, 1890-11-26

at Yambuya with the scum of the force which
had been gathered for the Expedition. We
had five officers. 200 Zanzibar porters, forty
four Soudanese soldiers, and 2 Somalis. All
the able bodied men were with him, and only
the sick and disabled were left behind with us.
He also left written instructions for our weak
and disabled force to carry 700 loads over the
route which he had taken himself, and over
which it was almost impossible for his unen-
numbered and healthy force to travel. And
yet he left orders for our small force to trans
port 700 loads over the same ground. In that
country vegetation is rapid, and in two months
the pathway he had cut was entirely choked
up. Mr.. Stanley's orders were conditional.
He left Major Barttelot in charge, with lnstruc-
tons to push ahead if Tippoo lib furnished 600
porterS as promised. If this help did not
come, the Major was to take short marches
and retrace his steps until all the baggage was
transferred. If the force was not strong
enough to do that, the Major had the option
of remaining in camp until SANKEY'S return,
which had been placed at FIVE months ahead.
Major Barttelot saw at once that he could do
nothing until..the promised endorsements
came, so he decided to remain in camp. Stan
ley left Yambuya on June %, 1887, and ne
was expected to return in November at the
latest, He said his destination was 800 miles
away as the crow flies.
His long, disastrous expedition through an
unknown country is now a matter OF history.
IF he had waited he would have received dI-
r~ections for taking q direct route through
an easy country, and all the fatalities that
attended his march might have been avoid
ed"
After some further criticisms, Lieutenant
o PV--.- --oonol. GTUo LOFT in aonn Af
Yambuva waiting the reinforcements promised
by Tippoo lib, but they did not come. Month
after month passed without outside help.
Our men were dying right and left, Some
deserted. disease killed over 100, and those
remaining were 30 weakened that they could
hardly drag themselves about, to say nothing
of the loads, Finally, on June IL, 1883, Tip
poo lib sent 400 acknowledgements
were induced to come through promises OF
much larger rewards than those offered by
Stanley OF arranged by Jameson. The porters
were insolent and careless, and evidently did
not care what became Of our party. They had
ts I'M their power, and acted accordingly.
They refused to work under English officers,
for thew said they had seen what treatment
the natives had received, and they did not
want TO be treated similarly.
Il know this implies brutality, but it is
necessary to remember that any discipline Is
distasteful to the natives. They saw some
things that ought not to have occurred, but
still no worse than Stanley himself committed.
II was not present when Major Barttelot
was shot, but / was told all that occurred.
The Major heard the tom-toms and jumped
from his bed, exclaiming that he had given
orders that there should be no noise in the
camp at night. Mr.. Benny tried to hold him
back, but he threw him aside, and, grabbing
athick stick which he always carried, ran out
and approached the group of natives A woman
was beating the tom-tom. Major Barttelot.
raised his club as if to strike. The woman's
husband saw the movement, and, raising his
gun fred point blank into the Majors breast.
1t was ct such short range that the Majors
clothes were burned by the powder He died
almost Immediately. The camp was quickly
. in an uproar, the natives selling arms and
whatever else they could lay their hands on
and disappearing in the jungle.
All this occurred on July 10, 1888. Jane
son, who was ahead with the porters, brought
The expedition back into camp, and we then
waited for SANKEY'S return.-Ibtd.