The king had prepared a market, so that the starving force got a more substantial supper than usual.

Here the column was to divide.

Colonel Willcocks was to go straight through to Bekwai; while the second portion, with the wounded and cripples, was to take two days.
They halted at Bekwai for two or three days, to give rest to the soldiers; a large proportion of whom were suffering from coughs, sore throats, and fever, the result of their hardships.

Two thousand carriers were sent to fetch up more stores.
Preparations were then made for an attack on Kokofu, which was a serious menace to the troops going up or down.

The column for this purpose, which was under General Moreland, consisted of six companies, which were to be brought up to eight.