The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-04-17
STANLEY'S MARCH.
Letter From the Great Explorer
A Story of Hardship and
HerOiSm.
The Situation of Emin Pasha-A Vast
African Forest Traversed.

LONDON, April 2.-Henry NJ Star
ley's letter describes an encounter
between Yambunga and Albert Ny
ANA. 1t goes much into details and
is very interesting. The expedition,
which consisted of 800 officers and
men, started from Yambupga on
June 2S, 1887. On the first day the
expedition marched twelve miles
along the river bank to Yaknarde.
During the next six days the expedi-
ton marched inland in an easterly
direction through a densely popu-
lated district The mates used every
art known to modest and impede the
advance of the party, but although
several conflicts took place the party
did not lose a man. From July 4th
until October 18th Stanley followed
the left bank of the Aruwhimi On
August 1st the first death occurred,
the cause being dysentry.
SO far, for thirty-four days, the
course had been singularly success
full. The party now entered a wild
country, in their nine days march
through which their sufferings were
multiplied and several deaths oc-
Cured. On August 18th, on arriving
at AiOsibbia the natives presented a
bold front and the party lost five
men from poisoned arrows. On
August 31st the expedition met
party of Manyemas and their misfor-
tunes began on this date Within
three days OF this unfortunate meet
ing twenty-six men deserted.
What Stanley describes as an aw-
full month begins on September 18th.
Leaving the station of the Arab chief
Ugarrowas, when the expedition
numbered 263 men, having lost
sixty-six by desertion and death and
having left ninety-six sick with Ug-
arrowas, the road led to the Arab
settlement of Kalinga Tonga. The
men lived on wild fruits, fungi and
nuts.
Here Stanley narrates how nego-
tiations with the natives failed; how
a detachment of forty PERSONS led by
Lieutenant Stairs. and another of
thirty, left Zareba and assaulted and
carried the villages, driving the ma
tives into a general rout. The march
was resumed on the 18th. There
were constant light fights all along
the route. "On the afternoon of the
3Oth," says Stanley, 1--WE sighted the
Nyanza with Kavalli, the objective
point of the expedition. Six miles
off l had told the men to prepare to
see the Nyanza. They murmured
and doubted When they saw the
Nyanza below them, many came to
kiss my hands. We were now $500
feet above the sea level, and $500
feet above the Albert Nyanza. After
a short halt to enjoy the prospect,
we commenced the ragged and
stormy descent. Before the rear
guard had descended one hundred
feet the natives from the plateau
poured after them, keeping the rear
guard busy until within a few hun
bred feet of the Nyanza plain. We
afterward approached the village of
Kakongo, situated at the southwest
corner of the Albert lake. Three
hours were spent by us in attempt
ing to make friends, but we signally
failed. They would not exchange
the blood of brotherhood, because
they ne yer heard of 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 were, but they
would give us water to drink and
show us the road up to Nyam Ssssic.
"From these singular people we
learned that they had heard that
there was a white man AZ UgunrO,
but they had never heard of any
white man being on the west side,
nor had they ever seen any steamers
on the lake. We were shown the
path. We camped about mile from
the lake and then began to consider
our position. My couriers from Fan
ziDar had evidently not arrived, or
Emin Pasha with his two steamers
would have paid the southwest side
of the lake a visit TO prepare the peo-
pie for our coming My boat was at
kilinga Tonga, 100 miles distant,
and there were no canoes obtain
able"
Before reaching kiliuga Tonga
Stanley lost fifty five mon through
StdtNhblpu ana ueScGllon- \ save
owner ut kilinga Longa tried his
utmost TO ruin the expedition, short
of open hostilitios. He insisted on
purchasing rifles, ammunition and
clothing, SO that the expedition left
the station beggared The mon were
absolutely naked, and were SO weak
that they were unable to carry the
boat Stanley was therefore obliged
to leave the boat, together with
seventy loads Of goods. at Kilinga
Tonga, under the care of Surgeon
Parke and Captain Nelson, tho
latter of whom was unable Ia march.