The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20

rocks distant~dv "miies.ogff' that tbceeyv
should seize upon all cattle and burn
every village as soon as taken. Obedient
to the command they sailed out of the
camp and began the second days fight
:lAey were soon vigorously Engaged
with the enemy, who fed fast and .luri.
Gus before them to an open plain on the
banks OF the Aeewumbu. The detach-
ment. under Farjalla Christie became too
excited, and because the enemy ran,
imagined that they had but to show
themselves to cause the natives to hy:
but once on the plain-having drawn them
away isolated miles from any succor-
they turned upon them and slaughtered
!, the detachment to man, except the
messenger, who had been detailed to &C.
company the detachment to report sue.
cess or failure. [ had taken the precau-
ton to send one swift-footed man to
accompany each detachment for this pur.
pose. This messenger came from Far.
JaIla to procure assistance, which was at
once despatched, though too late to aid
the unfortunate men. but not too late to
save the second detachment from "a
like fate, as the victorious
enemy, after Strengthening the first de-
tachment, had turned upon the second
with the evident intention to cut the en-.
tire force opposed to them in detail.
When the support arrived they found the
second detachment all but lost. Two SOL
diers were killed. The captain, Ferahan,
had deep spear wound in His side. The
others were nemmed in on all sides. a
volley was poured into the rear of the as.
tonlshed enemy. and the detachment was
saved. With their com bined forces our
people poured in second volley, and
continued their march almost unopposed
to the northern and eastern extremity of
the valley. Meanwhile, smoke was seen
issuing from the south and southeast. in.
forming US that the third aud fourth de-
tachments were pursuing their way victo-
rlousiy, and soon score or more villages
were enwrapped in dense volumes of
smoke. Even at distance of eight miles
we beheld burning villages. and shortly
after fired settlements to the north and
cast announced our victory on all sides.
Toward evening the soldiers returned,
bringing cattle and an abundance of grain
to the camp; but when the muster roll
was called, found had lost twenty. one
men, who had been killed, while thirty
five deaths of the enemy were reported.
THE THIRD DAYS BATTLE.
The third day we began the battle with
sixty good men, who received instruc.
tons to proceed to the extreme length of
the valley and burn what had heen left
the previous day, These came to
strong and large village to the northeast
which, after slight resistance, they en-.
tered. loaded themselves with grain and
set on fire. Long before noon it vas
clearly seen that the savagcs had had
enough of war and were demoralized.
and our people returned through the now
silent and blackened valley without mo.
lestation.
Just before daybreak on the fourth
day we left Our camp and continued our
journey northwest, with provisions sufi-
Gent to last us six days, leaving the PEG.
pie of Turn to ponder OH the harsh fate
they had drawn Oh themselves by their
greed, treachery and wanton murder, and
attack OF peaceful strangers.
We are still formidable force, strong
in numbers, guns and property, though
for an expedition destined to explore so
many thousands of miles Of new country.
we had suffered severely. had left the
coast with over 300 men, but when I
numbered the expedition at Mgongo
Tembo. in Irarlba, which we reached
three days after departing from the scene
Of our war, found that I had but 1914
men left. Thus, III less than three
m onths, l had lost by dysentery, fam
inc, heart disease, deSertion and war,
over l25 men natives Of Africa and one
European.
THE LAKE.
After various fortunes and adventures,
and the exercise of greatest patience with
the different tribes through whose coun-
tries they passed, they reached the main
object Of their journey, the great lake
which is believed to be the source and
main feeder of the Nile. They appear to
have arrived on Spoke Gulf, which receives
the waters of the Shineeyu river, which
is $50 miles long and is known as the Lee.
wumbu, the Monangah and the Shineeyu:
Here. though he questioned the natives
closely, Mr.. Stanley could learn from
them nothing of the confguration and
extent Of the lake, or whether it
was one or many bodies Of water.
But he had with him
the little sail boat, the ''Lady Alice"
which had been carried, in sections. all
through their long march. and he was