNEY OF 720 MILES IN 103 DAYS 360 CHAPTER XX. EXPLORATION OF VICTORIA NYANZA. PREPARING THE _LADY ALICE_ FOR SEA -- SELECTS HIS CREW -- THE START FOR THE CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF LAKE VICTORIA -- AFLOAT ON THE LAKE -- A NIGHT AT UVUMA -- BARMECIDE FARE -- MESSAGE FROM MTESA -- CAMP ON SOWEH ISLAND -- AN EXTRAORDINARY MONARCH -- MTESA, EMPEROR OF UGANDA -- ARRIVAL AT THE IMPERIAL CAPITAL -- GLOWING DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY -- A GRAND MISSION FIELD -- THE TREACHERY OF BUMBIREH -- SAVED -- REFUGE ISLAND -- RETURN TO CAMP AT KAGEHYI 372 CHAPTER XXI. RETURNS TO UGANDA.