, 1877-11-27
Stanley's Story Of His Descent OF
the Great River.
Ten Months Of Fighting, Marching,
and sailing---Thirty.two
Battles.
Desperate Encounters with Swarms Ok
Cannihals.. Flights Of Poisoned
ARROWS.
The Horrors Of the Oataraots-Pive Months
Of Strenuous Toll Along the
Falls,

LoANDA, WEST CoAsr or AFRICA, Sept. :,
1sT.-7b tht Ealors af uts Ntu 1ork Herald aud
London Daily Telegraph: J. =. On tho 9th Of
December wu arrived nt Usonaora Meme, nm cx-
tensisa country, occupied bv powerful tribe.
The bclligcrency OF tho natives increased. As
soon ~ they caught sight Of us on tho river they
cau,c with fierce demonstrations, numbering
fourteen 1arge canoes, nGuinst our six canoes
and boat Lady Alice. An Ara6, who was n pms
scngcr through illness that day. WINS told to
speak them fair, to explain to them who NO
wero, what we lsad come for, that VIC were rich,
nnti that VIC were able and willing to pay our
way. Fifteen minutes were spent In this mid.
river palavcr. Ills answer VIA a shower
Of poisoned arTowa, which fell d little
too short Of our boat. Though we bad
eighteen sick Ut staal1.pox lying In tho
canoes wc charged on them and cleared pas
sagc through Our land party wns nlso attackel
In the bush and several were wounded, for they
had vcnturc.l too near tho country Of tho war;
like tribe Of tho Dakusu, whose trade Is war OH
large scale.
DISEASE AND DEATH.
Smallpox bcEan 10 rage IN our Arab escort.
There were eighteen deaths within two OF three
days. Dyscntcry attacked It's; ulcers formed on
tho limbs Of many, lncapacitating n large num-
Der from marching, until boat and cauoes wero
merely floating hospitals. In this condition VIC
arrived At vinya Mara, 125 geographical miles
u Immediately s' we Ind arrived at vlnva Njnra
with our sick VIC were attacked; ono of my pGo-
| pie was killed: others wcrc wounded: We had
s,syenty.sw,o ,,, 1iek UT wtth sMall:pox. We plunge!
In short ttno cleared tho skirts OF the
camp: Then, returning. wc at ouSo set to work
to make tho place lefenslblc. and while ekir-
m!sllers lay II wait In troat We cut tic bush
| night tho poisoned nr1 ows lew, and wcr1 hcarll
tapping trees md nuts most ,inpteasn,ltly, and
every now and then so1ne wide:uwake skir-
Mislicr awoke the echoes Of the night with h1s
loud lyolccl muskct, but with harmless effect.
Next Enornny We moved. md occupied the
Town Of Vinya Mira. to house our sck and
wounded, mud tie day WINS spent III rcpellng
nsta1.s mud fortifyfng the town. Two days and
two hfglt8 VIC hs,rc attacks bY land md watcr,
| 4 CANNlHAL CONTRACT.
- The entire country WINS rousctl against us.
Frum usongora Memo the5 cau,o in E largo
engaged by vinyA NjArn to enter their country
antl Gat It's. These Lowmcn climbed tall treus.
aud any person showing llirnself in tho broad
street uf tho great town became o target at
Otct. VIC were nllhble to bury our dead or to
attunl to the delIritus wounded.
| pChI5NlN1 TlIH NATIVES. ...
| On tile muFntnR Of tho third day our land dl.
vision appcnre'l mud thfixa changed for tue bet
tortv ~ ~ onna' wan ~. w
| In our vielAIty with the Intention Ut possessing
nnusss raa onr HGat a.ad caMoes; lnesc
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