The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-08-25

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srANLEtsx AtxUND LETTER.
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Issra The Results ~ the eNreans.r~
THO tHstanss Travelled AMI what wsA
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Ihe NV York Hsratd. Ang. 10, il dateL
Hort III Dunno. Southwestern Uganda,
Aug. Ii, 1915. After his return Ia camp
he MAS sick for a,ar dAya, Anl Vas I'm
harras~-l Ivy the tr-Achery of the native
ia command ~ tho ilart ~ canoes.
After varions msncuser~ he secured an.
other tlvs't III cauoe~, hut theae suffered
~ storms, w,rc In part destroyed, and
the explorer reached Refuge Island with
only fifteen left. The narrative pro
Coeda
Nothing hAd occurred ON the islAni to
mar my Joy ~ seeing my people MI sAfc.
hut much had happened 10 improve il.
Tho King 81 ltawAgumtA and kiiajn,
his father. Sultan ut NIL thc islands from
Ukercweh 10 1hangiro, percciving our
island ton we'll garrisonel AMI too strong
for invasion, made friends with rs and
provided tho soldiers with abundance Of
food nj little cost. AZ my request, also,
they furnished ns with u guide 10 Ihan.
giro. who was 10 accompany IN 10
Uganda. They also sold us three
vance After 4 few days rest on Ref.
nge Island wc proceeded once again on
our voyage, aud halted again NJ Mahyiga
Island, five miles south III Hnmhirrh.
and ono mile south of lrohn, which Law
between Ma, l,ipa and Bumhirch. Ri.
Wondering the bitter injuries I haa RI.
ccived from tho natives VI nnmhirrh,
the death by violence and starvation VIZ
had NJ narrowly escaped, | resolved,
unless tho natives made amends for their
cruelty and trcAch-ry, ~ make war on
them, aud for this purpose ! cn,npcd on
MAhyign Island aud scnt the canoes hack
for Tho remainder of tho expedition,
which, In a few days, safely arrived.
fHksENTINu Al ULTiMATuM.
sent 4 message 10 the natives III
Bnmbireh ~ tho effect that, il they de-.
liversd their King and Tho two princi-
pals under him 10 my hands, l would
make peace with thcin. Al tho am
time, not Trusting quite the success OF
this, ] scout \ party u invite the King of
Iroba, who very willingly came, with
three Of his chicfs, To 4 \ l.is people
from thu horrors Ut VIM. Upon their
arrival put them IN chains, and told
the canoemcn that the price Of their
Freedom was the capture I'll the King Ut
nnmbirch aud his two principal cliefs.
The natives 81 Dumbireh treated nv
message with contempt, hut thu next
morning the people of Iroba brought
the King Of Dnmhireh 10 mo, who was
at once chained heavily, while tho King
81 lroba and hin people were released,
with 4 promise that neither his island
nor people would le touched by IN. A
message was also vent back ID Antari,
King of lhAngro, on tho mainland, Il
whom Dnmbireh WAN tributary, request.
ing him 10 redeem his island from war.
AntAri Hent his son and two chiefs 10 IN,
who told m Nd many ~falHrhoodn and hni
treAchery written on their faces, 10 trea.
with III.
4 PRINCE ~ HOSTAGE.
They brought 4 few punches of bananas
" Nh earnest Of what thc King intended
10 give: but ! thought that such 4 bird
In my hand IN his sou would be wmtl,
tedious promises, and accordingly his
~ ami his two cliicfs were aeixcd MI host.
Mgcs for tho appearance vi III. two chiefs
0f Bumhireh. In the meantime several
large cAnocK from Mtcsa, King 81 uxsn.
da. on rOntc 70 usnkuma, 81 convey MI
Arab and his goods ~ Uganda, allrnrc.
1t Iroha. The chief was ranusatrd pol
" rroccsl ~ Usnknmn until ~ had
taken our expedition - uRalpta.
MTEsA FURNISHES MAaAssA.
Thu cliicf, Sainldn, informed mo that
Magasaa, the dilatory Grand Admiral,
hah returned with the boats oars Ii
Mtssa and the news that | anl my crew
we're dead, for which h. hal lsrn
chained, bns subsequently released and
Mcnt by land, with \ large party, " hunt
up certain news 81 me. Sal,aan MA III.
duccd. after 4 little r~ernuasion. IL ac.
cedc to my request.
MOVING ON THE ENkMY.
Two days after his srrival HMhAdn seni
lih WnRAndA 10 Bnmbirrh 10 procure
food. Tho sasagos would MT give them
any, hut attacked them, ~wonntlinr oirhi
and killing : chief 81 Lattawas. 4 neigh.
hor u AntAri, which gave me- r~noti,e,
strong reason Why Humbireh should be
punished. Accordingly. ncxt morning
prepared . forcr Of I'D men, fifty mus
Aets aud 43O spear~men, placing thcm III
eighteen anots AhNnt noon W. mi
III. anl VI Bnmbirs.h WAN eight miles od
We dill not reach the island until J u. ~,
Tho natives II bumbirth seemed 10
know by instinct that this WIN. "a la 1
day VI trouble, fur every height Ind Il.
lockout rsady. and when they Nav the
force ! In brought with me- 10 doubt
many ~ them regretted that they had
tssn - prone 10 attack p4accmblr rirni,
pssh. Through ny field g'aH | observed
messengers running fast Ia Il rlaltain
grove tt,at ITO III ON = NV hill command.
Ing Il clear open view III 4 little port ii
the southern cnd of the island, IRON
which | concluded that the main force
VI the fAvagca rms hidden behind th4
grove. Calling the uanua together. |
told / a chiefs % follow my boat and
sleer exactly M l s.e~red, and By u
mssanS n attempt 10 land, ~ did mol
intend thu Il single soul with me- should
b. hurt. / wished ~ punish Hnmbirch,
MT b pnnikh mss lf; AMI II I subject 81
MitHa w1us loH' how should present
myself " him aud | could noe afford
g. lnne : single soldier ri my own.
TINE nATTLE Dn0lMs.
Accordingly ! rowtd straight IN the
pors, tho Canoes following closely, and
- became hid from vtew 10 thoAa In ths
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