Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-04-13

| gan On iills uale' STANLEY writes that he had
taken the Congo route TO avoid Arabs, who
would tempt his men. Within three days OF
tn unfortunate meeting twenty-six men dc =
| serted.
What Stanley describes as an awful month
| begins on September II. Leaving the station
OF the Arab chief Ugarrava, when the expe-
dltlon numbered 2G3 men, having lost sixty-six
by dcsertion and death, and having left fifty.
six with Ugarrava, the march led to the Arat
settlement kalinga Longa, the men lived on
wild fruits fungi and nuts. Before reaching
kalinga Tonga Stanley lost flfty.fve men
through starvation and deserton.
slaveowner at Kalinga Tonga named
A6edsalim did his utmost TO ruin the expe.
dltlon, short OF open hostllities. He insisted
upon purchasing rifles, ammunition and
clothing, so that the expedition left the sta.
tion beggared. The men were absolutely
naked, and were so weak that they were un-
able to carry the boat. Stanley was therefore
obliged to leave the boat, together with
seventy loads of beads, at Kalnga Tonga
under the care OF Surgeon Poke and Cap.
tain Nelson, the latter of whom was unable to
march,
After twelve DAYS journey the party, on
November 2, reached Ibwri. The Arab devas-
tation, which had reached within few miles
oi IbwirI, was so thorough that not native hut
was left standing between Ugarrava and
lbwirl. What the Arabs did not destroy tho
elephants destroyed, turning the whole region
into a horrible wilderness.
Mr.. Stanley continues Our sufrerings
terminated at lbwiri. We were beyond the
reach of destroyers. We were on virgin soil
in populous region abounding with food
We ourselves were mere skeletons. From 2S9
persons we now numbered IA, several of the
party seeming TO have no hope of life left.
halt was therefore ordered for the purpose OF
recuperating
Hitherto our people were skeptical OF what
S,S i'iald them. Tho suferins had hoen ~
ests so endless that they refused to believe
that by and by we would see plains and cuttl
the Nyanza and Emn Pasha. They ha
turned a deaf ear to our prayers and en-
treaties, and, driven by hunger and suffering
they sold their rifles and equipments for a few
ears OF Indian corn, deserted with the am
muniIon, and became altogether demora
ized. Perceivng that mild punishment
would be OF no avail resorted to the
death penalty and two Of the worst cases
were hanged in the presence of ALL We halted
for thirteen days at Ibwir, reyeing on goats,
bananas, corn, etc. The suppl es were mex.
haustblc and our people glutted themselves
with such effect that we had l73 sleek and
robust men. One had been killed with an
arrow
"At kalonga Louga on the 9th, we entered
the country OF the powerful chief Mazambom
The villages were scattered so thickly that no
road except through them could be found The
natives sighted us, but We were prepared We
Sc zed hill as soon as we arrived N the center
of mass of villages and built zareba Us fast
HIN ant -1..
war.cres were terrible from hill TO hill, real.
ing across the intervening valleys The
people gathered in hundreds at every point,
war horns and drums announcing
The struggle After slight skirmish,
ended in our capturing cow the first beef we
had tasted since We left the ocean, the night
passed peacefully, both sides preparing for the
morrow. MaZambom declined peace Offering
and detachment OF forty persons, led
by Lieutenant Stars, and another OF thirty,
under command of Mr.. Jephson, with sharp.
shooters, left the zareba and assaulted and |
carried the villages, driving the natives into a |
general rout The march was resumed on the |
18th. There were constant little fights all |
along the route
I'VE sighted the. Nyanza, with Kavalli, the |
objective POINT OF the expedition. SIX miles |
of | had told the men TO prepare to see the |
Nyanza They murmurred and doubted say. |
ing; why does the master continually talk |
this wayT
On the 18th the party reached the Nyanza,
but had to fight its way right to the shore OF the
lake. At Kokongo the natives would have moth.
ing TO do with Stanley or his party, and the re-
suit of the failure to negotiate was that Stanley
was compelled to retreat to Ibwir and send a
party back to Kalinga Tonga for the
boat. 1bwri was reached January :. Stanley |
was attacked by gustr,ts and serious alb
cess and it was April before the march was
aga made for Albert Nyanza. On this oc-
casion Mozamb'ni, instead of fighting. made .
blood brotherhood with Stanley, food was slr-
Piled TO him gratis, and every difficulty 70.
moved. Stanley continues:
when one days march from the Nyanza
natives came from Kavali and said that white
man named MalejIa had given their chief
black packet to give 10 me, his son. Would
! follow themf they asked; Yes, tomorrow
answered, and if your words are true will
make you rich. They remained with us that
light telling us wonderful stories about big
ships as large as islands, filled with men, etc,
which left no doubt in our mind that the white
nan was Emin Pasha. The next days march
brought us TO Chief Kavali. After while he
handed me a note from Emin Pasha, covered
With strip of black American oilcloth. The
lotc was to the effect that as there had been
native rumor that white man had been seen |
II the south end OF the lake, he had gone in
eamer TO make inquiries, but had been un.
Ib.e to obtain reliable informationrHe begged
ne TO remain where / was until he
ould communicate with me. The next day,
\pri, % Mr. Jephson was dispatched with q |
trong force to take the boat to the Nyanza.
IN the a6th the boats crew sighted Nawa
tation, the southermost belonging to Emin
'asha Mr.. Jephson was there Hospitality re.
eved by the Egyptian garrison. The boats
rev say that they were embraced one
" one, and that they never had such
ttcnton shown to them by these men
rho hailed them rs brothers. On April
. we once again reached the bvouac
round occupied by us on December 10,
nd NJ 8 p. m, OF that day saw the khedives
teamer about seven miles away steaming up
Dward us. Soon after ?. m. Emin Pasha
zig. Casau and Mr.. Jephson arrived at onr
amp where they were heartily welcomed by
Il OF u.s."
Stanley remained with Emn Pasha until
lay -, and left with HIM Mr. Jephson and
evera others OF his party. Erlin furnished
tauey with porters, and the return trip was ,
rosecuted without notable incident, save that
garrison was established at Fort Bode
ugust II he reached Ruualya whore he
,und Mr. Bonney tn the rear column OF the
lief expedition. The geographical resu is OF
,e march are most important. Emin Past has
$40 regulars and large force " irrcgulnrs, {
10 whole, counting the women and chill
rem, amounting TO 10000. Emin refused
, leave the lake on account OF the dificulty OF
citing the whole number safely away, and
tanley is TO return in two months and bring
his Egyptians. The others Will not leave
10 Nuapza.