The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-11
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| August II we met the rear column OF
| the expedition at Banallya. Mr.. Bonney
met me and told me of Bartellott's death,
and that Jameson had gone TO Stanley
! Falls for more men, and Mr.. Troup had
gone home sick. found the rear column
q terrific wreck. Out Of 257 men only sew.
| enty-one remained, and of these only fif-
| ty-three were fit for service, and these
were mostly scarecrows.
According to Bonney, during the four-
teen months since ] left, the record had
been one of disaster, desertion and death
Many Of the details seem Incredible.
There remain still far more stores than
can carry, at the same time articles need.
full are missing. Deserters had spread
the report that was dead,
and the officers accepted the
report and agreed to cancel
my instructions. They accordingly
sent my personal kit, medicines, soap,
candles and provisions down the Congo
as superhuities. Thus, after my immense
sacrifices to relieve others, / find myself
naked and deprived Of even necessaries.
But strange to say, have kept two hats,
four pair of boots, flannel jacket, and
propose TO go back to Emin Pasha aud
across Africa with this truly African kit
On returning here we lost only three
men, one by desertion. Out of the 257
men left, only seventy-one remain, and
one of these will die. This great loss
shows that, despite the sufferings on the
march, the mortality was not so great as
in camp. The survivors of the march are
all robust, while the survivors of the
rear column are thin and most unhealthy
looking.
The party passed 100 days going through
one continuous forest. Stanley estimates
its area at 24G,000 square miles. Between
Yambuya and Nyanza five distinct Lana
guages were spoken by the natives. Fifty
miles before reaching Nyanza they saw
mountain about $1,000 feet high, its sum
NIT covered with snow.
Referring to Emin Pasha, Stanley says
the Pasha has two battalions, one of 750
men, and the other $40. He is keeping up
line of comnun ication along the Nyans
"a and the Nile, about 1S0 miles in length.
In the interior, west of the Nile, he re-
tains three or four small stations. Alto
gether he has with him about s, 900 people,
including women and chileren.
On May /, 1888, Emin Pasha came ashore
from his steamer and had a long talk with
Stanley. Emin said he had decided that
it was best that his party should retire
from where they were. The Egyptians
were willing to leave. But of the regu-
lars composing the two battalions, Emin
had some doubt as to their willingness to
leave. They had led such happy life,
and would demur at leaving a country
where they have enjoyed luxuries they
can not command in Egypt. The soldiers
are married and several have harems.
Emin feared that if left behind all discip-
line among them would end; the more
ambitious among them would aspire to
become chiefs by force, and from these
riyalries would spring hate and slaughter
until none were left. Stanley's letter
concludes as follows:
The Pasha proposed to visit Fort Bodo,
taking Mr.. Jepson with him. At Fort
Bodo | have left instructions to the off,
GERS to destroy the fort and accompany
the Pasha to Nyanza. [ hope to meet
them all again on the Nyanza, as / intend
to make short cut to Nyanza.
HENRY NJ. STANLEY.