The New York herald., 1877-09-18

cult ana creating CONDITIONS as unfavorabe TO health
as to success in the object OF the expedition Still
Stanley pushed on his party suffering severely from
hunger and thirst and the fatigues OF march,
Ing aud fighting tho savages. Tho guides
hired ut Ugogo proved faithless and deserted
Stanley before half the journey for which they
employed was over. They put him a false path,
which led into the Wilderness and only by super
human efforts that the expedition escaped destruction
by starvation. Not a drop OF water could procured
IN these inhosptable wids and the torrors thirst
were added to tnoso OF hunger tho large force
sembcd In the camp. Nothing could exceed the dcs-
pcrate condition into which the party had fallen
but by u stroke OF extraordinary good fortune
staney's foragcrs found food at distant village
and tho march resumed with more cheering pros
poets In Urima at Suma Stanley discovered re-
markablc race OF people who exhibited lofty con
tempt tor clothes They wore, no states, tho finest
looking race he had yet encountered but they proved
codly suspicious, and he had great difficulty in pro
curing any provisions from them even at double
prices IN beads and other trinkets. Al suma
his people suffered much from fever and fatigue
and he had tho misfortune to lose his companiou Ed
ward Pocock, who died Of typhoid fever. Young Po-
cock was buried under tree the banks OF tho
Chwyu, one OF the ailments Of tho Victoria Nyanza
Stanley was now approaching the great lake along
OF Its chief supply rivers. He actually the
bark OF the extremity of the Nlc and felt elated
the prospect Of soon reaching the lake.
THREE DAYS OF BATTLE.
But tho explorer was destined to experience hos
tty on the part OF the natives which he did
upon Arriving ut Vinyata, populous village OF the
Warinni, he received very coldly by tho people,
and although he made them many presents as peace
offerings ho could not make them under
stand that his intentions were pacific Soon
their demonstrations became warlikc that
ho
defence Yelling their war cry OF "Hcbu hehu ~
the dusky savages surrounded tho camp After making
peace Offering to the chiefs Stanley hoped that ali
danger was over, but in TINS ho was mistaken. Tho
rank and file OF tho warriors bent on plumber.
and commenced hostsies bv killing of stanlcy's
men ana severely wounding another. Skirmishors
were ordered out clear the woods and
tho camp hastily fortified. Tho result of
the first days fight decidedly favorable to tho
expedition. Tho soldiers reported that fifteen OF the
watura were killed and great many wounded
and with little or no loss TO their side. brief
respite from attack gave opportunity for further
defensive preparations, which were completed not a
moment too soon. Tho Watura returned In greater
force. and the battle reopcned with greater energy
than before This tho second days fight
Ing Stanley's vigorous plan OF action must
be commended under the circumstances He divided
bis force into i've parties four OF which sailed out and
carried tho war into the encmy's villages which they
had orders to destroy One OF these parties was cut
10 pieces and another nearly shared the same fate but
timely help was sent 10 tho men, surrounded as they
were by thousands of furious natives, aud they wcre
saved. All the villages, however, were destroyed and
al abundance OF food brought to tho camp Stanley g
losses in this encounter very heavy. Twenty
had been killed, and thirty five deaths wcro
reported among tho savages. Tho third days fight
WAS nearly all on the side Of tho cxpcdonists Tho
soldiers completed the destruction commenced the
previous day. and terrible lesson was given to tho
Watura, which doubtless made them lament their hos
ulty.
THE EXPEDITION WEAKENED.
coast with Stanley 126 had died OF fatigue disease an
In battlo. OF this number ono was Edward Pocock
so that Stanley found mustcring his orcc tha he
had only 1914 lott. Still he determined push on
bravcly with his work, and had confidence his ABILITY
TO make his way to more hosptable regions. On ar
rivng tho lake second general roll
ca showed further loss OF twenty-eght men, The
chief OF death dyscntcry, cure which ais.
Stanley tried oil the remedies h,s disposal but
| with little effect The sick could not rest us tho
march had to DO continued. II was not until the
healthier country the ako shore was reached nd
rest and good water were applied remedies, that
Stanley succeeded in battling successfully with tho
fatal disease.