Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-03
STANLEY'S LETTER.
A saiPHIc DESCRIPTION OF gIssgARcH
POR yMIE PAsHA.
Aoissted by ArGbs-fheir Meeting In the
Wilderp ess-A Tale OF Starvation,
foriitude, and Suffering.
lBy AnriO-American cable to The Dispa;ch.l

I i
I very Interesting
stanley, after stating The orders given By him
| 70 Saor Bssicl3;. COOS on 10 desel1be me al
vance of tho column. Tho expedition which
| consisted u $50 ofecers and mGu. fsarMl IRON
| lambungh On 5une ., 1857. on TIE arst aay
| tho expedition marched twelve miles along ne
| riyor bank 10 NcnkErdo. On the approach
/ Of the col1md TIE natives cot nfo 70 iheF
villages, and under the cOTor q the smoke
| aitscsed Tire piousera. and n sNgmish followed.
1 isstng niieen minutes EuGing the next slA
! day. tho expedition marched inland In an east
! erly direction through a drnselg populaiei as
| trct Tho natives used every art known 20 them
! 10 inolest nnf imuedo the advance % ihe parry
| but although several conflicts took place. stan
| icy did not losc a man. Finally. perceiUnr
] that the pn;h no hal been following was
/ takioc him out Of Lis proper course.
| stanley struck out toward the northeas', ahd
/ nFsn reaohc1 the river on July 5.h. From THIS
date until October i8ih he followed tho left bauk
| ot the Arnwhenic After seventeen days ~ con-
4 tnnous marching the expedition hated tof on'
/ Days rof GA August lst the FIRST ooath o.
Cured, ttc cause bping dYcuicry 80 1877 Tor
| thiriy-fOur days the course has been sin
4 cularly successful. The party now entered
Wild country. la their nine day
/ march through which their Fulerings multiplied
auo several death@ occurred. On August l".h'
on arriving ~ Airsibla the natives presented
bold front, and the party lest I'VE men nom
poisoned arrows. Lieutenant stairs was Uound-
ed below tho heart and suffered greatly, nht he
recovered. On August 3lst the expedition met
part Of the Mauycme5. aud ihen misiOrlunes
/ logan. TN tHls nQte Stanley hTltt1 t-at re HHi
tdden the Congo route 10 avoid mo Afau7'
Who would tempt his mon. Within Three days
O. this unfortunate meeting tWenty-siG men Gc-
serted What stanley describes as an sFiui
month begins on september lHih. Leaving me
station Ugsrrsva, ghon the expedition number
Oh 253 men, aud having lost sixty-siS by ossef-
ton aud death. and having lett hity-siA
SICK. tho march led 20 the Arab settlement
kallnRa Longa The men lived on w!l1
fruits. funga. ard nuts. Before reaching keinga
Tonga stanley lost nfty-hyc men through t-9rYh-
- aud desertion. slGve-oWner a. kslinge
iO1ca did biz utmost 10 ruin the expedition fhOft
Of open hostilites. Ho insisted upon purchasing
rifles, ammunition, and clothing, 80 that the
expedition was loft hecgared. The mon
wore absolutely naked. and were 70 weak thAt
they wore unable 10 carry the boat. Htsuley ,As
therefore obliged 20 leave tie boat, together
with 200 loads OF goods a. kaiiDgo, undcr ne
caro- Of Surgeon Parkc and Captain Ne '5on. the
latter Of whom was unable 20 nercn. Aiter
geyentcOn days Journey the party. on NoYein-
Der l2tn. reached lrwiri. Tho Arab devastation
which reached within fsW miles OF lDWr Na4
80 thorough that not native was leit sian ~
between UCnrTaEa and Ibwiri What tho hfaDs
did not destroy the elephants destroyed. turning
the whole region into horrible wilderness.
Stanley continues: our suGefing3 termIuatel
at lbNir. Ne we're beyond the reach q the DE-
struycTs We we're on virgin soil, IA popllous
region abOuDding win food. We oureeNes were
mere skeletons When va stsrtod for Albert
Ny6nZa on NOvem Dor Zisi we wore 5iAi 10 miles
from tho hike.
THE LAND OF PLEyIY.
Given food. the distance seemed nothing. On
Decembcr lst we sighted an open country from
the top Of q ridge connected with NJ Fs6Hh.
when WAS So named from our nrst We" OF inc
iand Of promise and plenty. On December 5ih
va emerged upCn the plains. leaving ihe
deadly and gloomy forest bchma uH. Al"I
100 DAYS u continuous gloom We soT
the llGht Of broad dag shining all GROUND,
making ar things beautiful We thouGhi
We na1 never seen the grass 90 Rree".
country 30 lovely. We literally lcapci and
"a b.. IL, q fJ I
our burdens
Ou mo gth Ne eutsrsd TIE country of the pow
cIful G lei MazaWrOni. Tie villages we're scat
tered 30 tAickiy that no road except through
them could be- found. The native sigh ei u-,
but we were prepared. NO seized hii a. soon
M W arrived IN the mass of he viilsger sni
built cas.ia es tast as hooks could cut brush
W90Q.
WAR CRIES.
The war.cries we're terrible from hill 10 Hill,
pealIng across the Intervening vahoyA Tie peo-
Pile cathored ia hundreds ~ every point, war
horns md drums announcing the struggle. A.
ter slight sAifush, ending in our capturing
COW, The Lrst meat No taetcd since We 1915 me
ocean, the uignt peHsod peacefully, Dom sld''
preparing Tor lie norOw.
here siauleg Iarraes how negotiations
with the natives failed. NozGubOui declining
the truce Offering Gud h0w dcte lnout OF
forty persons, LED by Lieutenant stan, and an
other OF thirty under the command oi 1919. Jcph-
sou. Win snarpsbO0terS, lett Scareha ana ~
faulted and csrris1 The Villages, driving The pa
tiyes into general rOuL inc march was no
sumef on the isth. ca Apql 2jd Jsphs0n VISA
dispatched with strong force 10 take tho boat
10 Nyauzs. On thu goth The boats Cow sighted
MaWa-STsRrhe sOuif0Tlno7t belonging o. Emiu
Pasha. Ja9hscn We. thor0 hospilably re'ci
by tue Egyptian garrison. inc Doal crew say
that they were embraced ono by one. IneY
never mad such attention shown them az by
those men. who hailcd them "a broiher@ On
Aprl! 20lb 81 once again reached the ground
occupied by Us Ola December ION. aud al . T. ID.
u that jay 1 saw the khedivo's steamer about
seycn miles away seaning up towards u.s.
soon after = r. ". Emiu fashe, SicnOr Casati,
aud Hr Jeph5Ou arrived o. OGr camp, Whero
they were heartily welcomed by all Of us. Next
day Ne moved 10 better camDing-place.
three miles above Nyanza. and at this
tpot kmin Pa-hR also mado his camp
We were together until N6y 9th, when
] left, leaving JcIhs0n three sOudans ana two
Zanzhars In biz care. In return he caused
TO accompany Us three Of his regular 6ld ton
Mehdt natives ~ porters. Fourteen days later ]
VA. az Fort Bolo. At the fort were Captain Mel
son aud Leutenant stairs. TIE latter hal re-
lurnot from UgarrawWas 'Wenty-tUod9ys after
hal set ont for tho lake, bringing with INN. alas
only sixteen men out OF httg-6lX. Ali tue rest
were dead. hiy twenty-thrac carriers whom
had sent with letters 10 MAJOR Bartolot, Dad
cGfely reached Ugarrowwas.
FLoUmsHNG.
On March 10th Fort Bodo was in a nourishins
state. Nearly ter acres were duder cultivation.
One cr1u Of Indian corn had been harvested and
Wa ign the gtanari0s. On june ION / lett Fort
Bodo with III /an2ibars and lot Of kmin'5
people. Lieutenant stairs Was appointed
commandaut Of tho fort, Captain Sol
SON w3s second Ia command. aud SIR
gcon Parke was medical officer The I
GARRISON consisted OF hfty-nIae rifles. ] thu- I
deprived myself OF ali nay officers IN order nor /
20 Do encountered with baggage. provisions, .
aud medicines, which would have % DO F.
tsken n accompan.o Cd BY Europeans. ou /
June An W Tearhcd kilinglanga, aud /
ON JAY s9h lRalrOWwas. The latior T.
al
gathered ~ uiuca IVORY 81 he could obtain from /
the district had proceeded down the tiYer ahoui /
three months before. on leaving Fort beiO +
had loaded every carrier with sixty pounds OF /
corn. 50 that We were able 20 pass through The /
wilderness unscAthed. Passing on down The /
river a. fast az 40 could 90. daiiy expecting a. ,
muet cOuriers who had been silnuelc'i 10 exert /
tnenlseIXes FOR reward. overhau!ei tao NGlor /
himself leading an army OF carriers. We in /
aulged ourselves in pleasing nntlcipslions.
Az AwFrL Story.
Aswe nearoi the goal We overlook tCergaw- /
was With an immense hnt'ila OF hity-seyen I
canoes aud 60 cur wonder our carriers were re-
ducel 10 seventeen. who related an awful story /
81 hsirnreadth escapes and tragic scenes. Three /
I'D boon elain, tE0 were sin leehle from !
wounds. and all except nye bore on iheir bodies
srara % arrOr-Wouncs.
4 yces later. August 1T.h. wo net tAe rear
column Of the expedition at Bunalsa There
wa white man al TIC ssle OF INC siocAale VINO
a. first thought was Jameson. a nearer view |
,aled the features OF b0nney who leil the
medical service Of The army 70 accompany us.
Wen, my dear Bonney. where's Tho Ma!or!"
a3ked.
"He is dead. sir: shot by Manyoma about
month ago" replied BOuncy,
Good God, cried. land Jameson?"
NE has gone to stanley Falls 10 try TO get
moro men from TippOO Tib.'
And Troups"
"Troup has gone home an invalid"
"Wel, where is Wsrd?"
Hes at Banggla.'
THE ONLY ONE.
"Eeavon alive then you are tho only one
hero I;
"Yes, sir"
After describing what q wreck he found tho
resr column 70 be Stanley complains Of the Of
Ires at Yambua 700 readily accepting tho report /
OF his death. ana sending his ers0ua kit. medi-
clues etc, down the Congo, leaving hin naked
OF the necesssres FOR his return 10 knin.
by accident" be says, 81 had fair pair Of
boots aud flannel jacket left; truly an African
hi; with which to return.
The letter then proceeds 10 summarize what
had been accomplished. Stanley says; I'VE
were one hundred and sixty days IL the forest
one continuous, unbroken, compact forest
TIE COUNTRY.
1ard xraa fravarqad nv N in eirhf !