The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-11-28
STANLEY'S LONG MARCH
The Explorers Fight for Life
on His Journey
THROUGH THE DARK CONTINENT

Traitors Within Camp and without.
Struggles with Disease and Death in
Multifarious Forms.
LONDON, Nov. 27-The following letter
has been received from Stanley by Mr.. +.
Marston, of the firm of Sampson, Low
Marston & Co., dated Church Missionary
Society's s'iation, south end of Victoria
Nyanza, sept. ;, 1850:
my DEAR MARsToN-lt Just now appears
such an age to me since | left England
Ages have gone by since | saw you, surely
Do you know why! Because daily thick
ening barrier of silence has crept between
us during that time, and this silence is SC
dense that in vain we yearn to pierce it. On
my side | may ask, What have you been
doings On yours you may ask, And what
have you been doing? | can assure myself,
now that know you live, that few days
have passed without the special task of an
enterprising publisher being performed as
wisely and well as possible
1t Would Make Haggard Blush.
''And, for the time being, you can believe
me that one day has followed another in
striving strifefully against all manner OF
obstacles. natural and otherwise. From the
day / left Yambuya to Aug. 2S, 1889, the
day / arrived here, the bare catalogue OF
incidents would fill several quires of fools
cap; the catalogue of skirmishes would be
of respectable length; the catalogue OF ad-
ventures accidents, mortalities, sufferings
from fever, morbid musings over mischances
that meet us daily, would make formid-
able list. You know that all the stretch OF
country between Yambuya and this place
was an absolute new country except what
may be measured by five ordinary marches.
Man Eating Savages.
'tFirst there is that dead white of the map,
now changed to dead black-I mean that
darkest region of earth confined between
east longitude 25 degs and east latitude 29
degs. 45 mins.-one great, compact, remorse-
lessly sullen forest, the growth of an untold
number of ages, swarming at stated intervals
with immense numbers of vicious, man eat
ing savages and crafty, undersized men, who
were unceasing in their annoyance. Then
there is that belt of grass land lying between
it and Albert Nyanza, whose people con-
tested every mile of our advance with spirit,
and made us think that they were the guar
dians of some priceless treasure hidden on
Nyanza shores or at war with Emin Pacha
and his thousands. Sir Percival, in search
of the Holy Grail, could not have met with
hotter opposition.
Emin Was Prisoner.
s'rhree scperate times necessity compelled
us to traverse these unholy regions, with
varying fortunes. Incidents then crowded
fast Emin Pacha was prisoner, an officer
of ours was his forced companion, and it
really appeared as though we were to be
added to the list. But there is virtue, you
know, even in striving unyieldingly in hard
ening nerves and facing these everclinging
mischances, without paying too much heed
to reputed danger. One is assisted much by
knowing that there is no other coup and
danger Somehow, nine times out of ten
the diminished rebels of Emin Pachas gov
ernment relied on their craft and OH the
wiles of a heather Chinee,' and it is rather
amusing now to look back and note how
punishment has fallen on them
The Traitor Was Hanged.
s'Was it Providence or luck? Let those
who love to analyze such matters reflect on
it. Traitors without the camp and traitors
within were watched, and the most active
conspirator was discovered, tried and hanged.
Traitors without fell foul of one another and
ruined themselves. If not luck, then it is
surely Providence, in answer to good mems
prayers far away Our people, tempted by
extreme wretchedness and misery, sold our
rifles and ammunition to our natural enc
mics, the Manyema shareholders. True
friends without the least grace in either
their bodies or soulsl What happy influence
was it that restrained me from destroying
all those concerned in its
They Fed Upon One Another.
Each time read the story of Capt. Mel
sons and Surgeon Parkes' sufferings l feel
vexed at my forbearance, and yet again
feel thankful for higher power than mans
severely afflicted the cold blooded murder
ers by causing them to feed upon one an
other few weeks after the rescue and re-
lief of Nelson and Parkes. The memory Of
those days alternately hardens and unmans
us. With the rescue of Emin Pacha, poor
old Casati, and those who preferred Egypt's
flesh pots to the coarse plenty OF the prov
ince near Nyanza, we returned, and while
we were patiently waiting the doom of the
rebels was consummated.
The Explorer Dangerously Ill.
.sSince that time of anxiety and unhappy
outlook have been at the point of death
from a dreadful illness The strain had
been too much, and for twenty eight days
lay helpless, tended by the kindly and skill
full hand of Surgeon Parkes. Then little by
little ! gathered strength and ordered the
march for home.
Discovery After Discovery.
Discovery after discovery in this wonder
full region was made. The snowy ranges OF
Ruevenzoni, the Cloud King or Rain
Creator the Semliki river, Albert Edward
Nyanza, the plains of Noongora, the salt
4 lakes of Kative, new peoples, Wakonja OF
the great mountains. dwellers Of the rich
forest region, the Awamba, the fine featured
Wasonyora, the Wanyoro bandits, and then
lake Albert Edward, the tribes and shepherd
races of the eastern upland, then Wanyan-
kori, besides Wanyarnwamba and Wazinja,
until at last we came to church, whose
cross dominated Christian settlement, and
we knew that we had reached the outskirts
of blessed civilization.
The March to the Sea.
sSome of my officers also have been
troubled in the thought that their govern
ment might not overlook their having over
stayed their leave, but the truth is that the
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