The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-21

HE ot,icial stipend from the Episcopal
fund.
A Private Letter from stanley the
Explorer.
M DISCOVERS ANOTHER LAKE, PUTS sT0I
r0A WAR BETWEEN FORMER FRIENDS, AM
70 CHOSEN FATHER AND MOTHER or two
COUNTRIES.
/ A Berlin correspondent OF the Pbiladel
| mia Times telegraphs: Henry NJ. Stan
4, lev has written an interesting letter 10 {
personal friend in this city about his ex.
perences I'm Africa since his return to til,
Congo Valley In December last. The let.
ter is dated Mt Stanley Pool, July 14th
The explorer writes:
You must have read the sensational tele'
{ gram that appeared in the English papers
stating that one OF our stations had been
attacked and the chief Of the expedition
gravely wounded. IL was sent by the
Dutch house, which, strange 10 say, has
Joined our numerous antagonists, and as
the Dutch are located at the mouth OF the
| Congo the slightest rumOr OF trouble y
| exaggerated, and II was to this silly tele-
gram that | am indebted for being dis
patched SO suddenly to the Congo again,
when | was very unfit, as you know. Tht
news was grave, il Is true, but not Of the
character we were told. The chief had
been shot i'm the arm. but no station had
been attacked. Our chief was, however
heartily disliked, and il seems that the subs
combined to discourage him This proved
successful, and he left the expedition with
out responsible head. 1t even became
| disorganized. for no ones orders were re-
1 Il al. l.i
Of affairs. but no station was In danger ol
attack. Six months have wrought won
ders. The natives. after comparison. have
begun to learn who their best friend Is,
and nv short absence from the Congo did
more to impress them fayorably toward Ill,
than my three years work OF patient ahG
lust dealing. All along the line received
an ovation, and each district testified IT.
joy Enthusiastically. IL would be unDe'
coming in me to dilate on this.
| CHANGES IN THE MAP OF AFRICA.
Since | arrived on the Congo last Deceln-
Der | have been up a far rs the equator,
and have established two more stations,
and besides discovered another lake, Man
tumba have explored for an hundred
miles or Whereabouts the river known on my
man AS the Ikelembu, but which is really
the Maundu. IL is not as large as stated
i'm INV hook. but stream the size of the
Arkansas. deep, broad, and very naviga-
bic. The big stream which expect must
drain the longest part OF the South Congo
basin must be somewhere higher up.
Having become better acquainted with
the country | am really struck
with the dense population OF the eqnato-
rial part of the basin, which. if it were
uniform throughout. would give 49,0OO,0OO.
The number OF products and the character
Of the people are likewise remarkable.
The gums. rubber, ivory, camphor. wood,
and a host of other things would repay
transportation even by the very expensive
mode at present in use. The people are
born traders, and are, for Africans. very
enterprising and industrious. They are
bold i'm their expeditions, and risk every
thing to earn IN honest penny. My recep-
ton by this people was very ilat"ring.
Two incidents which occurred will keep
my memory green for some time.
HOW STANLEY STOPPED A WAR.
"a populous district was divided against
itself. and there was nothing but war,
throat-cutting, carrying off Of women, and
much other atrocious evil. One OF the
chiefs in more prosperous times had visited
one of my stations below, and we had pur-
chased fine, large canoe from him. which
we had with us. He recognized 1t as we
were steaming past and called out. We
went ashore. and made up our minds TO
halt and buy provisions. II was then |
learned that the chief was at war with his
former friends, and among the names OF
the chiefs that he mentioned was one who
had pledged brotherhood with one Of my
subordinates. The CAUSES OF the war and
all else | soon learned, and | then asked
how long they had been fighting. Two
months
".Can do something TO stop il?
"'Oh, yes ii YOU will, they will all lis
ten TO YOU. We are well tired OF ii, be-
cause we lose money and lives; but we
dare not ask for the peace first
Il sent two of my boats to the rival
chiefs, and told them ii they wished TO see
me and to make brotherhood with me, to
stop the war. I'VE leave il TO YOU they
said. You decide as to who is wrong.
and let the guilty party pay fine
FATHER AND MOTHER OF TWO COUNTRIES.
"Three days talk settled the matter.
Peace was declared and ! was elected
father and mother OF the country. \ little
below there was another populOuS district,
called Hoindi. They heard Of what had
done. and sent me Il very hearty welcome.
Here, also, was elected father and mother.
have been delighted with my trip, and
have enjoyed robust health. Indeed, feel
ut this moment as strong and as active as
ever The only anxiety | have is for the
new Europeans, who, before they are ac-
climated or before they have learned the
simple art of doctoring themselves, are Il
great trouble, though | have two doctors
to attend the sick people. When they first
arrive here they have very erroneous
idea Of Africa, as if all the volumes about
far-oG lands they had ever read were the
Swiss Family Robinson which mentions
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