The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-13
STANLEY. AND HIS MEN.
Arrival Of the Expedition
at Zanzibar.
DEATH OF MUSCATI
Wild Delight of Stanley'S Followers
at Reaching Home.
KISSING THEIR NATIVE SANDS.
Mabruk1s Meeting with His Mother-A
joyful Surprise.
PAYING OFF THE BAND.
The Explorer Lectures the Prince
of Zanzibar.
KING MTESA'S CONVERSION.
Mabrukfs Meeting with His Mother-A
joyful Surprise.
PAYING OFF THE BAND.
The Explorer Lectures the Prince
of Zanzibar.
KING MTESA'S CONVERSION.
Final Parting Between Stanley
and His Men.

TO THE EDITORS OF THE NEW YORK HERALD AND
THE LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH
The last days OF November saw us nearing Zanzl-
bar The Wanguana qulvered with delight They
had improved so much in appearance that few ig-
norant OF who they were, could have supposed they
were the living skeletons who reeled from sheer
weakness through Bona. We had sick woman
on board, called Muscati-wie OF the poor fellow
who became insane through joy-whom Dr. Brown,
the surgeon, had watched and tended with mar
vellous patience ever since leaving Loanda. Some
days she appeared to be on the high road to recov
ery then again she would relapse and become all but
lost. Indeed, we all did our utmost Tor the poor
thing. She deserved all the attention l could
render her, for she had behaved like a true
heroine several times been q good vile to un
fortunate Safein, and a mother to the younger
women. She was dying however, while the In
dustry dropped anchor IN the Bay Of Zanzibar. A
hammock was prepared and o party of men was
detailed to convey her ashore and to her home She
lived throughout the night, her father Borrowing
the fading life of his child, and the next morn
ing at daybreak she died in his arms.
'!HoME AGAIN."
All the others were in perfect health--robust.
bright and happy. Twelve thousand miles, or q
journey or over 1000 miles across the continent
and 5000 miles from the mouth OF the Livingstone
round the Cape to their homes again In Zanzibar
did not seem to have affected them Little chill
dren that had toddled from Zanzibar before their
father in marching order were now tall fellows
strong and 1.-THE and gay. Youths Of seventeen or
eighteen years old, who had left their homes
three years and month ago to prove
their manness and to win the honor Of
manhood among the dark rbeles of Fan
zibar, were now stalwart fellows proud OF the ap-
probation OF their fellows. Those who were above
twenty years Old when they started did not seem
to have changed much; pc rilaps they were only in
more perfect condition. And there they were,
sitting ON the bIlwarks OF the ship -of-war gazing
with eyes almost out Of their sockets ut every
familiar feature. What appeared only as q novelty
10 the English sailors on board was to them re-
plete with memories OF Dygone times. Each out
lined house, from Shangani to Ngambu, and each
bold swell of land and ridge crested with its glories
of palms and dark mango trees, the white houses
cleaning snow white among the dark verdure. and
little brown hills clustering in heaps were asso-
GATED with some incident that they now remem.
bered as their eyes picked the details of the
GREAT JOURNEY ENDED.
The captain did not detain them on board. The
boats were all lowered, and although 1t was par
donable in them after such long absence, they
crowded the gangway and ladder as passengers
generally 40 when they are about to land.
watched the first boatlOad. 1t seems that to the
curious on the beach 1t was q surprise TO see so
many white shirted, turbaned fellows making FOR
shore from an English man-ofwar We're they
slavesY or what? No; slaves they cOuQ not be,
for they were too well dressed. Yet What could
they beY The boatkeel kicked the beach ana the
impatient fellows leaped out and upward and
danced in ecstasy on the sands OF their island;
they then kneeed down, bowed their faces to the
MI SaI
dull illah ~ THE thanks be to G0dD
at IS BANA sTANLEYs EXPEDITION"
They now have tasted the full sweetness of the
return home. The glad tidings ring out along the
beach, at Is Bana Staney's expedition that Is re-
turned" Then came bounding toward them their
friends, acquaintance, countrymen, demanding
ever so many questions, all burning to know
all about 1t. Where had they becns How came
they to be on board the manof-wars What had
they SEEM Who was deady Where Is so and so ?
You have gone beyond Nyangwe to the other sea 2
The boats come and 60 More of the returned
braves land, jump and trisk about, shake hands,
embrace firmly and closely; they truly leap into
each others arms, and there are many wet eyes
there for some terrible tales are told of DEATH dis.
aster and woe by most voluble narrators, who
seem to think 1t incumbent on them to tell all the
news at once. The minor details, which are
and the next day and for days to come.
The ship was emptied OF her strange passengers
Captain Sullivan, OF the London, came on board
and congratulated me my safe arrival, and then
l went on shore to my friend Mr.. Augustus Spare
hawks house. This gentleman acted as my agent
while was In Africa 1t Is to him you indebted
for such letters as you have received by way OF
Zanzibar, and ought to have been indebted to him
for letters and sundry comforts which he sent, but
which never received
ZONE TOUCH OF NATURE,n &C
We will pass over whatever may have transpired
among the reunited friends, relatives, acquaint
ances, &C., but will give substantially what Ma
bruki o stout, bright eyed lad, the Nestor OF the
youths during the expedition, related VI his ex-
periences.
..well, Mabruki, tell me, did you see your
motherp'' Mabruki, knowing | have lively Gu.
riosity to know all about the NEE ting because he
had been sometimes inclined to despair OF seeing
poor old ''mammar again. relaxed the severe tight
ness OF his lace, and out OF his eyes there gushes
such hood Of light which shows him to be brimiu
of happiness, as he hastens to answer with slight
bob OF the head.
ayes, master"
Ills she quite well How does she lookS What
did she say when she saw her son such great
strong lad Come, tell me all about It,"
al will tell you-but, all she Is old now. She
did not know me at first, because burst open the
door oil our house, and was one OF the foremost to
land and ran all the way from the boat to the
house. She was sitting talking with friend
When the door opened she cried out, 'Whop"
'MLmi, MAMA 1t Is J. mother IL Is l.
Mabruki-motheE 1t Is |, returned IRON tho Con.