The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-03
passed peacefully, both sides preparing for
THE NATINEs ROUTED


declining a peace Offering, and how de-
tachment of forty persons, led by Lieut.
Stairs, and another of thirty, under COM
maud Of Mr.. Jephson, with sharpshooters,
left the zareba and assaulted and carried
the villages, driving the natives
into a general rout. The march was
resumed on Dec. II. There :were constant
Ii tie fights all along the route. "On the
afternoon of the 18TH" says Stanley, I'VE
sighted the NyanZa with Kavalli, the OBJ
jechve point of the expedition. Six miles
or ! had told the men to prepare to see the
Nyapza. They murmpred and doubted,
saying, why does the master continually
talk this waya Nyanza, indeed
KISSED HIS HANDS.
"When they saw the Nyanza below them,
many came to kiss my hands. We were
now at an altitude of $500 feet above the
sea with Albert Nyanza 1900 feet below, in
l. 20. The south end Of the Nyanza lay
largely mapped for about six miles south
of this position and right across to the east
ern shore Every dent in its low fiat shore
was visible, and traced like silver snake
on the dark ground, was the tributary Ian
ilki flowing into Albert Nyanza from the
southwest.
THE DESCENT.
"After short halt to enjoy the prospect,
we commenced the ragged and stony de-
SCeut. DelOT6 Ou0 llehO uoSOOHOOb
100 feet, natives from the plateau poured
after them, keeping the rear guard busy
until within a few hundred feet of the
NYanza plain. We camped at the foot of
the plateau wall, the aneroids rearing $500
feet above the sea level. A night
attack was made, but the sentrles sutficed
to drive our assailants off.
1--WE afterward approached the village OF
Kakongo, situated at the southwest corner
of A lhart Ia Threa hpIITs gnont bV
us in attempting to make friends but we
signally failed.
A PECULIAR PEOPLE.
They would not allow us to go to the
lake because we might frighten their cat
tie. They would not exchange the blood of
brotherhood because they never heard OF
any good people coming from the west side
of the lake. They would not accept any
present from us because they did not know
who we were. But they would give us
water to drink and would show us the road
up to Nyam- Sassic From these singu-
lar people we learned that they had heard
that there was white man at Unyoro, but
they had never heard of any white men
being on the west side, nor had they ever
seen steamers on the lake. There was no
excuse for quarreling. The people were
civil enough, but they did not want us near
them. We therefore were shown path
DOING A LITTLE THINKING.
eve camped about half mile from the
lake and then began to consider our posi-
tion with the light thrown upon it by CON
versation with the Kakongo natives. My
couriers from Zanzibar had evidently not
arrived, or Emin Pasha, with his two
steamers would have paid the southwest side
of the lake a visit to prepare natives for our
| coming. My boat was at K1lanka Longa.
1870 miles distant, ,Eand there was no
canoe obtainable TO seize canoe without
excuse of quarrel my conscience would not
permit. There was no tree anywhere of
size sufficient to make a canoe Wadelai
was terrible distance of for an expedition
so reduced We had used five cases of car
tridges in five days fighting on the plain.
SENT BACK FOR THE BOAT.
"A month of such fighting must exhaust
our stock. There was no plan suggested
that was feasible, except to retreat
to Ibwiri, build a fort, send the
party back TO Kilanga Longa for the boat,
store up every load in the fort not convey
able, leave garrison in the fort to hold it,
march back 10 Albert lake, and send the
boat in search of Emin Pasha. This was
the plau which, after lengthy discussions
with my officers, / resolved upon. On the
18th we began a night march, and by 10 a.
IN. on the 10th we had gained the crest of
the plateau once more, Kakongos natives
having persisted in following us to the
slope of the plateau. We had one man
killed and one wounded.
AGAIN IN IBwIRI.
son Jan. we were in Ibwiri once again
After few days rest, Lieut. Stairs, with
100 men, was sent to Kila ga Tonga to
bring tho boat and goods. | also sent for
Surgeon Parke and Capt. Nelson. Out OF
thirty-eight sick men left in their charge
only eleven were brought to the fort. The
rest had died or deserted. On the return Of
Lieut. Stairs with the boat and goods, he
was sent to Ugarrow He was to bring up
the convalesceut. Soon after his departure
was attacked by gastritis and an abscess
on my arm. After months careful uurs-
ing by Parke | recovered and set out again
for Albert Nyanza on April 2, accompanied
by Jephson and Parke Nelson was ap-
pointed commandant of Fort Bodo in our
absence, with a garrison OF forty-three men
and boys.
BLOOD OF BROTHERHOOD.
"On April 26 we arrived in MoZambini's
country again. This time, after solicita-
tion, Mozambini decided to make blood
brotherhood with me. His example was
followed by all the other chiefs as far as
Nyanza Every difficulty seemed now to be
removed. Food was supplied gratis. Cat
tie, goats, sheep and fowls were also given
IN abundance, SO that our people AVed roy
ally.
FIRST NEWS FROM EMIN.
"When one days march from Nyanza
natives came from Kavali and said that a
white man named Malejja had given their
chief black packet to give mo, his son.
'Would follow themn they asked. Yes,
tomorrow ! answered, aud If your words
are true | will make you rich They re-
mained with us that night. telling us
wonderful stories about Dig ships as
large as islands. filed with men, etc.
which left no doubt in our minds that the
white man was Emin Pasha. The next days
march brought us 10 Chief Kavali. After
"A while he handed me a note from Emln
Pasha, covered with strip Of black Ameri-
can oil cloth. The note was to the effect
that as there had been native rumor that
a white m 1n had been seen at the south
end of the lake, he had gone in steamer to
make inquiries, but had been unable TO
obtain reliable information. He begged
me TO remain where | was until he could
communicate with ME.
THE MEETING.
Next day, April %, Jephson was dis
patched with strong force to take the boat
TO Nyanza On the Goth the boats crew
! sighted Mawa station, the southermost
belonging TO Emin PashA. Jephson was
| there Hospitality received by the Egyptian
garrison. The boats crew say that they
! were embraced one by one, aud that they
never had such attention paid 10 them as by
! these men, who hailed them rs brothers.
| n, pru % xya oucn agniu reached the