New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-11

-. co,~o with about TOO mon OF tho
-..d,., reaching its destination In io"r ~00A' A.o
.. thu cee miles from Aruwfn' "nc"'' NO
march 400 miles through an unhno"o so."y
vr,,r,s capital II as lafe % hPh :" '"io' Nv
cou,d leave Leopodvillc. on Stanley fooi, anu was
moi until the second week In juno '""' '"o oAp"''
A,mse wa. at Aruwim much delay having ooen caused
49, a,,..,,v. means Of transport alton and scarcity OF
go. r.rs Win Instructions to rebuild tho store
,..s % oman negotiations with the tribes and to
,rovde conveys of provisions for the rehei eApeu-
t,on A rcar-guard was left at fameouya' ana inc
Av.,.. counp passed on 10 the limit of navigation
whence the overland march was taken up Few diff
cultes were encountered apart from the natural ohsta
c,ee presented by = country very d'lculi to traverse
About July c5 the expedition had assembled tho River
Aruw~i as far as elevated tract OF country form
ing norton Of the Mabodi district At this distance
from It's confluence with the Congo the river became
very narrow. being longer navgabe, and Mr.. STAN
ley was compelled for several days to have all tho
provisions and munitions for the of the expedition
rs we'll those intended for The reviciualng of Emn
Pacha's garrison, carried the mems baclS Tho
quantity of rice large that each man had 10
bear lonhie burden The RATS which had boon en-
poyed TO convey the heavy baggage we're len behnu'
and only the steel whale boat brought from the camp
NJ the foot of tho Arwimi Rapids carr edpast he
ard again launched In the river MT e'a'oy
greatly congratuatng himself that he han oro"eh '''
owing to the amount Of water which according 10 inc
inhaba ants Of that part OF the country the expedition
vould have to cross before reaching the Albert NY
ana Mr. Stanley calculated that once arrived at the
summit Of the tabIelands which share the basin OF The
Aruwiml he would DO able to halt for two days. In
order 10 rest his and establish fresh camp gar
vsoned like that at Yambouva. by twenty men ana
a European officer. The population OF The country
through which Mir Stanley was then travelling was
considerable, but tho people were much scattered.
The district was tranquil the agitation prevalent In
the Deghborhood OF Stanley Falls not having spread
90 that part OF the country. ~
At the beginning OF August the expedition was re.
por,rd to be advancing without the ammunition and
stores designed for Emin Provisions were scarce.
the officers and undergoing great prvationS ann
suffering from disease and hunger. Tippu Tib had
failed TO send 10 Yambonya the 500 carriers who
were TO convey The This failure was NOT die
TO tr~arhrry since he still at his post ana tahi
Mr. stanley's interests In consequence OF me us
turhrd state Of tie country he could not az had been
agreed upon. organize revictnalling caravan to 30
dis direct the Albert Nyanza by way OF mo
Pvcr M0urou but he agreed 10 do so as soon as pos
sjble The agitation continued In the country no
tween stanley Falls and the confluence OF the Arn-
win with the Congo Several villages on the right
bank OF the Congo had been pillaged and laid waste
and a large number OF The natives had crossed Inc
river the opposite bank