The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-07
A STUBBORN FIGHT.
Escaping from the Hostile Natives
Of Uturu.
THE HORRORS OF SLAVERY.
An Attempt to. Explore Lake Al
bert Niyanza.
FORCED TO RETREAT.

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UJuI. LAks TAsoAslxA
CENTRAL AFRICA, July 20, 1874
NJ pxAA BRorusE-It Is q long timo since rc-
csived your interesting letter. glad 70 lind and
70 hoar had such friends that took such An Interest
In my welfare. Your ottcr contained words that at
the time my tongue could not thank enough. handed
the letter 10 Ted without saying word-my heart
was fuli-and Ted handed II baok TO with OF
Joy In his Dyes, and said "Brother, wo for
gotten" We thcn In the bush and all tho lot
ters received there good letters OF comfort and
Joy. But since then know nothing. That was IN
November, 1874.
Tho countries we have travelled through con.
tain some curious people About ave or six
days after Teds death wo had fight In the
country Of Uturu-the people, q fine race OF
men and women entirely naked. We arrived
In camp In the afternoon. Tho natives brought
food to tor beads Wo and our men madc trade
with them, aud guido from tho neghboring tribe
made brotherhood with tho Sultan. and oil went on
we'll Ono OF our len in the road, sick. 10
had small picce OF rod cloth on. through which he
lost hts lilo sunset that evening Tho ncxt morning
men were sent back to seek him. The next day thoy
returned and reported that thoy whore he
murdered, the footprints OF tho people the struggle
and piece OF the red cloth. We decided marching
the next morning. but, persuaded by tho chief, we
stopped Tho people were very kind and brought
pollock. IL was killed and eaten before knew their
custom. This is to mike friends by giving tho animal
and certain parts OF this returned they Hgnt
But nothing seemed wrong until OF our men was
shot In tho arm with arrow and another was run
through wish spear and killed Their arrows wore
coming In the camp II was time to defend oursclves
4 STUBBORN FIGHT.
dav voro A0htn0. lat euor ~ shvoo
mon and ton musketa But the loss their sicc was
great; they had guns but bravo fellows they fought
well tor three days; thon II grow too warm for ,hem
They werc 70 DO seen running to thoir villages among
rocks, while fow hung about close to our camp Our
men werc very excited and began setting ro TO their
villages, looting their storos Parties scnt 10
plumber and IRE the houses they did So too tor
our camp was loaded with food, such a. matama
peas beans, ground nuts millo maixe chickens eggs
goats. sheep and two bulocks, pomby (beer made Of
matamah honey. matama four, bows, arrows ana
spears On tho fourth day, In tho evening, thcre
mono 70 DO seen-not man At tho first OF the fight
she savages thick beos hive ana a. fast
~ they were shot down they wcre carried away. On
the morning Of the Nth day, about two o'clock wc
mustered she mon and creptgaway through bush and
swamp and encamped In tort constructed by nature
q for shelter tor The massive heaps of granite
stone on oil sides projected weary bodies tho
cold east wind, and all fear gone
SAFETY
We had found good harbor. Tho next day wo on.
srely lost the savagcs they had lost US Soon after
leaving camp Mr. Stanley saw road, and this tho
very road We wanted but the natives would not dts
close the secret OF this road nom tho Arst In an
hour after finding the road wo came to o river-an
arm OF tho Nile, with current like sluice but mar
row aud Deep We put two sections OF the boat to-
gether after getting rope acrosa This done by
man going far above the crossing place; he thus
managed to reach the other side with small lima We
bent tho boat cable, rove through coil OF wire,
and In three hours the whole was ON the other
side, and in threo days wc reached Magonga
Tembo elephant Backl-for such Is the name Of the
village, also OF the prince, and these few lines all
] can say at present about the skirmish with tho
Uturu am no penman TO explain anything with pen
and Ink, therefore hope you will for this
attempts II havo the good fortune TO como back
tell you more.
Mr. Stanley left here the 18th OF juno to explore
the lake, and has not returned yet.
have been sorry thousand times could not see
you before leaving homo, but hopo to sec you on
some nne day In May 1871 little thought Of having
such journey this when you Loft AZ the factory
little thought that Ted sud .Goodby," them for tho
last time; but Coos will be donol l havc no doubt
bis death was folt ut home very much by ALL but what
shatwo daro not say our heads our own Tor an
hourf
DEATH OF TED PococK.
Tho natives wore around like wolves the night
hc died, thinking something was amss; but they could
not lind out his grave We had to bury HIM In tho
dark under mambu trcc In the camp Mr.. Stanley per.
formed tho service, with tho wangnuna kncol,ng
around him. But the morning we heard no moro
the sound Of Tod's bugle--.t WINS gone, and
a1oN
sned TO fresh days toll and trouble
BY nativcs mu0lcd drum instead. In
,ho time Of "Mabrukp'-such was my brothers
African name-bis morning buge call was always loud
and strong, and many smilos from the wangnana
greeted him, tor no tho favorito Of all camp
Even nov oitcn hcar tho people OF evening. sit.
ting around tho camp fire, talk OF 'Bana MsbrukLn
what merry fellow he waA
Il Harry Is married hope no won't forgot this poor
cassawly; truly castaway from the world. No
white Taco 20 be seen, but all black aud savage.
Ny dear brother, | hope you not at a loss
for some ono 10 mako your street lively at night
There Is plenty OF noise here At night though different
from tho nolso a. home Here hear always tho roar
Of the sea on the shore Of wild Tanganika or some
poor wretch screaming for mercy WHO Is bong
by slave dealer.
In my opinion thoy think It lne deed TO beat a
poor. ili.fed woman, with child sucking NJ her Lrcast
Tho cruelty carried here dreadful 10 look ut and
10 hear OIL The Wall OF Ujui only few days ago put
poor doath staying in the Holds alter
work WAS He thought that sho wanted to desert
He onIy thought 30.
Tho Arabs como to our house and nsk me nil sorts
things about tho slave trado and want TO know why
DO tho English try 10 put the slave trade .They
say why don't you buy sell slaves and mako your
selves rich, as wo do." ! told them English people
had better way Of getting rich than buying and soil
ing people IKE goats aud cows asked, ''was man
Insdo to DO bought and sold way and was man
niadc 10 Toll In chains, carry donkeys loads sleep in
The opcL hkc dogs 10 DO lashed like horses while
you sit inside and receive tho worth oi their labor
aud MOI return enough food for ,hom ca,-no, no.