In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of EquatoriaStanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)
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In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; 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
Mr. Bonny and the Zanzibaris--The Zanzibaris’ complaints--Poison of
the Manioc--Conversations with Ferajji and Salim--We tell the rear
column of the rich plenty of the Nyanza--We wait for Tippu-Tib at
Bungangeta Island--Muster of our second journey to the Albert--Mr.
Jameson’s letter from Stanley Falls dated August 12th--The flotilla
of canoes starts--The Mariri rapids--Ugarrowwa and Salim bin
Mohammed visit me--Tippu-Tib, Major Barttelot, and the
carriers--Salim bin Mohammed--My answer to Tippu-Tib--Salim and the
Manyuema--The settlement of the Batundu--Small-pox among the Madi
carriers and the Manyuema--Two insane women--Two more Zanzibari
raiders slain--Breach of promises in the Expedition--The Ababua
tribe--Wasp Rapids--Ten of our men killed and eaten by
natives--Canoe accident at Manginni--Lakki’s raiding party at
Mambanga--Feruzi and the bush antelope--Our cook, Jabu, shot dead
by a poisoned arrow--Panga Falls--Further casualties by the
natives--Nejambi Rapids--The poisoned arrows--Mabengu
Rapids--Child-birth on the road--Our sick list--Native affection--A
tornado at Little Rapids--Mr. Bonny discovers the village of
Bavikai--Remarks about Malaria--Emin Pasha and mosquito
curtain--Encounter with the Bavikai natives--A cloud of moths at
Hippo Broads--Death of the boy Soudi--Incident at Avaiyabu--Result
of vaccinating the Zanzibaris--Zanzibari stung by
wasps--Misfortunes at Amiri Rapids--Our casualties--Collecting food
prior to march to Avatiko.
[Sidenote: 1888. Aug. 21. Bavabya.]
That uncanny concurrence of circumstances, illustrated by the contents
of the last chapter, was recalled to my mind again on the next morning
which dawned on us after the arrival of the advance column at Bavabya.
[Sidenote: 1888. Aug. 21. Forest.]
In Mr. Bonny’s entry in the log-book will be found mentioned that the
Soudanese and Zanzibaris mustered of their own accord to lay their
complaints before me. Mr. Bonny, in his official report, had stated it
was his intention, “under God’s help, to make the Expedition more
successful than it had been hitherto.” By his written report, and his
oral accounts, by the brave deliberation of his conduct during the
terrible hours of the 19th July, and by the touching fidelity to his
duties, as though every circumstance of his life was precisely what it
ought to be, Mr. Bonny had leaped at a bound, in my estimation, to a
most admiring height. I was sure, also, that Major Barttelot must have
discovered remarkable elements of power in him, which, unfortunately for
my credit, had been unseen by me. But no sooner had permission been
given to the men to speak, than I was amazed at finding himself
listening to a confession that the first day’s march to the eastward
under Mr. Bonny was to be the signal for his total abandonment by the
Zanzibaris.
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