The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-16
A Pirate ut Large.

his own name, that he II pursuing career
of piracy and determination which should
be brought to an end in some way. He
himself, without blush of shame. tells
the tale of his hideous operations in those
regions of Central Africa that skirt Vic
toria and Albert Lakes, which he is ex-
plorng in fashion that would have mad
dened the soul of the gentle LIVINGSTONE.
lie tells how he and his gang OF pratical
followers make war upon peaceful people,
ravage their country, ravish their inno-
cence, plumber their villages and butcher
them without cause. lie writes of such
things as though they reflected glory upon
his career, and rs though they were deeds of
heroism, which would place his name far
above the names of SPEKE, BURTON, LIv-
INGsroNE, and SCHwEINFURTu above even
that Of the intrepid CAMERON who recently
crossed the entire continent of Africa
without ever firing a shot against an
enemy.
In letter of STANLEY to Mr.. EDWARD
KING, published in the Boston Journal,
he describes his pirntical force, which
is divided into eight squads of twenty
men each, all armed with SSYDER's
and percussion-lock muskets. and some
of them with n brace of revolvers be-
sides He alleges that he has had four
battles up to the time of writing. The
first battle took place in Turn; II lasted
three days, and the loss of the natives was
"thrty-ive killed and some hundred or
so wounded" Twice, he adds" we made
n clean sweep through their country, burn
ing and destroying everything we came
i
nate the wretches had not my mission re-
CURED my duty in another direction"
STANLEY, with his armed gang, had in
vaded Turn, where he fell upon tie peo-
pie in the way thus described; and be-
cause he and his men were armed with
weapons far more deadly than those of the
natives, he lived to write the account OF
were rs successful on water IA on land"
he says; aud he tells how, when in n
boat, company of natives came TO the
beach, and he emptied his elephant rifle,
double-barrelled shot gun. and revolvers
al them" He says they had come TO at
tack him; but 1t appears, from his own
account, that they did not make any at
tack at all.
In his letters TO the Herald, STANLEY
gives more detailed accounts of some of
his battles, which were all fought by him
self. with hardly ever show OF defence or
resistance on the part OF the helpless and
COMPOUNDED Africans. The most remark
able of his exploits were at the two bat
ties OF Bumblreh, which is an inhabited
island in Lake Victoria. He visited this
island was received by the chief, and
crowd OF curious natives were at
tracted by his presence; but, though
they neither assailed nor injured any
OF his party, they INDUCED in some
playful pranks which he took to be
menaces and proofs of treachery. There
upon, says he, 81 discharged my elo-
plant rifle, with its two large conical
balls, into their midst. My double
Darrelled shot gun, loaded with buck
shot was next discharged with ter
rible effect; for, without drawing a single
bow or launching a single spear they re-
treated up the slope of the HILL" 81 was
left he adds, "to single out with nv
rifles the most prominent and boldest Of
the enemy who had not shown the least
sign of fight during SrANLEY's bloody and
cowardly attack. Among those he singled
out was "A sub-chief. 81 took deliberate
aim with my elephant rifle at him. That
bullet, as have since been told killed the
chief and his vito and infant, who hap
pened TO be standing few PAGES behind
him. and the extraordinary result had
more effect on the supersttious minds of
the natives than all previous or subsequent
shots STANLEY now saw two canoes,
"and this time | used the elephant rifle
with explosive balls. Four shots killed
five men and sank the canoes. This de-
csive affair d,sheartened the enemy, and
we were left to pursue our way unmo-
Tested. When the savages counted Their
losses they found fourteen dead and eight
wounded with huckshot."
Let 1t be remembered that these people
had not attacked HIM when he began. did
not resist Inn in any way from first to
last, and only cursed him rs he made his
way or
After perpetrating this massacre at
Bumbireh, STANLEY left the island, but
some time afterward determined to return
and to resume tho work of slaughter,
which he had found himself able to prose- |
cute there without resistance. So, adj |
vancng upon Bumbreh, after a few DAYS
rest he sent message TO the people that
If they would deliver their King into his |
hands, he would spare them; aud then, to |
deceive all arties, he invited neghboring |
King to visit him. TO save his people |
iI"m the horrors of war" says STANLEY
ms King very willingly came with three |
oi ms chiefs, all OF whom put in chains"
ana lhen by stratagem ana through their
assistance he secured the person of the
hinS OF Bumbiroh, :" who was at once
chained heavily STANLEY was now
ready Tor the business OF butchery.
winch made up the second ba;-
tie OF Bumbireh. He put his armed
force of nearly 800 men into eighteen
canoes, and anchored each canoe so as TO
turn its broadsile to the island He then
ordered yolley to be fred into group