The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-06-07

Emin Pasha Relief Committee, and |
published in full in "lIeroes Of tho |
Dark Continent" After relating
the terrors of his march from Ka-
wallis back to Ugarrowas in search
of the rear column, which had been
left IN charge of Barttelot, jameson
and Ward, Mr.. Stanley says: IL
found the rear column terrible
wreck out of 2j7 men there were
only II remaining. | hnye
not the heart to go into details,
many, many OF which are incredi-
bic, and, indeed, l have not the
time for. excepting Mr.. Bonny, !
have no one to assist me in recog-
mzing the expedition. For
instance, left Ianbuya with only
n short campaigning kit, leaving my
reserve Of clothing and personal ei-
feuts in charge OF the officers. In
December some desertcrs from the
advance column reached iambura
to spread the report that | was
dead. They had no papers with
them, but the officers seemed TO ac-
cept the report Of these dcsorters rs
a fact, aud in January Mr.. Ward,
at an officers mess meeting, pro-
posed that my instructions should
be cancelled. The only one who
appears to have dissented was Mr..
Bonny. Accordingly, my personal
kit, medicines, soap candles and
provisions were sent down the
Congo as superhuities. Thus, of
making this immense personal sacri-
flee to relieve them and cheer them
up. find myself naked and dcpriv-
ed of even the necessaries OF life i'll
Africa. Fortunately, not
one of my officers will envy me. for
their kits are intact--it was only
myself that was dead -
The above is very strong Ian
guagc; whether warranted or not,
l leave the public to Judge. 1t is u
fact, however, that Mr.. Bonny re-
manned true tn his chief. while Mr..
Ward--BartteIot having been killed
amp Jameson dying in the meantime
at Bangala was recrcant.
Mr.. Ward declares that Mr.. Stan
lcy's officers had given their pro.
mise, whether upon oath or not I do
not know. that they would publish
no particulars OF their own in con-
neclion with the Emin Pasha Relief
Expedition until six months after
the date of his own official report.
Now. if Air. Ward considers Mr..
Stanley's letters as al "ollicial' re-
port (Which they certainly are) then
he has has not violated his obi ga
ton. But If, on the other hand, he
considers the promise as binding
until Mr.. Stanlcys own book makes
its appearance (Which he implicitly
| does), then he has shamcfnlly he
trayed both his trust and his pledge.
Mr.. Ward wrote letter after letter to
Joseph Hatton. who sent them
promptly, with notes thereon, to the
London illustrated News. In these
letters Mr.. Ward described every
thing connected with tho expedition
from the time of his engagement
with it until the disasters when over
whetmed the rear column appeared
to justify him in abandoning the
remnant and proceeding to Banyala, -,
and from thence to England. These
| fi,,, l.ttAn., I q
the Dark Continent in making up
my history Of the rear column and
gave the fullest credit 10 Mr..
Ward for all Of them in my book.
viii Mr.. Ward assert that my his
tory Of the rear column is not cor
rect? If he should do so, it would
be 10 pronounce his own dc>crip-
tions The Widest flights OF imaei-
nation"
Mr.. Ward, prOn0unccs, 'amOng
other ub>urdities' my account of q
rhnocer0us hunt on the Aruini River
in which Major Barttelot Figures
some what prominently in the air. -
In answering this it is only neces-
sary to say that in his excitement he
has mistaken buffalo for n lhinO-
ceros, Il small error, it is true, for
Mr.. Ward to make.
Now, il the reader is satisfied
with the authenticity If my history
uf the rear column, given as it is in
the graphic language of Mr.. Ward
himself in letters which he will al.
nit the geuuineness Of, hope t(
be equally successful in proving thl
absolute authenticity Of my history
Of the advance column, under tht
command of Mr.. Stanley himself.
Stanley, as nearly every reader
knows, was sent out To rescue Emir
Pns!a by committee of EnglisI
gentlemen who subscribed $lUU, ,0n
to cover tue expense Uf the enter
prise. Sir Wm. Mackinnon, presi
dent of the British East Africa Co.
was made President OF the commit.
tee. The expedition was really y;
much commercial rs it was Il phil
anIhropic undertaking. as YOU viii
hereafter see. Mr.. Stanley wa.
therefore practically in the eippIo,
Of what was called the 'E.mil
Pasha Relief Committee.