The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-08-07
SIR SASUEE BAKER.
What the EEglIsh Explorer Has &c
cOmplIshed In Central Africa.


A telegram from Khartoum, via
Alexandra, dated July 9th, appears
in the London Daily Telegraph of
July s, and runs thus:
1 hasten to communicate to you
facts of the highest importance and
Interest in -coanSetfOn Win In6-cXpe-
dition OF SH Samuel Baker, who has
reached this place from the lake re-
gions and the far South. On Sunday,
] the 29eh of June, the English Pasha
arrived at IShartoum, accompanied
by Lady Baker, his nephew, Lieuten-
ant Baker, and seven English engin-
eers, besides his personal attendants.
They had travelled hither from Condo
kOrO, using one Of steamers which
had been taken up country for the
navigation of the lakes, and occupy
1 ing period OF thirty two days for the
\ Journey. IT % q 'af
Baker has accomplished even more
than was expected of him. He has
penetrated as far southward as Mo
sindi, which is point near the head
villages of the Chiefs Kabriki and
Kamrasi. On reaching this place the
Pasha found that the ivory and slave
traders had spread all kinds Of evil
rumors about the expedition, infiam-
ing the native tribes about it! Ka-
briki had been informed by them that
Baker Pasha was coming at the head
of the Egyptian. army, to take forci-
bic possession of his country and an
mex it to Egypt, with the view of ex-
acting heavy taxes and tributes and
carrying away the people. 1t was ac-
cOrdingly agreed between the traders
and the negro chiefs, 10 murder Baker
IL possible, and by every means to
prevent the progress of the Egyptian
Soldiers. Shortly after the arrival Of
the Pasha with q portion Of his troops
at Mosindi, Kabriki, following an At
fican custom, sent ten ,iarsaOf pombe
IA beverage resem bling beer TO the
strangers This liquor was heavily
charged with poison, and all those SOL
diers who partOOk of IL were Suddenly
seized with frightful symptoms, and
soon fell to the earth insensible and
apparenHyIifeless. BY administering
strong antidOtes the poison was neu-
tralized in every case, and no lives
were lost. Baker then dispatched
some of his officers as messengers to
demand why the poisoned beer had
been sent to his camp, but as soon as
they entered the negro village Ka-
brikI ordered them killed, and
they were all Immediately murdered
in cold blood. War was then pro-
claimed, the chief beating his great
drums, and ordering levy OF 10000
warriors. A large body Of these at
tackled the Pasha, who had only 8
hundred odd Egyptian troops with
him. These men were all greatly
fatigued with the long journey into
the interior, and some of them were
suffering from the poisoned drink.
Baker WGs therefore compelled to beat
q retreat before the swarms of enemies
assalling Linn, and lie retired after
burning his camp and heavy baggage.
During seven days hardship, the back
ward march Of the Egyptians was
sorely harrassed, and as many as
thirty were left dead on the route. At
the end of this periIous week the Eng
lish Pasha came to the province of
Reviuka, a chief hostile to Kabriki,
and welcome assistance was then OBJ
tanned. The pursuit had been already
abandoned, but with view to punish
Kabriki, il was arranged that RewiD-
ka should supply 1000 armed men,
and that these, with thirty picked
Egyptian soldiers, should return
toward Mosindi and do their best TO
take and kill the treacherous negro.
Baker promised thatif this expedition
was successful Rewinka should be ap-
pointed Governor of his own and Ka-
brikiis district in the name OF the
| tViceroy of Egypt. With the remain-
der Of his force the Pasha then returned
northward toward Fatiko, but on
reaching a place called Lazarita ~
he and his men were unexpectedly
| fired upon from the houses Of the
slave traders there. Thirty Of Bakers
soldiers were thus slain; the remain
\ ider intrenehed themselves till assist
ance could be obtained, and then
issued from their intrenchment to at
ftack the traders, who held a strong
position in dense thickets of reeds.
The attack was very successful, the
reed beds were taken by storm, and
I140 of the slavers party were slain,
many prisoners being also captured,
while the remainder fed inland. The
eaptives, in explanation OF the attack
made upon Sir Samuel,s command,
said that the orders OF their masters,
and Of the chiefs friendly to them,
were to kill 'the Naza-snev-mean-
ling Baker--Whereyer and whenever
they could. They, all confirmed this
declaration, which was drawn up
from their own mouths, signed ana
sealed by each, and then forwarded TO
the Government Of SOudan, at Khar-
toum, as documentary proof Of the
maIignancY OF these slaye-hunting
merchants,
/ This ehastisement cleared the whole
/ eountry about GondokorO and down
toward Rewinka's territory, After
Iperiod of repose, which WAS impera-
lively needed, Baker commenced sys-
dramatically. to organize the districts
(which were in his possession. He
made FatikO the chief town OF the