The Washington critic., 1889-04-03
srANLry,s AnvrNrunrs.
a Thrilling Account of Life on tn
Dark Continent.

Dark Continent.
Explorer Stanley's letter to Sir Francis
De Winton, which has been referred TO in q
cable to THE CRITIc, is in the nature OF a
report Of his expedition, and Is adj
dressed to him rs chairman OF the Emin
Pasha Relief Expedition. II is dated at
Bunganget,a Island in the Aruwhimi
River, August %, 1888. II is a record Of
hard lighting and great privation. Stanley
says.
The expedition started from Yambuga
on June 2S, 1887. IL consisted of $3.50 ofli-
GERS and men. Twelve miles were covered
the first day. On the second war began.
As they entered the Yankonde district the
natives fired the huts and under cover q
the smoke
ATTACKED OUR PIONEERS
as they were clearing away the obstacles
placed in front OF the first village. The
skirmish lasted quarter Of an hour. The
next day we turned inward from the river,
and for FIVE days marched through dense
population. Every effort known to the
native mind was made TO oppose our prog
less. Finding we were going too far from
our course, we turned back and reached
the river again on July 3, not having yet
iost mhii, anu ioioweu tho ioi. panh uh
I'll Octof er 10. On the twenty-fourtb day
out, two men deserted, and on the thirty
fourth the first death occurred from dysen-
terry. The expedition then entered the
wilderness, and its sufferings began. Sew
eral deaths occurred and the sick multi
piled. The boat was Of great use in carry
NY tneIn anu .ne ProyIsiVns pu. s.cauy
rrivsd az R,rsihha and loat Ave man
ppo,, po,soxr, ,ppoys
lieutenant stairs wos wounded. but re-
covo,ed IN Amans, 1s NJ Jenson wan.
5or.1 ,,,ond ava fos, h,s wa, b,,, ,,,o ,,,oro
rern,,ea ON ,he ols, On S,gus, n, ,hev
,o" '". ~''' y" y. my
fell In with an Arab caravan under ugaror-
was, former tentDoy Oh speke, Ihen tneir
misiortuhes Degan. Inc ARABS tempted tne
men 10 desert and twenty.six lett tnem
within three days. On september 10 they
campeu near ogarrowas' Foou was scarce.
lie hau.
M , .hn
,,, ~, n'lee aioun'' my pus1eu on ii'"'
.",saIo""' anu on oe'oo1i 40 en's,ou ~, :"
.'.'e - D.ios"s " npo0'r m,.,. s'u
Vi oau anu o,Voy iop"vaso"' ~ ns wac
n nen NV eaih and assrtnu @ and loI' on rsach
ing the last station found that they had lost
fifty-fve more by starvation and desertion
They lived mostly on wild fruits and nuts
| The slaves Of Salim did the most they could
to ruin the expedition except to open hos
tilities. They bought our rifles, ammuni-
tion, and clothing, so that when we left
that station we were beggared and pbysi
cally weak.
FoRcEp TO LEAVE THEIR GOODS.
stonlov ooos on 20 sov thot thou uoro
'aoy svoo y" w o"y o''. my "e'.
oDngeu 10 leave goous anu ooat penihu
with surgeon farke and captain Nelson,
being unable to carry them, all owing to
the want of food, caused by the Arabs de-
vastatine the country. At Iburie thew
reached an untouched country and the
famine ceased, and they were mere skele-
uoms anu only huh,pereu r ne. awo as reDels
thirteen days Mt Ibu,ic. feasting' and We're
ompletely.restored. Thence they set out
for Nyanza, twenty-six miles distant, on
november ~.
ThhhAr.SEp by THOUSANDS
ihey were threatened py thousands OIL
natives. on december y, IN the county OF
Snzamboni, powerful chief, an effort was
made to treat with him, but next day the
enemy fred upon the expeditiop. and on
.,a Ii., ,,o-o ,,,,.,,aaI.,,,a a., -,
.no ti.n 'no'o wac ~ P,Ve"eu 'a.''o, ~ wuon
tne natlVes were Mspersed, Oh tne IoiloW-
ing Gays tney were attacKed constantly Dy
new n torces, Sut successluliy repelieu them'
On tne ioth STANLEY toid MS people TO pre-
pare 70 see Lake Nyanza, Inc men muir
INJURED and doubted put titeen minutes
thereMter, az p. M, tne lake lay Deiore
Iissa5 he hoyas 10, ;nv and 'oratitrIa
The expedition had reached the plateau
UDyero, 1000 feet above the Albert Nyanza.
They were In latitude degree 20 minutes.
,y hnoy uescenueu .; ln.o tne Piaih ana tne
b,i were renulsed nv the rear onarJ 'A''
No Nrws rpo,, ru,s
=, Ya,'S -. a., 60. :,
oh his aIri'ai a' hahonso' u. ene ioot oi
the lake, Stanley was disappointed at lind
ing neither news from Emin nor the cour-
iers he had expected from Zanzibar. He
.a,,,,.a, !. -, a.. ,,,,..,,o
,o.uinou .niUusn 'no nosvno .oua.iy J., anu no
came Dack Win the pest supplics April 70.
arrived at Kavali, where he found letter
from Emin, who wrote that he had gone