In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of EquatoriaStanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)
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In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria
Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)
Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Emin Pasha, 1840-1892
_Dr._
To having caused the starvation to death between the }
Lenda River and Ibwiri of 67 men: because we had }
crossed that river with 271 men--and in camp with } 67
those due here shortly there were only 175, and 28 }
inclusive of Captain Nelson and Dr. Parke--therefore }
loss of men. }
To 27 men at Ipoto too feeble to travel, many of whom
will not recover.
To spearing to death Mufta Mazinga. 1
To flogging one man to death. 1
To flogging Ami, a Zanzibari, 200 lashes.
To attempting to starve Captain Nelson and Dr. Parke.
To instigating robbery of two boxes of ammunition.
To receiving thirty stolen Remington rifles.
To various oppressions of Zanzibaris.
To compelling Sarboko to work as their slave.
To various insults to Captain Nelson and Dr. Parke.
To devastating 44,000 square miles of territory.
To butchery of several thousands of natives.
To enslaving several hundreds of women and children.
To theft of 200 tusks of ivory between May, 1887, and
October, 1887.
To many murders, raids, crimes, devastations past, present
and prospective.
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To deaths of Zanzibaris 69
To mischiefs incalculable!
During the afternoon of the 17th we experienced once again the evils
attending our connection with the Manyuema. All Ibwiri and neighbouring
districts were in arms against us. The first declaration of their
hostilities took place when a man named Simba proceeded to the stream
close to the camp to draw water, and received an arrow in the abdomen.
Realizing from our anxious faces the fatal nature of the wound, he cried
out his "Buryani brothers!" and soon after, being taken into his hut,
loaded a Remington rifle near him, and made a ghastly wreck of features
that were once jovial, and not uncomely.
The reflections of the Zanzibaris on the suicide were curious, and best
expressed by Sali, the tent boy.
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