The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-24
STANLEY's SECOND LETTER.

The Journey to Uganda-An Exciting
and Sanguinary Battle with the Ma
tives-The Results of the Expedition
The Distance Travelled and What was
Accomplished.
SANKEY'S second letter, published in
the New York Herald. Aug. 10, is dated
Port of Dunno, Southwestern Uganda,
Aug. Is, 1875. After his return to camp
he was sick for some days, and was en-
barrassed by the treachery of the native
in command of the feet of canoes.
After various maneuvers he secured an
other feet of canoes, but these suffered
by storms, were in part destroyed, and
the explorer reached Refuge Island with
only fifteen left. The narrative pro
eceeds
Nothing had occurred on the island to
mar my Joy at seeing my people all safe,
but much had happened to improve it.
The King of Itawagumba and Kijaju,
his father, Sultan of all the islands from
Ukereweh to Ihangiro, perceiving our
island too we'll garrisoned and too strong
for invasion, made friends with US and
crowded the soldiers with abundance Of
food at little cost. At my request, also,
they furnished us with guide to Than
giro, who was to accompany us to
Uganda. They also sold us three
canoes. After few days rest on Ref
uge Island we proceeded once again on
our voyage, and halted again at Mahyiga
Island, five miles south of Bumbireh,
and one mile south of Iroba, which lay
between Mayhiga and Bumbireh. Re
membering the bitter injuries had re-
ceived from the natives of Bumbireh,
The death by violence and starvation we
had so narrowly escaped, I resolved,
unless the natives made amends for their
cruelty and treachery, to make war on
them, and for this purpose I camped on
Mahyiga Island and sent the caDoes back
for the remainder of the expedition,
which, in few days, safely arrived.
PRESENTING AN ULTINATUM.
sent a message TO the natives of
Bumbireh to the effect that, if they de-
Itvered their King and the two princi-
pals under him to my hands, would
make peace with them. At the same
time, not trusting quite the success of
this, / sent party to invite the King of
Iroba, who very willingly came, with
three of his chiefs, to save his people
from the horrors of war. Upon their
arrival / put them III chains, and told
the canoemen that tue price of their
freedom was the capture OF the King of
Bumbireh and his two principal chiefs.
The natives of Bumbireh treated my
message with contempt, but the next
morning the people of Iroba brought
the King Of Bumbireh to me, who was
at once chained heavily, while the King
Of Iroba and his people were released,
with promise that neither his island
nor people would be touched by us. A
message was also sent back TO Antari,
King OF Ihangro, on the mainland, to
whom Bumbireh was tributary, request
ing him to redeem his island from war.
Antari sent his son and two chiefs to us,
who told us SO many falsehoods and had
treacherY written on their faces, to treat
with us.
PRINCE AS HOSTAGE.
They brought few punches of bananas
as an earnest of what the King intended
TO give; but thought that such a bird
ip my hand as his son would be worth
tedious promises, and accordingly his
son and his two chiefs were seized as host
ages for the appearance of the two chiefs
OF Bunabireh. ID the meantime several
large canoes from Mteaa, King of Ugan-
da, en- rorte to Usukuma, to convey an
arab and his goods to Uganda, appeared
at Tro'2a. The chief was requested not
to proceed to Usukuma until we had
taken our expedition to Uganda.
MTEsA FURNISHES dAGAssA.
This chief, Sabadu, informed me that
Magassa, the dilatory Grand Admiral,
had returned with the boats oars to
-Mtesa and the news that I and nv crew
were dead, for which he had been
chained, but subsequently released and
sent by land, with large party, to hunt
up certain news of me. Sabadu was in
duced, after q little persuasion. to ac-
~cede to my request.
MOVING ON THE ENEMY.
Two days after his arrival Sabadu sent
his Waganda to Burnbireh to procure
food. The savages would, not give them
any, but attacked them, wounding eight
and killing a chief of Lattawas, a neigh
Dor of Antari, which gave me another
strong reason why Bumbireh should be
punished. Accordingly, next morning
[ prepared force of go men, fifty mus
kets and $50 spearsmen, placing them in
eighteen canoes. About noon we set