The New York herald., 1875-11-29
THE SOUDAN.
Mr.. Stanley'S Movements as Known
at Khartoum.
C0NQUESTS AND ANNEXATION.
Colonel Gordon's Equatorial
Explorations.
WADAI AND DARFOUR.

KHARroUM Oct O. 1878
According to European papers Wada has now. be-
come tributary province of Egypt II is said that the
Sultan of Wadai himself the FIRST propose this
arrangement to the Khedve If this information should
be confirmed 1t is said that result win be that jour.
neys of discovery will In future "enter nhase'
for in the event OF Wadai becoming an actual depen-
dency OF Egypt territory win be subject to law which
has hitherto been attended with tho greatest
danger. But In reference to this "new phase'
the events of the day lead to entertain very
trary view. AT the time when the barbarian princes
OF Wada, Darfour, &C. exercised their powers In an
arbitrary scientific explorers could at least
penetrate into this mysterious region, although to
turn was quite another matter as many examples will
show; but since Darfour has been blessed with Egyp-
tian laws the unterrihed explorer has not dared
TO tread the sacred soil of this mysterious land Dar
four) any more than the unfaithfu the Kaaba in
Mecca AS fact / adduce the following Tho
African traveller Ernst Marno when he asked by letter
the permission Of the General Governor OF Darour
visit that land, received q very courteous answer
which was only to be construed as an invitation.
Marno the 26th of July, journeyed from Khar-
toum to Darfour In Ell obeid, the chief city
OF Kordofan, the Mudir declared to him that accord
ing to higher authority, ono could enter Darfour
except officers Of the government Marno then wrote
TO the above named General Governor or Darfour (by
Ismai Pacha) and received q reply advising him
for the present to proceed to Darfour but make
exertions in Kondofan. He also sent telegraphic
message to Cairo, but received unfavorable
Ergo, scientific explorers enjoy, under the
rtgims less liberty than under the despotic rule
OF the black chiefs. According to this experience
Darfour is to-day, under the Egyptian rule hcrmetL
caly closed, far scientific exploration is con-
cerned just once China was and the above quoted
words that scientific travel has "entered a new
phase" &c. remain very problematical
Mr.. Chippendale has been obliged, account OF an
absolutely necessary surgical operation upon the neck
10 return to Europe, and left here the 18th
Of August for England Ernest Linant de Belle
fonds completed his journey on the Victoria
Niyanza in January. He met Stanley at
King Mtesis-the latter Stanley had already com
pleted large portion OF his survey Of the lake Un
fortunately. little Is known OF this interesting meeting
Of the two travellers since Linant while his return
journey TO the NORTH massacred between Darfour
and Kerri with about forty OF his people, was not
sufficiently supplied with ammunition to meet the
tack OF the savagea Stanley, leaving King Mtes,
went toward the west On the borders Of Uganda his
soldiers appear to have deserted him, placing him in
very difficult position, and 1t only with the great
est difficulty that he could continue his journey.
Colonel Gordon has for time past been sojourn-
robbenes had compelled him to concentrate all his
forces under the leadership Of the well known Woade
Mex who well acquainted with the district and to
give the savages a very lesson in to put
down their hostility.
Marcopuo, well known since the Baker expedition
called from Cairo by Gordon at the commencement
OF this year He accepted the invitation, and went to
Gordon's residence at Lado He returned from equa-
tortal territory to Khartoum the I'd with his dsms
sion and goes back to his old quarters at Cairo Ac
cordng to the latest private Information from Fas-
choda two Greek merchants while on hunting
cursion we're attacked by troop of Schook negroes
and severely wounded with ances. The Schiooks then
entered Faschoda surprising about twenty soldiers
whom they massacrcd Two companies had been
sent thther from Khartoum According to this IT ap-
pears that the report sent abroad after the Turks had
stranged tho Schilook King, that travellers could
journey In the Schllook territory in all directions
without arms, rests very doubtful foun-
dation