NEWS OF STANLEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9423, 22 July 1889, Page 5

NEWS OF STANLEY.

.MARCH TO THE VICTORIA NYANZA. A lktter has been received at Zanzibar from Usuri, south-southeast of Victoria Nyanza, and dated December 2, states that Stanley had arrived at Usuri, had stayed there for a short time and returned to Victoria Nyanza. He left behind him fifty-six men, owing to sickness, and forty-six rifles. Most of the sick eventually dieil. A short time after Mr. Mitchell arrived there and took away the lilies, it was shortly after reported that Mr. Stanley had sustained a heavy loss of men, owing to sickness and the lack of provisions. Finally Mr. .Stanley arrived, and said that Eiiiin Pasha is at Unyara, fifteen days distant. Mr. Stanley took away everything and returned to Kmin Pasha, giving the writer a letter to take personally to Agent-Ueneral Sir Francis de Winton, the great authority on African exploration, win) writes-—"The telegram just received via Zanzibar jrives news of Stanley up to December 2nd iast. He was then at Usuri, at the southeast end of Lake Victoria Nyanza, having left F,inlu at Unyara, which is situated in the district of Kavirondo, at the northeast corner of the lake. 1 ' A QUKSTION OF DATES. " It should be remembered that Stanley left his cam]i at Hoiialya, on tho Aruwimi, on the 4th of September, 11<S3, and, as it would appear an impossibility for the journey from Honalyu to Usuri to be accomplished in eighty-two days—i.e., from the 4th of September to the 2nd of December, some mistake lias been made as regards this date. It is quite possible for the messenger who brought the news to have left Usuri in the middle of February, and reached Zanzibar on the 10th of June. " The allusion to Mr. Mitchell is also what puzzling. At present the white meii with Mr. .Stanley are Lieutenant Stairs, Messrs. Nelson, Monteney, Jephson, Dr. Parlies and Mr. Bonny, besides Mr. Stanley's servant, and the only other white men in that part of Africa are Eihin Pasha and Captain Uasati. ' Nelson' might, however become 1 Mitchell,' in passing into native vernacular and then pack again into English."

PROBABLE MOVEMENTS. " From the direction Mr. .Stanley is taking it would appear that he is making for Insalala, at the south end of the lake, where a large depot of provisions was deposited more than a year ago, and as he would have the advantage of water carriage to take his caravan from Uryara to the Kagheyi missionary station at the south end of the lake, it is to be hoped that he lias for some time been in possession of Mb stores, so that the main difficulties of his enterprise have been successfully overcome. "Should my surmise that he arrived at Usuri about the 2nd of February, in place of the '2nd of December, be correct, and that he lias since pushed on to Kagheyi, at the south end of the lake, we may soon have further news, in addition to the letter given to the trader of Usuri who forwards this message, and who is bringing a letter himself to Zanzibar."