Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-22

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On the 2lst of January, 1875, the expe-
dition reached Ituru, district Of Northern
Uripi. Mr., Stanley gives the following ae-
count Of what occurred before they got out
of tlis district:
" The village near which We camped was
called Vinyata, and was situated in a broad
and populous valley, containing probably
some two or three thousand souls. Here we
discovered the river which received all the
streams that flowed between Ninyata and
Chiwyu. Ii is called here, Leewumbu, and
its hJw from this valley was west. Even in
the dry season it is Considerable stream,
some twenty feet in width and about two
feet deep, but in the rainy season it becomes
deep and formidable river. The natives
received Us coldly, but as We were but two
DAYS Journey from lramba | red0ubled my
exertions to conciliate the surly, suspicious
people, and that evening my efforts seemed
crowned with success for they brought milk,
eggs, and chickens TO me for sale, for which
| parted freely with cloth The fame of my
liberali,y reached the ears of the great man
of the valley, the magis doctor, who, in the
absence of recognized King, is treated
with the Difference and respect due to royal
ty by the natives. This important person
age brought me fat OK on the second day
of my arrival at Ninyata. and in exchange
received double its value IN cloth and beads.
and rich present Yves bestowed upon his
brother and his son. The great man begged
was freely given him, and other requests
a h.,
had been compelled to take advantage of the
fine sun which shone this day to dry the
bales and goods, and noticed, though with
out misgiving, that the natives eyed them
greedily. The morning of the thru day the
magic doctor returned again to camp to beg
for some more beads to make brotherhood
with him To this, after some slight show
OF reluctance to give too much, | essented,
and he departed apparently pleased. Half
an hour alterward the war cry Of the Watu
ru was heard resounding through each Of the
200 villages of the valley of the Leewum-
bu. The war cry was similar to that of the
Wagogo, aud Theoretically it might be spell
ed Helm. A Hehu,' the latter sylables
drawn out in prolonged cry, thrilling and
loud As We had heard the Wagogo sonnd
the war notes upon every slight apparition
Of strangers we imagined that the warriors
of lturu were summoned to contend against
some narauders like the warlike Miranibo |
or some other malcontent neighbors, and,
nothing disturbed by it, we pursued our va
rious asocations Some of our men were
gone ont 70 the neighboring pool to draw |
water for their respective messes, Others |
were gone to cut wood, others were about |
starting 10 purchase food, when suddenly we |
saw the outskirts of the camp darkened by |
about one hundred natives in full war cos
tune Feathers of the bustard, the eagle, |
and the kite waved above their heads, or
the name OF the zebra and the giraffe encir-
cled their brows their left hands held their
bows and arrows, while their right bore
their spears " hile we waited to see what
the " atnru intended TO do, their numbers
teniod, and every bush and tree
had u warrior. r
Our camp was situated on the edge Vi a
broad wilderness, which extended westward
many days march bat TO the north, east.
and south nothing was seen but villages and
cultivated ground. which, with the careless
mode of agriculture in vogue among sava-
yes, contained acres OF dwarf shrubbery
but doubt whether throughout this valley
a better locality for camp could have been
selected than the one we had chosen. Fifty
Or sixty yards around us was open ground.
A slight fence of bush served to screen our
numbers from those without the camp, but
was i'll adapted to shield us from attack.
W hen the Waturu were so numerous in our
vicinity that it was no longer doubtful that
thew were summoned TO fight US. | dis
- IL rha tl,a,r las,
yuage TO ascertain their intention. As he
advanced toward them six or seven warriors
lrew near to talk with him. When he re-
turned he informed US that one of our men
mad stolen some milk and butter from
small village, and that we must pay for it IN
10th. The messenger was sent back to tell
hem that white men did not come TO their
country to rob or quarrel that they had
but to name the price of what was stolen to
De paidat once. The elders demanded four
Yards of sheeting, which was about SIX times
he value of the stolen articles but at such
lines it was useless to haggle over such a
iemand, and the cloth was paid. When it
vas given to them the elders said they were
atisfed, and withdrew. 500 u- a.la
Bot it was evident that though the elders
we've satisfied, the warriors were nos, as they 1,
,ouid be seen hurrying by scores from all d
parts Of the valley and gesticulsting vio-
emily. As we watched then we noted that /,
.bout two hundred detached themselves
rom the gesaculating crowds east of the
amp and were hurrying to the thick bush i
vest of us Soon afterward one of my sael
.eturned from that direction bleeding pro
iusely FROM the face and arm. and reported {
hat he and youth named Suiieman we're
mt collecting frexood when they were At [
aeked by q. large crowd Of savages, who
Eefs hidden IN the bush A knob-stick had !
nshed his nose and SPEAR bad severely I
Iounded him Ia the arm. bat he had man.
ged to escape, while Suhemsn was kiiiad. o Z
IOzen spears having been plunged into HIS +,
set This report and the sppearsnee Of $