New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-07
STANLEY AND BARTTELOT.
lCensl nued from Flru, pase.l

DO. have only got their written reports ",'1
'he sworn AFFIDAVIT Of one Of the mel >" 'N
presence Of witnesses of what took pi'0'
day after day. Therefore had tie whole plct9aae
OF what caused this dsoster. 1t is no use 1 iot
me to say il was this mans fault or thav
others. They are all involved in it, and even even
10 TINS Day they seem ~ me to he utterly unao a
TO- see bow they are involved in 1.-THE otner
officers, i mean
I'll show you why it is inexplica'o,m =.
TO me. All the Officers individually slgneo ~
obey INC Loyalty and deyotedy 70 40 the
say: The Ma Or will ruin Tic rear colsnln;s
Among themselves they combine. and they talk
anu devise and counsel one another as TO WA ,at
they shall do But as pne suggests t nase
we better do so-and-so, the others back out. ono
says" let us go TO Barttelot ard protest to nm
all In company and say this thing cannot go on
one Of them suggests, Let us co. the other
says. No. no: you had better leave il alone
The responsibility is his He is the chief. There
fore. fail to see that loyalty and obedience ana
care for the interests Of the expedition which they
had promised each in their contracts.
PROVISIONS IN THE CONTRACTS.
BY the contracts each one was entitled to a
fair share Of European provisions. These are
Injuries, boxed mp from the big stores of Fort
mum Il Mason in London. which contained all
sorts OF trifes absolutely essential TO white men,
besides medical comforts. Major Barttelot orders
these to I've unpacke'l picls out all these things
eaten them ?" ask them.
why didn't you go to Major Barttelot and
much for Mr. Stanley and the officers of the adj
vance column, but / can look after my own IA
tions-tea. coffee. sugar. biscuits and fish,?
why didn't you do it?'
II don't know, sir" That's all / can get.
Mr.. Troup is man who has been three years
with me on the Congo; Giye him a piece zee. OF
iirst,ratc bcokkeeper. Everything will be rels-
iously observed. lie can write splendid letter
is well educated; His father was a an
relied on Troup, and on, hi, independence,
Things may go wrong with l'arttelot, but we
have Troup,' we said. But l found that w V!Ie,n
Trorp was sick he sent to Barttelot for little title
quinine. 1t was refused. lie didn't know how
TO get it. He asked me in establishment: 10
You suppose, sir | am going 10 go and take hod
Of him violently and compel him ?"
why, bless my soal. there. are hundred ed
Official i letter. et like this: Sir: Ks member Of
the Expedition and so forth with W the see
to demand that you furnish me-and SO lortnI
and that yon cease these rcmorseess pnnlshmehIis
killing these poor people and exercising ms is
unjust tyranny. and beg you will answer tins
letter.
If THERE WEIRD ONLY LETTER.
I said If he had received this letter there's
a proof that You have done your duty. suppose
he said: Dear Sir: i beg to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter upon so ard so. am your
obedient servant 1t is enough II is voice
from the dead that will vindcatc you. and show
that you did your duty. But you say you ana
nothing. You went and wrote YOUR matter LII
your Journals and diaries, that's all.
These are the incxplicable things. why, iouI
grown-up mature men, all Of whom had travelled
everywhere-Troup three years on the Congo.nIad I
T,Ita had ham
Pail Mall Gazette" and . The Illustrated London
Newsstand yet in the face OF this young man,
twenty-eight years of age. Troup can't get his own
rations-can't combine with the Others for the good
of the Expedition, though they sec. that every
thing is going wrong. Therefore inciuue ''ei
in the censure. -
But as you are privileged to write your own
account" | add do it, can't vindicate you,
but you may ,c .ph,;sh
whatever you like
HE WENT TO RELIEVE BMIN.
When Won went after Emin, Mr.. Stanley, did
YOU go as the agent of the English Government
Nothing of that sort whatever. Not as the
agent of the English or any otlier Government.
Did you take provisions to Emln?
Yes. I had no orders to bring him out or to
do anything. beyond taking supplies 70 nm,
and added the Khedve in his official command
to me- If Emin desires to return, you Will escort
him and such men as he is pleased to BRING WIN
him. III he prefers TO remain in Africa, then you
are to inform him that he is IT, expect no iurther
aid from Egypt. question that
caused me to wait so long in Africa. couldii
get il. Well il was answered In very aihei zen
way. Emin's soldiers rcvotei. lie came Hin Hin
self in the camp and he could Iot leave ~ "e'"S
he had no men. .. r,,,.;, lad
Then. Nr. Stanley, your trip after Enin haa
nothing to do with the extension Of English or
German influence in Africa!
NOT FOR THE GAIN OF TERRITORY
Nothing whatever Cenergeticallyl. assure
vou if had supposed such ching, wouid pun
lish it like q shot All the official documents
have put in IS Darkest Africa.
Then the loads that you left in camp ana eN-
nected to move on were part OF the loaus "hi0n
You expected to give to EminF ,,d ro
Yes: the ammunition. etc. But il he would 20
home. he would not need so much
When he went back it destroyed the Importance
oi y !e exactly. But if he were going to remain
there with 5000 rifles, what would 250 cases OF
ammanition such a as c0ad pc Parr was a. mere
month's supply if he were going to stay there. !.
When he came out there was no necessity OF
giving him the loads9 You cid not care SO n'uch
OF course not ] gave him thirty-one loads , OF
ammunition from the advance column. These
were captured by the rebels. ,
Mr. Troup says that m your book you treat
these loads Of ammunition with more-l may say
Contempt Oo tnan when you left Yambuya, and is
not that founded on tie fact that affer you g0I
Fm;n ont Won did not car, whether you took
the loads along or chucked them into the river
The whole circumstances are altered. we nave
given him thrty-one cases. and have seventy.four
Close at hand As Emin has not been able to
answer me in May. 1888. whether ne nc
manv loads as possible to him. AT the same
time I cannot bring any more than according to
tLe humber of my men. For instance, from 400
inaas we must take the most essential 10 load my
neople. and no more. Sickness, starvation and
hunger will kill my people, and I'll have 10
cast the loads aside 49,,
Did Won believe Tippoo lib 10 be liar when
vou left Yambuya, or man OF his word?
AFRAID OF THE CONSUL
You see. he has made a contract with me
before the English ConsulGeneral at Zanzibar,
and the English Consul-General in those days
was very great man, next to the Sutton, and OF
course il TippOO lib brings any slaves in the
neighborhood of Zanzibar, or any large number
of domestics, word from the English Consul VIII
II nr rd for m IN he