Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-09
A Modern Hero.

The arrival Cf Henry M. SGn!ey, tue Ia"
NOUS explorer, at Bsgamoyo. on the east
coas, of Africa, On Wedu,sdsy. msika the
close of mcsg remarkable expedition. UL-
dertaken for the rescus Of Emn Pasha and
his soldiers, in The face OF impending tolls,
hardohiis and dangers Of every conceivable
kind, Mr. Stanley's enterprise was OF ;ruig
noble character, and its succs ssful achieve
ment makes him hero upon whom the
entire civilized world will rightly delight 10
heap lis honors. His undertaking was a
sequel Of Mr.. Gladstope's policy of compel
lug Egypt to abandon the Soudan to barbar-
ism Gordon, while Governor General Of
the SoudGn, in 1876, appointed Edward
Schriizar, an Austrian, then known as DR..
Emin, Governor of an Egyptian province On
the Upper Nile, near the equator, and
Schnilzsr, under the title of Emin Pasha,
was still Governor of the province in Janua-
nv, 1856, when Gordon was slain at Khar-
toun, and so continued until rescued some
what against his will-by Stanley early iii
the present year. Emin being threatened
with Gordon's fate. I'D association, under
the presidency of Sir William Mackinnon,
was organized in Eogland in the winter Of
1886 for his rescue, and Stanley, who was
then In this country delivering course of
lectures, wes entrusted by the relief ass cia
ton and likewise by the King Of Belgium
aud the Khedve of Egypt with the
task of bringing Emin and his 10y
al troops from the interior OF Africa
to some point on the coast Stan
ley selected the route via the Congo and Ie
tributary, the Aruwhimi, rs being, upon
| the whole, the best. Having procured at
| Zanzibar suitable force ofAfricans, in Feb
iuary, 1887, he left that place for the mouth
ofthe Congo, going by way of Cape OF Good
Hope. On June 2S, with some 375 Africans,
uffcered by three EuglishmeD, he left Yam
| buya, on the Arpwhimi, having the Albert
NYanza as his objective point. His advance
was opposed by savagee, By the difficulties
of vast and almost impenetra6le tropical
forest, By swamps by incessant rains, by 40
enervatipg atmosphere and by malaria
| which produced wasting fevers. The gloom
and depression Of spirits caused by the
| months spent in traversing this forest are
| indesclihable, but their effect, added to that
of the difficulties just mentioned, may be
inferred from the fact that when, on No
VEN Der u Stanley reached the open count
~ about Ibwir his force was reduced by
! battles, sickness, famine and desertions o
ia men. After attaining this region Of
open sky and plenty be had stili maoy ob-
stacles to overcome On December II be
saw the Albert NyanZa, but the natives
were hostile, and 10 navigate it he had to
| return 100 miles TO Kilougolona for the
| boats he had been compelled 10 leave there.
| De reached the lake again on April 26. 1888,
and three days later he bad an interview
With Emin Pasha at KaQallis, on the
shore of the lake. Emin was undecided
about returning to Europe. The Mahdisis
had not yet come, and the hope was enter
tnined that they might never come. After
remaining with Emin month Stanley be-
came anxious about his rear guard, which
was to come on with supplies es soon as
| Tippoo Tib should furnish carriers. He sc
cordingly returned to look 1t up. He found
it at Bonalya, so miles from Yambuya, di-
minshed from 257 to II men. 1t was under
the command of Bonny, Major Barttelot
having been killed The return journey to
the Albert lake was made difficult by the at
tacks of the Arabs and Wsmbutti dwarfs,
who inflicted great loss with their poisoned
arrows Meanwhile Emin's soldiers had re.
belled and had arrested him. This incident
helped Emin to make up his mind to be res.
cusd After an attack made by the Nah
dists on the rebels Emin escaped from the
latter and met Stanley at Kavallis, and after
some further hesitation joined Stanley for
the march homeward on April 10. 1889. with
some 400 men. a months sickness pre-
vented Stsnley's marching at once, but in
May the advance began, and on November
II. after further fighting and adventures and
Numerous geographical discoveries, bo reach
ed Wpwapwa, in the German sphere, and On
December was upon the coast at Baea.
moyo, having in three years travelled 5000
miles and accomplished his object under the
greatest possible difficulties and discourage.
ments.