Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-12-17

Murchison Creek visiting en- route a
dhow he is building for the navigation of
the lake, his place of residence and his
former capital, Banda, where Spoke and
Grant found him. ~. e "a l., -,
The third day the troops of Mtesa exer-
cised at target practice, and ON the fourth
day we all marched for the grand capital,
the Kbuga of Uganda, Ulagalla or IRA
CARA. He is a, monarch who would de-
| light the soul of any intelligent European,
as he would see in Mtesa the hope of Cen
trail Africa He is King of Karagwe,
Uganda, Unyora,. Usoga and Usui. Each
day saw something which increased my
esteem and respect for him. He is fond
of initiating Europeans and great Kings,
which trait, with a little tuition, would
be of immense benefit to his country. He
has prepared broad highways inAthe
neighborhood of his capital for. the good
time that is coming when some charitable
European will send him any kind of a
| wheeled vehicle. As. we approached the
capital the highway from Usavara in
creased in width from 20 to $50 feet.
When we arrived at this magnificent
breadth we viewed the capital browning
an eminence commanding a most extern
sive view of picturesque and rich coun-
try teeming with gardens of plantains and
bananas, and beautiful pasture land OF
course huts, however large, lend but lit
tie attraction to scene, but tall flag
staff and an immense flag proved a feat
ure in the landscape. Ea
Arrived at the capital found that the
vast collection of huts browning the emf
nence were the royal quarters, around
which ran five separate palisades and cir
cular courts, between which and the City
was a circular road, ranging from 100 to
200 feet in width, from which radiated six
or seven magnificent avenues lined with
gardens and huts. 3rH 81 EiaIB3 3dt H
The next day after arriving i was in
troduced to the royal palace in great state.
None of the primitive scenes visible in
Spekes book were visible here. The
guards, clothed in white cotton dresses,
were by no means comical. The chiefs
were very respectable looking people,
dressed richly in the Arab costume. The
palace was a huge and lofty structure,
well built of grass and cane, while tall
trunks of trees upheld the roof, which
was covered with cloth -sheeting inside
On the fifth day after his arrival Mr..
Stanley met Col. Tenant de Bellefonds, of
the Egyptian army, who had been sent
by Col. Gordon to Mtesa to make a treaty
of commerce between him and the Egyp-
tian Government. Col. .Bellefonds fully
confirmed the opinion of Mr.. Stanley that
the great Niyanza was the true source of
the Nile. gw1G af s9a l5T 5a4
A postscript to Mr.. SANKEY'S letter, writ
ten on the 14th, presents the views of the
writer on Mtesas' Kingdom as friend
for missionary enterprise, and declares
that country field and harvest ripe for
the sickle of the Gospel. What is wanted,
according to Mr.. Stanley, is the practical
Christian tutor, who can teach people how
to become Christians, cure their diseases,
construct dwellings,, understands agri-
culture and can turn his hand to anything
like a sailor-this is the man that is
wanted there. Such man, if he can be
found, would become the savior of Africa.
He must be tied to no church or sect, but
profess God and His Son, and live @ a
blameless Christian, be inspired by lib
eral principles, charity to all men, and de-
yout faith in God. He must belong to no
nation in particular, but the entire white
race. Such man or men, Mtesa, King
of Uganda, Usoga, Unyoro and Karagwe
"a Kingdom $50 geographical miles in
length by so in breadth-invites to come
to him. ~ SD