The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-17
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hood. might then have gone hack and deposed
Shereef and Awathe but this would have required
time at least had good reason to hope that the
Exploration would be finished and my return would
Sreary part OF Manyema ana Cuba already knew
perfectly. The desire 10 nnish the geographical
o. WUrn nto y n aso one
that, usual, ere long should gain influence over
my attendants but never had experience with
Bantam Mosem slaves before, who had imbibed
little OF the Mohammedan religion but Its fulsome
pride, and whose previous employment had been
est class OF our sheriff officers.
As we went across the second great bend of the
Lualaba they showed themselves to be all accom-
piished towards, In constant dread Of being killed
and eaten by Manyema. Falling to Induce me to
al t1 the
almost in sight Of the end towards which strained
They now tried to stop further progress ey false
land Arabs . number Of willing helpers to propa-
gate the SANDER "that wanted neither ivory nor
wondered at that people who had never seen
strangers before, or even heard OF white men, be-
nsn Hs me s
land and Ujiian Arabs secured nine canoes, while
could not purchase one. Bnt fonr DAYS below this
each otner but Alternately and the water rush
pools, which overturned one OF the canoes and SO
terrided the whole party that by deceit preceded
1raggfng the canoes past the dimculty. This /
should have done to gain the confluence OF the Lo-
through lake Lincoln 70 the ancient be-
yond the copper mines OF Kat&nga and this would
nearly nish my geographical n WORK Bpt It was 50
Iould be prolonged across country into Lomame
that resolved to turn towards this great river
considerably above the narrows, and where the
distance between Lualaba and Lomame ls about
friend, named Dugumbe, was reported to be
nine undertraders with their people. The Bantam
slaves refused duty three tlmes and the ,. sole I,
going where "t6ere were no Meslems" The loss
Of all their wages was matter Of Importance to
ESsSsSman they Knew j would not beat or chain
them and two OF them frankly avowed that all they
them. The slave traders all sympathized with
them, for they hated my being present to witness
70 be sham 10 reveal their shaving was ihy true
object, and all dread being written against" !
therefore waited three months for Dugumbe, who
rupees, or a4Oo, for ten men and canoe on Lo,
name, and afterwards, al the goods ! believed !
without the Bantam slaves. His first words to me
were, "Why your own slaves are your greatest
few days t. consult his associates. 0N'
"ss was Witch flied me With
such intolerable loathing that resolved to yield
the Ssnan sst1 Ito 70 u SET men IN
eoing outside the area Of Uijian boodshcd instead
ofvainly trying from its interior outwards.
On hearing that the heat slave eSf trader At U
sSc head men Of the BaSnya on the BANK they
were disgusted with his assurance, and resolved to
punish hi@ and make an impression In the country
dared 70 make friendship with any but themselves
5Agamoio the principal rndertrader Of Dugumbe's
party, was the perpetratOr. The market was at
Tended every fourth day by between 1000 anu 1900
down at the river, ended in creek capable Of con.
tanning between dirty and sixty large canoes. The
majority q the market people were women, many
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grain, potatoes and other farinaceous products
they have strong sense Of natural justice, and all
my presence made them oil afraid, but Wishing to
gain their confidence, which my enemies tried to
quentiy, and when they saw no harm in me became
very gracious; the bargaining was the finest act.
that new OF the glib tongues Of the women, but
their gestures spoke plainly. ! took sketches OF
me eep Varieties e Of Hls H. to n
were eager to tell their names. But the date re-
ferred to had left the market only o minute or
and felt inclined to reprove them for bringing them
into the market place, but had RETAINED by atribut
into the dense crowd around them. Another party,
down ut the canoes raned their balls on the panic
struck multitude that rushed into these vessels:
paddles, the canoes were TANNED 10 the creek and
could not be got out quick enough, so many men
the LETT bank are expert divers for oysters and a
long line Of heads showed crowd striking out for
left shoulder against a current Of between a mile
and half to two miles an hour. Had they gone
have been three miles, many would have gained
tho shore. Ii was horrible TO see one head alter
some o o She tne a reSt
Father OF all, and going down. Some Of the men
Who got canoes out OF the crowd padded quick,
took people in TIL they all sank together. One man
had clearly lost his head, for he padded q canoe
stream nowhere. The Arabs estimated the loss at
between four and five hundred souls. Dugumbc
which the owners in their fright could not eXtri-
cate, TO save the sinking. one lady refused TO be
taken on board because she thought that she was
70 be made O slave; but he rescued twenty-one, and
Of his own accord sent them next day home. Many
Escaped and came TO me, and were restored to
stricken crowd at the canoes Tagamoio's band
began their assault on the people on the west Of
Tho river and continued the fire all day. counted
seventeen villages in flames and next day six Du
gumbe's power over the underltngs Is limited but
he ordered them 10 cease shooting Those IN the
market were reckless they shot two OF their own
number. Tagamoios crew came back next day, In
canoes, shouting and firing OF their guns as ii be-
lievtng that they were worthy OF renown.
Next day about twenty head men fed from the
west bank and came To my house. There was no
occasion now TO tell them that the English had no
desire for human blood. They begged hard that
should 90 over with them and settle with them,
and arrange where the new dwellings OF each
should be. was so ashamed OF the bloody Moslem
company in which found myself that was unable
TO look at the Manyema. confessed my grief and
shame, and was Gntreated, II i must go, not TO
leave them now. Dugumbe spoke kindly to them,
and would protect them as well as he could against
his own people; hut when went TO Tagamoio to
ask back the wives and daughters Of some Of the
head men, he always ran OF and hid himself.
THIS massacre was tue most terrible scene ever
fui that did not give way to them but by Dugum.
oes advice avoided q bloody ieud with men who,
for the time, seemed turned into demons. The whole
transaction was the more deplorabe, inasnllc h
AZ we have always heard from the Manyema that
Enough the men OF the districts may be engaged In
actual h0stinties the women pass from one mar.
ket place TO another with their wares and were
never known 10 be moles.ed The change has