ALETTER FROM H. M. STANLEY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue II, 29 November 1889, Page 2

ALETTER FROM H. M. STANLEY.

Mi' H M. Stanley, writinor to the Emm Bay Relief Commi tee, sa\3 that aft-r waiting at Ka^allai 44 days to ena'\e ' Se^ini, Etniii Bey's chief lieutenant, to 00l eet the re niainder of the refugees from Wade , Ifti, be begttn to fear that Se im was i secrw-ity nstiH;ubling a force of 700 1 rebel soldiers, with the object of ] seizin* his 'imrntmition. He the c- ] fore det'i'ltfd to start on the 10th ] ■> pvil Ju consequence of the mor- c bid indeci'.ion of Enin Bey an 1 ' Oasati to 'efive Kav.illai, Bt mley J says he w.\e compelled virtually to ,• :oerce tlelr foil wers to march, v Two days Ifcter Btanley was taken r ill, find i bat was made, and it was Jj lot until tin Bth of May that another g uarfc was mnde, althousfh Selim tried n iiard' to oltiin a furt er delay. _tl Proof «>t : Se im'3 treachery w.is after- c ?.Mrd discuv« reJ when Stanley « cer- _ :aiued Litat th«» officeis of the Egyp S i ;ian Jroop : n hia camp, who had ac- © somoanied Emm Bpy from Dufuila I v j ro «:ousi ring wi h Selim After £ ;h:) second stat from Kavallai, a n ;traig-!it couise wan travelled to Lake w fieioriw Nyanza 'I he paa r .y sufcvcVi S3\ r eely fcora fevers and incesnm !>>u€idtH With tho Wnraaiftraa.

of th* party were recorded aa dead and m ssing, . tanley describes the Seraliki as a splendid river, and he was able to ascertain that Mount Buwezori is a snow clad extinct, volcano, 1900 ft in height Heako discovered Lake A bert, Edward Nyanza, one of the Nile basins. The party encamped at "XJzmja "'on the 17th August. u>tanly expresses great indignation that only GOO instead of 10 000 le t Wadelai, and blames Emm Hey forn "i net i^g with greater prompi ude Stan ey, ie is expected wi 1 reach Englaud about the end of January.— Pres? As«ocia» tion. ' 1 ,