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In Darkest Africa (v. 1); Or, the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria
In Darkest Africa Or the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria - v. 1 Author:Henry Morton Stanley Volume: v. 1 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1890 Original Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons Subjects: Africa, Central Expeditions Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this b... more »ook you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER VL AT YAMBUYA. We land at Yambuya villages -- The Stanley leaves for Equator Station -- Fears regarding Major Barttelot and the Henril I teed -- Safe arrival -- Instructions to Major Barttelot and Mr. Jameson respecting the Rear Column -- Major Barttelot's doubts as to Tippu-Tib's good faith -- A long conversation with Major Barttelot -- Memorandum for the officers of the Advance Column -- Illness of Lieutenant Stairs -- Last night at Yambuya -- Statements as to our forces and accoutrements. We verenowover 1300 miles from the sea. Opposite to . IS87r us were the villages which we hoped, with the goodwill y'amimyi of the natives, to occupy temporarily as a depot for the men and stores left at Bolobo and Leopoldville, 125 men and about 600 porter-loads of impedimenta ; if not with the natives' goodwill by fair purchase of the privilege, then by force. On an exploring visit in 1883 I had attempted to conciliate them without any permanent result. We had a very serious object in view now. In prospective we saw only the distent ports of the Nile and the Albert Nyp. nza, defended by men ever casting anxious glances to every cardinal point of the compass, expectant of relief, as they must by this time be well informed by our couriers from Zanzibar; but between us and them was a broad region justly marked with whiteness on the best maps extant. Looking at that black wall of forest which had been a continuous bank of tall woods from Bolobo hitherto, except when disparted by the majestic streams pouring the...« less