The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-03

was behind us. After l6O days continuous
gloom we saw the light of day making ev-
erythlng beautiful. We thought we had
never seen grass so green. or country so
lovely. The men leaped for Joy, and ran
with their burdens
AT Kilongasongas, on Dec. Q, we came to
the country of the powerful Chief Mazam-
bOni. Our road lay through his numerous
villages. The natives sighted us, and were
prepared. We seized a hill as soon as we
arrived in the center of mass of villages,
about p. NJ. on Dec. 3, occupied it and
built zariba of brush-wood as fast as we
and came from hill to hill across the val
leeys. People gathered by hundreds from
all points, and war-hOrns and
drums announced the coming strug-
gle., Whe. checked the first advance
OF the natives with little skirmish and
captured a COW, the first meat vel had tasted
since leaving the ocean. Night passed
peacefully. In the morning we opened a
parley. The natives were anxious to know
who we were, and we were equally anxious
to CLEAN news. They said MazambOni only
held the country for Kabbarega, who was
their real King They finally accepted
cloth and brass rods to show Mazamboni,
and hostilities were suspended until morn
must be driven from the land: The procla-
nation was greeted in the valley with deaf
ening cheer. Their word 'kanawana' sig
nified peace, and 'kurwana' war. We hoped
we had heard wrongly, therefore, and
sent our interpreter nearer to inquire. They
responded, 'kurwana.' and emphasized 1T
with two arrows fired at him. Our
hill was between two villages. sent eight
men under Lieutenant Stairs to attack the
natives in one valley and thirty under MIR:
Jepson in the other valley. Stairs crossed
deep river in face of the natives. assault
ed the first village, and took 1t. The sharp
shooters did effective work, and drove the
natives back up the opposite slope until
10 I'm q
drove the natives in front of him.. We
marched straight up the valley. driving
back the people and taking villages as we
went. AT p. NJ. not a native was visible
anywhere, except on one small hill, mile
and half west.
"On the morning of the 18th we contin-
ued our march. During the day we had
four little fights. On the 18th we marched
straight east and were attacked by new
forces every hour until noon, when we
p. N. we resumed our. march,
and fifteen minutes later I cried. Prepare
for sight of Nyanza.' The men murmured
continually %S' talk TX this is' wayf Syanza. M in
deed! lis not this g. plain, and cannot we
see the mOuntainsf But fifteen minutes
later, and after four days march, the
Albert Nyapza was below them. All came
prophecy. Our position was $500 feet
above the sea; the lake was over 2, 800 feet
below us. We were then one degree
twenty minutes north latitude. The
south end of the NyanZa bay Is mapped
out about six miles south of this position.
Right across to the eastern shore was the
tributary Lanilika flowing from the south
west. As we descended. the natives hun
dred feet below. poured in on us, but their
primitive style of fighting did not delay us.
The rear guard fought until we were with
in 100 feet of the plain. where we camped.
We were attacked during the night but we
drove off the attackers.
'At 9 o'clock next morning we reached
the village of KakOkongO. but were un-
able to make friends with the inhabitants.
They wouldn't be friendly, because, having
never heard of q white man. they feared
we would scare their cattle. They would
anything to do with us. though they were
perfectly civil. They gave us water to
drink, but nothing else. They showed us
the path, and we camped half mile from
the lake.
MY couriers from Zanzibar evidently had
not arrived, or Einin Pasha would have ar
rived. at the southeastern shore of the lake.
l1y boat was one hundred miles distant, and
|, there was no tree in sight large enough to
/, Ai:ke a canoe. We had used nearly all our
remaining ammunition in the five days
fighting on the plains, and long fight
must exhaust our stock. There was no
feasible plan. except to retreat to 1bwiri,
build a fort and send for stores and am
Emin. This plan. after long discus
sion, we resolved upon. On the 18th
we marched to Kavali, on the
west side of the lake. In
arrows into our bivOuac. We resumed the
| march by night, and by 10 A. NJ. the 10Th,
we had gained access to the plateau, the
natives following us until they became
| tired. We lost one killed and one wound
ed.
"On JAN, Z we We're in Ibwiri again,
Lieutenant Stairs being sent to Kilonga-
lOnga's to bring stores. Only eleven men
We're brought into the fort out of thirty
| eight sick. the rest having died or deserted.
tackled with gastritis and an abscess on
| the arm. / recovered and after fOrty-sev-
en- days set out for Albert Nynanza, on
| April 2. Captain Nelson was left in COM
April 26, we again arrived in Mozam-
boni's country. He consented to make a
blood brotherhood with me, though this
time had fifty less rifles than on my form
er visit. Mozamboni's example was taken
by the other chiefs, and we had little
further difficulty. and we lived royalty"
| On Stanley's march from Nyanza the
natives came from Kavali, saying that a
white man named Malejja had given their
chief q black packet to give to Stanley, and
mained that night, telling wonderful
| stories, which convinced Stanley that this
| white man was Emin Pasha. The next day
they met chief Kavali and he handed Stan
ley a note from Emin Pasha. which was to
| the effect that, as there had been rumOr
that white man had been seen at the
south end of the lake, he had gone in his
steamer to make inquiries but had been
| unable to obtain any reliable information.
| However, he had heard that Stanley was
in Mozam bonis country, and he
begged him TO remain where he
| was until he could commune
cate with him. The note was
signed DR. Emin.n and dated March 26.
The next day, April %, strong force took
boat to the Nyanza. On the Goth they
sighted Mawa station, the southernmost be-
| longing to Emin Pasha, and were hos
pitably received by the Egyptian garrison.
They were hailed as brothers. Stanley then
| continues:
april 90 we once again reached the
| bivOuac ground occupied by us on Dec.
| Ii, and at 5 P. NJ. of that day l saw the
Khedive steamer, seven miles away. steam
| ing toward Soon after p. NJ. Emin
Pasha, and Sign0r Casata, and Mr.. JepsOn
arrived at our camp. where they were
heartily welcomed by us. We were
together until May %. On
that day left him. Four
teen days later was at
| Fort Bodo, where were Captain Nelson and
1 Lieutenant Stairs. The latter had returned
| from Ugarrowwas twenty-five days after
had set out for the lake, bringing with him
| only sixteen men out of fifty-six. All the
rest were dead. My twenty couriers whom
| had sent with letters to Major Bartelot
had safely left UgarrOwwas for Yambuya
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