Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-29
ON, STANLEY, ON!
The Explorers Latest Exploits
In Africa.
FRENCH CRUEITIEs CONFIRMED.
The Climate Of the Congo Country Quite
Endurable-A Great Future Pre-
dictsd for the Dark
Continent.
FRENCH CRUEITIEs CONFIRMED.

ANhNf &c RNOAAAOGA NAOAO
to the Herald from London
says: Our special correspondent, who
has just returned from Madeira, sends
the following communication, dated
Funchi, September II, about the dOings
of NJ. DeBrazza and Mr.. Stanley on the
Congo. He says: Lieutenant VAuds-
veldes, a Belgian, who left Stanley
three weeks ago, and is now on his
way home, being an invalid, arrived
here from the West coast Of Africa to-
day by the Portuguese steamer Angola,
bound for Lisbon, and sailed again
almost Immediately. He gave me
various interesting details OF the high
handed action of the French at Loanga,
and of the destruction Of a place on the
coast called Manipombs, incorrectly
sTOken of rs LOangO in recent tele-
gam. MauipomOa Is, or rather was a
village containing about 300 inhabitants.
About q month ago the natives were
disagreeably surprised by peremptOry
message sent ashore by Captain Cor
der, commanding the French gunboat
Sagittaire. In spite of the we'll estIb-
lI>Eed LEGAL custom,
FOrbidding the Purehase or Land
at Loango by foreigners, Captain Cor
der insisted on buying strip of terri
tory on the coast. The king" at LO-
ango refused to comply with his re.
quest, but professed a willingness to let
him have land on lease.
This did not suit Captain Cordier's
purpose, and an ultimatum, accompa-
MED by the promise OF handsome pres
ents was sent to the luckless monarch,
who was given To understand that he
must either yield or he would have his
village burned down. Terrified by the
threat, the King consented, but did so
only under protest, and showed no alac-
rity to fulfill his part of the contract.
On this the French commander, with
what at this distance certainly looks
like mjustified barbarity, determined
to repeat the Tamative trek. The COW
eted land was occupied, the village of
ManipOmba destroyed, and by timely
fight the wretched inhabitants just
managed to escape q roasting, which
now appears TO be the mildest penance
that may be hoped for by any AbOrigi
mes audaGious enough to resist the arbi-
trary orders Of fire-eating French lieu
tenants and LumptiOus French adj
mirals.
Lieutenant Vandevelde informed me
that toward the end of August Stanley,
with 100 whites, was at Stanley Pool
Preparing 60 Reascend the Congo
as far as the falls. He was then in ex-
cellent health and looking forward to
returning to Europe In January. So
far he has accomplished the work he
set himself to do 10 his own complete
satisfaction.
IN. natives have ever since his return
given him their assistance in the
heartiest and most friendly manner.
| The King still looks favorably on his en-
| terprise, aud thanks to the careful
avoidance of political intriguing by the
expedition, all compli cations have been
avoided. Twelve stations extending
from the coast along the QuilloO "a
Quilla to Stanley Pool, thence doubling
back along the Congo to Manjanga and
To Nivi, have been established, and two
" hites have been left in charge Of each
! station. A magnificent country has
thus been opened up to commerce aud
the ground so entirely cut from under
the feet Ofpoor, long suffering NJ de
BrazZa that his journey to Africa will, l
am afraid, have been mere promenade
mililaire harmless enough too, except
for such of his followers as May have
had their lives affected by the climate,
but with no practical results whatever,
and not even the compensation Of chesp
glory.
Cup to the present" said Lieutenant
Vandevelde, "he has done nothing. He
can and will do nothing at all events in
The Direction Of stanley Poo,
however long he may remain in Africa.
| When Lieutenant Nandevelde left the
| Congo, NJ. DeBraZZa, accompanied by
| twelve whites, was at the lonely and de-
\ pressing spot which has been dignihed
BY the name Of Frauceville. He was
| meditatiDg an advance only to make
! short halt there and to push on as rapid
| IN as he could into the interior. Trere
would not appear to be the remotest
| danger of q collision unless in the way
| ofoseulation between the "fellow-labor-
ers" in the African field. The wind has
been faiEly,tAken out of NJ. DeBrazzs's
sails by the prompt action OF his near
4 enemy; all he could do will not, accord
n ing 10 Lieutenant F~Hdevelde, undo
I NE work Of Stanley : : Ej'-eady he has
found it convenle, :mself In
| slight measure o, assistance,
| quite recently wis. - 20 dispatch an
officer, A. NJ. Dolizi, or Delizy, | believe
TO Stanley Pool; he choose Stsnley's
route for the journey, and the officer
started with Pere Angchard, via Niyi,
under Stanley's auspices Several mis-
sionary stations founded at Stanley
| Pool are said by Lieutenant Vande velde
to be prospecting, and the king seems to
| regard them with favor. Among them
are Baptist mission, which Is placed
under the
Personal Protection OF Stanley.
the Livingstone mission, the missions
Of Peres du Saint, Esput and De Ga
bon, and that Of Cardinal Lavigerie.
Stanley is still very anxious to have the
assistance of few American officers.
"The Congo climate" said Lieuten-
ant Vandevelde to me, sis not nearly
so bad as has been painted. 1t Is only
dangerous for those who neglect the
| proper precautions. / did so, and as
you see, l am going home invaded.
Stanley never neglected them, and
consequently he has not been i'll once
since he handed"
"Is it a fact,n inquired yeur CORE
spondent, that Stanley told his follow
ers not long ago that he would never
undertake another African expedition,
because he felt that his health would
not stand it.n
- Eyes, it Is true enough" replied the
Lieutenant, "but nobody believed him
when he said so. Perhaps he did not