The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-04-11
THE DARK CONTINENT.

A Letter from Explorer stanley In Whish
He Describes the Hardships Of Himself
and His Gallant hand in Their search
for Emin rasha.
LONDON. April 3.-Thc following Is
synopsis Of the letter recently received
from Henry N. Stanley by Sir Francis De
Winton, chairman OF the Emin Pasha relief
committee. It Is dated Bungangeta island,
on the Aruwhmi. August 23 1883:
II describes in detail the journey between
Yambunga ard Albert Nyanz1. The ex ,edr
tion, which consisted OF $50 officers and ,nen,
started from Yambunga on June .s, 1857. On
the first day the expedition marched tw elve
miles along the river bank to Yaknarde. Oi.th
approach OF the column the natives set fire
TO their villages. and under cover OF the
smoke attacked the pioneers. A skrmisL fol
lowed, lasting fifteen minutes. during the
next six days the exped tion marched inland
In an eastcrly direct on through dcLsely
populated strict. The natives used every
art known 10 them to molest and impede the
ADVANCE OF the party, but, although
several conflicts took place, Stanley did
not lose man. Finally, pefceiv-
ing that the path he had been following was
taking him out Of his proper course. Stsnley
struck out toward the northeast and again
reached the river on July s. From this day
until October lS he followed the left bank Of
the Aruwhimi. After seventeen days Of con.
tinuous marching the expedition halted for one
days rest.
On August the first death occurred. the
cause being dysentery. So far, for thirty-four
days, the course had been singularly success.
ful The party now entered q wild country,
In Their nine days march through which their
sufferings multiplied and several deaths
occurred On August IS. on arriving at Airsb
hfH N prn N cd n hnld md Sha
party lost five men from po soned arrows
Lieutenant STAIRS was wounded below the
heart and suffered greatly, but he recovered
On August 81 the expedition met
party OF Manyeaas. and their misfortunes be.
gan on this date Stanley writes that he had
taken the Congo route to avoid Arabs, who
would tempt his men. Within three days OF
tn s unfortunate meeting twenty-six men de-
serted.
What Stanley describes as an awful month
begins on September 18 Leaving the station
OF the Arab chief. Ugarrava, when the expc-
dition numbered 263 men, having lost sxty-six
by desertion and death, and having left ffty.
six with Ugarrava, the march led TO the Arab
settlement, Kalinga Longa. the men lived on
wild fruits. fungi and nuts. Before reaching
kalfnga Longa Stanley lost fifty-nye men
through starvation and desertion.
A slavcowner at kalinga Longa named
Abedsalim did his utmost to ruin the expe-
dition, short OF open host lities. He insisted
upon purchasing rfes, ammunition and
clothing, SO that the expedition left the sta
tton beggared. The men were absolutely
naked. and were 50 weak that they were un.
able to carry the boat Stanley was therefore
obliged to leave the boat together with
seventy loads OF beads. ut Kalinga Longa
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 Ibwiri. The Arab devas-
tation, which had reached within few miles
Of Ibwiri, was 30 thorough that not native hut
was left standing between Ugarrava and
Ibwiri. What the Arabs did not destroy tho
elephants destroyed, turning the whole region
into horrible wilderness.
Mr.. Stanley continues: Our sunerings
terminated at Ibwiri. We were beyond the
reach of destroyers. We were on virgin soil
in populous region abonnding. with food.
We ourselves were mere skeletons. From $50
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
rccuperating.
Hitherto our people were skept.cal OF what
We ton them. The suffering had been 50
awful. the calami ties so numerous and the for
ests so endless that they refused to believe
that by and by we would see plains and cattle,
the Nyanza and Emin Pasha They had
turned deaf ear to our prayers and en-
treaties and, driven by hunger and suffering.
they sold their rifles and equipments for few
ears OF Indian corn, deserted with the am
munition, and became altogether demoral
| red Perceiv.ng that mild punishment
would be OF no avail l resorted to the
death penalty. and two Of the worst cases
were hanged in the presence OF all We halted
for thirteen days at Ibwiri. revelilg on goats,
bananas, co n, etc. The supplies were mex
haustibe. and our people gluttea themselves
with such effect that we had lS3 sleek and
robust men. One had been killed with an
arrow.
AT Kalonga Longa, on the 9th we entered
| the country Of the powerful chief Mazam bom
The villages were scattered so thickly that no
road except through them could be found. Tho
natives sighted US, but We were prepared. We
seized hill as soon 40 We arrived in the center
OF mass Of villages and built q zarcba as fast
rs bill-hooks could cut the brushwood. The
war.cries were terrible from hill to hill, peal
/ 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 o COW, the first beef we
| had tasted since We LETT 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 MI Jephson, with sharp
shooters. left the zareba and assaulted and
CARED the villages, driving the natives into q
| general rout. The manh was resumed on the
| 18th. There were constant little fights all
| along the route.
1--WE sighted the Nyanza, with Kavall, the
objective point OF the expedition. Six miles
| on had told the men to prepare to see the
/ Nyanza. They murmurred and doubted, say
/ ing: Why does the master continually talk
/ this wayy
| On the 18th the party reached the Nyanza,
but had to fight its way right to the shore OF the
lake. At K0kong0 the natives would have moth
ing to do with Stanley or his party. and the re-
cult Of the failure to negotiate was that Stanley
was compelled to retreat to tbwiri and send q
party back to Kalinga Longa for the
| boat. Ibwiri was reached January Z. Stanley
was attacked by gustr.tis and Q serious alb
cess. and 1t was April before the march was
| aga n made for Albert Nyanza. On this oc-
casion Mozamb'ni, instead OF fighting. made q
blood brotherhood with Stanley, food was sup
/ piled to him gratis, and every din1culty re-
moved. Stanley continues:
when one days march from the Nyanza
/ natives came from kavali and said that white
! man named Malejja had given their chief .
black packet to give to me, his son. Would
/ follow them: they asked: Yes, tomorrow,
I answered, and II your words are true will
make you rich. They remained with US that
| night telling US wonderful stories about big
ships rs large as islands, filled with men, etc.,
! which left no doubt in our mind that the white
man was Emin Pasha. The next days march
brought us to Chief Kaval. After u while he
| handed me note from Emn Pasha covered
| with strip OF black American oilcloth. The
note was to the effect that rs there had been
| anative rumor that u white man had been seen
| at the south end OF the lake, he had gone Ia a
steamer to make inquiries. but had been un
| able to obtain reliable information.s He begged
/ me to remain where I was until he
/ could communicate with me. The next day
| April % MI. Jephson was dispatched with q
strong force to take the boat to the Nyanza.
On the 26th the boats crew sighted Nawa
station, the southermost belonging to Emu
Pasha. Mr.. Jephson was there Hospitality re
ceived by the Egyptian garrison. The boats
| crew say that they were embraced one
by one, and that they never had such
| attention shown to them by these men
| who hailed them as brothers. On April
% We once again reached the bivouac
ground occupied by us on December l6
and ~ 5 p. m. OF that day ! saw the Khediye's
steamer about seven miles away steaming uI
toward US. Soon after r. m. Emin Pasha
Sig. Casati and Mr.. Jephson arrived ut Oul
i camn Where they wars hpartilv w0lcnnoai nv