Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-28

very clear to us, who are fresh from
the bush. II the pasha can come
send courier on your Arrival at our old
camp on the lake below hero to ant ounce
the fact and will send strong dn;acG-
nlent to escort him up to the plateau,
even to carry himself if he needs it. / feel
too exhausted after my 1880 miles of
travel since l parted from you last May
TO 60 down to the lake again.
The pashs must havo aome pity
for me. Don't be alarmed or
uneasy on our account nothing hostile
can approach rs within 10 miles without
my knowing it. ain in the thiokest of q
friendly POP ulation and II sound g war
note within four hours l can have 1900
warriors TO assist me to repei any
force disposed ~ violence, aud If
it is to be n war why then l
mn ready for the cunningest Arab
alive. have read your letters half q
dozen times and my opinion OF You
varies with each reading. Soma times
fancy you are half MAhdist or Arabist
and then Eminiat. shall DO wiser when
see you. Now, don't You oe perverse,
but obey, and lat my o.der TO you be as q
frontiet between the eyes amt all, with
Coda gracious hslp will end well. l
want to hslp The psshh aome how; but he
must aiso helu me and credit NE. On
January 18th, received with this batch
OF letters two notes from tho pasha
himself confirming the above, but not a
word from either Jephsop or the paBhR
indicating the Eagha's purpose. Did he
Still waveT or WAS lie at last resolved with
any ether mEu ihan the pnaha OF Gordon.
One would imagins that being a prisoner
and fierce snsny hourly expected to
| give the comp mortal he woIld gladly
embrace the first chance TO escape from
tho country gwen up by his government,
but tbsre was no hint in those letters
what course the pssba woul fellow.
Ia the course OF his correspondence
Mr.. Stanley says: son February 9Th
Jephson arrived in the afternoon
at our camp at KavRlIis. 1 was
startled TO hear Jephson in plain, uo-
doubling words say Sentiment il tae
| pasha'a worst eneny. No one keeps
Emin back but Enlin himeelf.' This il
the summary Of what JephsOn learned
fUting the nine months FROM May 25.h,
| 1888, to February G.h, 1859. /
gathered 9aillcient frola JsphHon's verbal
report 10 conclude that during nine
months neither the pssba, Gasati, nor
any man is the province had arrived
nearsr any other conclusion than what
was told us ~ months bsforo. Aow
ever the divgrBion III our favor created
by the mahdist5 ia vain aud the dreslfu
slaughter they msde of all they met, in
spired us with hope that we c0ult
yet definite Gnswer at last Though
Jephson could only reply, really cam
tell you what the pashn roeans to do. III
says he wishes to 80 away but will no
move. No one will leave. It is i'm
possible 10 say what any mau will do
Perhaps another advance by the mahdist
will send them oil pell NELL towards yor
IN be cgain irresolute aud requiring lev
eral week. rest"
Stanley rext describes how he ha,
already SOFT orders to macs tine whole q
his forces ready for contingencies. II
also spoke of tbs suggestions lie made t,
Eain as the best means Of joininI
him insisting upon something dehnit
otherwise it would be his Stanlsy'G
duty to destroy the ammunition an
march homeward. He continued: "Fet
ruary 18th native courier appeared i
camp with letter from Emin with th
news that he was actuOlly at anchor jas
below our plateau camp"