New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-03

/" Kurwana" signifies war. We we're therefore
In doubt, or rather we hoped we bad heard wrong
We sent our interpreter q lttEe nearer TO ask
If it was Kanwana or Kurwana. Kur
wanas they responded, and, to einph size
the term, fred TWO arrows at him, which
dissipated all doubt Our hill stood between a
lofty range Of bills and u lower range On one
side Of US was narrow valley. $50 yards wide:
or the other side valley three miles wide. East
aid west the valley bfoadened to an extensive
plain and q higher range OF hills was lined with
hundreds preparing to descend
The broader valley wos already mastering its
army. There was no time to lose. body Of
forty men was sent under Lieutenant Stairs 20
attack the b,rbces valley
Mr.. Jtphson was semi with thirty men east.
ch9ice body Of sbarrshooters was sent TO test
the courase OF those descending the slope Of the
highest range
Lieutenant Stairs pressed on, crossed deep.
narrow river In the face OF the natives, and as
saulted the first village and took it. The sharp
shooters did thir work effectively, and drove
the descending natives rapidly up the slope, un-
til there became general flight.
Mr. Jephson was Lot idle. He marched straight
up the valley eass, driving the people back. talk
ing villages as we went.
At D. M. not q native was visible anywhere,
except on one small hill mile and half west.
ovERJoYEp TO SEE THE NYANzA.
The march was resumed on December I2.
There were constant little fights all along the
route.
Mr.. Stanley continues: On the afternoon Of
the thirteenth, we sighted the Nyanza, with
KayalI, the objective point Of the expedition
Six miles Of had told the men to prepare to
see the Nyanza. They murmured and doubted,
saying, Why does the master continually talk
this way2 Nyanza, indcedl' When they saw the
Hyanza below them many came to kiss my hands
We were now at an altitude of $500 feet
above the sea, with the Albert Nyanza 1900 feet
below, IN degree, 20 minutes lat. The south end
Of the Eyanza lay largely mapped for about six
miles south Of this position, and right across
TO the eastern shore. Every dent in its low, fat
shore was visible, and, traced like silver snake
on the dark ground, was the tributary Lanilld
flowing into the Albert Nyanzs from the south
west
After short halt to enjoy the prospect We
began the ragged and stony descent Before the
reargusrd had descended 100 feet, the natives
from the plateau poured after them, keeping the
rearguard busy until within few hundred feet
Of the Nyanza plain We camped at the foot
of the plateau wall the aneroids- reading 1900
feet above the sea level night attack was
made but the sentries suflced to drive assail-
ants off.
DIFFICULT NATIVES TO DEAL WITH
I'VE afterwsrd approached the village of
Rakongo, situated at the southwest corner OF
Albert Lake. Three hours were spent by us In
attempting TO make friends, but we Signnlly failed
They would not allow US to go TO the lake because
we might frighten their cattle. They would not
exchange the blood Of brotherhood because they
never heard Of any good people coming from the
west side Of the lalte. They would not accept any
present from us because they did not know who
we were But they would give us water TO drink
and would show us the road up TO Nyam-Sassic.
From these singular people we eaFned that
they had heard that there WAS q white man at
Unyoro. but they had never heard Of any white
men being on tho west side, nor had they ever
sesn any steamers on the lake. There was no
excuse for .quarrelling. The people were civil
enough. but they did not want US near them.
We therefore were shown the path and fol-
lowed IL for miles. We camped about hall mile
from the lake, and then began to consider our POI
stion with the light thrown upon 10 by the conyer
sation with the Kakongo NATIVES.
FORCED TO RETREAT 10 IBwfEI
Ny couriers from Zanzibar had evideDsly not
arrived, or Emin Pacha with his two sseameys,
would have paid the southwest side Of the lake q
visit to pre- pare the natives for our coming Ny
boat was at Kilinga Longa, 100 miles Distant aad
there was no canoe obtainable. To seize canoe
without the excuse Of quarrel 4Ay eonscieaes |
would not permit. There was no tree anywhere |
of size sufficient to make canosa Wadeht was [
terrible distance of for an expedition 80 reduced
We had used ave cases of cartridges IN five days
lighting on the plain. month Of such |
fighting must exhaust our stock There was no |
plan suggested that was feasible except TO retreat
to Ibwiri, build fort. send the party back to |
Nlonga Longa for boat, store up every load in |
the fort not conveysble, leave garrison in the /
fort TO hold II, march back TO Albert Lake and |
send boat In search Of Emin Pscha.
This was the plan which, after lengthy dis |
cussions with the officers, I resolved upon. On |
the fifteenth we began night marciS and by 0 |
8. m. on the sixteenth we had gained the crest |
of the plateau once more. the Kailongo natives |
having persisted in following US TO the slope OF !
the plateau. We had one man killed and one /
wounded On January z we were ia Iowfri /
once again.
STANLEY ILL FOR OVER MONTH.
After few days rest Lieutenant Stairs, with /
one hundred men, was sent TO Kilonga Longa TO
bring the boat and goods. also sent Surgeon
thirty-eight sick men in their charge
only eleven men were brought to the
tort The rest had died or deserted
On the return of Stairs with the boat and goods
he was sent to Uganow. He was to bring up the
c0nvalescent.
Soon after HIS departure / was attacked Dy /
gastritis and an abscess on the arm After
months careful nursing by Parke recovered,
and set out again for the Albert Nyanza on April
q accom- panied by Jcphson and Parke Nelson
absence, with garrison Of forty-three men ard
boys. ,..,,,,.
country again This time, after solicitation,
Nozambini decided 10 make blood brotherhood
With me His example was followed by all tho
other chiefs as far as the Nyanza. Every diff
Piled gratis Cattle, goats, sheep and fowls were