Iron County register., 1890-11-27
STANLEY'S REAR GUARD.


Rear Guard Controversy-A Letter, Writ
ten in 1888, by Assad Farran. Interpre-
ter with Stanley's Rear Guard co Mr'
Camp, Engineer of the baptist Missions
ary steamer Henry Reed-Staniey DC.
cIares the Letter Genuine.
BosToN, Nov. 22.-In July. 1888, AS
sad Farran, the Syrian interpreter
with Stanley's rear guard, wrote let
ter to Mr.. Camp, engineer Of the Up
per Congo steamer Henry Reed, the
property of the American Baptist For
eign Missionary Society. describing
events transpiring in the Stanley
expedition with special reference TO
the rear guard under Major Barttelot
This letter Mr.. Camp sent to Mr..
Lewis, a Baptist missionary at Luz
kungu. Mr.. Lewis in turn sent q copy
of it to Rev. Edward +. Merriam, as
sistant foreign secre tary of the society
in Boston, and it is now published for
the first time. The letter is as follows:
LUKUNGU, Aug. l. lSss.
DEAR RBRoTHER MERRIAM: Below is "A copy
of statement sent me by Brother Camp
with request that send you Il copy:
s.Hayiny been engaged in Mr.. SANKEY'S
expedition as interpreter through Africa,
shall be glad to give some information
about it. Mr. Stanley's idea was that IL
would take Him mon tnS 10 IcaSh
Pasha, six months to relieve him and settle
his affairs and six months to go lack.
When Mr.. Stanley arrived Mt Zanzibar he
took six hundred men from there to carry
the loads and twenty servant boys. WITH
these and sixty Soudanesc soldiers, whom
he engaged in Egypt, and thirteen men
from Alden. two interpreters and ten white
men, he started the expedition. Before ne
left Zanzibar an engagement was niade
with Tippoo Tib that he should give MIN
six hundred men when they arrived ae
Stanley Falls. The expedition went as far
the Yarowimi river; there they made q
strong camp and Mr. Stanley, atter
staying there week, took SIX
hundred men and five officers ana
left the rest at that camp in charge of Major
Barttelot Mr.. Stanley left Yamboya Camp
on the 9th of June, 1887, promising to re-
turn about the 1st of November. The men
who were left in camp had great dlfncultless
especially about their food, for in that place
there was nothing but roots. and on these
they fed for twelve months. Almost all the
men became sick, and a good many died or
starvation. The Major who was in COM
mand, had many means of preserving the
men If he had wished to. He had II great
quantity of cloth, brass rods. beads, ETC.,
which is the native money there, which he
threw away at last. He cruelty treated the
men. beating them two and three hundred
stripes at time for small offenses and then
shot them. TIppoo Tbs men. who heard or
this. would not go with the expedition, and
Tippoo Tib himself was sorry that he made
an agreement to give Mr.. Stanley six nun
dred men. Twelve months elapsed, and
they could get no men from T!ppoo Tib to
carry the loads and follow Mr.. Stanley.
During this time some deserters from Mr..
Stanley arrived at the camp We expected
good news from Stanley, but there was
nothing interesting except that many of the
men were sick AT one time Mr.. Stanley left
forty men on the way Who would n OF march
The men went with him five months and
did not reach the place he was going to, and
therefore deserted. There were nine men;
seven were eaten by cannlbals, and two
reached the camp. After this the Major
begged Tippoo Tib to give II i'm some men and
If necessary to make Il new contract and
increase the mems pay. intending if he re-
fused to throw their stuff into the river and
go back to Zanzibar. He ordered j. s. jam
eson, one of the white men, to go with an
Interpreter to kosongo, village belonging
to Tippoo Tib. thirty days from Stanley
Falls by canoes. to try and get some men,
Tippoo Tib got letters from Zanzibar urging
him to send some men to look for Stanley,
as news reached them that he was dead.
Therefore Tippoo lib was obliged to give
Jameson men.
On this trip Jameson, being anxious to
see how the natives eat each other, bought
girl about ten years DID, and gave her to
the natives to see them eat her. They tied
her to n tree and stabbed her twice in the
bowels, when eight men rushed up with
KNIVES ana cut ner up ana put ner IN their
cooking pot. Jameson was pleased with
the sight, aud made pictures of the same.
As soon they arrived in camp. Major
Barttelot intended to leave camp with the
men and go to Wadeiai to look for Mr.. Stan
ley. Meanwhile two steamers arrived and
took about half of the load back to Banga-
liza. Many things were thrown away and
given to the natives which would have
served all the men who died We heard at
that time that fifty Zan zibaris and one white
man from Stanley were at Vi jj anu going
% Zanzibar and that they Were supposed to
be the remainder of Stanley's expedition,
but we could not believe this as there was
few men who were sick, but they were not
supplied with food on the way. Three days
after the expedition started after Stanley,
on the 18th of June, 1888.
lSigncdl A. E. FARREN,
Mr.. Stanley was seen this afternoon.
When shown the letter he said: Yes,
it is genuine, and I'm glad to hear it
But it does not make the matter any
stronger than it was. Jameson's own
letter is the most damaging evidence
against him. He was blinded by his
scientific desire. l would gladly prove
Farran liar, but after Jamesons let
ter how could l? When Bonny told
myself and my officers about the af-
fair did not believe it. Mr.. Jameson
was as nice fellow as you ever saw,
but he did not see the thing from q
humane standpoint. His science led
him astray. Mr. Jameson was rich
man, and the thought came that maybe
this man was blackmailing him for not
paying his salary. But Jameson's let
ter settled it,"