Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-11

morning We opened parley. The natives
were anxious to know who we were, and
we were equally anxious to CLEAN news
They said Mazamboni only held the coun.
try for Kabbarega, who was their real
King. They finally accepted cloth
boni, and hostilities were suspended
until morning, when Mazamboni
sent word that we must be driven from
the land. The proclamation was greeted
in the valley with deafening cheers.
Their word Kanwana signifies peace, and
Kurwana war. We hoped we had heard
wrongly, therefore, and sent our inter-
prefer to inquire. They responded ''Kur-
wanna" and emphasized it with two ar
rows fired at him. Our hill was between
two valleys. 1 sent forty men under
Lieutenant Stairs to attack the natives in
one valley, and thirty under Mr. Jepson
into the other valley. Stairs crossed a
deep river in the face of the natives, as
saulted the first village and took it. The
sharp shooters did effective work and
drove the natives back up the opposite
slope until the fight became general.
Jepson also drove the natives in front Of
him. We marched straight up the valley,
driving back the people and taking viii
lagos as we went. At3 p. m. not a native
was visible anywhere except on one small
hill a mile and a half west.
On the morning of the 18th we contin-
tinued our march. During the day we
had four little fights. On the 18th we
marched straight east, and were at
tackled by new forces every hour until
noon, when we halted for refreshments.
At 1 p. m. we resumed our march, and
fifteen minutes later 1 cried: prepare
for a sight of the Nyanzaw The men
''Why does master continually talk this
way? Nyanza indeed! Is not this a
plain, and can we not see the mount
ains?" But fifteen minutes later, and
after our four days. march, the Albert
Nyanza was below them. All came to
kiss my hands in recognition of my
prophesy. Our position was $500 feet
above the seattle lake 1900 feet below
us. We were in latitude 1:20. The south
end of Nyanza lay mapped out south Of
this position. Right across to the east
ern shore was the tributary, Lanilika,
flowing from the southwest. As we de-
scended, the natives hundred feet below
poured in on us, but their primitive style
of fighting did not delay US. The rear
guard fought them till we were within
a hundred feet of the plain where we
camped. We were attacked during the
At nine O'Clock next morning we reached
the village of KakOngo, but were unable
to make friends with the inhabitants.
They wouldn't be friendly because, hav-
ing never heard of white man. they
feared we would scare their cattle away.
They wouldn't accept any presents or in
deed have any thing to do with us, though
they were perfectly civil. They gave us
water, but nothing else. They showed us
the path, and we camped half mile from
the lake.
My couriers from Zanziber evidently
had not arrived, or Emin Pasha would
have arrived at the southeast shore of the
lake. My boat was one hundred miles
distant, and there was no tree in sight
large enough to make a canoe. We had
used nearly all of our remaining ammu-
milton in the five days. fight on the plain,
and a long fight must exhaust our stock.
There was no feasible plan except to re-
treat to Ibwiri, build fort. and send for
stores and ammunit ion. sending the boat
to search for Emin. This plan, after
long discussion, was resolved upon.
On the 18th we marched to Kavali, on
the west side of the lake. In the after
noon the Kakongo natives shot arrows
into our biyouac. We resumed the march
by night, and by 10 a. m. the 10th we had
gained the crest of the plateau, the ma
tives following us until they became
tired. We lost one man killed, and one
wounded.
On January we were in Ibwiri again,
Stairs being sent to Kilonga-
longas to bring stores. Only eleven men
were brought into the fort out of thirty
eight sick, the rest having died or desert
ed. Soon after Stairs departure, I was
attacked with gastritis and an abscess on
the arm. 1 recovered, and after forty
seven days set out for Albert Nyanza on
April 2. Captain Nelson was left in COM
mand of Fort Beddo.
April 26 we again arrived in Mozam-
bine's country. Mozambine's example
was taken by the other chiefs, and we had
little further difficulty, so thatI we lived
royalty. One days march from Nyanza
the natives came from Hawaii saying that
q white man named Malejja had given
their chief black packet to give to Stan
ley and asking him to follow them. They
remained that night telling wonderful
stories, which convinced Stanley that this
white man was Emin Pasha. The next
day they met Chief Kavah and he handed
Stanley note from Emin Pasha, which
was to the effect that there had been a
rumor that a white man had been seen at
the south end of the lake. He had gone
in his steamer to make inquiries, but had
been unable to obtain any reliable
However, he had heard
that Stanley was in Mozambine's
country, and he begged him to remain
where he was until he could communicate
with him. The note was signed ''Dr.
Emin," and dated March 26. The next
day, April %, strong force took boat
to the Nyanza, and, on the Goth, they
sighted Mawa station, the southernmost
station belonging to Emin Pasha, and
were Hospitality received by the Egyptian
garrison. They were hailed as brothers.
Stanley then continues:
"April % we once again reached the
bivouac ground occupied by US on Decem-
Der 16, and at 5 p. m. of that date L saw
the Khedive's steamer steaming toward
Us. At p. n. Emin Pasha arrived at our
camp where he was heartily welcomed by
rs. We were together until May %. On
that day left him. Fourteen days later
was at Fort Bodo, where were Captain
Nelson and Lieutenant Stairs. The lat
Ter had returned from Ugarrowwas TWEEN
,y-two days after I had set out for the
axes, bringing with him only sixteen
men out of fifty-SiX. ALI the rest were
lead. My twenty couriers whom 1 had
sent with letters to Major Bartellott had
safely left Ugarrawwas for Yambuya on
March 16.
Fort Bodo was 1ourishing-forty acres
lnder cultivation. June Is l left Fort
3odo with Ill Zanzibarese and 101 of
Emin's people. Lieutenant Stairs had
been appointed commandant of the fort
Nelson was second in command, and Sur
,eon Parke medical officer. The garrison
of ffty-nine rifles. l had thus
deprived myself OF all my officers in or