The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-25
THEAFRICAN EXPEDITION,
UNDER THE COMMAND OF HENRY
N. STANLEY,
For the Relief and SuccOr Of DR..
Emin Pacha, the Friend OF
Gen. Gordon.

LONDON, DFcemD9r I'll special to
the New York Herald the intsreet
felt by British eeogrRphers in the fate
OF Emin Pachs, VINO is now making
such desperately brave stand ia
Equatorial Africa, was well shown by
todaI's meeting Of the Couucil Of the
Royal Geographical Society at their
rooms, near Darlington Arcade. Near
~ every member Of the Council was
present, which is very unusual
event. After hours Of sharp discus
SIGN OF the various routes the Council
decided TO adjourn action until Stan.
ley's arrival tomorrow shall give them
the benefit oil bis knowledge Of tne
subject.
F1UNDRR OF THE PROJECT.
Alter the meeting of the Council
ives over / saw the gentleman by
whoee enterprise the pre- jest of relisv-
ing Emin reached the present stage.
He 10 wealthy merchant, identified
With African ressnrch, but DESTROYS Of
not having his name ussd until the
expedition IL well under way.
lie said: "All the money needed
for the expedition has been already
raised and will be placed la SANKEY'S
hands when ho assumes command.
We wish to do as the Herald did in It's
Livingstone expedition, tell him,
Here are 30 maLy thousand pounds.
so aud find Emin by the shortest and
best way, but choose your own route
and your own meaus; we shall not
hamper you in any wsy.'
1--WE shall have Glc,000 from the
Egyptian Government; the rest We
shall raise among ourselves. The
amount already raisedP Wei, that
need not be mentioned, II is al that is
needed"
Among other noted authorities re-
garding Afiica whom / have seen the
following interviews give the hest
idea oil the present position Of affairs.
SIR JOHN KIrK's VIEW.
al Seven Oaks, near London, In a
houpe full OF African ouriosities, |
found Sir John Kirk, British Consul
General to ZlrZ'bar. After little
talk about Emin Pacha, who is per-
sonally known to Kirk and for whom
he has the highest admiration, Sir
John gave me an idea OF tbs condi-
ton Of affeirs on the Zanzibar coast
he said: "Emin Pacha does not
want 10 leave his Central African
Province. He could at any time fight
his way ont TO Zanzibar, but to do this
he would be compelled to leave be-
hind all the Egyptian officials with
their families. These men would be
at once killed, and the Province then
would relapse into batba,ism under
the control OF the slave traders.
"Emin i6 a man OF Gordon's stamp,
and will be killed with his men rather
than desert them. He Is very re-
variable man. Cut of entirely from
European support, surrounded on all
sides by powerful enemies he rules
several millions of natives with such
vigor and justice that they will fight
for him--sven after they are naked
and destitute Of all.supplies.
$50 far he has beaten back the
Mahdi'g forces from the North and
prevented serious attacks by the slave
traders from the East and South. His
province is very rich country, but 30
uuclvilized that he collects his rev.
epue in ivory, which no is forced to
sell 10 the Arab tvders'in ordar TO OBJ
tain European goods; In tbs midst
of such country, with fighting on all
sides OF him, he has taught the negroes
10 weave cloth, make shoes and cult.
waite tobacco. He has also made
natural history collection OF great
scientific value. In one OF his latest
letters to me be says he is on. o! sugar
and tea and all European supplies,
and short even of ammunition, but he
askeu only for arsenic TO enable him
ITO continue his natural history colec.
ton,
MUST PAY BLACKMAIL
cater his ammunition ia exhaust
ted Emin will oe unable TO keep back
the Mahdi's forces. The region near
him ia TOO p1puous to enable him 10
fight muskete and spears with Bpeare
alone. As 1t is now his 1000 negro
troops are mainly dressed in skins. 1t
would be impossible for a military
force to fight its way through 10 Emin.
An armed caravan, such as that
Thomson uaed in going through this
country, could easily reach EMU, but
only by paying blaokmail to the ma.
tives. African blackmsil OF this type
ia much the same ching a. your
American custom duties The ne
groes, in fact, are rather more polite
than you Americans, since they do
not insist on ssacching your luggage
when you oss their territory.
THR WICKED KING OF UGANDA.
SANKEY'S route from tho Zlu8ibsr
cost, over Like Victoria NyanEl,
through the Uganda country, would
bo The beat and quickest way of reach.
iug Emin, II the King Of Uganda were
not cruel despot upon whom not the
least dependence csn be- PLACED
When he heard some months ago that
Enin wa' retire ating via Unyoro t.
Uganda the king sent large war ex.
petition which killed 10000 Unyoro
negroes before they found It was a
80 &c rsp>rt about Emin. 1t ia true
che King allowed DR.. Junktr to pass
through his country from lm u PScha
nohurmed, but this was because Junker
was poor and almost alone, aud there.
lore not feared IS coming 10 eat up the
Z, u try.
DIFFICULTIES AND UANGRRs,
"rhe expedition 10 relieve Emin
mast be a large one. The suspicious
Of the King ara certain to be reused
10y ils ~, aud by letters 80 from
chs foreign IA ere, who are anxious
10 prevent Eoglsnd taking their place
ia Central AT ia.
There are no largo boats on the
Victoria, hence the execution would
laad in small detachments in Uganda
ana DO cot of in detail, probably, ar
hs maids prisoners on landing. The
Coogj rou.e by Mobangi or Biyerre liz
impossible One cannot risk go miles
o. an absolutely unknown country,
and no enc is able to tell how many
months such an expedition would
take. Beside, il would bs reeeFsary
"a biiqg porters from nzibar, for the
COMO negroes ara not trained to that
sort OF woik. This Coneo Free State
depends, even now, upon Zanzibar