The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-04-12

under cultivation. June III left Fort
Bodo with III Zanzbaress and l0i os
Enin's people. Lieutenant Stairs had
been appointed commandant of the fort.
Nelson was second In command. and Sur
geon Parke medical ofticer. The garrison
consisted ~ fifty-ninc rides. had thus
deprived myself OF al! M officers In orr
der that should not be encumbercd with
baggage and provisions and medicines.
which would have % be taken or accom-
pauied by Europeans, and every carrier
was necessary for the vast stores which
had been left with Bartellott
June "A we reached Ugarrowwas. The
latter station was deserted. Having gath
cred as much ivory ns he could obtain
from that district. Bartellott had proceed
cd down the river three months before.
On leaving Bodo | had loaded every
carrier with about sixty pounds Of corn,
ana we went through the wilderness I'M
scratched. passing down the river, and
daily expecting 10 meet carriers who had
heen stimulated by the reward Of ten
pounds sterling per head, or the Major
himself.
August 10 we overlook Ugarrowwas
with an immense fotilla 81 ffty-seven
canoes. and 10 our wonder our couricrs
were reduced TO seventeen. They related
an awful story Of halrbreadth escapes and
tragic scenes Three Of their number had
been killed. two were Sfill feeble Nom
their wounds, and all but FIVE bore on
their bodies the sears Of arrow wounds
August Il. we met the rear column of
the expedition at Banallya. Mr.. Bonney
met me aud told me ~ 3artellott's death,
and that Jameson hal gone to Stanley
Fails for more men, and sir. Troup had
gone home sick found the rear column
terrific wreck. Out o. -. men only sew
enty-one remained aud OF these only fif-
ty-tilree Were fit for service, aud these
We're mostly scarecrows.
4 According % Bonney. during the four
teen months since left. the record had
been one OF disaster. deScrtion and death.
Many Of the details seem incredible.
There remain still far more stores than |
can carry. at the same time articles need
1 full are missing. Deserters had spread
the report that was dead.
ana the officers accepted the
report and agreed to cancel
my instructions. They accordingly
4 sent my personal kit medicines. soap.
candles ana provisions down the Congo
a. suuerfiuitics. Thus. after my immense
sacrifices 70 relieve others, find myself
naked and deprived Of even necessaries.
But. strange 10 say. I have kept two hats,
! four pair IF boots. flannel jacket. and |
propose To 20 back to Emin Pasha and
across Africa with this truly African kit.
Y GA returning here we lost only three
men. one by desertion. Out OF the POI
men left. only yenty-one remain. and
one Of these will die. This great loss
shows that. despite the sufferings On the
march, the mortality was not 50 great as
In camp. The survivors Of the march are
all robust. white the survivors Of the
rear column are thin and most unhealthy
looking.
The party passed 100 days going through
| one continuous forest. Stanley estimates
i,s area al $4,000 square miles. Between
Yambnya and Nyanza FIVE distinct Ian
guages were spoken by the natives. Fifty
miles before reaching MAMA they saw Z
mountain about ls0D) feet high. its sum
nit covered with Snow.
Referring 10 Emin Pasha. stanley saw
the Pasha has two battaiionS, one Of ~
men. AMI the other dl). liz l. keeping NJ
line OF cnmmnn ication along the Nyan
"a ana the Nile. about 80 miles in length
In the Interior wes; Of the Nile, he re
tuins three or four small stations. Alto
gcther he has with him about 500 people
including women and chileren.
VI On May /. ISIS. Emin Pasha came ashor
from his steamer and had q long talk wit
Stanley. Emin said he had decided tina
ii was best that his party should retir
from where they were. The Egyptian
were willing 70 leave. But OF the regr
lars composing the two battalions, Emil
had some doub: a. to their willingness Z
leave. They had led such happy life
and would demur AZ leaving cvuntr
where they have enjoyed Injuries the
can not command in Egypt. The soldier
r are married and several have harem-
/ Emin feared that II left behind all discip
l line among them would end; the NOR
ambitious among them would aspire
become chief, by force, aud from thes
! rivalrics would spring hate and slaughte
until none were left. SANKEY'S letts
concludes MS follows:
/ The Pasha proposed to visit Fort Bod
! taking Mr.. Jepson with him At Fo'
! Bolo I have left instructions to The Oh
! Gers to destroy Tie fort aud accompan
the Pasha 70 Nyanza. | hope 70 me'
them All again on the Nyanza, as | intcn
Z To make short cut TO Syanza.
HENRY NJ. STANLEY.