The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-04

/ "A mystery lot WHICH w NOn'tlNt ~ ftt-
sonable solution; and, therefore. each reader
| ofihis narrative must think his own thoughts,
bat consuue the whole eharilaby.
| DEMAND FOR AN EXPLANATION.
The father and brother OF Major Barttelot,
| however thought that their dead relatives
good name and fair reputation had been wan
| lonly attacked, and that he should he vindi-
| ca ed, and thcv set about IL by editing the
private diary Of the Major and filling tneir
| book with the most llbelOus matter. caiumni-
Gus accusations and imputatiOns. Newspa-
per editors in England upon reading IL Joined
| In a general demand for an explain ttion nom
me up n this point. The same reasons which
deferred me from rendering those explana-
tions long ago still exi TED. There were
others alive who were far better qualified II
they would, 10 publish the details re-
| spectiug The conduct of the rear column
or it's officers. | knew that they
were so horrible. almost incredibly scanda-
/ lous. ard. therefore. was not In "A hurry 10
publish these things. inasmuch as those who
were most guilty of the enoTmities were dead,
/ and did moi see that IL could Sc We any use
| iuI purpose. or that II was my duty 10 shock
the public feeling However, as the public
are clamorous for the story, now proceed to
give IT,
THE DEMAND COMPLIED WITH.
on June "a. 1887. I delivered letter Of in
PRODUCTION TO Major Bartielot and say:
"-ir,-As the senior of these officers accom-
| panying me on the Emin Pashs relief expe-
dl ion, The command of this important post
naturally devOlves on you. II is also for the
/ interest OF the expedition that you accept
| this command, from the fact that your Sou
danese company. being only soldiers, ana
more capable Of garrison duiy than the Ian-
Zibsris. Will be better utilized mere than on
the road. | feel sure that have made wise
choice In selecting YOU TO guard our interests
| during our absence"
In these few remarks, taken out Of the let
| ter OF introduction you VIII see thai had
sufficient faith I'm Major BarttelOt, and That,
! iu my opinion, he was the person best quail
| fed to take charge of the column. The fea-
| sons are stated In the following paragraph
for OBTAINING the column as garrison pro
| TEN. for Yambuya:
III is the non-arrival Of these Goods and
| men from BalObO and Stanley Pool which
compel me TO appoint you as co nmanuer OF
this post But as shall shortly expect the
arrival If strong reinforcement. OF men
meaning Iippu Tbs SIX hundred carriers
greatly exceeding the advance force, VIII CT
| Icust, at all hazaids. push on 10 The rescne OF
Emin Pasha, hope YOU VIII not oe detained
| longer at YambuYa than few days after the
arrival Of the stanley from Stanley POOL III
TRe letter is dated June 24th, and about
the middle OF August me sehmer is expect
I'd 10 bring all the men ana goods up. me
/ followinn are the conditions under which
! the Major could march: ~
| "It may happen after the arrival OF Ilppu
| IBIS six hundred men and the REMAINDER oI
your force from BOlobO and Stanley Pool thal
| ) on VIII feel yourself sufficiently colnpelen'
| 10 march with ell the goods. In lha' event
which would be very desirable. you wiz lol-
| low cOseie our route II may happen also
| that though Tippu lib has sent some men,
/ he has rot sent enough In mat case you
VIII. of course. use your discretion rs 70 "hat
goods Won can dispense win 10 ehapie you
| 10 march, A.,
And tnen indicate what goods he can dis
/ nense with or throw away. eli you sun ctil-
| not march. then il would be better 10 inahe
| two malc ches of six miles twice over. II you
| gfa ~ N
FORCE At THIS DATE.
In a supp ewented paper show him that
| by making four trips OF six miles day' lu
| ei INT trips he makes one day journey lot
ward for a caravan ON this ate our iOIce
was as follows: Five hundred and tWeNe
! thirty men are AT liolobo aud stanley POol;
| total, six hundred and fOriN-two. Inc ca
Dacity Of the steam fiD;ila ol the PPe'
/ tOngo was only sufficient 10 convey AZ one
| tine five hundred and twelve men 10 am
buya. II would take six weeks 10 BRING lhe
remainder of the force from Bolobo. kathei
than wait so long, when all the woiln Was
| crying, Hurry iOrwa' d TO the releIoi hmln,
| lest il shOuld be too late, as In the case OF
| Gordon al KhartOum,' felt hundred dud
| twenty three men, exclusive Cf Dpl :, under
| Major BarttelOt, who, when JClhtd by tne
hundred and thirty men from BoloOo, would
Jameson, the Messrs. Iroup, Mard,
| and Ponny, were the officers de-
| tailed 10 conduct the rear column
after us. II Tippu Iib brought his SIX huhd-
red carriers or any portion, before the AZ
| rival OF the BOlObO CONTINGENT, then, when
his rear column would be all collected, the
Major was To set out. If Iippu I'D dll mol
send in any men, then Major Bartelot Was
| 10 do ia best he could with his own rather
| than remain nj Yambuya inactive, for these.
we had been led 10 uuderslan", were the
Majors wishes and his certain intentions.
HEAITuIFsT MsS SELECTED.
selected the healthiost men 10 form the
/ advance column. when we lett MN tnefe
we're five OF the rear column Frustrated Dy
! illness. though many Others were weakly
/ and several had small ulcers. but "a little rest
and attention 10 their needs would restore
! them after six weeks rest 10 perfectly
I sent surgeon Park with a company OF
| men 10 examine into the supplies Of lOOd III
! The neighbOIhOod. He came back and re-
ported tat there was enoush loou 70 IA, ias'
! siye of This left twelve loads Of rice. seven
! loads OF biscuits and one load OF salt. Mr.
! I.onp on arriving at lamDuNa hlougnl
| seven loads of biscuits, twenty loads of rice.
| elght loads Of salt. and Two cases OF MADEIRA
| Wine-that is, left 3,22p pounds OF biscuits
| and rice which were, OF course, I0i the ON
| cars and all sick and alling men. Ihe staple
| food was To be the bread OF ihe country
| ,,i.i.b vas he prepared from the maniOc.
| which 5r Park said was sufficient 10 last
/ them for years. there were also ieit ll6
bales OF cloth, f0rty-siX LOADS oI Dieaus ana
| courics siXty-eight loads OF brass ana iron
! ,yirr. suf,icieut 10 have purchased provisions
! TO ist the rear column, eVt II AT yam uya,
! for three years.
! RESPONSIBILITIES DIVIDED.
For the officers left tweniy-iour boxes OF
| luropean provisions. and for medicanenis
there were three cases Oi nae dlclhe. ulNlucd
| the RESPONSIBILITIES, in my letter Of lnsttuc-
| lions os follows: II associate Mr.. j. >. Jane
son with YOU a present. In the ordinary du'
| / es If the defence ami conduct OF the CAM
or Of the march you see II rs undcl slood ina
| fhev are not 10 remain at Nambuya) there i
| only one chief, who il yourself; nut should
amy vital step be proposed 10 De taken, peg
YOU viii take the adYice ~ Mr jameson.
! And when Messrs. rrOupa and Ward 5re here
that is. ioin NOu-pray take them 10 your
! confidence. and let them speak freely their
! opinions
THE ADVANCE SETS OUT.
Having arranged everything that we
| Thought was essential for the conduct OF the
| rear column. we of the advance column
al out from Yambuya on June the
25. 1887 ana on Aueust - i99o, 30, 41Ii tha'
! Albert NyamZa in search OF the rear col
umn Of which 10 news mad Deen heard ahc
| on arriving at village ninety mles east
! from Nambua, we found the miserable rem
nant of II in the pitiabie state already de-
| scriDed.
TRoUP AND WARDS CRITICISM.
Messrs. Troup and Ward now criticise, with
great subtlety, my letter OF Instructions
| 1hev huye been so remarkably prolific in ar
/ guments to prove that never Intended them
/ Ia obey ANYTHING but what they di that
| must admit that their ingenuity 10 deceive
! themselves has succeeded IN enVeiOp-
| ing them in cloud OF moral Dllnd-
ness. from which they will never emerge un-
Mn the public voice is heard TO guide them
| into light Ny mild censure and expOstula-
! tions have not proved sufficient. The rellei
| commtttee's gentle and benevolent lnethous
have only plunged them deeper and deeper
| into these binding mists, and TO save them
| from their delusiOns, and AS warning u
! other young men placed in similar circum-
stances In the future, IL Is necessary Tor pun
| nc opinion To pronounce itself with no un-
| certain sound upon the facts 10 be presented.
DISPOSED TO MAGNASINITY.
am still disposed to he magnanimous,
and therefore / Will not paint their conduci
! nm the sinister colors | feel should be JUS
lined i'm using as the leader OF the expedition
| In Africa 1t might have been necessary ioi
me N such evoked constructions as lney
now use were, Systematically placed upon
| stmnle orders. 10 adopt severe measures ~
| connel Them 10 see truly what was intended
tHey should STE. But the journey Is now
| over. the calamities belong 10 Tue pest, ah,i
| there is no necessity for me 10 DE othei"lse
than dlspassiol ately just.
oBJECTg OF THE VOLUNTEERS.