Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-25
LETTER FROM STANLEY.
Interesting Narrative of the Explorer
Trials and Adventures.

Interesting Narrative of the Explorers
Trials and Adventures.
LONDON, November 24th.-A letter from
Stanley, dated South End of Victoria Ny
ANA, September Sd. says 1T is amusing
to look back and note how punishment
has fallen on the rebels of the Emin Gov
eminent. The traitors without the camp
and the traitors within were watched and
the most active conspirator discovered,
tried and hanged.
The traitors without fell foul of one an
other and ruined themselves. Far away
from our own people, tempted by their ex-
IRENE wretchedness and misery, they sold
our rifles and ammunition to our natural
enemies-the Manyema-and the slave
traders true friends. without the least
grace either of bodies or souls.
Since that time of anxiety and IN
happy outlook 1 have been at the point of
death from a dreadful illness. Little by
little l gathered strength, and finally gave
orders for a march Tor home. Discovery
after discovery in this wonderful region
was made, until at last we came to church,
whose cross denoted Christian settlement,
and we knew we had reached the outskirts
of blessed civilization"
Mackinnon, Chairman of the Emin Re-
lief Committee, also received letter from
Stanley, dated August 9Th, in which Stan
ley, after describing how he hunted up the
missing rear column, continues
1.-THE rear column was in deplorable
state. Out of 102 members remaining l
doubted whether fifty would live to reach
the lake, but having large number of
canoes, the goods and sick men were trans
ported in such a smooth and expeditions
manner that there were remarkably few
casualties in the remnant of the rear col
umn.
But the wild natives having repeatedly
defeated Ugarrowwasi raiders, and by this
discovered the extent of their own strength,
gave considerable trouble and inflicted con-
siderable loss among our best men, who
had always 10 bear the brunt of the fight
ing and fatigue of padding.
When progress by the river became too
difficult an order to cast off the canoes
was given. This was four days Journey
above Ugarrowowas station, or about 300
miles above Buralaya, and we decided to
try the north bank OF the Itura river, al
though we should have to traverse for
some days the despoiled lands which had
been the common center for the Ugarrow
owas and Vslongalangas bands of raiders.
We were about 100 miles from Grass
land, which opened up prospect of future
feasts OF beef, veal and mutton and pleas
ing variety of vegetables, as well as oil and
butter for cooking"
Stanley tells about the terrible time he
had with smallpox among the natives. the
mortality being great.
On reaching the village called Andi-
klmu large plantation of bananas was
found, and after severe starvation during
fourteen days the party gorged themselves
to such excess that many died, and many
others we're incapacitated for duty for some
time.
He tells of severe struggles for several
days with the Wombutti dwarfs, and many
other dangers encountered by the expedl-
tion. His story of alternating privations
and plenty and fighting is an extremely in
teresting one.