New-York tribune., 1890-05-21
SERPI PINTO'N EHPFDTTION
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MtKOLOLo REVOLT AND
THE INSULT r. THE BRITISH FLAG.

on the return Of Major s~rpa Pinto from Mozam
hignr o Lisbon where he w;l- elected Deputy 10 the
Chamber = oorrc~ pondcnt of LIud"pcndauoc Beige.
thc great International paper Of Brussels. had an
interview With him. and he report OF what h- sand
has Just reached here ON account OF the Congo Free
state. which is really dependency of Belgium. deep
interest fcl n African c,cute bv the Belgian pres.
rhc summarized narrative of Major ~crpa Pinto may
psove Interesting readers In this country. a- the
Dcl1gna I.N Railroad concession granted to
American Whose widow l. now claiming Justice at
the hand, - the Lisbon Government. through the
assistance - th" state Department At Washington.
-erps Piuto alrrndy hno8n an intrepid and in.
iclIl.r African explorer. received from the P"rtu
,uc,c Cabinet tie mission T." organize an expedition
with the vIcw pf surveying the ground for the build
ug ~ railroad around the rapids Of the 1ver shire.
hen IL ronr me land II IA. MakOloos one ~ me
prl-n.. districts. under the rule. or rather pro
iectpr,i". of Portugal. the expedition Vas suddenly
stopped ON j.. way. the Nakoloo, threatening 10 op
pose N foi,c auy further advan" According 10
Major >crpa Pinto. thc-o native, acted under the In
aucucc of British agents. and especially those OF The
Flautyrc Scotch mission. The Major had only 800
men armed with gum. and seeing the impc~,ibility
~ advancing MO - countr, raised against HIN, he
r,iis,crd his step, and returned ~ Qumanc. There
Dee rrol gani,od his escort. and with t.Ooo men he
started Inland On November II. I--g he reached
Mup.,,a, the pra-o Ma>-ng.ri. near the junction
- the Eu- and shire Rivers. Ou thai dhN he hHi
VITA hun an ad,auc" guard of ONLY 1000 men. 200
IN the len bank ~ the Shire aud 800 on the right
bank reinforced hy rntltug gun and one ledp.ecc.
Ihc English knowing that the Torfuguc," for,r- were
concentrate iu the f-eou. mcird the MahO"lo~ q"
attach the hr,t column before ne whole If the ~
p'ditron could hc Gathered together. The native,
obcy,d thr,s In.tigation, They numbered from
1900 to I4.OOO well armed rhcy d.
fcat"d and dispersed. and Major ~crpl Pinto con
ecuirard hi> iorcc, and captured Philoma. At the
Junction ~ The Rus and th" ~hir'. He had then six
eating gun and four nodplccc-. The natives had
show. therefore. for any resistance aud all the
Nakoolo district Was conquered again. with only The
los 81 ia Portuguese. while the African, lost 400
allied and wounded.
A. - the alleged Portuguese inSuit 10 the British
Tag. about which 80 much ha, been said here j. The
,o called British fag, simple cotton rag, d.
tfibit"d D., the L1hc COMPANY to The Nahololo> 90,
feiichcS which the power ~ tho Portugu'sr 'Ould
not withstand There attempt 10
present tn'-" rags "a Ni'0uu symbols or cmbicm'.
The Portuguese captured these flag bcca-r thr Maho
iuiO-. believing lu their supernatural power. had
placed them at tive head II their columns. Tie
natives. after The capture u these hag~ We're cor
,ln'cd 80 The u-ce,-urss Of their eiort> They made
their Suhul->on and rtIrncd 10 thcir agricultural
lsburS. which ihcy had interrupted. NdnN 81 them
iion. aud did rorl, for H. The campaign once ended
Major Scrpa Puio occupied all IN" ,r"gctical points
from the Sh.r" far tatunga. and then returned
10 Mozambique