, 1876-10-06
EQUATORIAL AFRICA.

EQUATORIAL AFRICA.
Locture by Col. c. g. Long In Baltimore
Ito Likens Stanley to afunchnuAen.
Col. Charles G. Long Iecturcd In Baltimore
faw nights ngo, at IN entertainment given for
tho bcuoft Of tho sufferers by fever in envan-
nah. Col. Long Is nattvo Of Somerset County,
Md, aud WIS for soyc,, ycnra In thD army Of
Egypt, nntl an explorer Of Equatorial Africa.
jlo was introduced by Gen. Felix Agnus, Of Tho
Trench Benevolent Society. IL worc his order
for distinguished services conferred BY the Khc-
dive, md spoke. at table covered With . mag
al1su, ouo uf the native Kings In Central
Africa. On tic fiat which formed tho back
GROUND Of Tic stage was l'uug map, On wliissi
was traced tl!e route q TIC traye'crs from tie
Nile 10 tho mouth Ut tho river.
Tho Colonel pruface1 Its lecture ny brIcl
sketch 0f Egypt and it, prcscnt khcdiyei; md
the improvements wllscl! had been lnaugnratet,
1,akor. Grant, Spoke, mud Mr.. Stanley. III
speaking Of the hitter, he said:
AT 2s s Se& @ai n ssnG9r s Of ths e
its water'. 1Iis circaanns!gation OF Tho lake y
erediab!e to .is energy anu pes,Svo5anos, but !as
icrmGl, cyop by friendly press. vulgar a,lt III bod
sasse. In hls ns!ur for Fspnta!ion ilU spcaks Of
u Is letta,s % tl.q hsra!d !sesve you 70 l4ags
Sns 54nts S a III fsssn q we he Ta IN
ssMSc esen .., assassya eye hHsse tsteHs 1SsrorSs
order 10 shuw h1saccn?aey Of AIM, ioyelel his eni
al onc Of HIS wives ;nd bloN her hrntnt oMs Ills
81; y tS,; b, psr! s ss ssn
AMONG tho discoveries recutdoa In tho talQs oi
Dnron Munclausen.
On tho 2lst Of Murcl,, 1874, the Colonc, TOOK
jcctlvo punt being Gondokoro, the prospective
Ecat Of tho Government which tho Khclfvc de-
erred 10 establish: Tho journey 70 Khartonm
consumed t,sctty days, md from thencc 800
1ourncyng wero u,l the waters ot thu White
Nile, through vegetation that threatencd TO bar
the wny, mid OIL each side were fctld marshes
rank With poisonous otors, upon Ihoso trench.
and Wild buffalo On tiseturiya Of Lie oxpsdit!on
ut 0on1ol1oro, $500 miles fr1ln Cairo the party
separated, thu Chief md tho greater part Of tho
men returning to Cairo, leaving Col. Long with
sno o wei'ess sI's W Il vietoria svanza. fho iirst
GUO mica Of tic route lntlst 10 trnvoreel Oh
larags, through bog a1ld jungle NJ nearly In
rci,ctrAble that tlle travellers were forced al
on tl,o gth Of juno tlS cxelurers Arrival At llio
palace Of King Mrfse, of uganda, anti were rS-
cctyod with hospitality, mud tho worthy potelI-
tntc, to show Ills appreciation q his guests,
bonor. % a Xitear this Horrible Welcome, TIC Kiag
cxtunlcd tllc courtesy of an escort r",lnd Lake
Yietorin, and made i.ll,,1orbus presents TO tho
"WAitB rrincc,n rs tho Colonel wils eulicd, and
lcayIng their hosts they encountered 4 band Of
hostile eayugcs sent by kaba Regn to inter.
ccpt anu lslassarre tho Gxplorors. Tho story Of
the battle tllut cnsue u best todtu tho Coloncls
own words:
Tho morning Of tho 17th Of August anwned, and
grateful sun, Though hcry hot, swokc us from .
fatI2utd sunbrF. linstly swallowing tho relic, OF
Of tbs n'!gat IStSo e s9arkSa y oI.
No LETT ths sorc, and about midday attempted 10
spnnty 10 s. sae sSots We're reS In ali IL er1ss
" - reply: Evllanily sol!n haa e. arrived;
t.e soro, Lis Sinister faces Of armed men, whose
now, Will wId ysiI. AMI Zig sntng Of lie Nogai:
ineant war: 4 hirf;cl word Of, ehIttoa ani
so afs dawn % s'stS & @ III ear!eu sa?s @ as ofss
ss!ssy tosstsS f., e sisas.s
quickly p!nccA In harslcade, nni out fortunately
good stock 9f cartridges aEraased ~ conyenientt
llacs FER ac!!on: III, iwo sny4ets q ny @ men nnd
royolvrFd, slough splendid arins, sce'1cd yot tut
idlu wcalons against et laa.t 900 ya;ages, who,
i' Ing 70 surrouni inc. Tneso wore M ths ns Of Iaba
ls;$ siiaskpl aHa detsated ST Samuel liaksr Il
itto Gsoken HraSs, s!ouneea % 70 INC .at h. sa
Dco,, aens hy liaba 1teya TO kill mo; that they a
assess ny sSf 81 ses ssss ill., sd
Ut sundow,i:" Win ahousa of, da1ance they 70.
tSf ars w.. s0GT sm hso, 0rS ao, a ,
| mlurH with Bnylvu Cfuc at tho pFUApect vi