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

why the large bard Of foragers did not
return"
ION the fifth day, having distributed
light stock of hour in camp and having
killed the only goat VIC had, ! was COM
PEELED to open the officers provision
boxes and take q pound pot of butter
with two cuptuls Of my -four to make an
Imitation Cruel, there being nothing eiss
save tea, coffee, sugar and pot
or sage in the boxes. In the after.
noon a boy died and the condition
OF majority OF the rest was
most dishearteninS. Some could not
stand, falling down in the effort TO do so.
These constant sights acted on my nerves
until began TO feel not only moral but
physical sympathy, as though the weak
ness was contagious.
Before night mahdi carrier died.
The last OF orr lmalis gave signs OF col
lapse and the few Soudaneae with US were
scarcely able to move. When the mcrr-
ing OF tue sixth day dewned we made
broth with the usual pot OF butter, an
abundance OF water, pot of condensed
milk and v cnpfut of -four for 1870 people.
Tho chiefs and BpnHy ware called to n
council. 1T 10Y suggesting reverse to
the foragsrs OF such nature an 10 CT
clude our men from returning with 2e@s
OF the disaster, they were altogether I'M
able to comprehend HUrh possibility.
They believed il possible that thsRe $50
men were marching for food, without
which they would not return. They were
then asked TO consider the supposttioa
thGttLey Ser5 Ave dsys searching fond eud
they had lost tho road, perhaps, or, bay-
ing no white leadar, had scattered to loot
goats and had entirely forgotten the.,
Starving friends and brothers in the
cRmp.
"whst would DO the sta!a OF the $50
people five days hence2 Bouny offered
to stay with ten men in tho camp, il |
provided ten days food for eacn person,
while I would set out 10 search for the
missing men. Food 90 mako Light cup
tul Of gruel for ten lneU for ten days vas
not difficult TO procure, bat the sicE and
feeble remaining must stAtve unless
, met with good fortune, and, accordingly,
stone Of bRtterm,lk, flour and biscuits
were prepared aud handed over to the
charge OF Bonny. In the afternoon of
the seventh day we mustered everybody
! beHides the garrison OF the camp, ten
men. Sadi, hIanyema chief, hnrrRn.
! dered ID of his men TO their doom. Kt6
boboras, anptuer chief abandoned his
, brother, and Fundi, another Menyena
!, chief, left one OF his wives aud her littlO
boy.
"We left 2G feeble and hiok wsetches
RlreRdy pact ali hope unless food could
! be brought them within "a hours. Ia "a
CHEEKY tone, though my heart was never
heavier, | told the d3 hunger bitten
people that ! was going back TO hunt for
the missng men. We travelled nine miles
b that afternoon, having passed several
a dead people on the road, aud eaSly on
J., the eighth day Of their absence from
= camp we met them marching in an easy
Il fashion.
o when We were met the pace was
{ altered so that in 26 hours from leaving
Il starvation camp we were back with Il
4 CHEEKY abundance around uB Of cruel and
4 porridge, boiling bananas, boiling plan.
o tans, roasting meat and simmering soup.
d THIS had been my nearest approach TO
# absolute starvation in oil my african ex.
o periepce Altogether q persons sue
y cumbed in this dreadful camp.
d "0n December l7th tho Ihuru river
wRs reached in three hours, and having q
prssentment that the garrison of Fort
/, Bodo we're still where / left them, the
!, Ihuru was crossed the next day, aud fol-
Is the two following days we steered through
i the forest regardless Of paths. We had
10 the good fortune to strike the western
Y angle of the Fort Bodo plantations Of the
h Goth, and found that my presentimen
l. was true. Lieutenant Stairs and the gar
~ rison were still OF Fort Bodo, 81 souls re
manning ont of 50. Not word had bser
% heard OF Emin or OF Jephson during Thu
It seven months of my absence. Knowing
70 the latter to be an energetic man we wer,
j. left 20 conjecture what detained Jephsoi
@ even il the affairs of his province had de
ss tanned Emin.
I. "On December 23d, the united expeii
ID tion continued the march eastward, apC
10 o. We had now to work by relays owinl
II to the so extra loads we did not reach tn
1t Ituri ferry, which was our last camp il
IA the forest region before emerging OF
rs grassland, until january 9th. My auxiet,
., about MIR. Jephson and Enlin would no
10 permit me to dAwdle on the road maxim
N double trips i'll this manner, so, selecting
or q rich plantation and good camping sit
70 east OF the Ituri river l left stairs il
70 in command with l24 people, includin
ut Pafke and Nelson, and on January 18th
.y continued my march eastward. The peopl
ID OF the plains, featiug repetition OF tn
a. fighting Of December 1887, hocke
1e to the camp as We advRaced and formal
~ rendered their submission, agreeing t
ru the contributions and supplies. The blpo
le Of Brotherhood was made, the erchapg Z
ty Of gifts was made and firm irlendshi
of established. The huts OF our camp wer
Nv constructed by natives, and food, fut
be and water were brought to the sxpeditiu
u as soon As a haitiag place was decided oil
he We heard no news OF white men ON L8s
ir- Albert from the plain people until tll
OF 18th, ut place called Gnvirg
IN, Messengers from KGvalli came with
la packet OF letters, with one letter write
to on three several dates, with several day
interval between, from JephEon and w
IA notes from Emin confirming the news j
Tes Jepbson's letter.
.ly 'Jephsun's letter described the q
til temple made upon his garrison by u
int natives after they heard Of thenews OF X
Tor fell of khgrtouu, ending with the ca
ture of Regal. In \ postscript date
les November cath no says shortly after
ON had written you the soldiers were led
Nd their officers TO attempt 60 retAte Rega
ON hut the mahii st4 defended il aud kiile
fly Six ofiioeFs and q large number OF soldier
la- Among the officers killed ware some
Jur the Dhsha's worst enemies. Iue Holdia
TO ia all the statiuns were 10 panic strick,
oily and angry st what happened that ib,
ICY declared that they would not a
er- tampt to fight unless the pasl
the was set at liberty. 20 the REQ
md officers were obliged to tte9 him aud Sc
it him to Wadilni where be is FREQ to 10
lew he plegses hus Ut present ho has not !
We guued authority in the country. We n
loh believe, by no meaua ANXIOUS 20 DO Q
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