The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-12
TIE AFRICAN MANSLAYER.
a GRE4T ENGLISH GEOGR4PHER RE
views STANLEY's EXPLOITS.
Bold Explorer. hut Had MANA Juda-
aeut Based on Hts own Narrative-Why
Some Men Refuse 20 Honor STANLEY.


vitcd Mr. Stanley to give discourse in st.
James, Hall and TO dine with them. The una
nimlty WIZ secured by the retirement from the
meeting and from the council Of one member.
who Wa pcrs is,cnt IN oppos ing oven the first ~
those stops kept on conditions. VIII you al
lowhlm to stat his grounds There is no per-
sonal question 20 far as he IL concerned. and
there shall be no breaches OF confidence.
Two facts urged wore before the world.
The society was bound to deal with both. II
with either One war ust Mr. Stanley had
done the greatest feat IN the history OF dscov-
cry the other. that by bic own account the
only one). he hal In the earlier part Of his ex-
petition done things deserving Of the gravest
condemnation. II was not fitting to pay Mr..
Stanley honor without distinctly letting him
know that he had grave things to explain. I
have seen 80 much m " conception Of what these
grave things are that II Will he a service to all
that in the Fan Nal I,aseti, must be brief. or
would quot. more fully the passages OF Mr..
stanley's lH,tere which contain, OF concern. the
Indictment against him. lie, IL be well under
stood that this indictment has nothing to 10
with the travellers porilous and gallant run
British neee or oven with explosive bullets;
nor am discussing the right OF the proprietors
don into xrcss ys Ss nave .e@n or hssrS ali
hosc matters brought up as II each in turn
were the real question at issue. They only tend
Mr.. Staniuy's fret letters from the Victoria
NyanM wcrs, published in October and Noyein-
Der. 1919. Tho narrative which these letters
contiin was brought hiorea crowded mceting
oi the Royal Biographical Society. Nov. 20.
1879. aud was sc"oiv. with loud applause. |,
did, no doubt. contain thini:s that made "a pain
tul impression upon many minds such as the
sxtenslye visitation ct lire and slaughter with
which Mr.. Stanley and hls company avenged
host L. dclnonei ration ia the Leewumhu Valley.
and his exceeding readiness 20 infiict death
when coaSting tho eastern shores Of the Victoria
plausible defence could not be urged once
At thrt timc, however voices mot mine were
raised publicly ~ cnndrinnaton tSae. =. ". let
Ter IN the F"' Ad1 Goaetc on the day following
A second -oties OF Nj. SANKEY'S letters mp
Rear s,are,,d IN t.e Lieqraph during August, 1876.
omitted in the former series. OF stanley's voy-
age along the Western shores. OF the Nyanza
after his first welt 70 Uganda. Mr. Stanley. with
picked crew OF eleven. men. was In his boat
Lady Alice. having left tho main body Of the
expedition enoamped at the southern end Of
The people Of the Island Dambireh made
treacherous attempt TO seize the boat and party.
but both were saved by the travellers courage
and resource though the oars were lost Tie
narrative procseds.
The s, - came tsshine like yhirlwint
my elephant rle with iis two lsrse eonica balls into
boat told him 10 help fellows in while continued TO
at Ny ss1eG ss,rsd slot gun loaded with sS,s
SS ss dssT"s n n g.. sS~ OF .a1enns nss spear
;;ssssSoni sassseded II sseppins men de ernpsd on
launching q, e., ssssss sss sa e sub chief whe had
sts aim with ny e,sphsnt ,ne a, him That bullet a
happened TO be standing low PAGES behind Inn
On Eea,ns ont o. uis ce.e We saw Two esnoes loaded
them appssses wsa ysYd OF US and S s.a,' "c
ssd Ave ssas is H' NS Sc
sl s s s.ase d 1n Ssd
mould CONSIDER TO o. very dear payment for the robbery
fsiT s:si,nsnon 70 the amended OF oarsSvss
Dadt Telegraph. Aus ?, is7e p
This would seem to be pretty sufficient chas-
lisement. Mr.. Stanley did not think So Hav-
ing succeeded In reloininE h,s camp at Usu-
provided number OF cancee. by measures OF a
very high handed character which space for
oids me 70 detail Mr.. Stanley proceeded-this
Voyage TO Uganda. He now says:
% Ssss ~ ,sS S' md S s .s esyS from
e.. ihe natives made amend. Their cruelty and
patched ms..sss che ssess Of B.mOr.h to the e.
pals under him Co my ssnd would MAKE IKE ps.ee p' With
hem 4, The same Hs no. trusting quit ihs success
very willingly with three his chiefs hi.
% .sd tod The 'a '". s sv ;aa!
sss Vie NATIVE. % s.h s res tTS nv P a..ia
casS KIM B"%. S'1 10 t wb %, va. .. at i de
s asSs ns.vy While %. Ming ., ross and his people
ssn.,ri Fins q Tsaasre on The mainland. 70 whom
Island fSm war Antari sent ms and two chiet.
wrsa an s0 s .sos fEss Sacs ira S %
eunohe: Of banana. - OF What the nins IN
would be worth n.asssd p-cm S,S and AEON n
.hely us son ana me- two com anions detained
birch
canoes ms ss's seS n2 ~, ' Il s reyIn loss
persuaded the chief OF the party Sab.dn hv
name. to JOIN him with his sgundron. Tho
whole narrative should be read. but can only
extract the most important passages:
s Two ssy s,tsr n. ARRIVAL sStaae sent ii, wassl. 70
them any hnt ATTACKED Them wonndins csh, and iiins
sn snls OF .t,ss An . SnSs gave
s 10 %is IL q {; vi: %
savage. Of Hsnh'Irh were Zoo stronT tor ta,r's IN
where there bare slopes cd,er,d WITH short crcru
ssfi ro s tsr so,sr AMI i ' ada ' de- ms a,, 10
meet ~ WIN va, ,ptcci.elf ~hai ".N"I ney woul
so a 10 siye i'sn time in half an 6o1i I, Ike,
Bro1Gn . ~, ri ennare n ma,, .rnra
cameo 80 AZ yarn nrosds.de To- Do -hofc o,d, Ell
NV NV and 'h t ' a A fli d nst ma. 9'
.isnd,ns r.. esr,,,s 4, oln AMI ' ar d
% tie VAC ,rts, ,i1sins .t'na. i ,fo,iinr nrrows
uen 9il, f'' l'e .nn", I" al 'nfr wiuu hi, yaids
s@y'ss. stl5 ce ' "o' oG 'i a., ci' Sa'
exposed ioonr .i' N, cAu., DO. eane L, CONE
s,' .,, ~ - , , ~, , gir .'e,
nunch When th"S were close enough the huslc sounded
which hat such disastrous ~ r0tir
away, ana wnrk ~ oIh was con .rtiuntrd
Not many tarr -es were tftu nat - the sn,ngts e
exposed nne covered with urly short srtss and
the sun IN thc afternoon dit,,tlN ltlrd rs nu
IN their faces the los was great foiN cuunta
retire wounded while sde only men sufc red
Commissions from stones SuHg atus had nov not nul
the King and one chlri NJ banhlro IN my power but
hhd the son o. Anar and important Chet IT h, also
besides having punished the bampueii natives mOs
severely.
The letter Just quoted was written apparently
some two months after thls attack on Blmbirch
while its matter and VI yle bear as little sign OF
haste IA OF conjunction. In now rereading
and transcribing il my impression is even
stronger than ~ first that no scheme OF slaugh
ter was ever more astutely planned or NOR,
Iuthlessly carried out. II remains for Mr.
Stanley to give tho JUST hcation. He was not on
this occasion running the gauntlet between tive
hostile river banks az aftcrward upon the Con
any need for his revising BHmbreh except foi
the purpose OF wreaking what was not, fol
anght that appears, punishment nor even re-
taliaton-thrse had been infictrd-but re-
vense, II ls not wonderful that the tribes
OF the Nyann regard armed foreign.
sTs s wnh thIis msc2n AVERSION and drend
tcrs. tells ns why. The pooIlr OF uGSyfya, 4
country on the eastern shore. are, lie says.
timid and suspicious race, and arc 10th 10 talh
10 strangers. NJ the Arab slave dealers OF Pan
gam have not taught them g.. love. people car