The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-11
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renoed men 20 lead four several attachments and
orders that they should march in different directions
through the valley and meet at high rocks dis
five miles Cd that they should seize upon all cat
tie and burn every village soon as taken Ooedent
the they sailed out Of the camp and began
the second days fight.
They were soon vigorously engaged with the enemy,
who hed fast and furious before them 10 an open
plain on tho banks Of the Leewumbu The
detachment under Faralla Christie became too
excited, and because the enemy ran imagined
that they had but to show themselves to
the natives to fly; but 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 10
accompany the detachment to report success OF failure
had taken the precaution to send ffoocd man
TO accompany each detachment for this purpose This
messenger came from Farjaa to procure assistance,
which was at despatched though too late to aid
the unfortunate men, but too late to the gee
ond detachment from like fate as the victorious
enemy, after slaughterlng the FIRST detachment had
turned upon the second with the evident inten-
ton TO cut the entire force opposed to
them in detail When the support arrived
they found the second detachment all
but lost. Two soldiers were killed. The captain,
Ferahan, had deep spear wound in his side. The
others were hemmed in all sides volley poured
into the rear Of the astonished enemy and the de-
tachment saved. With their combined forces our
people poured second volley, and continued their
march almost unopposed to the northern and eastern
extremity Of the valley. Meanwhile, smoke
issuing from the south and south
east informing us that the third and
fourth attachments pursuing their way
VIGOROUSLY and soon villages were en-
wrapped in dense volumes of smoke Even at dis
lance of eight miles beheld burning villages and
shortly after fred settlements to the north and cast
announced our victory all sides.
Toward evening the soldiers returned bringing cattle
and 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 reported.
THE THIRD DAYS BATTLE.
The third day we began the battle with sixty good
men, who received instructions to proceed TO the OK
IRENE length of the valley and burn what had been left
the previous day These came to a strong and large
village the northeast which, after Slight resistance
they entered loaded themselves with grain and set
fire. Long before clearly that the savages
had had enough OF war and demoralzed, and
people returned through the now silent and backened
valley without moesation
| Just before daybreak on the fourth day we left our
camp and continued our journey northwest, with
provisions sufficient to last days, leaving the
people of lturu to ponder the harsh fate they
had drawn themselves by their greed, treachery
and wanton murder, and attack peaceful sran-
gers.
We are still formidable force, strong IN numbers,
guns and property, though, for an expedition des-
tined to explore so many thousands OF miles of new
countries, had suffered severely. / had left the
coast with over 800 men; but when l numbered the
expedition at Mgongo Tembo in lramba, which we
reached three days after departing from the scene
of war, found that had but 194 men left Thus,
in less than three months HAD lost by dysentery,
famine heart disease desertion and war; over 125
natives of Africa and one European.
IRREPARABLE LOSSES.
| / have not timc-for my work is but begnning-to
relate 1.-THE of adventures, or how suffered
You can better imagine our peris, our novel and
strange fortunes if you reflect the loss of 126 men
out OF such expedition. Such loss even in strong
regiment would be deemed almost a calamity. What
| name will you give such a loss when you cannot re-
| crut your numbers where every man that dies is a
loss that be repaired when your work, which
last years, is but beginning; where each morning
you say to yourself This day may be your last? ?"
entering Iramba found that the natives called
out against all strangers 'Mirambo and his robbers
| are coming.n But vast amount of patience and
suave language saved from the doom that threatens
! this now famous chcftan. Despite however,
all medicines and magic arts that have been
made and practsed yet, Miranda lives. He
seems TO make upon all mankind in this portion of
the African INTERIOR and appears to be possessed of
ubiquitous powers. We heard of him advancing upon
the natives in Northern Ugogo, Ukimbu was terror
stricken at his name, the people at Unyanyembe were
still lighting him, and here in Iramba he has been met
and fought, and is again daily expected.
! AS we journeyed through Iramba and entered
! Usukuma his fame increased for were drawing
some of the scenes of his exploits When APP
preached the Victoria NiyaDZa he actually lighting
but days march from u.s. with the people of Usanda
/ and Masari, and Of times being
| plunged into wars because the natives mistook our
Expedition for Mrambo's force; but color always
saved before became actually engaged in conflict
VARYING FORTUNES.
| Various were fortunes in our travels between
Mgongo Tembo in lramba, and the Niyanza. We trav-
ersed the whole length of Usukuma through the dis
tricts OF Mombit Usiha Monde, Sengerema and Marya
and, passing through Usmacw, reentered Usukuma by
Uchambi and arrived at tho lake after march OF 720
miles,
TOPOGRAPHY.
AS far as Western Ugogo may pass over without
attempting to describe the country readers may
tain detailed of it from GLOW Found Liv.
ngstone.n Thence north is new country TO ALL and
brief description OF it may be interesting students
Of African geography
North OF Mizanza level plain extends far as the
frontier Of Usandawi, distance of thiry-lve miles
(English) AT Mukondoku the altitude, indicated by
two first rate ancroids, 800 feet At MtwI
twenty miles north the altitude 2,s25 feet Di-
vergng west and northwest, we ascend the slope Of
lengthy mountain WALL apparently, but which, upon
arriving at the summit ascertain to be a wide
plateau, covered with forest This plateau has at
tude Of $500 feet at its eastern extremity but
tends westward 1t rises to height Of 1900 feet 1t
embraces all Uyanz, Unyanyembe Usukums Urim
and Irambo-in short, all that part Of Central Africa
lying between the valley of the Rui south and the
Victoria Niyanza north, ana the mean altitude Of this
broad upland cannot exceed A. 800 feet From Mzanza
TO the Nyanza is distance OF nearly 800 geographical
miles, yet at part of this long journey did
iraic,tn. hi.h.-