Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-08
Interesting Extract From 6tanley's
Last Received Communication.

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April 20 the meeting between Emin Pasha
and Stanley took place. They were together
until May %. On that day Stanley left,
leaving Mr.. Jepbsoa. three Soudanese and
two ZapzibAris in Emin's care. In return
the latter caused to accompany Stanley thrse
of his irregalars and lo2 Madi natives a.
porters. Fourteen days later Stanlsy was at
Fort Bodo, where were Captain Nelson and
Lieutenant Stairs. Out of hfty-six men who
had been left with the Lieutenant only six-
teen were left. All the rest were dead.
jane IS. Stanley left Fort Bodo with Ill
Zanzibar. and l0i of Emin Pasha's people.
HIS design vas to reach Major Barttelot.
On Angus, IL, he came up with the rear col
umn of the expedition at Bunzaia. There
vas a white man at the gate of the stockade,
who tsrned gu, to be Mr.. Bonney, VI no had
left the medical service of the English army
TO accompany Stanley. Out of 251 men,
only II remained, ami these we're mostly
.careerows Barttelot vas dead, shot by the
,reacherous Manzaema Arabs a month be-
fore, and Jameson, Troup and Ward had
departed. leaving Bonney the only white
man there.
Deserters from the advance column had
reached vsmbuya to spread the report that
Stanley wa. dead. They had no papers, but
5filer. accepted the report of deser;er. as a
fact.
T. IT.
MEETING. proposed that Stanley. Instructions
should be cancelsd. The only one who APP
pear. 10 have dissented vas Mr.. BJnney.
Aec9-lingle,, the explorers personal kit,
medicines, soap, candle. ard provisions were
sent down the Congo as superfiuities. Thus,
after making thu. immense personal sacrifice
TO relieve them aud cheer them up, he found
himself naked and deprived Of even the
nece-ssries Of life in Africa.
/ But, strange To .sy,' comments the in
trepid man, Il have kepttwo hats, four pairs
of boots, flannel jacket, and | propose to
go back to Emin Pasha ard across Africa
with this truly African kit, Livingston, poor
fellow, was all in patches when 1 met him,
but il will be the relieyer himself who will be
in patches this time
He reached Emn 10 safety and made quick
time. Stanley reports that the Pasha has
two battslions Of regulars under him. The
first, consulting of $50 rifles, occupies Dutfle,
IIonyn, Lahore, Muggi. Kirri, Bedden AMI
Rejsh. The second battalion. consisting Of
80 men, guard stations of Wsdelo, Fatico,
Mshagi and Oswa-a line of com
mun'catilns along the Nyanza and
the Nile. about $50 geographical miles in
length. In the interior west of the Nile, he
retains three or four small stations. fourteen
in all Besides these two ba,talions he has
respectable force of irregulars, sailors,
artisans clerks and servants.
Atogc ther Emin had about 5000 people
whom he could take with him. In May,
lSss. they were in camp in Nsabe. May
of Enin, followers were Egyptians, who
declined to believe Stanleys story that
Khartuum had fallen and that Gordon Pasba
had been slain.
Emin pa,ha proposed to visit Fort Bolo,
taking Mr. Jepbson with him. Stanley,
When he left Emin, expressed the hope of
moet ting him again on the Nyanza.
The !, gion through which Stanley tr.v-
eled is very pcpulous one. Stanley's IL
posing force of men undoubtedly impressed
The atves. II must have astorishtd then
10 see the 600 /tnzibar porters, with III II
soldiers iih their shir ing equipments, IT,
nirety white rohed men of Tippoo lib and
the European and native leaders of the party
mounted on tS enty-one mules wind over the
hills along the calaracts