New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-17

crushed and received spear wound in
the arm, q youth was killed with spears.
Preparations were made to erect fortitica-
tions, when the Ituru advanced, and
showered the camp with arrows Sixty of
Stanley's soldiers were deployed in front,
and the battle commenced: sixty men were
ordered to raise a high fence of thorn
around the camp, and twenty TO raise
towers for sharpshooters. The skirmishers
compelled retreat of the enemy, with q
loss OF fifteen killed and many wounded.
Inc next morning, at nine o'clock, the en-
envy reappeared in greater force -Four ex-
perienced men were placed in charge of de-
tachments, and ordered to march IN differ
emit directions through the valley. t, meet
at some high rocks, tive miles distant; on
the route to seize the cattle and burn every
village. They vigorously engaged the enc
my, and drove them to an open plain on
the banks of the river. One detachment.
encouraged by the flight, pureued to the
plain, miles from any succor, were eur
rounded and slaughtered, save only
the messenger charged to report its success
or failure. Although too late to aid this
detachment a second was saved from a like
fate, against which the enemy had concen-
trated after the destruction of the first, 1t
was all but lost-two soldiers killed, the
captain wounded in the side BY a spear
and the others hemmed in on all sides. A
volley in the rear astonished the enemy; a
second volley, and they were laas el., the
valley. Smoke was seen to the sou ! and
southwest, evidencing the work o. the
other detachme nts. There were scores of
burning villages. In the evening on return
ing to camp the muster roll showed twepty-
one lost, while thirtyfve natives had been
killed. The battle on the third day re.
suited in the capture of large village and
decentralization of tie enemy. On the
foul tn day the camp was broken up, Jour-
ney pursued northward with six DAYS pro
visions.
Stanley left the coast with 800 men but
three days after this war, at Mgougo Ter
DO, in 1ramba, 1874 men were left, the losse $
being over l25 Africans and one European.
On entreing lramba the natives were ap.
pretending visit from the celebrated
Mirambo, a warlike chieftain, and onl V
patience saved the expedition from the
threatened doom in store for him. His
fame was at it's height in Usukuma. He
was actually fighting but a days march
from the expedition near the Victoria
Niyanza. Stanley travelled the whole
length Of Usukuma, through Usmaou, re-
entered Usukuma by Uchamb, and arrived
at the lake after march of 720 miles.
The topography of the country to West
ern Ugogo is described in Stanley's work
on Livingstone. North of Migauza is a
new country, not before known A level
plain extends thirty-fve miles, where an
altitude of $500 feet is found; twenty mile
north the altitude was 1926 feet vergin g
west and northwest is the slope of lengthy
mountain, with plateau, and altitude OF
3SOo ieet on the eastern extremity, and $500
feet on its western. 1t embraces all that
par. of Central Africa between the valley
of 1.-THE Buff south, and the Victoria Nj
yauza north. From Miganza to Niyanza is
300 geograp hical miles, highest altitude
jl00 feet. From the eastern edge of the
plateau to urmi is dense jungle of
acacias, strangling all other vegetation
The soil ia shallow, cleft with rock, and
covered with vegetable mould mixed wi tn
sand, testifyng to the violence of perio di-
cal rains. There were skeletons of hills
and stony heaps. Solid rocks have been
broken and peeled from the alternating
tropio heats and cold rains, and the soil has
washed through assures fifty feet in depth
to the Nlyanza, to form new land. The
Leewumbu river, alter 10 miles is known
in usukuma as the Monaugah river; after
100 more it is known as the Swmeeyu, as it
enters the Victoria. 1t has length of $50
miles. Usukuma is thckly peopled and
rich in cattle, series of rolling plains,
with Jagged hills far apart.
The expedition has halted near Lake Vic.
toria Niyanza, ard the sections of the YES
sci Lady Alice are being secured togeth err
as the first English vessel to sail on the
African lakes, and every nook and Gran ny
OF these great waters is to be explored.
AAS bSAuiC Stdulty luet lcIt6F
showed three white men and lGG Wauguana
soldiers and carriers, twenty.eight having
died within thirty days. Dysentery has
been the greatest scourge. This march of
lO3 days would have taken the Arabs nine
months. His letter was sent to the coast
by trader with caravan OF ivory. Stan
ley is enthusiastic and eager to continue
his labors.
Stanley's appointed field of operations
embraces thorough exploration of the re-
servoirs of the Nile, the Lake Victoria Nj.
yanza, Albert Niyanza, its twin lake; the
following down of the great river from the
point where Livingstone was compelled to
leave it. 1t is apparent from his report of
fifty-eight days reconnaissance of Victoria
lake that the civilized world will be amply
rewarded for his labors, whatever his fate.
He has established the truth that the lake.
as Spoke reported, is one vast body of
water, and not chain of lakes. He has
discovered the wild tribes on its border to
occupy large tracts, of great fertility, and
are rich in cattle and elephants, for profit
able trade with the outside world. These
riches will lead to commercial highway
from the seaboard to Niyanza. If the interior
lakes and rivers are connected with the Nile,
flowing through forty -four degrees oflatitude
in straight line from its sources to the Medi
terranean, 5000 miles, then it is the longest
river in the world. Stanley is thoroughly
acclimated, fruitful in resources, and stead