STANLEY'S MARCH. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. HOMEWARD BOUND Zanzibar November 26.
Stanley, writing from Kavalli, stated that foily days' would enable Selim, Kmin Bey's clief lieuterant, to collect the remainder of the refugees at Wadelai. Stanley, fearing that Selim had secretly assembled seven hundred rebel soldier?, ordered that his ammunition should be seized. Stanley had decided to start on the return journey on April ioth, but the morLid indisposition of Emm and Casali caused Stanley to virtually coetce their followers to march. Two days later Stanley was taken iP, cused a halt, and the march was not lesumed until May 6 h. Regatding the treachery previously refeued to, Stanley writes thai prool has been obtained that Egyptian officers in the camp wete conspiring with S hm. A straight course was travelled from Albeit to Victoria N\an/.a. The prevalence of fever amongst the pail)' assumed dieadml proportions, and during July alone there were 141 either dead or missing. The patty had incessant conilict with hostile tribes Stanley states that he has discoveied Seniliki River, a splendid river; and Ruwezori, a snow-clad extinct volcano, 19,000 ft high; and Lake Albeit Edward N)anza, one of the Nile basins, Stanley encamped at Uzinga on August 1 7th. Stanley is indignant because only 600, instead of 10,000, left Wadelai with him, and he blames Em n for this remaikable falling oft in his following. Stanle} expects to be in England about the end of January.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 424, 30 November 1889, Page 5
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238STANLEY'S MARCH. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. HOMEWARD BOUND Zanzibar November 26. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 424, 30 November 1889, Page 5
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