New-York tribune., 1876-08-10
CENTRAL AFRICA.
STANLEYs ADVENTURES.
FIGHT At BUMBIREH ISLAND, ON THE VICTORIA

NYANzA.
The Herald yesterday published the first of Stan.
ey's recent letters written from Mahyiga island in
| the Victoria Nyanza, on the 29th Of July, 1875
We have already given an outline of the news II
contains, but the description Of his fight with the
natives of Bumbreh Island, ON his way from Mtesas
capital to his camp at the southern end of the lake.
is so interesting and graphically narrated that we
quote it entire. He was short of provisions and ap-
preached the island, which. was large and thickly
populated, to obtain supplies:
We halted the distance OF 30 yards from shore and
| I observed that the wild behavior Of the natives
changed as they approached nearer to afsbilty and
ngs, and invited 10 ashore in such tones az
disspated the least suspicion from minds sooner
parcnty friendly natives rushed in body and seized the
boat and dragged her high and dry land with all on
required to perform this feat when state that the boat
baggage and crew weighed nearly 1000 pounds Twice
restrained me, say ing it premature to night, these
people were friends and a would bo right; Accordingly
down the sheets and waited patiently for
numbers and the rIbub grew greater Violent IsnSuaGs
and violent action received without comment
word part. spears were held In their hands II
the launch were drawn o. e head and pointed
ut each with frenzied looks and almost burst
he apparently friendly savages seemed to be now per-
sonied ures. Throughout all tho seeues " civilized
and savage life which have Witnessed never saw mad
1t led them the Of asurdy even: They
struck the ground and tine boat stamped oamed at the
mouth, gnashed their teeth sasb.d Tie air with their
spears hut they shed blood The chief shekka pre-
vented this. reserying ihat pleasure presume, Tor
more OppOrtIme time, when cw excitement would be
rcGurcd Our Interpreters the meantime, were by
means idle they employed u the utmost Whatever gs
or persnasIon nature mad endowed thcln with and fear
created in them without, however, ryib'ung any SER
Witty or meamcss. Indeed was siIurk 10 admiration
by Tie manly way in which they stated our objects and
purposes travelling the NyanzI. and by the com
pOsure Of their bearing Ihe aaN1erS tAemoeISes or
served this, and commented Ga it With surprise. Ths
calm behavior OF the and lht"preters acted as
sedatiye tic turbulence ana randns Violence oi he
savsges though broke out DOW ana tbe, spHtttHHS
tuly with Tie widest OF gestures and most nurdefoIs
demonstrations ,...
Fer thiee hours sat the sheets Of the boat oo
serving all these premiDircs of tragedy when let
sure was about DE enacted, silent. except 10" ad
then communicating suggestion 70 ne ,h,' pti'Is,
and seemingly AZ uncOncened spectator But was not
idle. sed to impose on tie sayacs DY my DeaEof
was busily planning resistance ara ah e,cipr As Se
were M their power 1t only remained Ior ~ 10 pc qget
until they proceeded TO acts OF Yocn. an ID ,le mean
strife. Conform .1y win these ideas the ihteIpeters
were instructed TO Otter cloths ana DDS 10 lG eng, @
all Judging from the reyerentia aa rraGy obSdence
pad to Is s'raIias: lisscs of r. lads as III.
price for permitting ns to "par; IA p.'"e
dercl MS people TO seize ON oais, ".Sh W." i s to %
understood what thcy were aDoGt- lI.ls Vac 1Le
erol.y. and load jecing langh fIDh MS ltp sh"cl
him n0w mach they appreciated ms VII AIt'r M sJ~iAs
lae 10 eat tacr noon meal and 70 discuss VIZ. o1Aer
should be adopted coward no s'ta.,seI1 @ IN "A
s,.. is il was tne only way 10 save lives, Tor
>hrkka and his people had deteImiil 20 aIi. ~ ,' @ .
everything we lad. TIE cOXswau o tao boat "d' siuI
pgOier terms Of brotherhood Ia "a iii3
was told 70 b. at eise, 40 h,I'h M " 40 & M ~ Tj soi
eat houA and make lasting and sure Dip.AtEod "!'hIs'
The coxswaln returned to Win Triumphant cries,
and ne speedily nnicted his own assurance 10 lag
crew. but 1 caecAed Lds O'"fcoHh-tA'e e ana LAS.lul
ness in such cunning and ,rcacbcrods people, ani to.l
them to trust ia nothing Our Own VII, ANA " no
means to leave Be-IDOrhood Oi thC bOai iOI tLcF
nex act would be 10 seize the sans Ia Tie same mann,r
As tAcy seized the Iumedide, the crew "a" the
truth suggestion, ami id 40 reason 20 complain
that they paid 10 need 90 my "or AZ . p L. I'm 80 t
tive began assemble U te ridge oi 10" NH Dous
90 yards the boat snd presently di nnis were % hhia
beatli the Ch u WI, ui4'i "l'l.ia hi 'ia 49, 80,
80 warriors had gathered around 81 AL, S43 as 81.
ting down add' ssg Ls PeCEe aur drim men Nv an KINDLY
told rs 10 get guns ready Tor nht as i'y re cyD'
S,tsro bad arrived III the presence O ohekha WIN V
dram, shouted to my men 20 push The p'a mo Ihe
W:ter. Win desperate choit my crew oi ii men
seized the boat as II sne mad eeeI mere 10Y ana sO.
cr into The w.cr. lhr IN eHs hey ih SiNi let
the s.iS4, cs u,teIpg iGIous ho" oi Gas
Ioin r4cut ana D.iigd rage came rushing ike wiki
wnd toward tne waters c,ise.
discharged my paaut ride, with rs Two large conf
cal bla into then midst; ana tc, sssis hs que y tH9
continued 10 isLt. il! dyubic-Dauccd shot-Gi' Loaded
witb 0U, Esot, ueXt discharged VITA teille rhci
fur without drawing single De-" Or "Nhc4ih5 sAs.e
spear tLty ptreJtDd UV tie siOl" oi te hA i,i'5 Us
tJ cN,r, wits T. ci r svj oet oi tho cove IciVe
ne enemy sha.ld q, CiGe 20 l1ai ..' .r canoes H.,
Inr cF,w y as con ,1.c,i at p en and IN tAs dire
,uivTgtCy they ulG IN pie lUr,'c O. - cnVo" 4LoAsa
Ht
stiiaic. A. soon they -or1o i.i.J'e' ia lac ucst
ley tore up thc scdss Gu. ..v.a"-t's ana Oesdu 70
...Gc bodt Ogi as though -' e-r d 'an"e ""4e
".is ',ii I" N.hst 'u' VII" w. -.' . ",.s' f,''
ana buid,st tnc byu.. .H.'r II s"'t'''lOi
L,uilsA.as "a, cauo,s, aIs ..,.-s tae suU-oAlf
Suu had c,IlID-ld,u tAS .-.l. I'lt iooA '.s
v al ina, buI.rt, have size, Desit IU.d AA'd
e. oni.i aLd A-s We and iG.aA "-o i'p. bo - 70
reolt l.d nJIt Il ct uH &c up,.sitp"s nns % 1'e
ives tu.n "a, 'o,i- % a.V'' ia'J SAols' ON ses
coming u. .uieU.t aAuia.t sItti cave. pr
InI,ica tL,u "a gv- wi;aiE 100 p..s " Us ana US
shots hii,u ave n., "ad sslA t ,al-es lhs decisive
.ifr uI-Nu enemy aud We were l,i 10 ls"e
NI,,-y IN ,i. ,!.,,,s .,nt.d ter loses taey
louuu IA L,aa al c,t WUan,ta pItB uGCAsnUi, wBicl
a,i ;.h c.ss and a l,n ti1asn bate cqui,ui,u,,
our e,lua;Iol, intended massacre oi oaisi''s
IANolCJ uy a SA-I, breeze iIOIn tac li, " hVtsirI
o,r M ana uy ul-nt were e.gat illes sOa,A-east 81
coatul,d "a ou course padding. All msbt ArPt lAe
tlrons IA. U4t... - >unise w. were aboUt 20 uhts
south of 4., ana Oy noon were p hl.is OF
Al IN trnc W ..l t.yu. 6ieczr nun t.ic npIt4aesi,
sus,I ..ai A. miles uOr,l-c,st Of oulsi of
,o>u. Island, 4ud ..c Dio,zc continued favorable We
EOcd fu zoe ablV 40 han "a en- s0mo TIME before h.r
BigEL Bat INC btorle, aD"Gt > p m, rose 10 h'ree
gc, anu OWlns the osN oi Udf Utrs, We eonl0 hOt
sovp before tr Nird - Hc Nelo s"cPt 5S 1he
island uada ll1nuc onOiiS 20 ec go coward, bhi
to p pose; We the. eOlc cSi.d ourselves a. mo
and waves 1ic ran,auu IL horror oi iie eu,
pest hus readers no dOUut, gave experienced
AliC Wind II >ca; lew, however tan ilNc Nthersoa
II Sha nuat. Dut our situation Was more 1anSr4ous
even than lteI. We Dad rocks ana uLEnowu isauds
IN He, .DoIDul, .l, Il lew Iuts iusiGcf "a iAInahi
prOpeG % who would nave no sctuPle IA PUT
inL all icatnu making SLAVES OF us. II our DOas
raYsizcd the Cu,Ulics Ut Tie lake MOGtd make shUt
work al us; II were driven IN an Ulna Dited lSlhd
death by starvation awaited s. Yet Nith all these tcr
lUrs We were worn Cut WIta hunger, lauSue, ahd
anxiety. that, excepting tie watoEuin, We ali icu
asleep though aheno noS and the b, his voice cali
lug the Al "a 81 bal. tbs boat ut.
Al dayU.eak the tempest ANA high waves Su'slcd, and
We perceived Gud dI.t,d eigLt smiles ntStNaid oi
So,uu and Ia within uIgU island OF 'ly.
NJ. imn-L Ln ~. Don't: had