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Stanley'S Explorations in Central Af-
rica.

The London Daily Telegraph has re-
ceived five letters from Mr.. Henry NJ.
Stanley, the substance of which is tele-
graphed to the New York Herald as fol-
lows: The first bears date July %, 1875,
and was written at Mahyiga Island in
Lake Victoria Niyanza, and describes
the explorers voyage from King
Mtesa's territory, at the northern end of
Lake Victoria Niyanza, where Stanley
had been visiting the King, back to the
camp at Kayehijc. In the coSrse of this
voyage across the Lake, Stanley and his
party narrowly escaped being massa-
cred by the savage and treacherOus na-
tives of Bumbireh, large island on the
western side of Lake Victoria Niyanza.
The expedition was saved from destruc-
tion during the savage attack only by
the skill and courage of Stanley and his
faithful band of followers, who, by the
observance Of discipline and the effect
i've use of their superior arms, beat off
the treacherous natives. While on the
lake the expedition encountered sever
al heavy storms, which at times threat
ened the frail canoes with destruction.
All the party, however, arrived safely
I
most remarkable adventures.
The second letter is written from the
lake-shOre town Of Dunno, in Uganda,
and is dated August Is, 1915. Here the
explorer had established his camp on
the main land, but within easy access
to the lake. From Mahyiga, Stanley
made an expedition across the lake to
Ukerewe Island, at its southern extremi-
ty, from whence he recrossed the lake
again toward the region of Uganda, the
whole expedition being transported in
canoes. During the return voyage
Stanley inflicted q severe punishment
upon the treacherous savages of Bum
biren for the attack made upon his ex-
pedition, as mentioned in the first let
ter. The second letter narrates all the
incidents of these exciting voyages.
The next letter is written from
Kawanga, on the frontier of UnyOrO,
and is dated January Is, 1876. The
letter describes the march of the gal
liant explorer from King Mtesa's capital
across the country to the eastern shore
of Lake Albert Niyanza. This march
was made at the head of a large
army, composed of Stanley's own forces
and the spearmen of Uganda. The
army encamped on the shores of Lake
Albert Niyanza at Unyampaka, and,
after some delay, again recrossed the
country to King Mtesa's, where Stanley
arrived on the 18th of January, the day
he forwarded his third letter.
The next letter is dated March 26,
1876, from Kanfurro, and relates the
story of his final departure from
Uganda. It also gives particulars of
his exploration of the Kageera River,
which flows into Lake Victoria NiyanZa,
on it's west side. 1t further describes
the exploration of Captain Speke's
Lake Windermere and the hot springs
of Karagwe Stanley forwards with
this dispatch a sketch-map, showing
the hitherto unmapped portion of the
Victoria Niyanza, giving the coast line
from the mouth OF the kageera River
on the west to the Shimeevu on the
south.
This latest dispatch is dated from
Ubagwe, in Unyamweze, April "a, 1876,
and gives further details of the eXplOra-
tions of the interlacustrine region, and
of Stanley's southwark march toward
Uiiii. From Uiiji Stanley proposes to
revisit Lake Albert Niyanza by way of
Lake Tanganyika, and make thorough
exploration of the former basin. Stan
ley's last letter was dispatched when he
was within 15 days march of Ujijl,
where he doubtless arrived last month.
He is amply supplied with men and
means sufficient to enable him to solve
the great problem still left open to his
undaunted courage and splendid gifts
a a Traveller