Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-15

| denly seized and decapitated, and the grateful
| aroma OF roast meat gratined our senses. An
| abundance, a prodigal abundance, of good
| things have awaited our eruption into the grass
| land.
Every village was well-stocked with provis-
| ions, and even luxuries long denied us. Under
| such fare the men became most robust diseases
| healed as if by magic, the weak became strong
and there was not ''goeegoee" or chicken
heart left
! Only the Labuseise near the main Ituri were
| tempted to resist the invasion. Between the
| Ituri and the Nyanza, however, the fighting
was sharp and almost continuous to the edge OF
/ the lake.
| The will to fight was very evident, but our
| people drove them to fight on every occasion.
This region is inhabited by remnants of tribes
who have come from Unyoro Itoro, southeast
and south, and from other nations north, to set
tie, by force or consent, among the Wahume
shepherds and herdsmen. "a
The most numerous are the Baregga
southwest of Lake Albert, and whose territory
| extends down to the level of the Albert. The
Baregga also made the most fierce and obstinate
resistance to US. For three days in succession
| they poured down the hills on our flank and
| rear. Having learned that there was no hope
of satisfying them except by hasty with
drawal, we. simply pressed on and fronted
them on each occasion with smoking Reming-
| tons, until the waste tract along the Nyanza
\ gave us breathing spell.
NIGHT MARCH.
| At the Nyanza there was no news to be had
| of Emin Pasha. Our couriers from Zanzibar had
not arrived evidently. 1t was an inhospltable
wilderness not a stable tree could be found:
| the natives were aggressive and confident. By
night march We regained the crest of the
plateau unknown to the natives. Another seri-
Gus bout took place. Again we drove the Ba-
| regga back; again we passed through Mezam-
| boni valleys and, despite the utmost endeav-
ors of the natives, recrossed the Ituri and en-
| tered the forest region until we gained ltwari
| eleven marches from the Nyanza
| At this place we built fort. That is, we dug
a ditch, made breastwork erected tall plat
| forms for sharpshooters and surrounded the
whole with maze of fences The absence Of
| our boat had caused this retreat from the lake.
| We now proposed to remedy this. We sent
100 men under Lieutenant stayis to bring up the
boat, and two officers, Captain Nelson and Sur
| geon Park, were left behind at a place eight
| marches south from 1twara.
MAKING PEACE WITH THE NATIVES.
Meanwhile we cultivated the land. planted
corn. beans and tobacco, and, having LETT a suf
| tcient garrison at the fort, we marched for the
| Aembert lake second time, April 2, 1888. The
sharp punishment the natives of the grass lands
| had received on our first visit had so tanned
them that they all made peace with us, one at
ter the other, and paid indemnities for expenses
in the shape of cattle and food. They cut
wood. bore water to the camp. carried our am
munition and material, furnished US with
| to but express wish and it was granted.
| As we were nearing the lake a chief named
Kavalli handed me note The note was from
| fdsUd, requesting US 10 stay where we
| were until he could communicate with u.s. As
| this would mean delay, l dispatched Mr.,
| Jephson with the boat and fifty men to launch
the boat, because now there was no fear.
MEETING EMIN PAsHA.
Three days later Mr. Jephson arrived at the
| first of Emin Pasha's stations, where he was
| soon joined by the Egyptian Governor and his
| staff and two days later we received the Pasha
| and his staff, where we learned that everything
was as well as 1t should be and that we had
/ been in ample time for such relief as he re.
| CURED. After stay of twenty-six days with
| the Pasha there was one work still to be done,
| and that was to find the lear column under
Major Bartellot. OF whom we had not heard
word since we left him on June D. 1887.
Had the Stanley steamer arrived in due time
1 with Messrs. Troupe Ward and Bonney and the
| l26 men left at Bolobo? Had Tippoo lib Joined
the Major according to contract at Zanzibar? If
| so, why so slow, unless something serious had
| taken placer
| These questions we.e being daily discussed.
| ana numerous conjectures were made as to the
reasons for this delay. Indeed, felt more
| anxiety about the rear column than / had felt
for Emin Pasha, since to the rear column was
| confded the largest number OF stores of every
| kind Our advance had only been a kind of
forlorn hope 10 carry assurance of relief, prin-
| cipally.
| LEARNING OF BARrELoTT's FATE.
Their the Major was inexperienced in Africa
| travelling, knowing no languages but Euglis
and French, and q little Arabic, but of I'M
doubted bravery, loyalty and resolution.
|
or-Johnson with Emin Pasha, we started from
the fort June l6. 1855. Fifty-seyen days later we
overlook our couriers that had been started
| from Fort Bodi February 10th with letters to
the Major, and four days after we met the rear
column, or rather the miserable forlorn and
despised remnant OF it, with only Mr.. Bonny in
charge
Poor Major Bartellot was dead shot by his
auxiliary carriers, TO obtain whom he had
wasted so many months. Mr.. Jameson was on
his way to Bangala, 600 miles lower down the
/ (fnnuN- hod sr.r-o |al
and Mr. Ward was detained at Bapgala by an
order from Major Bartellot Mr.. Bonny the In.
ferior officer, was left in charge of the rear col
umn, which numbered about a fourth of the
number had left with the officers for out o.
20 there were only Il, many of them too sick tC
move the majority worthless as carriers and
only about 10 at all presentable or suitable fol
the long journey before us.
SEPTEMBER ath.--Another time I have beer
able TO send of letter. Salem Ben Mohammec
will take this to Stanley Falls
God bless you. Remember me kindly to you
wife and children. Ever yours,
HENRY NJ STANLEY.