He would have but a small escort of fighting men, but a very large number of carriers, to bring in the stores intended for Coomassie.
Colonel Willcocks reached Fum on the night after leaving the Prah.
As the supplies were failing at Kwisa, and another post, Captain Melliss took down a convoy to them, with twenty days' rations, and succeeded in doing so without opposition.
Colonel Willcocks pressed on, leaving all baggage behind.

The defeat of the Dompoasis had its effect, and the little column joined Colonel Burroughs's men unopposed.

The combined force then pushed on, until they arrived at a town under the sway of the King of Bekwai.
Next morning they marched to Bekwai.

Here it was decided to evacuate Kwisa, for a time, and bring up the garrison that had been left there.
The next march was laborious, and wet, as usual.

The troops marched into the little village of Amoaful, where Sir Garnet Wolseley had fought the decisive battle of his campaign, and saw many relics of the fight.