The New York herald., 1876-01-26
The American Explorers Visit to
King Mtesa's Capital.
lie Takes Leave Of the Monarch and Starts
for USuVuma and the South.
Royal Naval Honors to the Amer
lean Explorer.
A CRUISE In THE SAUCY BOAT LADY ALICE.
Irrom the london relarrnph. Inn. 12l

We have received from Cairo the remaining portion
Of the report made by NJ E. Linant de Belleonds the
Egyptian Minister OF War respecting bis visit TO King
Mtesa's capital ana his meeting there with Mr. Stan
ley. This document has a double interest both as
giving well nigh the latest intelligence at present to
hand from the Joint Commissioner OF the NEW YORK
HERALD and Daily Telegraph, and also as containing
together with some admirably vivid sketches OF the
country and peope-tbe hast written words OF young
and most promising officer, whose loss has been
deeply deplored by Colonel Gordon and the Khedive.
We, therefore, translate the official letter in FULL:
STANLEY LEAVES KING MTEsAs CAPITAL PoR UsUvUNA.
UGANDA, Thursday, April Is, 1875.
MT Stanley is leaving in order to accomplish the
work OF exploring the western side Of the lake there
after intending to return TO UsuvumA 70 pick up his
followers and the goods eh at Kagehyi had
ranged TO accompany HIM far Usovara, the point
of embarkaon In Murchison Bay We start together
therefore this morning, having lent Of my mules
to my friend and ordered ten OF my soldiers 70 escort
us.
on THE wAY-MAGSIFrcESr SCENERY
We commence the journey by rounding the hill upon
which HIS Majesty resides, and then bend our steps
southwark with slight easterly inclination All the
way along our route we see gardens uxurian with the
into which all the mud Of the country appears to
have gathered. Ii has breadth of forty metres at
the point where cross and there is bridge of rough
cut logs and branches thrown over it; but though
people on foot find the passage rendered easier by
this construction it is badly adapted 10 mules
which loose their balance the smooth and shifting
trunks with the result of pitching into the mud and
water. However, manage TO haul them out aud TO
get ourselves over and then after two hours march
we climb hill with steep incline. The road is
bordered on both sides by impenerable thckets, the
hiding place OF leopards and hyenas where certainly
no one is likely to interfere much with the digestion Of
their prey Arrived at the top OF this emnence the
beautiful view makes us quickly forget all the fatigues
Of the ascent Under our feet
MAGNIFICENT LAKE
stretches out, sparkling like cloth Of silver
GUS green islands, softly rounded and indcnted shut
In the bay with grdle as OF emeralds; while along
the shore are masses OF darker green dotted about
these being groves of huge timber trees, which bahe
their roots and branches the fresh and mpld wave-
let's OF the Victoria Eastward a silvery ribbon hur-
ries to lose Itself in the lake-tha is the canal which
we have lately crossed The scene is enchanting, alb
sorbngj the heart must swell with pleasure
within the breast OF any admrer OF
tural beauty who gazes upon 1t. We feel
keen destre TO descend and approach to this
lovely coast whose charms ravish us, and alter quick
advance of less than hour the rppes of the quiet
Niyanza are breaking at our feet
TEMPERANCE AND PATRIOTISM
Everybody stoops TO drink Of the clear water, and
Mr. Stanley and toast our respective countries in the
refreshing liquid.
STANLEY RArrIzEs A BOULEVARD
We are here at Usovara, hunting station OF King
Mtesa who frequently repairs TO the spot in order TO
Numberess huts and gardens appear around us, and
among them His Majesty has shooting box'' which
covers area OF several Kilometres
There is broad approach which Mr.. Stanley chris
tens the "Avenue des Champs Eysees, lined each
side by the dwellings of the royal guards and 1t leads
TO the Kings abode This approach is about mile in
length. Mtesas lodge turning out to be collection Of
huts each encrcled by a fence while all around are
scattered the lodgings for his escort
THE ROYAL DWELLING.
Certainly TO judge by the precautions hero displayed
for the royal security, His Majesty sleep rather
uneasily. We examine the Kings premises infinitely.
for there is nobody about, not even watohman aud
take possession for time of the best OF the huts
served for the royal suite when Mtesa comes to
Usovara.
ROYAL SQUADRON PoR THE USE AMERICAN
Mr. Stanley has been promised by the King the use
Of thirty canoes TO accompany HIM to the Usuvuma
and bring back Usovara his expedition ami equip
ments The High Admiral OF Uganda in person is to
accompany them, but 1t IS already four O'Clock and We
nothng either of the feet or the official
DOMESTIC ADMIRAL.
News presently arrives that the delay is caused by
sad domestic calamity which has befalen the chief of
the Uganda navy, and turns out that having arrived
overnight Usovara with all his female establish
ment the Admiral has had all mis- wives fetched back
by order Of the King His Majesty declaring that II
highly irregular TO make pleasure party Of that which
Tomorrow, they say, all will be in readiness
A PROMENADE OBSERVATIONS
Mr Stanley and devote ourselves accordingly to
promenade along the lake in the course Of which
behold with admiration enormous trees, that might
afford with their thick shade TO 500 people at
once. Parasitical plants climb tho trunks and
branches of these Ttans of the forest and II make
lncsion into the bark there exudcs resin
gum which appears very similar TO the "mastic
that the Cairo women chew
at the edge OF the lake is mineral deritus rich in
oxide OF iron and upon grows closely athick sot
moss OF yellowsh green, composing carpet agree
able TO the eye as TO the foot