The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-03

Trees to the Grass Lands--staniey
Resurns 10 the River and Takes =
short Route Back 10 K.nin.
isoSpoS, April L. Henry if. STAN.
ley's letter describes the journey he
tween Yanbunga and Albert Nyanza.
II goes Eauch into details, and is very
| interesting. The expedition. which
consisted OF 369 officers and men,
started from Yamhunga June as,
1857. On the first day the expedition
marched II miles along the river hank
To Yaknarie. During the next six
days the expedition marched inland
in an Eastefiy direction through a
densely populated district.
The natives used every art known TO
modest and impede the advance OF the
party, but. although several conflicts
took place, the party did not lose
man. From July 4 until October Is
they followed the left bank of the
Aruwhodmi On August I the first
deafh occurred. the cause being dysen-
terry. So far, for "a days. the course
had been singuiariy snceessful
POISONED ARROWS
The party now entered a wild
country. In their nine days march
through which theiE sufserings multi
piled and several deaths occurred. On
August IL. on arriving at Airsibbia.
the natives presented a bold front and
the party lost five men from poisoned
arrows. August 81 the expedition met
party OF Mangemas, and their mis-
fortunes began ON this date. Within
three days of this unfortunate meet
ing 26 men deserted.
A MONTH or STARVATION.
What Stanley describes as an awful
month began on September Is.
Leaving the station of the Arab chief,
Uyarrava. when the expedition num-
bered 2S3 men, having lost 66 BY de-
sertion and death. and having left So
sick with Uyarrava, the route led to
the Arab settlement of kilinga-Longa
The men lived ON Wild fruits. fungi
and nuts. Before reaching kiiinga-
Longa Stanley lost SIS men through
starvation and deserfion.
AN ARMY or LIVING SKELETONS.
A siave-owner At kilinga-I.onga
tried his utmost TO rum tlse expesii-
ton, short of open hosiilll.es. lie in
sisted on his purchasing rides, anmu-
milton and clothing, so that the expe-
dition left the station beggared. The
men were absolutely naked and were
so weak that they were unable 20
carry the boat Stanley was therefore
Obliged To leave the boat. together with
20 loads of goods, at kisinga-Longa.
under care Of Surgeon Parke and Capt.
Nelson. the latter of whom was un-
able TO march, After II DAYS journey
the party on November reached
ibwiri.
LAID WASTE Ry the sLAyEE-
The Arab devastation, which had
reached within q few miles of Ibwiri,
was so thorough that not native hut
was left standing between Uyarraya
and lbwiri. What the Arabs did not
destroy the elephants destroyed. turn
ing the whole region into q horrible
wilderness Stanley continues. "Our
sufferings terminated az lbwirs We
were beyond reach of destroyers We
were on virgin soil, q region abound
ing with food. We ourselves were
mere skeletons. and halt was there
fore ordered for the purpose of recupt
Grating. From 2sg persons we now
numbered la.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT As DISCIPLINE.
The suffering had been 50 awful,
the calanlIties 50 numerous, and the
forests so endless that our people re-
fused 10 believe that we would see the
plains and cattle, the Nyanxa and
Emin Pasha. They had turned deaf
ear 10 our prayers and entreaties. and
driven by hunger and suffering, they
sold their rifles and equipments for \
few ears Of Indian corn. perceiying
that mild punishment would be of no
avail, resorfed TO the death penalty,
and two of the worst cases were
hanged in the presence of all. We
waited for Is days at ihwiri Supplies
were inexhausnble. and our people
glutfed themselves with such effect
that we hsid lT3 sleek and robust men
When re started for Albert Syanxa,
November -. We we're Sill I26 miles
from the lake Given food, the dis
tance seemed nothing,
orT or THE Eoops aSp ~ SUNSHINE.
-'0n December 5we emerged npon
the PLAINS, leaving the deadly and
gloomy forest behind MS. After 100
days of continuous gloom, We saw the
light OF broad day shining all around.
making all things beautiful The men
literally Ieaped ana yelled with JOY
and raeed over tae ground with their
burdens.
TIE wAg-pgrMs OF NAzAMHisI-
zoe the 9th we entered the country
OF the powerful chief Mazambini. The
natives sighted Us, but we were pre-
pared Tae war cries were terrible,
from hill 10 hill, peaiing across the In
tervening valleys The people gathered
in hundreds az every point, war-horns
ard saranss announced the struggle.
After : slight skirmish. ending IN cur
capturing COW. the first beef We had
tasted since we ieft the ocean, the
night passed peacefully. both sides
preparing for the morrow,
ALREKT NYASzA N IeHT.
Here Stanley narrates how negotia
tons with the natives failed; how 4
detachment OF 20 persons led by iseEt.
Stairs and another OF 30 left the xareba
and assaulted and carried the villages,
driving the natives into general roui-
The march was resumed on the I2th.
There were constant tights all along
the rouse. ss0n the afternoon OF the
I3sh. = saws STANLEY, I'VE sighted the
Nyanxa, with kavAili. the objective
point OF the expedition, six miles of
had told the men TO prepare 10 see
Nyauxa- They murmured 4s.d
doubted. when they saw Nyanza be-
low them many came Ia kiss my