The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-11-12
STANLEY'S SIDE OF 1T.
THE AFRICAN EXPLORER TELLS
HIS STORY.
Major Barttelofs Charges Against HIM
Answered and the Horrors Hintcd At by
the Explorer Fully ENplained-The story
of tho Fsted Roar Column-The Cannibal

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dent at the Everett House, in this city. This
afternoon, and from until O'Clock he told no
story OF the inner history Of the ill-fated rear
column, which story Mr.. Stanley gave i'm the
form OF q personal statement, personally signed.
Mr.. Stanley said "YOu must expect such at
taeks ms have been made on me aud many more,
becaNse know from conversations have had
with the surviving officers that many OF them
are very sore. Ny Barttelotts book begins IN
this way, and il Is no different 10 what others
say. ON page 2, Introductory chapter, Life and
Diaries OF Major Iarttelot.' Walter Bartts-
lot saws: Mr.. Stanley has said that
the rear column was wrecked by tho
irresolution OF It's officers neglect OF promises,
and indifference 10 written orders. 10 soldier
Of the Queen and gentleman. this is a serious
accusation and should not be allowed TO pass
IL Is on that tho book turns that is the
reason for the books existence That
tence, which Mr.. BarttelOt finds fault With, was
written in August, 1855 two days after meeting
Mr.. Bonny and the emaciated remnant of the
rear column, when l found l02 men alive out of
21l, and only one living English officer out OF
fve. On learning then the details OF what had
trans PRED l wrote that the irresolution OF the
officers, neglect OF their promises, aud inditfer
ence to the written order caused this awful col
lapse.
you ask me To Justify that censure which
has been the cause OF Barttelot's book.
ut is n very serious business, although can
quite understand that people should be an
swered, as / now propose To answer, In order 10
determine the truth. IL is absolutely inmate
rial To me what view the people take OF this
censure, as had enlisted all these men as my
officers and IL was only 10 me they owed loyalty
and obedience according TO their'contracts. L
am alone justified in reserying the right To con-
denim or 10 award praise. AT the same time,
everybody Is at liberty 10 express his or her
views on this conduct, but no one could posi-
bly, have the same interest as l have TO forget n
great many olfenses and gloss over many things
in order TO avoid scandal. Probably the best
way in order To satisfy any legitimate interest
in this question would he 90 tell the story OF the
rear column IA / heard IL at Yam6uya. and then
the public may understand the shocking effect
il had on me when Fastening to their relief l
was met by this awful revelation.
First as TO Major Barttelot himself In this
book, his diaries, on page 100, YOU will find the
following entry by Mr. BarttelOt: Benny and
l talked about our probable action in the event
of Stanley doing certain things expressed
myself openly ON page TO- under date OF Dec
6, Dir. Barttelot states After dinner Benny
and | walked again anu referred to our CONVEX
sation OF Nov "a / made n determination never
10 partake of Stanleys hospitality while out
here, as we have n private medicine chest.
Jameson, in reference to our conversation OF
Nov "a expressed his determination TO act as l
should aud also refuse Stanleys hospitality
Wondering what all this meant l asked Mr..
Bonny 70 be frank and say what IL all meant.
He replied Well sir Ma or Barttelot asked
me: Don't you think Stanley Is n Pritchard-a
poisoner" and added that he had heard that one
of your ways to leave Africa alone, SO that
no one would know what had transpired and
ne had heard the story OF your leaving an officer
in some part OF Africa and never going back for
him
Major Barttelot andof Mr.. Jauesou's clear com
prehension OF what had been limited at. IL
seems they had picked up skit from one OF
the irresponsible newspapers. saying II was odd
Stanley never returned nom AFRICA eN-
cept alone. 1 am told Major Barttelot
had expressed great curiosity 20 learn
the probable effect OF Il dose OF eva
caught testing Il on his tongue in order 70
certain whether its taste would be likely to be
detected in cup OF coffee. was told that the
person for whom this dose was intended
was Salim do Mohammed, the nephew
OF Tppu lib. l was told also that Major
Barttelot's life was twice saved by Mr. Bonny
Once because Major Barttelot had suddenly
seized II woman, who was passing near him,
and buried his tee h deep in her shoulder. 1
was told also. that frequently Major Barttelot
would cause his black followers TO shrink BE-
fore him 10y standing in their path, in front
Of the advancing natives, and grinning
like hend-that is the expression that
was used in describing IL 20 me
while he would at the same moment brandish
a long cypress staff that had upon il a sharp
steel point. He was reported 10 me 10 be often
running about the camp prodding his people
and then iourishing his stick and hitting iudis-
criminately without any apparent cause. 4
Nanyalna chief con planned 10 me that he had
been prodded sevent cen times in one day with
this steel-pOintod staff and that was two days
before Mai. Barttelot was killed by SanCa. The
little boy Sondi whose death have recorded in
In Darkest Africa, was little follow OF 10
years Mai Barttelot refers 70 him in Il gem
eral way rs clover little fellow. l have de-
scribed him in my book wise headed little
fellow. Well, Mai Barttelot vas irritated mt
this little boy one morning and kicked him. and
from the effects OF that kick the boy died. John
Henry, mission lad, was logged with 300 lashes
and died very soon after receiving them
a Soudanese soldier was placed on guard
while suffering the tuuuents Of hunger, and ne
stole piece OF the meat OF goat, for which he
was focged 80 lashes. He was sentenced TO
receive 800. but he could not stand that Mt
one timo they left of at / for him 20 recover
with the threat that he would receive the other
u 50 as soon as he was in tit condition Mean
time he was put under guard. one night he
broke away, took his rife, aud ran into the
bush. Search was made, and the next day
or two he caught tried, and sentenced TO
be shot, and the sentence was duly carried into
execution.
bars who had not been n victim OF this system
OF renorseless punishment. They bore their
wounds on back aud on limbs and OF course,
as Major Barttelot had sent the medicines away
down the river-two full cases-the means TO
alleviate them was wanting For the want OF
these medicines many of the mon died. Major
Barttelot told Mr.. Bonny. l am informed, thac
he recommended his brother Walter 10 look
after Mr.. Iroup his arrival in England in
order that Mr.. TrOup might not be tempted to
disclose what was going on AT Nambuya with
the rear column. am told that when the de-
serters from the advance column reached YAM
buya and told Major Barttelot the graphic tale
OF my being killed by seventeen arrows, he ex-
claimed Thank God, i shall be made Colonel
now That statement has been sworn TO by
person who heard it in the presence OF Wit
asoon after this Major Parttelot declared that
he had n project 20 undertake in connection
with Mr.. jameson TO pay for the goods undor
his charge and send the other three officers
home and start them on an expedition OF his
own. But he was kind enough, am told. TO
tell Mr. Bonnv conhdeItially that II ne cared to
ioin him and Mr.. jameson he might, and the
other two fellows could shift for themselves
meaning MIR Ward and Mr.. Troup. Another
project was that MAJOR Barttelot proposed TO
leave the surplus goods at : anlev Falls in
charge of Mr. Troup while he Major Bartteot)
and Mr.. jameson started on their own hook 70
explore.
Il am told that Mr. Troup applied TO Major
Barttelot for medicine while he was i'll and
BarJtelot refused 70 give 10 to him. / also heard
there were frequent quarrels among the officers
i'm the camp, and upon one occasion, on account
OF n protest from Mr.. Bonny Ma or Bnrttelot
ordered a guard OF Soudancse 10 arrest him. In
the log-boOk signed by MAJOR BarttelOt aud Dir.
Jameson there IL one record after another in
each days entry, how people were ill-treated by
Jogging going on day after day without any in
terIn ssion. He bought four slave chains from
Tippu Tib for. believe, G4s, in order TO put
these people in chains. IL is said that Major
Barttolot confessed 60 Mr.. Bonny that 81 many
OF the things done at Yumbuya we're known in
England he would be instantly dismissed from
the service. Upon which, it is said Mr.. Bonny
asked why did he commit these things. since he
knew they would disgrace him in the eyes OF
his countrynen.
NOW coming 10 the day OF the tragedy Major
Barttelot. during the hours that interviewed be.
tween July IL and the morning OF the 10Th. had