The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-08-18
A WONDERFUL STORY.

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Henry NJ. stanIey's Account of His Ire
mendOus Adventures on the Victoria
Niyanza - Desperate Encounters with
Unfriendly savages-Adrift on the Great
Lake-Stanley Kills Fourteen Negroes
and Wounds Eight, with His Own Hand
in a Single Flght-What He Accomplished
in the Way of a Survey.
Correspondence of the New York Herald.l
MAHYIGA ISLAND, THREE MILES FROM
BUmBIREH ISLAND, LAKE VICTORIA Nj
YANzA, July 20, 1S75.-This expedition
which you have intrusted to me seems
destined TO meet with adventures more
than enough. When boy | loved tC
read books of adventure and travel, es
pecially Of the Mayne Reid type, an6
followed their several heroes with breath
less interest through all their varied for
tunes; but since | have been compelled
lately 10 act the hero of the adventure
oftener than is consistent with peace Of
mind and q comfortable nights rest
however glorious a thing it may appear
on paper, you may take my word for il
/ would much rather read of the adven
ture than be an actor IN it.
FORMER TRIPS oHILD's PLAY.
As compare nv former trip to Ujij
with this Journey am forced to admit
that the former was mere child's play
The adventures we have gone through
already, II faithfully related, would FL
good-sized volume, while, ] may say
we have but begun our journey as yet.
Continuing my narrative of our jour
ney foom Uganda to Usukuma by the
western sh0re of Lake Niyanza, ] re-
snme il from the point left off in my
last letter-viz., the Kagera river, or the
Kitlngule.
We had two canoes belonging to Mtesa
accompanying our boat as an escort,
until the dilatory Grand Admiral Magas-
81 should overtake us with his feet OF
thirty canoes, and the day we left the
Kagara river we rested at night on q
smooth, sandy beach at the foot of the
Usongoro plateau, ut point called
Kagya. The natives were friendly and
disposed to be hospitable, so that VIC
argued we'll for our reception during our
travels along The coast of Usongoro.
AFRICAN BEER Co3BLERs.
The next afternoon we camped at Ma
kongo, and received an appa emily
friendly welcome by the natives, each
of whom was engaged, as we landed, in
the grave occupation of imbibing pombe,
or beer by means of long straw pipes,
exactly as we take ''sherry cobbler" OF
'mint iulip" in the United States. The
chief slightly reeled as he came forward
to salute me, and his eyes had that I'M
certain Gaze which seemed to hint that
he saw double, or two white men where
there was only one. However, he and
his people We're good natured-and con-
tented WITH our arrival
About 10 p. m we were al awakened
from sleep by furious drumming, ac-
cJmpaui4G low aad then by shrill
cries Tie Waganda said that this
drumming and yelling WAS III welcome
~ tb- white stranger. ! did not believe
them, ana therefore put my people on
thair guard, ordered them to load their
guns and place them under their sleep
lug nlats, and geS al my own in a
handy and safe position. Except the
continued drumming and yelling nothing
occurred during the night, but ct day
break sc found ourselves IN presence
of about 500 warriors, armed with bow,
shield. and spear, who had crept quietly
near the camp, and then had stood up in
a sernicircle, preventing all escape save
by water. ! was 80 astonished by this
sudd n apparition Of such large body
Charmed men that could barely believe
that we we're still in Mtesa's territory.
SILENCE THAT MEANT DANGER.
Taere was also something very curious
III their demcanOr, Tor there was no
shouting, yelling, o. frantic behavior,
as we had several times Witnessed on the
part of the sayages when about to com
mitthemselyes by u desperate deed. They
all wore a composed though stern and
determined aspect. IL was a terrible
moment 10 Us. We knew not what to
make of these hundreds OF armed saw
ages, who persisted in being silent and
gave no hint as to their intentions, I'M
less the forest OF spears might be taken
as clear, unmistakable, and explicit
hint tina. their object was bloody one.
We freied to make movement lest II
might precipitate catastrophe which
migtt possibly be averted; 50 We re
maiaed few minutes silently surveying
each other.
ORDERED AWAY BY THE CHIEF.
The silence was soon broken, however,
10y the appearance of the chief who had
welcomed Us (though he was then inc
briated) the night lbsfore. He had q
long stick in his hand, which he flour
ished before the faces OF the savages,
and by this means drove them several
PAGES backward. He then came for
WARD, and, striking the boat, ordered us
us TO get of, and he himself lent hand
to shove the boat into the Like.
2 g the boat glided into the water an
other chief came forward and asked us
what we meant by drawing cur boat up