Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-05

Stanley Is az Bagamayo. ~ the Egyptian
steamer Msnsourah was dispatched yesterday 70
meet him tbcre tho world viii soon see lhe grew
explorer face 70 face once moro.
LONDON. December A-The stanley EXPEDITION
arrived az Ndikion December lfI az the tuiv-
peRns were well with tho exception pi Noih, l
soner Stevens who has very iad fever. he
whole camp IA ga state OF perfect discipline.
Tho party of German soldiers under Lieutenant
schmidt precede the main body nn1 thn.-5 ,ie
camp-grOund for each nigh. Stanley aou hlh
companions praise very highly The kihly re-
cepfiOu they have mot with from roo 'tiuHh-'
BERLIN, DoOember i.-The Kaiser mas le1'-
Rraphod % Kmin lasha and stanley an c@ples-
sion OF his sympathy for all the harlshls ana
peris they nave experienced. ne congIh'r-
inies them upon the fortunate ending % iheir
dangerous Journey, and welcomes them 10 CIVIL
izatiOn end home.
A LETTER FROM HIN.
NEw YORK, December i--The HsrGf has
letter from Horny ". stanley dated hau"an'
November Goth, which vas written 70 the edilni
I at the request 81 the Herald correspond ent NAo
II now with the explorer. Stanley says; Iiis'
Of all, am in perfect health and teel Ike ~
borer Of saturday evening returning homo Win
hs weeks work done. his Wcoke wages III
his pocket, and glad hat tomorrow i7
the sabbath. Just about three years hg1 Nhl''
leCturing IN New England. a message came rom
under the sea bidding me 70 hasten and taAe
commission TO relieve Emin Pashs AZ Nh1eihis
but "a people generally DO with faithiui PACK
!
are piled on over aud above the proper bur
den. Twenty various little COMMISSIONS Woie
added Co tho principal one, each requiring
due care and thought Well, LOOKING back over
what has been accomplished. sec no reason Tor
any hearts discomfort. We can say mar we
! shirsed no task. and that goodwill aldel 10y
steady effort enabled us 90 complete every hl"c
/ job as well as circumstances permitted
/ over and above The happy ending OF our ap-
/ pointed duiie3 we have not been unfortunate ii
! geographical discoycric5 AreuWiml l7 no"
/ known from iis source - re iphrne. iie bi'Hl
Congo forest, covering as largo hh hlHd .
/ France. and the Ilcuan peninsula we Gun
now certify % De an absolute fa-. The Noun
/ tRiuB Of the Moon thus time. beyond me lta7-
doubt, have been located, ana R)Wenzoeri, " mo
Cloud King" rObcd ln eternal SNOW Las tteh
seen and IT'S nquks explored auI some OF IT'S
shoulders assembled, Mounts Gordon bonnet
and MnckinnOn COhoes bong but giant sehlilr'
War1iug Oh the approach % tie luneF areao tho
on mo southeast Of the Range connection, be
tween Albert 10 ward Nyanza aul ALBEIT NY
ANA, baa been discovered, and tho oAfcnt oi iuc
former lako Is now known FOR lhe hrt ilhe'
Range al or rauge o. mountains has been ira
yersed. -epAatel by sucn tracts OF pasture lAnl
az would mako your cowboys out west Hlau
with envy. aud right under The burning equator
We have fed on b.a-kberries anu blborres. and
0uonchfd our thirst with cry tai WAFER lfe-h
from anoW-beds. We have also been able To-
ada nearly ak thousand square miles Of Waiei
our naturalist viii dilate upon the new species
~ animals Uiria. auj plants he has Discovered
our surgeon will tell what be know of climate
and its amenities. IL VIII AXE us OH va gao"
bow % Say what new store Of knowledge has hern
gathered from This unexpected he.d OF nl--
covarics. always suspected thai BOB the c'ntfol
/ regions bAtwccn tho hqua orial lakes something
worth seeing would 10 found, but was hot pre-
pared Tor such harvest Of ne8 facts.
his has certainly been the most cFiraorhl-
/ nary expedition have over lea 20 hima-
vcrilable divinity seems 10 have hclEfd ua
! while We fourneyo1. say 70 with at r"Ntiencr.
I J has impollcd as whittier II WOIll 6ieci i'9
own will, hIt nevertheless cilled and prJle'-
( "a us. What can YOU make OF lhi-, I",
instance on August y, 1850 Rll The oiucefs "i
/ the rear column are uni'el al fomnuya ihcy
have my letter at instructions before ih,in hut
/ instead OF preparing for ne morrow mhr'h 10
/ follow our track thcy decide io WaitHi awpiya'
/ witch lri iate- the most awful season any ccn-
mun,ty al men ever eldared in Africa or else
I where.
/ force dc from slow poison. Their coumanier
/ ia murdered and tho second oiii'cr dies soon
/ after OF sickness ana grief; another onIrer Is
7 wasted o. % skeleton and obliged Zoo rclurn nome
/ the fourth is scat 10 wander afmi --ly zap ana
/ down tho Congo. and the sarNifor 10 found lh
such fearful peat-hoe that 40 dare not describe
/ ITS horrors.
/ on tho same date l50 miles away The ofiror Of
b Tho DAY leads BIB mon Of the ADVANCED fo.4iln.
! INTO tne BUSH I0scs the path aud all con ci9us-
I pe-, Of HE whcreebC lte, and every siap Poe
/ tnEas only LEADS him further astray. 1873 peo-
4 pie become traut!'. his WhNe compan'on- ftAei
7 and ,rritafrd hy the sense ~ evil around tlnm,
/ cannot devise any cxpedient torelleve BIN. They
] are surrounded boy caunioaissn1 poison typhoid
Il arrows thin their numbers. Iu the mean ilWe B.
"a command u our river column arm hnAlot7ly
searching up nni down tue river IN luAi
different directions. Through forests my
scouts are sceting for them, bnt not until
tho sixth day Was ! successful 10 finding ihcW.
/ Taking tho same month and the same date IN
f lses, a wear later, on August llth Listen hor-
ror struck 60 the tale Of the last surviving officer
! OF the rear column at Banalyaaud Rm told *
nothing but death end disaster. disaster anu
/ death, death aud disaster.
/ see nothing bus me horrible forms oi men
! smltten with disease, b.Oaici, dlsuEuici. Hnd
I SCARED, while the scene IN camp, infamous Tor
I the murder Of Door BGTtelOt barely four
/ weeks before is simply sickeniuR. ON The
I same day, gro miles west q this camp,
/ jameson, worn oUt with fatigue, sickness aId
/ sorrow. brestbed his last On The neAi dai' Au-
/ gnst Ism, 600 miles eat, kmin PasAa aud my
J oNl cor Jeph sOu are suddenly surrounded by ln-
/ furia' ed rebels, who menace them WIN loaded
/ rifles and instant death, bat fortunately hey re-
/ lent. and only make them prisoners 10 De de-
| llyered % fh1 Mahdi,ts.
] Having saved Bonny ont o. the Jaws OF death
/ We arrive the second time at Albert NYauZa TO
find Emln pasha and Jephson prisoners M daily
/ expectauon OF their doom Jrphson r own let
/ ters will describe his anxiety. Not until
| both were IN my camp and the Egyp-
I tan fugtiycs under our piotecuon Qi1
hegin 10 SEQ that / was only car
] own designs were consequently frustrated by he
| unhappy circumstances. cud"aYorcd . steer
J nv course as direct as possible, but there wa-
I an unaccOuuiable iulucu NJ the holm. efY"
/ IA much Goodwill 10 my duties a. tho stricteat
| honor would compel Ny tam that the purity
! az nv nature deserved suc'esa WAS firm. but /
. am conscious that the issues Of eYrrg onori were
. ID O.her hands. Not ono onicer VINO was with
mo will forget the misertes he has endured, yct
I every ore that stared from his homo q So
{ tined 20 mnrc1 with tho advance column
s.rTF .Fr.ar lar.
I to-day safe, sound, AMI wei. This Is
not due 20 me. Lieutenant stairs was
pierced with poisoned arrow Ike Tie others,
+ but TIE others died ana be lives. Tho poisoned
uo cemo out from under his heart eighteen
/ months after be was pierced. Jeph5On was four
| months = prisoner. with the guar with loaded
! rides around him. That thoy dd not murder
/ him IS not due 10 me. These onicrr7 nave hAi 10
| wade through msny stream and broad eX-
| panse Of mud and swamp In a day. They on
! dured the sun that coIched What'yor 10 touched.
! 4 multitude OF irnuedimcnts have ruined thcir
I tempers and hafasscd tuclf nuul% lhry nave
| been maldeuei with the aeouies Of herce ieYet-.
| They have lived Tor months in an 6iWos ph"re
that medical authority declared 20 pe deadly.
/ They have faced dangers every day. ana their
/ diet has been all through what legal serl- would
hayo declared 20 be Infamous. and yet they live.
, This ia not duo % Tho men any moro than
| the courage with which they have borne
| all that wa imposed uuOn them by their sur
/ roundirgs or the cherry eao. Ky which tncy be-
sfowed b their work. Tho vulgar Will caiilt lucks
| unbelievers will call IL chance. but dcop down
| in each heart remains The feeling that OF verify
! there arc moro things in Heaven ani earth Than
are dreamed OF Ia common philosophy must
| be brief Numbers OF scenes crowd the memory.
! Could one but sum ihem into picture u YOU'D
! have great inieres The uncomplainiue hcruisi m
| Of our dark followers. the brave manhood latent
| in euch unc0uth Disguise, the tenderness We
| have seen issuing from tie namelOss entities,
| the great love animsting the ignoble. the sacri-
! fec male by the unfortunate Cor one moro I'M
| fortunate the reverence Wo have noted ~ the
| barbaraas who, even as ourselves. We're
| inspired with hope, with noDleness, and
Incentives to duty, OF all these We
could speak II we would. but I leave that 10 tho
| Herald correspondent. who, IT be has eyes 10 SEQ
| will see much for himself, and who with his
| Gifts OF composition may presents very taxing
| outline OF what has been done and Is now near
| ending. Thanks be 10 God forever aud ever.
| Yours faithfully HENEY NJ. STANLEY.
The DISPUTED OYSTER-BEDS.
| Tho virginia Commander Defied BY q