Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-24
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II
The Lieutenant claims That stanley
sent -Barttelot Up the Congo with
the worst and Most RebeIlfous Men
I'm Camp.
LONDON, Dec. 23,-Jameson's diary viii
be published tomorrow. A preface Bit
terly attacks Mr. Stanley for making Jane
son the scapsgoat for all the trouble which
occurred and claims that it was due to Mr..
SANKEY'S own bad Judgment and neglect.
They also suggest that Messrs. Stanley and
Bonney are not telling the truth. The
cannibal episode asst appears in the diary
Is substantially identical with the account
of it contained in the letter to the Enin
committee. Mr.. Jameson adds to his
statement of facts: ri would never have
been such beast as to witness the act of
cannibalism, but was unable until the last
moment to bring myself to believe that 1t
was anything save ruse to get money out
of me-"
In his diary under date of April 9, 1887,
Lieutenant Jameson, dealing with the start
up the Congo, remarks that Stanley sent
Barttelot on with all the worst and most
rebellious men in the camp. This action
on the part of Stanley, says Jameson, was
a strange return for Barttelot's gratuitous
hard work. On the 10th Jameson COM
plains that Stanley rejects his advice to
give the sick period of rest, and compels
them to continue the march, with the re-
suit, j" he adds, ''that the camp regards me
as brute and Stanley as sort of guardian
angel" The diary is q record of the daily
progress and adventures of the expedition,
interspersed with disputes between STAN
ley and his followers. For instance, he
says, while marching to Nkalama, after or
dering that hundred lashes be given a
man for losing three boxes of ammunition,
Stanley accuses me of losing three boxes,
and said: "If this happens again we must
part" If this continues and Stanley re-
proaches me before the men shall not be
sorry when we do part.
The diary records that Stanley degraded
three chiefs, the best Jameson had ever
seen among the natives, and only released
them ON the intercession of Tppo lib. In
a letter to his wife Jameson shows that he
was becoming discouraged in his naturalist
pursuits. He says that with wealth of
available specimens unexamined in his ex-
perience he has no time to get anything.
s'An my lovely dreams are knocked on the
head. My whole time is employed in beat
ing and loading niggers-day after day the
same disgusting work" While at Leo
poldsville, he writes, they all had disa-
greeable moments with Stanley, but
LINK tHey are enuou luz Tic pfen-
emit. 'T cannot help admiring him
strength of will power in over
coming difficulties, but there are some
points in his character which it is impossi-
BILE to admire. Again when Stanley dis
cards his reserve he is most agreeable and
full of information" Under date of May
10 the following entry appears: "Alas for
my dreams of marching to Wadelai. Stan
ley tells me must remain in camp with
Barttelot." A few days later the writer
describes what he terms "the most dis
graceful growl ever heard between STAN
ley, Jephson and Stairs in reference to the
complaint of the Zanzibaris, whose word
Stanley takes in preference to that of his
officers" On June 6, having by his own
mistake lost the officers, steaming
to Aruwhim Stanley said if he
had failed to find the steamers he
would have treated us all as
deserters. He used hard and unfair
words, and appeared to distrust us. Ex-
cept myself, who was "seedy," the
officers have worked the hardest in the
most horrible swamps to procure wood.
This distrust sickens us and is frightfully
disheartening Being encamped at Yam
buya, Jameson again writes his wife. He
says sI cannot get over the disappoint-
ment of being left alone with Barttelot
Stanley left us seventy-six of the very
worst men, under one worthless chief.
The camp is pitched in frightfully damp
place" In numerous entries Jameson
expressed dislike for the neces-
sary fogging of sentries caught asleep
and sets forth the difficulty of suppress.
ing mutiny among the natives, who were
weary of waiting for Stanley. He de-
scribes stirring adventures on the journey
to Kassonga. On May 8, 1888, he records
the cannibal incident as already published.
In the final chapter he expresses deep sor-
row at hearing of the death of Barttelot,
and says: s"rhe closest friendship existed
between us. He was o straightforward,
honest gentleman, his fault being hasty
temper. He loved plain. straight forward
dealing too much even to get on well with
the Arabs. He hated their crafty, round
about manner and showed it and was dis
liked in turn. He was far too good man
to lose his life in this miserable way. God
knows what will do without him."