New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18

I ehoud never see Lis Ike again."
Monsoon was the only Christian. excepting tho Eu'
ropcam party.
TIE graves werc made. gave out new cloth from
the stores in which TO wrap the bodies Of four OF my
bcs, ncn. and they we're buried near the fort.
My heart was very heavy. God knows had worked
and tins was the lacntanie result NV best men were
trcacherousy murdered. We had p"rr1wiy essaped
genera massacre We had Won TIT Uattc, ana hasiho
WAS swept from tie earih.
II was now decided TO leave the station and take
up tho march for RiOnga's Island, winch could
DO reached, under favorable circumstances,
in about ten DAYS. The route was Oc-
cnpied by the enemy every mile OF the
distance. and the country. oyerrun by an i'm
nense growth of grass and tangled crec?crs, pre-
scnted grave disadvantages for fighting. The qnes'
tion Of food was vital. Tho men had nearly ex-
hausted their provisions. Meantime. Lady Baker
disclosed the secret that she had concealed large
ouantity Of Gour when food was abundant. IN case
If some sndden emergency. "God shall give her
long life" exclaimed both officers and men. The
commencement of the march is thus described
the guard having been ordered to set lie to the
station:
On the morning Of the 14h o. June 1877? at o3,. the
advance guard flied along the gravel ph and hr cd at
The extremity Of the station at Misind me line was
complete according 10 Tie Orueis ioi '"o "o' 4'o'
A nshi. drizzlins rain fell. and the sky dull
Hooked back. and waited for the destruction OF my
favore station la our Ge hoi,e We ut left pictures
If children, and every th'ns tiit was no. an
solucly necessary to our cx>teucr. Even the ,"cn
Gnd The Princess OF Wales were 20 PERISH Ia the co.h,-
grafton, together with much thar WAS pdr.ei Win III
The smoke now curled in thick. white folds from the
Gnyctnm mt dit an an our own private hois".
Lent Baker's new house was is'ht'd. ono bv one
every hui Ircd Tie rear gu having dorc their
DUTY closed up in the hue at maich.
nd MOI give The wort "iorward!" until the n amos
bad snot up nigh ~ the air an H. s' i,n was ~ Inc
ionnccd that all the rockets lu xrodrd. rhe advance
gua,d moved forward; and the Inarcn comm need
We entered the bign giaSs. when was rocking
with tho light raiU and We were wet through IL an in
slant. go .
of spare ammunition ihe DntchD,iu" IN her breast.
sac had a Colts revolver IN her hct Lieut. Baker was
heavily lOaded, he carried Puidy mi sung across
his back tose,her win large bag Of ammunition,
wnile he held double brercloaier siboot-hofe III lis
hand with OF heavy bGckhot cartridges upon Ills
suleiman and Mohnmmcd Haroon tour servants) were
cinse W, with my two Drccc.-oadng No. elephant
rdrs 1nese carried pcrate of potash shells that
nscly powerful. Very little wOuid have been left
Of the body Of man had one OF such Shells struck HIN
in the chest.
the cattle began TO cause much trouble the
march commenced. AMI we slowly descended the knoll
upOn which the stood and ~ single file entered
the extremely narrow path winch led down 10 small
Crossing the swamp through deep mud. we arrived
firm ground, and continued to march slowly on account
OF lie cattle felt sure iheg wou'd Va 10 Dc aoa,
Moreian the Bari. aud Abdulah Dioor. the cook. VINO
were droyers. rusLnE about the in par
suit Of refractory animals, that would shortly end IN
beng speared by the euemy.
We thus marched slowly forward for about mile be-
fore "a hostile sound was neard. We then listing Iished
tie tumutuous voicrs OF The natives III tn rear
had been attracted ~ tho station W the general cUnh
grafton.
feet LIyl and OCCASIONAL forest. The r"i de-
,ceudcd steadily and feared that tue Old muzz eca-
ing muskets would MS, lire.
Tue sound oil drum. ana was now beard through
out the cOuutry tn alarm spread rapidly IO.D yt
.age To village We coGid hear the shouts Of natives
aai Grums uat were now sounding IN tie forest upon
/, mann Al has
session Vi path unanown " us winch ran parallel 10
For seven hours the march continued with such fire.
Qnent haIt OWING TO the OF the cattle tha
lad only Progressed the ort distance OF 10 IN When
al 4:4O y. m we entered the valley OF Jon JoKe. We
saw tue nil covered with pIantaIn groves
where We tad slept whcn upon tIe mdrch TO Masind
The grass wis very hIgh aud tho pain hardy loot
wide. aud Ody rrsemi i1g II siecp-iun. Su!deny tie
advanre guard opened hot he aid the bus.c sounded
"nalt!"
A PAGES in front OF me. my favorltc slilor AID
fshcrmaD HowartI. was IN tao line carving meta
box vi On head. la addiiOl TO hts musKet, wnlcl
sluug ms shoulders htd gwen Ian one Of
NY double Dreech-loadns ps,os. which lie Carried Ia
has belt.
rhe word suddenly PASSED that Eowarii was
spearcd!
L.nces few the path. and the limo opened
fire the upon our righ, according to orders
Immediately went up to Howdrt. l fouu1 HIM .it-
ting upon tn ground Dy his Oox in tho act
Of rcl0a his pistol with Boxer carridgc. lance
had stIu In the shy OF the IigLt jd-t
below point or function win nc shuuiitr and bass.
Tag throu2h II had prolrude ilom nis sohacn.
Upon feeling tho wound. ,Sar nat dr'Pp-i ms load.
hnd drawing his pis,Oi, ne r"Ot tic Idvo dead
eaped from AMBUSH recover the lance WAicu
slirRIn= ~ the poor l.,i0"'s BODY.
Here another OF my best 'en sacriicei. H0wariI
had always Dccn trd. GOOD iua', ai ~ hd 'st eX-
biDiIed ms cool couIdgc lie mad himself pulled the
spear from his body.
MY wife mad fcilJN ed me Immediately upon bearing
thai Huwatii was Injured. He had reloaded his pistol,
reply to M question wrtnor nc could sit upn
DONKEY M tainted | TouSny bdnf.-t 4 LIN iOf the
present moment, aud We lad hun upon an agaicb
stIeichcTUeGsjcaG) out tao men were heavily laden
that 1t was difficult 10 lind snpp'1erS. Lieutenant
Baker kindly took end upon bis shoulder ..d. win
the assistance If to adVdnccguarj, We criicd hIin Tor
ward the bucle sounded the "aiyancc.'
Again ihe lanccs htw across the pdi out few shots
with tie Sulders ccaed the way. AMI leaving the mar
route, broke our way t"rOugn the tangled grass,
uud asce.!e tne slope 10 the pi1htain forest Here
fa-h goodness, tnete was 10 grass lac bu-c eUudcd
d" liu.t " III 10 uJiidie of inS pi'ulans
Srntries having been pistci ~!try man was now
p!oyed Telling .he tail ptntun tre, ana III arrane-
IA, ihein TO i0riu . wall "a ound me camp. .
One blow Of sharp heavy s"0er MA cut tifouS" he
stem: thus III snort tIMe. as We all worried ans
about an acre was mauc a1d 10y sunset We had pied
llem form tOlcrabIe piotect on ftOn lances.
Trou the CAV 1t had never ceseu faiuIns thus
every was suakinghni srr2hie o. course Nc hau
no tent. but some Invaluable mack camp sn"cts.
had g. au.ined IIUwbrlfs ~ouhOs, winch knew were
mortal. Tue air as he pr heu. Was rtiluS thIOuxh
tnc gash III his stolpacI washed AMI haAUased hIu
caIefy, and gave hin dos OF ntanhy and iauiinum
No one had u drop of water 10 dnnk neither dd any
one the direction OF the well out is AL were
aud wet through, person Il rI from thirst. FOrtu-
nately had maicnes III small silver that HAD
resisted the damp; aud after soLie I'll atty aud dsay
fires were blazing thl0d.,. the Little blyOuac ANA Inc
soldiers aud WU u en- were crouchiug round the -.
We were comfortable that nlent as we had beds to llo
III NOuIO DC ltst
Wound be- necessary 10 destroy much luggage, Inc men
being 100 heavily laden.
All was ut length sti the soldiers, who all tired
went to sleep, with the exception of the sentres,
were well on the alert. 49,
As I Law Oh my bed thought OF tho morrow. knc
we should have trying lime, as the whole country
" Guild now thoroughly organized against US. Oar
from Masndi mad taken them 10y SURPRISE thus we
Lad not with much Resistance; tut TO morrow
would be a nghling day, aud l made up my mind To
leave the cattle TO themselves, as II would DC simply
possible ~ drive them. 80
After succession Of perilous adventures, the Ex-
petition had succeeded in the objects of its MISSION
the government of the Khcdive over q
large territory in Central Africa. aud returned to
Cairo the oath of August, 1873. Sir Samuel was re-
ceivcd by the Khedive with signal marks Of ap
prevail and honOred with an imperial order of high
nj ofh ExnnIitinn L