The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-03-19
Sir Samuel Baker in Central Africa,

Sir Samuel Baker in Central Africa.
When Sir Samuel Bakers expedition
reached Gondokoro, on the White Nile,
he opened out to the chiefs the objects
that bad brought him to their country,
viz, the suppression of the slave trade,
and the establishment of commercial
relations between their people and the
rest OF the world To one chief be
preached almost sermon" npon the
evils of the slave trade, and the chief
appeared TO be profoundly affected by
the discourse; his emotion, however,
was but transient, for at the end Of the
sermon he offered 20 sell his son for
spade, which, in the dearth Of iron in
that country, is an article Of consider
able velue. This story Sir samuel
Baker gives as an instance of the peo-
pies obtuseness the best proof Of
friendship is, IN their estimation, that
you should help them TO kidnap the
women and children Of some other
tribe.
At Masindi Sir Samuel found about
eight thousand men, among whom could
not be seen a single woman. This was
regarded as a bid sign, for whenever
you saw plenty IF women among the
natives you are pretty sure OF peace I;
]
Of hostility. Accordingly the king, 3
very bad fellow, behaved most treaeher-
ously, killing some men who had been
sent back to Fattiko, aud sending into
| the camp jars of q sort OF native elder,
which was poisoned. The result was
that foEty of Ehe troops were lying on
the ground at one time, suffering acute
". The next morning the expedition
airy force was attacked by seven or eight
thousand negroes. Bakers men-four
7 hundred Egyptian tToops-beiBg well
j drilled, protected the camp effectually,
and the fifty Snider riffs with which
they were srn1ed saved the expedition.
/ With their rockets also they set Ere 10
and destroyed the whole town Unfor-
] tunateiy the king escaped. This young
man had distinguished himself By muir
7 deTing his family uBder these circum-
stances When a king dies, hiB body
/ is laced il o sort Of huge gridiEon, and
is then toasted by a FIRE kindled be-
meath. Tho body then lies in state m
/ buried, and Is the signal for civil dis
cord. The sous fight until one OF them
is victorious, and he sticks his spear
/ inte the body Of hiR parent 3 q symbol
/ of victory. Then the fuBsral rites take
place, corresponding with those record
/ ed oE the aneient SeythiaDs.
A large pit is dug IA which some Of
the deceased kings wives are put, and
the corpse Is lowered down ill Il rests
on its knees. Then there Is q raid on
some neigh boring Villages. sifa the Peo-
pie captured are brought tO the bIiak
I Ct the pit, where their arms and legs
4 are broken, and IN this mu6iated con
/ dition they are thrown down 70 the
corpse beneath. Then The earth is piled
4 upon ihern, the people stamp i dow
/ upon this mass ef iHntliug humanity
ana the hOrrid rites are comPlete. Snel
4 had been the ceremony observed 81 Aa
sfnsii. and the son who lnd succeeded
20 the throne then invited his relation
TO dinner and caused them all 90 b
mass sRsred.
Ca their arrival IN the Territory q Ri
onga Baker Pasha q exchanged blood
with the ehief-H process which consist
Z IN drawing blood from the ann Of eacl
/ Of The contracting parties, who takes
drop Of his friends blood on his tongue
This ceremony not only gives Ton a
ally. but renders him faiihiui unt'
death yea bolong heacsteTtA TO u
family So