New-York tribune., 1867-05-15

shoo.l enchanting scene, the 5eoisri low Low
ee lns Il i s. rSpSG 3 en 'SPs !: PaRt Po ts s It
,sVs tSS BRIGHTNESS Of the milky.w and the Iaye
sado @ I 1oon 7e beautiful yellow light gradually di
m9ishing toward the apex and t 1osr Sspce
f,ilv with the blue OF the sky IL cast gens
n the clouds round IT, and sometimes formed almost
Ting. 1t was often SO era' he e' 81 staTS Observed
that AIpho Centauri was becoming OF ruddy eoi1r I
certainly great ss casd White star but Which
soon be taken from their catalogue Inc Deauuee p %
Which otherwise would have been weary and at night
the heavens reminded Inc Of the glories OF other wos
time forbids that should speak at any length OF the
natural history Of the country In these e3uatof a0
without the H. which got ,SGicS S6G9s'onSa are 80
in England sSe1 70 the "en beasts Of the
woods from their venOmous bite thef heice teleI, anu
The most remarkable and most dreaded all the black
BashkOnay. Bashkonay is the name gwen u ~ .ho
beside the black kind These black Bashkonay may be
well called lords of the forest Ii is Inc lhSt h1ra
cous creature met II is the dTeed OF an hXing
animals from the leopard TO the smallest insects. ~ ls
their habits TO march through me IoIes, d ~ ft % sTcrs
lar ne line about two inches broad ana olte i s1Nen
miles in length all along this line are aIsc @ n % wo hi a
Singular army IN order. If they to place |
where there no trees to shelter them IRON the
build an underground tunnel through which the whole
army pass columns to the forest beyond When .hey
grow hungry, by sudden command tne long me
spread itself through the forest advancing forward az
tacking and deyourng all living things with Jury Inh s
before them; the black men run away; every ami
NAL that lives in their line of march J; chased In an
Incredibly short space Of time those that are caught
are overwhelmed killed, eaten and only tle pare
skeleton remains. They TO travel day ana lDght
Many time have been awakened out of sleep and oh
ged rush INTO the water to save myseli from iheh
When they enter house they clear il Of every living
When they enter house they clear ii of every living
thing COckrOaehes are devOured IN an instant rats AMI
es sPg around tne s TTo9 qbeY IN oTn Tn VERY Me- r
ing the countrylof. many insects When on their march
the approach OF BaShkOndY army Ncldluttl 10 me ny
this means. Wherever they go they make a clean
sweep ascending 10 the top OF the trees ~ pusnt
Of their prey. Their Of attack is npetuous
leap, Instantly the strong plnccrs are fastened
and they only let when the piece gives way AZ such
a time this little insect seems animated by kind OF fury
which causes IL TO disregard entirely IT'S own safety The
negroes relate that criminals by winch thcy geneIaly
mean wizards have sometimes been exposed on the path
of the BaskOuay ants tied 10 tree so they might not
escape, ANA then been deVonred 10 tc poheS ley are
larger than any ants have in America The number
into calculations. but have continuous line
passing at good speed a particular place for u
may have been lAprause BESIDES the study of Natu-
raj History, studied carefully the habits Of these natives
and the great number Of tribes speaking different dialects
aud languages Tribes bearing different names consider
ing themselves different nations though speaking the
tongue. All the tribes were divided into clans.
clan Independent Of each other and often at war
with another. Almost all the tribes north Of the
equator We're exceedingly warkc and some given
very warlike and Of manly bearing, and
worked iron far better than all the tribes had
seen. South OF the equator The tribes seemed ma,i
They possessed loom and wove beautiful doth with
the hbeis Of palm tree; Their villages were clean 10
In the midst of the tribes south of the equator dstOv-
cred of of small stature whose average hight
lsiron fcet hcheS TO 4leet !hcleS APiuse.I bul
the form OF governments of all these tribes naeatoro or
presented great similarity. Twas struck 10y the mild
ness ol theW cnels VINO alt more IhE 4'lie 20 tnthi
No king OK subject has right 10 kill another; killing
tooth is their law, and a council of elders is
necessary before is put 10 death Questioning TIE
people about the past found that the past to them
dark They had no record OF il they knew nothing
about IT, ana dd nol care; ana Sceneu 'ue SS'9lsASu
l q M.
tain power over large tracts Of country The house Of
chief elder is not better than that OF his ncighbor the
despOtic form Of government is unknown. PoyeaIny
slavery, and witchcraft are found wherever / have
as many wives he can, and the older man
gets the younger he likes his wives. Laughter
In this great forest and in these mountainous rcceses
man Is what we may call primitive No trading caravan
from the east or from tne west iron the oh OF from
the south has penetrated te him. No white man has
neen IN ms midst no ielE wafer mas Ioa'Ieu mn ne
the devices of his heart The few individuals who
back tell them Of the white aud of the world
the path is closed there is gulf between the shore
The religion Of the Prophet Mahomet has been un
able to make headway against the impenetra forests
Now let describe you a cemetery curious sight
II is situated near Fetch Point II is grove Of noble
trees many Of them of magnificent size and shape The
natives hold this place in great reverence and refused
at first 70 20 with me on my contemplated Vls ana u
only by the promise OF large reward that at last
persuaded Mankaia VINO vas one 0i me mch the hhR
had given 70 accompany The negroes visit the
! T
est awe cOhsdelng tlat Tue ht oi INC dcaG WANDER
about and that they arc not lightly 10 be disturbed.
Treasures Of amount may be left here exposed in per
feet safety The grove stands by the shore. II
tircy cleared Of undeTbrus, and the breeze sgls
the darkened somewhat gloomy grove, it j. an awful
place, even 10 an iniInprcssine white man Mamkaa
stood in silence by the strand while entered the domains
Of the Oroungou dead They not put below the sur
face. They lie about, beneath the trees, IN huge
betokened recent arrivals 9nt by far The greater nun
in. On the other side were skeletons already without
covers aud which lay in the dust beside them Every
where beached bones, and moudcrine remains It
curious 10 see the brass ankets and bracelets IN
which some Oroungous maiden had been buried, SIN
which had been LAID ia the same coffin with wealthy
fellow ~ some places there remained little scraps OF
sapecss dust from which copper irOn or ivory
ornament CLEANED ont 90 prove that here too lay
corpse. Iassbg on 10 yer more sohlber gloom came
90 last 20 the grave OF Ola kmg PASCAL the brother Of
his present Majesty The coffin lay the ground, and
was SURROUNDED on every side with crtunbling great
chests which contained 0f the property ~ ms de-
earthenware jugs glasses mugs plates brass kettles iron
pots and iron bars brass and copper rings, and other
skeletons OF the slaves who were 10 tho number Of lOO
killed when the king died that his ebony kngshp might
was grim ght.and which filed me with sadder
than the disgusting bairacoonS ground Of the dead
III tbs t9 ot a. anenfiaI man none fLe Mhoh iril
His age gave him great authority among his people,
and judicOus culture OF the marriage relation had given
the shicwd old FOX no egd QfroheTsinlaw in every tribe
Afica, means TO have a friend IN need, TO whom
vol can confidently send bit Of ivory or bar-wood to
sell and on whom you call on in OF emergency
whore Can help YOU In fact, the more wives man
nag the more power he gains in this way and women are
DayOko was old man, aud had married right and loft
had begun whom young and had continued siuce,
and WI felaed . one or two great men in every tribe
which he could IS any WeaIs reach His great sorrow
was that he had 10 project TO Fan Woman; II he
could shcceed "a dnins that he would he 80 happy.
few days alter had given Li1h 80 Of my 0g goats
whch see:aed to please Nm %ond6rf1lly and which
PeQ IN tue baeB N order TO make il ut him Hi, majesty
thought II rs done FOR the purpose Of lotng the cool
Ueez pass thr0ughand expressed his admiration for the
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