The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-28
STANLEY AT RiCAkUS.
Lieut., Van de VeIde Brings Interesting
News from the Great Explorer.

NEW YORK, Sept. GA cable dispatch
10 the Herald from Condor Rsays: 'Our
special correspondent, who has just re-
turned from Madeira, sends the following
communication, dated Fanchal, September
49, about the doings Of Mr.. Stanley on the
Congo. He says Lieutenant Van de Velde,
Belgian, who left Stanley three weeks ago
and is now on his way home, being an
invalid, arrived here from the west coas,
Of Africa to-day by the Portuguese
steamer Angola, bound for Lisbon,
and sailed again almost i'm
mediately, He gave very interest
the details Of the high. handed acti on OF the
French at Loango, and Of the destruction Of
place on the coast called Manpombs, in
correctly spoken Of as Loang0 In recent
telegram. MaRipomba Is, or rather was,
village containing about 800 inhabitants.
About month ago the natives were disa-
greeably surprised by peremptory message
sent ashore by Capt Covdier, commanding
the French gunboat Sagittaire. In spite Of
the established local custom forbidding
the purchase OF hand at Moango by foreign.
eTs, Capt. Cordier insisted on buying
strip OF territory on tho coast The
King OF gu 30 refused 10 comply with his
request, but protessed willingness TO let
him have land on lease. This did not suit
Capt. Cordier's purpose and m ultimatnm,
accompanied by the promise OF handsome
presents, was sent TO the luckleSs monarch,
who was given to understand that he must
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village burned down. Terrified by the
threat the king consented, but did so only
under protest, and showed slacrity TO fui-
fill his part OF the contract. On this
the French commander, with what at this
distance certainly looks like unjustihable
barbarity, determined 10 repeat the 1ama-
taye trick. The coveted land was occupied,
the village OF Manipombs destroyed, aud
by timely flight the wretcbed inhabitants
just managed to escape roasting, which
now appears to be the miidest penance that
may be hoped for by any aboriQines auds.
cious enough TO resist the arbitrary orders
of the fre-eating French lieutenants
and bumptious French admirak. Lieut..
Van De Velde informed me that to-
ward the end Of August Stanley with 100
whites, was at Stanley Pool preparing to
reascend the Congo as far as the falls. He
was in excellent health and looking forward
to his return to Europe in Jannary. SO
far be has accomplished the work he set
himself to do to his own complete satisfac-
ton' Inc natives nave ever since his return,
given him their assistance In the heartiest
and
MOST FRIENDLY MANNER.
The king stiIl looks fayorsbly on hi,
ennrprise. and. thanks IA the careful, avoid.
ance Of poIiticaI intriguing by the expedi.
zion. All compliestions nav, boen ,vo,ded
STANLEY ia ali verv ,px,ons N h,ve tho
assistance Of n icw american oo,cers.
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