The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-29

| men you have with you. It would perhaps
| be better to write to me, as letter to him
| might be confiscated. Neither the pasha
nor myself think there is the slightest dan
ger now of any attempt to capture you, for
| the. people are now fully persuaded that
you have come from Egypt, and they look
| to you to get them out of their difficulties.
| Still, it would be we'll for you to make your
| camp strong. If we are not able to get out
of the country, please remember ME to my
| friends, etc.
THE PASHA LIBERATED.
| A postscript, dated Nov. "a, says:
Shortly after had written you, the sol
| diers were led by their officers to attempt to
retake Regal, but the Mahdists defended it
| and killed six officers and large number
| of soldiers. Among the officers killed were
some of the pashas worst enemies. The
| soldiers in all the stations were so panic
| stricken and angry at what had happened
| that they declared they would not attempt
to fight unless the pasha was set at liberty.
So the rebel officers were obliged to free
him and sent him to Wadelai, where he is
has not resumed authority in the
| country. He is, l believe by no means
anxious to do so. We hope in a
| few days to be at Tanguru station, on the
lake, two days by steamer from Nsaba, and
l trust when we hear of your arrival that
the pasha himself will be able to come
down with ME to see you. We hear that
the Mahdists sent steamers down to khar-
| toum for reinforcements. If SO, they can
not be up here for another six weeks. If
they come up here with achievements it
will be all up with US. for the soldiers will
| never stand against them and it will be
mere walk-over. Every one is anxiously
| looking for your arrival, for the coming Of
| the Mahdists has completely cowed them.
We may Just manage to get out If you do
| not come later than the end of December,
but it is entirely impossible to foresee what
will happen.
SENT FOR RE1NFoRcEMENTs.
Jephson in second postscript dated Def.
Is, says:
Mogo, the messenger, not having started,
Tanguru Nov. Is. The Mahdists sur
rounded Duff1e station and besieged it for
four days. The soldiers, of whom there
were about $780, managed to repulse them
and they retired to Regal, their headquar-
| tiers. As they have sent down to Khartoum
for reinf9rcements they doubtless will at
| flight from Wadelai the officers requested
me to destroy our boats and the advances.
| therefore broke them up. Duff1e is being
renovated as fast as possible. The pasha is
unable to move hand or foot, as there is
still very strong party against him, and
| officers no longer in immediate fear of the
| Mahdists. Do not on any account come
down to us at my former camp on the
lake near KavaHis island, but make your
camp at Kavallis on the plateau above.
Send letter directly you arrive there, and
as soon as we hear of your arrival l will
come to you. will not disguise facts from
you that you will have difficult and dan
gerous work before you in dealing with the
pasha's people. l trust you will arrive be-
fore the Mahdists are reinforced or our case
will be deperate
| sTANLEY's ANSWER.
Recalling Emin's i1decision when I left
him whether to quit Wadelai, Stanley con-
tinucs, be wise, be quick and waste no time.
Bring Buiza and your own Soudanese with
you l have read your letters half dozen
times over, but fail to grasp the situation
thoroughly because, in some important de-
tails, one letter contradicts the other. In
one you say the pasta is a close prisoner.
while you are allowed certain amount Of
liberty in the other you say you will come
to me as soon as you hear of our arrival
here and II trust" you say, "that the pa
sha will be able to accompany me-" Being
prisoners, l fail to see how you could leave
Tanguru at all. All this is not very clear to
pasha can come send courier on your ar
rival at our old camp on the lake below
here to announce the fact, and will send
strong detachment to escort him up to the
plateau, even to carry him if he needs it. l
feel too exhausted after my 1,3OO miles OF
travel since parted from you last May to
go down to the lake again. The pasha must
have some pity for me. Don't be alarmed
| or uneasy on our account. Nothing hostile
can approach us within twelve miles with
| out my knowing it. l am in the thick
est of
FRIENDLY POPULATION,
and if I sound war note, within four hours
l can have 1000 warriors to assist me to re-
pei any force disposed to violence, and if it
is to be war, why, then am ready for the
cunningest Arab alive. l have read your
letters half a dozen times, and my opinion
of you varies with each reading. Some
times l fancy you are half Mahdist or
Arabist and then Eminist. shall be wiser
when see you. Now, don't you be per-
verse; but obey and let my order to you be
as a frontlet between the eyes, and all, with
Gods gracious help, will end well. want
to help the pasha somehow; but he must
also help me and credit me. On Jan. 16
the pasta himself confirming the
above. But not word from
indicating the pashas purpose; did he still
waver, or was he at last resolved with any
other man than the pasha or Gordon. One
would imagine that being prisoner, and a
fierce enemy hourly expecting to give the
coup mortal, he would gladly embrace the
first chance to escape from the country
given up by his government, but there was
no hint in these letters what course the
pasta would follow; these few hints of
mine, however, will throw some light on
my postscript. which here follows, and Of
my State of mind after reading these letters.
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