Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-11

S1II1IAnf suRvxHs AND DIsoovRlIHs At THn VIC.
ronIA NYAnxA-Hls L1ffRls LOST IN BATTLE
BUT FOUND A0AtN-0AAPHIo OMAHA
absstai Calls DtarsssA 10 IN Nss Ys~s Hrsx.
" ls IoxDss. Noy. q. 1878
The eyVo letters jast rsosiva1 from II. Henry
N. Htanlsy are dated, respectively, Apiil Il end
Is. and Wsfs sent from Ulagalla, In Uennda, The
capital OF the conntry ruled by King Mtssa.
They complete the subject dealt with in the let
ters received In October. ~ 81
An lntsrsss almost q great ~ that OF their
contents AttAehes itsef 70 The asory Of the tour-
ney Of these letter. from Stanley luther. They
were committed to the custody Of Colonel Do
beileford, whom Stanley mst u Mtesa's court,
and who lett there April II. This gentleman
wae a1p>rsnty attached TO the armed kforcs
which the Khedivs has sent to those paEts un-
der 0oeaea. He Wa q Mtsea's capital with
troops In pursuance Of some object related To
dordon's expedition, md acespted SANKEY'S lot
ters with view to send them down the Nile by
the khedive's chain Of posts. He was on his re-
turn 70 aordons Htaton. and Whsn be had nsar-
" reached 1t was surprised and attacked by the
Kari, by whom he was massacred with thirty-six
Of his soldiers.
Four Of his soldiers escaped and succeeded in
reachiny Gordon, who SAINT detachment immsd-
lately to the scene Of tho tragedy. SANKEY'S let
ters, stained with blood, were found by this de-
tAchment among the bodies Of the slaln. and
carried 70 Headquarters, whence they were des-
patched down tue White Nile 70 Khsrsoum, aud
| thence by the Khedives oouriers to Cairo.
Stanley describes fully In these letters his
survey Of the southern, eastern and north east
| ern shores Of the Victoria Niyanza. lie gives
thirty-ssvsn observations Of bays, inlsts and
creeks, infinitely explored, with view to de-
xsa4 .u ss'a sasuSs T. the Ds .n e 70 .
opening to other lakes Or streams. He
fully exhibits and demonstrates the
unity OF this magnificent sheet OF water.
he says ;:m,.livingeone waa wrong In reporting
spoke correctly seatss that tho Victoria Niyanxa
70 one lake" Spsks's two islands are proved BY
Stanleys observations 70 bs peninsulas. Que
Observation further confirms the great import
ance Of the River 6himeeyu ~ the principal
feeder OF tho lake md the EXTREMIST sourcs Of
Stanley depicts graphically many incidsnts Of
his expedition. He had several conflicts with
tho treacharous slavs doalsn On the lake. On
one occasion 10 was attached by 100 natives
repulsed after severe light. Three native,
were killed. He arrived d Mtesa's hunting
camp at Asavura, April IL, where he was rs-
oeived with great ceremony aud cordially by
the King. In stAnley's honor ths King directed
extraordinary festivities and displays One fsa
turs Of the display was . naval review on III
lake. OF aiHhty-four canoes manned BY 26O(
men. -.... -
On the second day, 10 addition 10 the nava
manDuvres there were rsoes, In which eighty.
four canoes were Engaged, each propelled BY
thirty oaraman, the King leading the nest peri
sonAlly in the presence Of . great thron9 Of
SPECTATOR: Among the onlooksrs were thu
three hundred wive. Of the KING. On the third
day there was bird shooting and target pFaotice
by 5000 troops. On the fourth day they return
cd to AtesA's capital.
This King has 2.OOO, OOO subjects. stanle,
praises hts great intelligence, and depicts him
~ ruler whose dominion Affords the best augu
ry for tho possible civilization Of Africa. He /,
Mussulman, but your correspondent regard,
his conversion TO Christianity ~ possible, ant
suggests this labor ~ . field for missionary Of
fort that is capable Of aording very brilliant 10
suits.
Picturesque accounts arc given of the rich
ness and beauty Of the country. There are val
liable geographical notes In further illustrator
OF the map, including soundings Of the Nlyanzs
and an explanation Of the White Nile above
Mpon Falls.
Taken together with the letters previously 70
ceived this completes the account Of tho CRANE
discovery that 1t has been stanley's good forum,
to make through the good will Of King MESA