Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-04
STANLEY'S
Recent Explorations in Africa, Under
the Auspices OF the King Of Belgium
Stations Established
Gu the Congo River With a View to an
Active Trade With the Natives Of the
spark Continent"

The Brussels( Belgium) correspondent OF the
New York Herald, gives IN that paper an
interesting account of 4 conversation he had
with Nj. Stanley, so we'll known as the dis
coverer Of DIR. Livingstone when he went 10
Africa as the representative OF the Herald
Owing 10 sickness Mr.. Stanley has been COM
PEELED 10 go 10 Europe for The recovery OF
his health, and is in Brussels. lie has Tor
sometime been in the service CT the Belgian
Committee of the Association Tor the EIplo-
ration Of the Upper Congo River, OF which
association Leopold, the King OF Belgium,
ia president, "a he is also president OF the
international African Association. Mr. STAN
ley left Europe in 1879, went TO Zinzibar, on
the east coast of Africa, and there engaged
seventy natives to carry on the work he had
in vie v, which was 10 establish stations along
the Congo az bases of operations and Of sup
port for the humanizing and civilization of
the people. With these objects he went
to Congo, where four hostile Influences had
to be met-the white traders, who
regarded the newcomers rs rivals; the
native traders connected with these white
men, who of course participate in the oppo-
sition 10 new competitors; native traders
dealing in ivory brought down by the hunt
es of the interior; native storekeepers about
Stanley's Pool on the Congo, whose custom
ere are those engaged in the interior trade.
These people do not use violence, but arouse
native Frejudices against Strangers, and in
every indirect way raise obstacles against
the opening up of the dark continent. The
French have long had a settlement on the
Gaboon, and the Portuguese at Angola.
These are opposed TO new intruders, but
they have never dons anything toward
making discoveries or civiliLing the people.
By forbesrance, helpfuiness and caution,
spite of difficulties, the Stanley expedition
established itself at Vivi, the headquarters
of the navigation of the lower Congo, near
Yellalla Falls. Permission being obtained
from the chiefs, a site on a hill was selected,
with room on il for a broad street. 10
make a road up the hill was a terrible task,
which Frustrated even some of the natives.
The tools were bad and the heatintense. After
three months labor the work was done:
1000 ions OF rich earth were carried up,
and a garden made and planted with fruit
trees and is now in a very fiourishing con-
dltion. The expedition then pushed on 10
IsaDglis, the spot selected for the second
station. Between the two places steep noun
tains, rocky ravines and torrents caused i'm
meBse difficulty in transportation, for here
the river is broken by cataracts. Rocks had
to be cut through, bridges constructed, and
then at places eighty men had to haul
wagons up mountains, for to have animals
whose food must be brought from a far dis
lance was impossible. Only men could do
the work and their provisions had to be
brought from Europe. S ven large tents,
enormous wagons made fJr the purpose in
Belgium, for the transportation of two
steamers to be put together on the upper
Congo, 2225 packages weighing seventy
pounds each had to be got over this rough
country, the whole TO be done with sixty
eight men from Zanzibar and the few ma
tives that could now and then be got TO do 4
few days work, for they would work only
when they Pleased, and only a day or Two
at 4 time. Thirty-three times the
road had to be gone over at the
rate of a quarter of 4 mile a day; in one
spot it took twenty. six days 10 pass over four
hnndred yards. After eleven months of such
toll the two steamers were got sfoat. S.v-
enty-four miles further the third station was
established at Manyauga; sixteen Voyages
were made with the two steamers and two
boats, and all the goods were safely trans
ported. Here, after two years toll, without
a day for RESI-, Mr.. Stanley was Frustrated.
For twenty-five days he lay helpless, and
was so reduced as 10 require SIX weeks to re-
gain his strength. He then ret out TO dis
cover the best route to Stanley's Pool and
Vivi, overland, being Anxious to know the
state of affairs there. Near Isanglia ne ct
an Italian explorer, NJ. de Brazza, who, in
1877, traversed The banks Of the O5o We, and
who was now travelling for the French section
ofthe International African Association, a sub.
section of the same society and supported from
the same funds, aud under the same president,
rs the society with which Mr.. Stanley is con-
nected. Every hospitality was shown TO-
ward Brazzs, but Mr.. Stanley suspected thai
he was doing mischief. Why should he have
left his station in the Ayome valley and
come across Stanlt y's route? The suspicious
were confirmed by two English missionaries,
who had seen a tire atty BrAzza had made with
King Makoko, and also BrazzA's colored
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him in charge OF a French flag that had been
hoi-ted. EraZza was recently in France,
and since his return he had been seeking a
trade route on the west of the Congo TO the
sea coast at Banga. He proposed putting
down 4 railroad thence to Stanley's Pool, in
the French interest. The route proposed by
Stanley is all the way by the Congo, passing
Ihe c4taracts by roads where. some day,
canals may be cut. The Congo is nayigable
for 900 miles TO where the Interior contains
one OF the richest countries in the world,
and Stsnley's route is much shorter than
Brazzs's, who had established Frausegille as
a station on the upper Ogowe. Bsszza had
made a treaty with Makoko, whose king
dom lies on the Congo around Stanley's Pool.
He in this way acquired a territory OF nine
square miles on the north bank of the pool;
he hoisted the French flag, the chiefs around
undertaking the safety OF the men he left
~ -AS ~ NhoNN
ments, he made this Inroad on territory OF
SANKEY'S exploration by false misrepresenta-
tions, telling Maxi ko that the white brother
would return with others stronger than him
sell, but if Makoko would put up a symbol
with which Brazza would supply him, that
man could gain no footing in his dominions
unless he pleased. The symbol was the
French flag, and its acceptance was RECEIVE
ing French protection. Since then Brazza
has been doing all he can 10 induce the
French government to ratify his scheme,
and many Of the French newspapers are
warmly advocating the seizure OF this por-
ton OF Africa. The suspicious OF
Mr.. Stanley on meeting Brszza were
further confirmed on his reaching Stanley's
Pool, where he found the sergeant, Mala-
mine, who said the country west OF the pool
had been given by Makoko TO Brazza. The
sergeant then hurried among the natives and
told them that some terrible strangers were
come, who would kill the men and carry oil
the women and children. Excitement was
great. There was, however, one chief whom
Stanley had treated kindly when first ex-
ploring, and he was friendly while the rest
were not %uncivil. Next Mr.. Stanley met
with a French missionary whom he treated
Hospitality; the priest wanted land 10 build
upon, but, although he had a French o. and
trumpet, the natives tod him TO go, and
Stanley's boat took MIN down the Congo.
Stanley next had a visit from Chief NgalIe-
ma, a friend, who claimed him as a brother,
and SAID if Brszza had got the other
bank no one should have Stanley
but himself. Matters were then set
tied satisfactorily, a footing was gained on
the great river, with access 10 5000 or 1000
miles OF navigation, and Stanley went back
TO his work again, making for his fourth STA
ton, ninety-fve miles further up the Congo.
To this a road was constructed and q steamer
launched ON the Congo river after four