, 1877-11-27


w wcec carried nway with Our feelngs. We
followed them 10 tic f|,ure, tl,asc'i thrm M
!nl'a into their villages, ten Or twelve n them,
loosi VIC found there arufde1 slIe rccnlf.
AN IVORY 1ENrLE.
:, To tho 1'ctors hclonc tic spoil,-Rt least 10
thought my pecoplc,-antl the amount Of ivory
they discovered lying useless nbout nstonlst,c;l
ot solid tusks surrounding an Idol; ivory ings.
which, 1y the marks III llntcl,cts vislhloon them,
they must have used tO cnen wonl upon; ivory
war:1torns, some Of them thrcc feet long; ivory
pestics to grind their catsava. md lpforo tho
Chters house wns 4 vrranda, Or burxni, the
posts nt M which weso long ttsk. of ivory. Theso
riE calculation, would foaitze, o. ought 10 re- C.
aiizc, about $4,000. These, rtold tl1c men,
they tnust consider rs their prtzo money. tn
this fight We only lost ono man.
DOWN THE 1REAT HtvRn.
Our expedition WIS becoming thinned IN these
repeated attacks ma,lo on us by these piratteal
caAnlbals. Wo hal lost sixteen mcn alrcntlv.
There were no means to RETURN to Nynn0wc, for
We had resolutsly, put sig catatacts betvecn
wcro about 80 milce, according 10 the coursc of
tho river. or 800 geographical mtlcs, north Of
NynnEWe. felt almORt consincch was TN tho
ComgO. | was in latitude deg. 10 min. north.
our ammunition would not last. Mature evei,
could not sustain such strain NJ VIC expert
enced. The increasing breadth OF tho river be-
low tl.ls last great aIIlucnt polnte.! Tav Of
lose myself among the islands. would thus
pass By many ailments, but It could not bo
helped. The main thing, After alf, WAS the
great river itself, tho receiver or all aiflucnts.
AMON0 THE ISLANDS.
Tho boat led thu way to the islands. The first
attempt was unsuccessful, for tu channels, nf-
ter taklng us BY half dozen Islands, exposed us
agai to the saraRcs, md We, Of course, ,werc
atieps m .tnna tho 1Wn o1 ahroG
from tic islanl1s, aud We Gii1eu down for Avo
days Without trouble, further than anxiety for
food.
NATIVES THAT TRADED.
Driven at last by pressing hunger to risk mn
encounter with the savages, We came 10 village
In latitude deg 40 min. north and longitude
% deg. cast, wcrc tho behavior Of tho
natives was different. Three canocs nd
words which wo did not understand. ThS
GAUGES rctreatc, but, telling my little tlcct to
drop anchor. the boat foatcd down md an
ehored opposite tle vlllagc, about twenty yords
cd food. showed copper bsucclets, cowEics, rcd
md white necklaces, cloths, and brass wire, i'm
short, rceorted 10 Unr usual way Of opening
friendly communication wbcu permitted by ,,n-
tives disposed to b. friendly. The negotiations
What mado liz hopeful rus their pacific de-
Ucanor. 80 opposite 10 those above, md NJ last,
after five hours, VIC succeeded. fhnt day, after
tsfnntystT gts or q The aens Rvcr was asd
were tic lappicst fellows Ia existence.
When tho old Chief calno 10 the bank to ne
Eotiatc with the white stranger VIC liitcl our
anchor and stGcrc.l for him. Sty eoxsWaIn and
4W yards OH Tho kindly. visagc. Of the old
Clfef WAS 20 different from tic hatoful
laccs W. bad lately seen that utmost crushed
Ills hand, making hltn, hop, ont of, pura love.
THR cOSGot TIE CONdot
"Wlnt river is this, Chtcfi'' asked.
y Thu 1iycr,h ho replied.
"llas It no namelu1 asked.
~ Yes, thu Great KIyor."
have name; your village has name: Hayo
you NO particular nnnlc lor your rivcra" Two
III; H. y H,s.a called 7, nn lkutu Ya Kongo."
Thcro vas, thun, no doubt but VIC wcro
etlll about %U mics from tho Atlantic OCEAN
and over OUO miles below Nvancwc Nanycruu.
w spent tsrrc days ut this village in mar
kcttng,-an era OF peace long to be- rendered by
augured from this fact that Ito. perils d our
desperate voyage were over. II was a false
nugury, however,
COMMERCIAL uItAauI.
Ono DAYS run brought us to Urangh-a popu-
!ouk cnltntry, where there Was one town about
two miles loDg.-anl our fr3eutla introduced lis
to thesc people. Tho first Introduction over,
abnHt i00 largo md slna1t canoes appeared aud
began landing. One th!ng after another disap-
cook lost copper plate. or dish; gun was
snatcl,cd at, but recovered without trouble, /
arranged with tho King TINT all trade must 10
done in tho ca''oes. Everybody WIS contsnted.
AN UNrLEABANr sUltrhIsA.
The next day We began to prosecute our
voyage, two native canoes leading tho way to
Introduce " to tho tribes below. Tho 100
ca1,ocs that were employed In dung trade and
women and children, but men with lnuskcts aud
speare. We, however, did not regard It as any,
thing extraordinary, until our guides at a siguul
paddie.i last away, md We wcro ut oncG rs.
sa,.lted. ,.,....
"For,n close liucl ~ shouted, "and paddle
slowly down river close to tho isfandp'
Tho bouts crew rested on their oars, allowed
oil the canoes To pasa BY, and wo followed
utter thein: Two out Of tho crows OF each
With mysclf, maintained running light for
two hours, until another tribe joiped in
tho chase. Tho pirates Of Uranui returned, but
tho MpaklNana took tho fight up aud maintained
took up tho chase, charging inrIously sometimes,
and then being repnlsed cnlcnyored With adml-
rablo pcrtttaclty ths capture ol one OF our
raaocs.. Frequently were ws alI compelled to
tlesierately. At3p in. tlse last Of our enemies
abandoned tllclr dcsegs and wc ttceteu for tho
islands again.
TuApR AHD FIGHT.
The l4th OF February We lost tho island cham
nols, and VIC wore taken-too late to return
along channel which took US to tho hight
bunk to the powerful tribe OF AaI,-
CARA, OF siapgala. Of whom we, had
l,esrd .5a d 80 3, musl sometimes q very Ind pco.
that they, pursued srado caused us to i1nagino
that We should bc permitted to pass by quietly.
We wcrn wotullY deceived.
Wecast loose from Obs Island md started
down stream. bixty-thrce ca,iocs OF light, syen
elegant make, approached. Some Of tho natives
were gorgeous tn brusa decorations, aud they
wore hca4llresscs Of tbs skins Of white goats,
while sktns of tho same color hung down tteIr
shoulders like short nlantles; tho principal men
wore 1o6es Ut er1maon bla1Ikct-cloth.
H1RLH 4GAtEaT AUsKEF,
WeccaSo1 rowing. Wicu thoy wcro about 300
yaE<ls oil ! hcla . crimson cloth up to view
y one hand aud coil of br..ss wire III ~,
other. and BY egns offered It to them. Ny
ansWer was fruln three muskets, q shower
Of tronstoua slugs, aud four Of my boat'a
1cw aud one In my canoes wounded. A
fierce shout liberalization announced to tho hun.
dreds Oh the bshks their hrst success. Va
formed cur usual cloae line, and allowed the