The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-03


| ANA from the southwest
Afiera short halt to enjoy the prospective com.
nenced the ragged and stony descent Beorc tue
rear guard d descended 100 feet the natives from
| the plateau poured after them, keeping the rear
.uard busy until within few hundred feet Of the
Nydn2l plain. We campcd at the foot of the plat
eau wall the anefoids reading 2iO1 feet above the
| sea level. \ night attack was made, but tho sent
| ries GuHlccd 10 drive our Gssulants away.
We niterwRrd approached the Yillingc Of ka-
kongo situated at the southwest corner OF Albert
| Llke. Three hours were spent by rs IN attempting
| 10 make friends, but we signally failed lhey
| would not allow rs To go to the lake because we
| might irighten their cattle. They would not eX.
| change the blood OF brotherhood, because they
never heard ni any good people coming from the
west side OF the lake They would not accept any
! presents from Us because they did not know who
| we we've bat they would give us water To drink
AMI would show us the road up TO Nyam.sassic.
| From these Singular people we learned that they
| had heard that then, was white man at unyopi
but they had never heard OF any white men being
ON the west side nor had they ever secuHny steam.
/ ers on the lake There was no excuse for quarrel.
| ing The people were civil enough, but they did
| not want us near them. We Therefore, were shown
| the path, and followed ii for miles
| We camped about half mile from the lake, and
then begai to consider our position with the light
thrown upon 10 by the conversation with the ka-
kongO natives Ny Courlcrs from Zanyibar had
evidently not arrived, or Emin Pasha, with his two
/ steamers would have paid the southwest side Of
the Lake visit io prepare the natives for our com.
ing MY boat was at kilonga Longa, lgO miles
/ distant, ana thcn was no canoe ODtuiuablc. To
/ seize canoe without the excuse OF a quarrel my
conscience would not permit There was no truc
/ anywhere OF u size sufficient To make cauocs
i Madclni was terrible distance oh for an eXpedl.
/ ton so reduced. We had used five cases OF car.
tridgcs In lye days lighting on the plain. A month
| OF such lighting must exhaust our stock. There
was no plan suggested that was feasible except TO
RETREAT 10 lbdWlri build n fort send the party
back TO kiouga Longa for boat, store up every
load In the tort not ccnyeyablc leave garrison In
the tort 10 hold H. march back 10 Albert Lake aud
send boat IN search Of Emin PahsL This was
the plan which, after lengthy discussions with the
| nf 1 NN.t 9Th
night mnrch, aud by 10 O'Clock in the morning OF
| The 18th We had gained the crest once morc, the
kakongo's natives having persisted Ia following ny
/ 10 the slope OF the plateau We had one man Killed
aud another wounded. On tho 18th we were In
| lbidWiri again.
After lew DAYS rest, Lieut. stairs. with 100 men
was sent TO kilongn Tonga 20 bring the boat and
goods | also sent surgeon PGrke and Capt Mel
| snn. ont OF the thirty-eight sick men in their
charge ony eleven were BROUGHT to the tort. The
/ rest had died or deserted On the return Of Stain
/ With the boat aud goods. he wRs sent 20 Ugauow.
/ lie was 10 bring up the ronynlesccnt. Soon after
his departure was attacked with gaslritis and an
alsccss on the arm. After months Of careful nurs.
Ing by pHrke recovered aud set out again for the
/ Albert Nyann on April . accompanied by Jeph.
son aud Parke. Nelson was appointed command
ant Of Fort Bblo in our absence, with gnrrson OF
/ forty three men and boys. ON April q We arrived
/ Ia Mnzimbon's country again. Tins time, after
| solicitation, Mozimbom decided 10 make blood
| brotherhood with ne Hs example was followed
by all the other chiefs as far the Nyanza. Every
| difficulty seemed now 20 b. removed. Food wns
were also given In abundance, 40 that our people
| lived royaly.
Whcn one days march from tie MAMA natives
came itom kayali aud said that white nun
named Mnlcila had given thor chief black pac set
/ 90 give 20 me his son Would follow them. they
asked Yes, tomorrow answered. land II your
Nonl' srr tue viii make you rich,' Ihey 70
maincd with us that night, telling ~ wonderful
stories about big ships. m large ~ Islands ulcd
with men. etc. Whllh iCit no doubt iu ouf mind
/ that the white man was Emiu PashA The next
| d IL a IfHF
awhile be handed mc note from Emin lasha.
| covered with "a strip Oi black American Ollciuih.
The note was % The effect that rs them had b,cn
/ native rimor that white nan hrd bC,n iccu ai
the south cud OF the lake. be- had gone in steamer
| 70 make inquirc', but bad been unable ~ obtain
reliable Information. lie begged mc 10 remain
where was until he could comm un cate with e.
| The nest day. April ~ ME lcphcun was
dispatched with strong fore io take the boat 10
| the NyanzL On the 18Th the bunts Crcw sighted
| Mawa station, the southern district bcl6 cling 20
Emin pas.ia. Mr. lcpncsun was them. Hospitality
received hy The lsypiinn rHfrisnn. The boats
crew iny shat they wcrc embraced one by one. aud
that ihcy never had such attention shown 10 them
a. by tlicsc men. who hailed them a. brothers. ON
April - We once again rcarhcd the bivouac round
occupied by us on nccembcr H. aud ut 8 pm. Oi
that day aW the khodivc steamer about seven
miles away stcamlng up toward NJ Soon after
| pm ilnih ia.ha' NlEhut 'rtlia and Mr. Jephc
son arrived NJ ouf camp. where they were heartily
welcomed ~ all OF US
! Next day We mo,ci TO a better camping place.
| about thUc miles above Nyamasiic. aud al thls
/ together until May ~. when lcit him. lraying
/ Mr. luphgr1n. thrc1 Soudcuesc rud two Zanzibar.
aus in his circ, In rcturn.hc caused ~ accompany
me thrcc Of his irrrrulan aud iu2 Madi native. a.
porter fourcun days later ! was at fuft B0dO.
/ AZ the fort VEN Capt Nelson and Lieut. Stain.
The latter bad rrlurucd frum ugnuouWns twenty.
two days after had sCt out for the lake, bringing
with him, alns only sixteen men out oi hity .slk
/ all the nst were dead. Ny twenty cuuflers, whom
bad scni with loicu 20 Maj haficllot, had safely
left tglrrowwas ior Yambun on March 10 Port
/ hDdo was Ia iiouhshinR state. Nearly ten acnr
were under cultivation. one crop Of Indian corn
/ had bccu harvested aud was Ia The grannrlss. ON
June 10 lcit fort Bod0 with ~ Znnzlharian aud
| iui uf Emins Truilc. Lieut.. stain wus appointed
| cummandant Of the fort Capt Nelson wHs second
| IN command. aud surgeon fafke was medical OH.
cyr The garrison consisted Of hitynino rifles
thus deprived myself Of al my officer iu order not
| % be inCumbcfcd with halgagc. provisions aud
meiicines which would have 10 he taken II accom-
on June u. Wc reached Rnonra and on July 70,
| IFarowwts The latter station Nas deserted.
| IgbrfuWwns having gathered ~ much ~ he could
obtain irum the district, had proccc,icd down the
| river alioui three months before. on leaving Tort
bgdu had loadc'l cycry carrier with sixty pounds
Of corn, ~ ihaiNc were able 20 Iass through the
| wilderness unscaitcr-d Passing on down the river
a. last as We could 90. daily expecting 10 meet the
| c0uflcr. who had hcyn stimulated ~ oAcr them.
| selves fora reward II 10 pounds per hcid, nr the
Major himself. leading On army u carriers. we In
| dulgcl oursCltCs In pleasing Anticipation we
| ncucd the goal ON August 10, We overlook
| urauoWwm with an Immense notilla of hfty
| seven Cun0gs, aud 10 our wonder. our couficn,
nov reduced 10 icycntccn. who related nn awful
| uory ~ halfbfcIdth csupCa and tmgic socncl
| Time had bCcu slain two were ttlll tccbie irum
| wounds. all except I've borC ou their bodies the
| scan OF arrow wounds.
/ A week later August II. We met the rcar column
| Of The expedition nt hunalyA 1hefu was white
man at the gate OF the st0Ckndc who. at mt. l
| thought was Nf. Jamlon. A uctrur view revealed
the features II Mt. lionncy. who left the medical
] Hcffluu uf the army tn accompany uf. well my
dear Bonucy, whcfcs the Major I askcd.
''ile & dead AZ. shot BY ManyucIna about q
/ mouth ago." Wplled iuuugy.
| "Uood Godl" I cried. and Jamisonf''
men irom lippoo Ill.,
| "Aud Iup'
"Tuip has gone home"
"Wcll, where "a wariF'
"Wari T. ai hfngsla."
Heaven, alive then you arc the only ono hor,f'
t'lVa, att
After dee c.lblng what a wreck ho found the
rcaf column W lc, stanley complains ~ the Ofccrs
| at inmbuga too readily arccpunr the dcFcftcrs'
| frparts Of hs death. and sending iis personal Lit,
medicine away. leaving naked Of nccc.sarics Tot
| his return ~ Imln.
"iil accident" he ~, two hats. a pair of boot,
aud ilanne la'ket wcrc Left Truly Aihoau LII
With which 10 return"
efhe letter then prooccds 70 summarize what had
| bccn accomplished stanley tays. I'VE were ~
days in the forest one continuous, unhruken com
rnci forest The grass land wgs tnaycfrgd by IA Ia
eight days
The lmit n the forest along the edge are well
marked. We saw u teKtoudiur nc thcnsicfly. with
south Scsicriy Il pfgssfycd iho anc character
North nud south the fuicaf nfra extended from NJ
angiyc 10 the Southern bonicfs Of Monbultu. EalI
aud west Il cmhfiocs all from The Congo at th'
mouth Of the Aruwimi 20 about East Longitude 2
degrees. lsiiiuds " deyvcs Hoy far west bc
You'd the Congo Tie iofcit reaches DO no know
The extent Of the tract described totally covered
by iorst, Z 1900 sguare miles North 81 cons,