Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-08

Of every denomination here in Zanzibar, that
even in the Anglican Church the Protestant
ministers spoke publicly of our situation, and
made a collection to assist us in our expenses,
The Arch Deacon has just handed to Fatne[
Acker the sum of 40 rupees as the amount OF
receipts in one church.
The Protestant Bishop, Smythies has just re-
turned from attending the Synod OF LamDeIh'
in England.
On his way to a neighboring village, situated
on the coast, he was attacked by an armed
force and was allowed to return in safety only
after he had consented TO the paYment OF &c 9
these proceedings has been placed upon the
Sultan, Said-Khalifa, by the representative u
the English Government.
tExtract from the letter of December 4, lSSS.l
The blockade has Just been declared and be-
gun on December 2 The English anu vel Llau ~ q
Admirals and Consuls, who are unuerlahlntE uet -
were at first disinclined TO take suen seI'VSS t
STEP which they considered injurious 70 tne
European cause, One would think, therefore:
that their only motive has been movement oL
bitter irritation against the native chleis, Pio-
voked by the maneuyers OF tne AraD insnrrec,
Bushiri who conducted the previous lnsuTISc
ton and contributed the most to enllVen tne
spirit and opposition to the German occupationi.
Provided with the guns and ammnnltloh NnlSn lIel
he had taken from the explorer, Hans mayer,
and with some cannon which he had selzed AZ
the German station of Pangani, Bushir made
an immediate descent upon the station OF Des-
amOV0.
ments, were watching the entire coast and as
soon as the first shot was fired from the naive
ranks, 1t was answered by heavy nre OF arui-
lery from the men-of-war, and the sailors lano-
ed shortly upon the shore, dispensing the ma
tive troops of Bushiri, after killing GOOD
number of his men, while they themselves,
though warmly received, sustained no serious
damage. Next day they made some further
demonstrations along the coast driving the in
habitants before them into the interior. here
they met with slight resistance from some OF
the armed natives, who lay in ambush One OF
the Germans was killed but whether 1t was an
officer or % private nobody knows.
LATER NEWS CORRESPONDENTS.
In spite of this bombardment of the town
from the German ships, and of the demonstra-
tion by land which the Germans were making
farther up along the coast, Bushiri reached
Bagamoyo on December The town was i'm
mediately occupied by his armed followers
and the Germans shut themselves in their
fortified house.
Next day, at an early hour he sent for
Father Bauer, to whom he addressed the fol-
lowing words: 'It is only against the Germans
that we have any spite; the English, the French
especially, are not our enemies; you and the
Padris (missioners), if you wish to come to
Pangani, you will be welcome: but if you wish
to remain here you have nothing to fear from
us. But we do not wish the Germans to re-
main upon our coast. Tell them, however, on
L
upon them Just now. L shall attack them
only upon their refusal to quit Baga-
moyo. Let them 60. to Zanzibar, and
there attend to the administration of their
Custom House. But here and in the ports
along the coast we shall allow none but Arab
or Indian agents" At the very moment
Bushiri was speaking, the Germans, from
their fortified house. fired several shells upon
the town, to which Bushiri at once replied by
some rounds from his rifles. During the day
his followers plundered several caravans of
ivory, which had succeeded in reaching the
coast They seized the ivory, as well as the
merchandise which the Indians of Zanzibar
had brought to trade with the Arabs for the
precious material. Next day there was SINH
lar discharge of shells upon the town followed
by the same firing of small arms and an equal
amount of destructive pillage. On the 7th,
after warmer and more constant attack from
the ships, Bushiri was obliged to retreat upon
Kingani, where he is at present stationed,
watching every movement of the Germans and
sending out armed bands
TO PLUMBER THE DEFENsELEss
points along the coast Bushiri is an Arab
of mixed blood, small and heavy, wearing upon
his countenance an expression of great energy
joined to an air of quiet affability. When re-
ceiving Father Bauer, he was armed with a re-
volver and handsome rifie-his toilet was very
exact, and his costume pretty rich. Like all
the Mussulman chiefs, he is everywhere accom-
panied by large suite of women-Father
Bauer counted not less than 80 in the ante
chamber of the reception room, The number
of refugees at the mission has now reached
1000. Lean explain the reason of this rapid in
crease, by the fact that Bushiri's troops are
daily ransacking the surrounding country
making slaves of those whom they find and
killing those who resist All this is preparing
for us terrible famine and ask myself, like
the apostles, whence shall we buy bread that
these may eat" In addition to the prospect of
famine, there is, besides, the equally distress
ing anticipation OF the pest. The dead bodies
lie around in the streets, and in the houses de-
molished by the German shells, without an at
tempt being made to bury them. =
In the meantime the forces of Bushiri are not
to be despised. He has, am told, over zoo
guns of different patterns, but all of good
quality, with ammunition for at least two
years. In the town OF Bagamoyo alone, he has
plundered and seized SAC, 600 worth of ivory and
linen goods.