The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-26

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.ssiF SAMUEL Baker and OF ita res,il ts. The
a as3sg comes fropt Kharso unr by way OF
AlsE ssn droa, ard bears date or July
III hasten To- goniIni 1icate Ia gu,r farf. ne
lhe highest Importance and Interest IN. cot,.
nectton With the expedit lon .af SIR Samuel
bakcf, who has reached Tits pTact1 from The
Jake regions and the far South ON s,infiav
the 2uth of June, the English Pasiia arrived
at khartoum, accompanied by Lady Baker.
| his nephew, Lieutenant Baker, and seven
English engineers, besides his personal at.
PENDANTS. they had travelled hither from
Gontokoro, using one of the steamers which
| had been taken up country for the naviga-
ton of the lakes, and occupying period
of thirSy-two days for the journey.
Baker has accomplished even More than
was expected Thin. He has penetrated is
far southwark as Mosiudi, where he found
| that the ivory and slave traders had spread
all kinds of evil rumors about the expedi-
ton. inhaming the native tribes against u.
Habriks had been Informed by them that
Baker Pasha was cofiiing at the head Of ali
Egyptian army to take iorcible Possession Of.
his country aud annex 1t to Egypt, with the
view ofexacting heavy taxes aud tributes, and
carrying away the people. TWAS accordingly.
agreed between the traders and the negroes to
murder Baker, ifpossible, and byevery means
to prevent the progress of.the Egyptian SOL
diers. Shortly after the arrival of the Pasha
with portion of bis troops at Mosindi,
kabriki, following an. African custom, sent
ten jars of pombe-a beverage resembling
beer--to the strangers. This liquor was poi.
soned, and all those soldiers who partook Of
it We're suddenly seized with. frightftil
symptoms. and soon fell to the earth insensi-
Die aud apparently lifeless. By administer
ing strong antidotes the poison was neutral.
ized 10 every. case, and no lives were
lost. Baker then sent some of his off,
GERS as messengers to demand why the
poisoned beer had been sent into his
camp; but as soon as they entered the ne
gro village, by the order Of Kabriki they
were all Immediately murdered in cold
blood war was proclaimed and Kabriki or
dered levy of ten thousand warriors, a
large body of whom attacked the Pasha.
who had only hundred and odd Egyptian
troops with him, and was compelled to beat
| q Retreat after burning his camp and heavy
baggage. During seven days of great dan.
ger and hardship the retreat was sorely ha-
raised, and as many as thirty men were left
dead OF the route. At the end of this
perilous week the English Pasha came
to the province of Rewinka, whose
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come assistance was then obtained.
The pursuit had been already abandoned:
but with view to punish Kabriki it was ar.
ranged that Rewinka should supply two
thousand armed men, and that these, with
| thirty picked Egyptian soldiers, should re-
turn towards Mosind. Baker promised that
| if this expedition was successful ReWinka
shoilld be appointed Governor Of his own
and Kabriki's district In the name Of the
Viceroy of Egypt. With the remainder of his
| force the Pasha then returned northwards to-
wards Fatiko, buta at LaZarita he and his men
We're unexpectedly fired upon from the
bouses of the savetraders. Thirty of Bakers
soldiers were thus slain; the remainder,
Ihaving obtained assistance, attacked the
traders, who held strong position in dense
! thcketS of reeds. The attack was very suc-
cessful, the reed-beds were takenby storm,
and 140 of the Slavers' party were slain.
] many prisoners being also captured. while
the remainder fed inland. The captiveS, in
explanation OF the attack made upon. Sir
Samuefs command. said that the orders of
their masters and of their chiefs friendly to
| them were TO kill him wherever and When
ever they could. 2hs4
"This cleared the whole country about
| Gondokoro and down towards Rewnk:t's
territory, and Baker began to organize the
districts which were in his possession. He
made Fatiko the capital of the new territory,
and appointed superintendent ut the other
stations. Before long the natives settled down
wonderfully well under the new govern
ment, and appeared exceedingly satisfied
with the safety and quiet which it afforded.
The light tribute eXacted Of basket Of
bread and a bundle of grass per month for
| each hut was paid with alacrity and regu-
| larity,; and when Sir Samuel went finally
northwards, having established the rein
| fOrcements sent him along the annexed re-
giop, the negroes ut Fatiko gave him the most
| vociferous farewells, calling him father and
| master, and looking upon him as their future
protector. The term of the contract signed
by Sir Samuel Baker and by the English en-
gineers with the Khedive has now expired,
and, having made all arrangements the
Pasha embarked at Gondokoro in one Of the
steamers brought up country by the expe-
dition. Another vessel OF the same model
has been successfully carried as far as Con
dokoro, and as soon as camel transport can
be obtained it may he taken to the lakes and
set af1oat there. The third of the three iron
vessels sent up in pieces with the same OBJ
iect lies yet at Khartoum, the difficulties OF
transport having proved extremely great.
| s'Next to Fatiko the leading station. of the
| new territory will be Gondokoro.r Baker
| has marked out eight mloIe spots as princi-
| pal posts. and these will constitute chain
leading from Nubia to the Albert Nyanza.
| One thousand additional troops have been
ordered down to complete the garrison Of
THESE stations. =
| s'Thus much for the political position of
the tidings brought by the gallant Pasha. |
have further most important geographical
discovery TO communicate-on which can
not fail, think, to astound many scientific
men in England. 1t is declared as au aseer-
tanned fact by the returning party that Lakes
Tanganyika and Albert Nyanza aie proved
to- be one and the same water. The length
Of this magnificent inllnd sea, thus for the
first time made known to mankind, is not
less than seven hundred miles, and it is an
nounced as positive that vessel can be
launched above Murchison's Falls, at the
head of the Nyanza, and sail away to Ujij,
or lower, through ten degrees of latitude"
l. TEE DECLINE IN T'EA.-Tea, as every house
keeper should understand by this time, has