STANLEY AND EMIN BEY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1975, 28 November 1889, Page 1

STANLEY AND EMIN BEY.

London, Nov. 25. A despatch has been received from Stanley, dated Kaffuro, August sth, 18S9, in which hia journey to the relief of Emin Bey is described. Stanley says that after rescuing the remnant of his rear column he started for the rendezvous at Kavalli, and met with terrible privations on the journey. His following was decimated by smallpox, and for eight days his party was in a state of almost absolute starvation. Twenty-one died before he reached one of their forts. After resting at the fort the march to Kayalli was resumed, and that place was reached on the 18th of January. Here a letter from Jepbson awaited him, which confirmed the news he had received at Lake Albert, Nyanza, that Brain’s troops, at the instigation of their officers at Dufailli, bad revolted in the month of August. .Previous to that Emin Bey had been made a close prisoner, and had subsequently been rescued. In the conflict 1500 Madhists had been captured, and the rebels, seized with pan'c, fled. Many of their officers were killed. Jepbson said that Emin was undecided as to whether he should return, and to this Stanley returned an answer that he should return at once, and intimated he could not wait long. Jephson reached Kavalli on February 6th, Emin Bey arriving a week later. A private letter from Stanley says th»t on the return journey he lay at the point of death for 2S days. Later. It appears that there was no truth in the report which reached Stailey that Emin Bey was made prisoner in August, but when the troops of the Equatorial Province revolted, and the Mabdists invaded the district, the rebels captured but immediately released Emin Bey, who never fell into the hands of the Mahdiats.