Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-06

OaIo slOpe OF hill IN Knots and groups.
ana after approaching within 100 yards
OF the shore, [ formed my line of battle,
the American and English flags waving
as our ensigns- Having anchored each
canoe SO as to turn it's broadside to the
shore, ordered volley to be fred at
one group which numbered about fftv.
and the result was ten killed and thirty
wounded. The savages, perceiving our
a1m and the danger Of standing in
groups, separated themselves along the
shore, and advanced to the waters edge
singing stones and shooting arrows. T
then ordered the canoes to advance
within fifty yards of the shore, and to
fire as if they were shooting birds. At
ter an hour the savages saw that thew
could not defend themselves at the wa
ter's edge, and retreated up the b IL
slope, where they continued still ex-
posed to our bullets. &.
THE BATTLE ENDS.
Another hour was passed In this man
ner. I then caused the canoes to come
together, and told them 10 advance in
body to the shore, as If they were abou
to disembark. This caused the enemy
to make an effort to repulse our land
ing, and, accordingly, hundreds came
down with their spears ready on the
launch. When they were close to the
waters edge, the bugle sounded halt,
and another volley was fired into the
dense crowd, which had such disas-
trous effect on them that they retired
far up the hill, and our work of punish
ment was consummated.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
ABOUT 700 shots were fired, but as the
savages were SO exposed, on slope Gov
cred with only short grass, and as the
sun in the afternoon was directly behind
us, and in their faces, their loss was
very great Forty-two were counted on
the field, lying dead, and over 100 were
seen to retire wounded, while on our
side only two men suffered Commissions
from stones slung at us. Thus [ had
not only the king and one chief of the
Buulbireh in my power, but ] had the
son of Antiri and an important chief of
his also, besides Furnishing the natives
SO severely.
SONGS OF TRIUMPH.
When our forces saw that the savages
were defeated the chiefs begged ear
nestly that would permit them to land
and destroy the people altogether; but
l refused, saying that 1 had not come
to destroy the island, but to punish
them for their treachery and attempted
murder of myself and the boats crew,
when we had put faith in their profess
sionai friendship. It was dark when we
arrived at our camp, but at the sound
of our bugle lights flew all over Island
Camp, where we were received with
shout and songs of triumph.
LECTURE TO THE sAvAeEs.
The next morning, more canoes hav-
ing arrived from Uganda, embarked
the entire expedition and sailed for
Mahyiga island. Our feet of canoes
now numbered thirty-two, and as we
steered close to Bumbireh I had an
opportunity of observing the effect of
the punishment on the natives, and I
was grati6ed to see that their boldness
and audacity was completely crushed,
for one bullet put to flight over 100 of
them, whereas the day before they had
bravely stood before a yolley. Others
who came down to the shore, begged
us to go away, and not to hurt them
any more, which gave me an opportuni-
ty to preach to them that they brought
the punishment on their own heads for
attempting the murder of peaceful
strangers. In the evening we camped
on the mainland, in the territory of
King Kattawa, who treated us most
royalty for avenging the murder of his
chief by the people of Bumbireh.
AT Dunno UGANDA.
Five days after leaving Bumbireh the
exped ition landed and camped at Dunno
Uganda, which is two days march north
Of the Kagera river, and two days south
of the Katonga river. This camp [ Sc
lected for the expedition because it was
intermediate, whence [ could start on
northwest, west, or southwest course
for the Albert Niyanza, after ascertain
ing from Mtesa which was best. For
between the Victoria Niyanza and the
Albert Niyanza are very powerful tribes,
the Wasagara, Wa Ruanua, and Wasan-
CORA especially, who are continually at
war with Mtesa.
Our loss on the lake during our trav-
ell by water from Usukuma to Duma
Uganda, distance of 220 miles, was
six men drowned, five guns and one
Case OF Ammuu1GlOu. luf60 OF the TlO-
ing asses also died from being bound in
the canoes, which leaves me now but
one. Ten of our canoes became wrecks
also. The time occupied by the lake
journey was Sc days; but as 200 miles of
the journey were traversed three times,
it will be seen that we travelled In Sc
days over 100 miles by water. During
81 days the corn I had brought from
Usukuma in the canoes was almost en-
tirely the means of sustaining the expe-
dition, for though we received food
from Itawagamba and Kiiaiu of Komeh,
we received it because it was their good
will that gave it to us. Excepting
twenty doti of cloth given to these two
kings, no other cloth was used, so that
we lived nearly two months on the bale
of cloth which purchased the corn in
Usukuma. I have, therefore, every
reason to feel gratified at the result Of
this long journey by water, though the
loss of my men and guns gives me
serious regret, and the loss of all the
riding asses is calamity. Ga the other
hand, had I forced my way through
Miranda and Ruwoma, I should have
been either dead or ruined fugitive,