The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12
TOLD By COMMERCIAL AGENT MoHUM.
Thrilling Experiences Of One Of Uncle Sans
Representatives. In Africa.
From The Huntington Ereninq s ar.

Mr.. Dorsey MShun. United States CONNER
eia agent t,, IT Bona Gong9 Free state has
on the subject OF the African slave trade. in
which no gives details OF cannibalism and other
al this RS
thor sa lifelong resident Of this city. He is
the only representative OF this Government in
sent there with a view Of advancing the com
mercial interests Of the United States and in
cidcntnliy to invest igate tho slave trade.
In order to gain IA clear insight into the
whole matter Mr.. Mohun attached himself to
the expedition which was sent out By the
mand OF n. ChaItin. TRis expedition. noth in
point Of strength and from the results which it
ever sent against the Arabs and practically
gave the slave trade in the Congo country its
River region the stronghold OF the slave trad
ers. and after considerable heavy lighting and
and fever. succeeded in breaking up several OF
the most noted band 3. whose operations had
terrorized tho entire locality.
The expedition started from Basoko. on the
Congo River. in the BruXelles. u Government
steamer. and eventually reached stanley Falls
The United states officer did not Join it until
lying country. He caught the steamer on its
Commandant Chnltin. He found that the Of
ilcer had been most successful. defeating the
Of %Reh Of
I.2OO houses. From that point tho expedition
sailed for Eenakam a where et It was re9rGan-
Then began the stirring and exciting ndven-
lures WHICH lasted until the obIec: Of tho ex.
petition had been accomplish Evidences
Of inhuman cruelty on the part Of the slave
traders were encountered.
grewsome 81 ght greeted tho expedition The
chief Of that district. boing an ally OF the
Arabs, had placed directly across the road a
CHASTITY harriclde OF sixteen newly severed
heads. The natives had fed. however. and
the town was deserted save Tor these grizzly
tho expedition pushed on. and on March %
was stopped by An impossible stream. scouts
with tho news that a large body Of Arabs was
away. These wero tho first slave dealers who
had been encountered and the force was i'm
mediately placed in position tor an attack.
The Arabs had not discovered tho presence
had was shell from the field piece which
dropped into their camp After several hours
S hi n upon SHr0 esossne !S oysr the the odi
showed tho yici"rs that some eady work lad
I" remiH S their dead Il possible, M,% ,,ihe
and were ordered to push on to Rita liiba. ns
Gred S p nf Five sr %un
Ing OF tho approach Of tho eYpcdiion.
This detachment Mr. Mohun. accompanied.
6u on the 'Gma Inc ina P WSs
another bit Of Arab pleasantly in the shape OF |
two right hands Of white men men c naiicd to ne |
Mohun expresses tho belief that hey were |
those Of Messrs. Michaels and MOL cSHc, who |
were murdered there the week before. IL ~
tho intention OF Il. ihaltin to destroy these
ness. and tho detachment mafchch away IN |
tho light Of the flames which assembled from
the village and returned to tho main iuIr".
SMALLPOX had made It's appearance nm hg
the men. and on IT," EcHt day all Of IN" sick
were sent back 20 icnehamha under guard;
Ihe expedition followed u few days later and
reached tho steamer on May .. taking three
days to make the home Journey when had
consumed nine days in going. Tho N,rhes on
the road going back. according 70 Mr. MohunS
dissertations were appalling. The lead from
the sick column lined the WAY. and occasiun-
nIly a corpse wuuli TO stumbled over as II lay
cnnceaad in the high grass, ogr"Nt was the
mortality that upon reaching BrLnkamhA II
was found that lui persons had died in less
thHn two weeks. w
Tile attic which ended the expedition was
fought At stanley Falls. Tho soldiers were In
two detarhmen,s under cover - the fire from
the cannon on tho steamer one detachment
carried the factory at the point of The bayonct.
aud Tor IA whllo there was hot work Ine 10
treating Arabs wero pursued to tho village.
which tho soldiers took. The other detach-
ment on the right hank OF the river had gall
lunty captured another town, killing the chief
and heyonty-iiye Of his men. The defeat and
rout OF the Arabs was complete and the |
slaughter from the rifles of the soldiers was
fearful. After this disastrous defeat many OF