STANLEY AND EMIN BEY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1976, 30 November 1889, Page 1

STANLEY AND EMIN BEY.

London, Nov. 27. Stanley,, writing to the Emin Bey Relief Committee, says that after waft, iog at Kavallai forty-four days to enable Selim, Emin Bey’s chief lieutenant, to collect the remainder of the refugees from Wadelvi, he began to fear , that Selim was secretly assembling a force of seven hundred rebel soldiers, with the object of seizing his ammunition. He, therefore, decided to start on the 10th April. In, consequence of the morbid indecision of Emin Bey and Oasato to leave , Kavallai, Stanley says be was compelled eventually to coerce their followers to march. Two,days later Stanley was taken ill, and a halt was made, land it was not until the Bth May that another start was made, although Selim tried hard to obtain a further delay. Proof of Selim’s treachery was aftarwards:disooverrd, when Stanley ascertained that officers of Egyptian troops in bis camp, who had accompanied Emin Bey from Dufuila, were conspiring with Salim. After a second start from Kavallai a straight course was travelled to Lake Victoria , Nyanza. The party suffered severely from fevers. and incessant conflicts with Warausado. During ; the month of July alone 141 of the party were dead and missing. Stanley; describes the Semliki as a splendid river, end he was able to ascertain that Mount Ruawerzri is a onowdad extinct volcano 1900 ft in height. He also discovered Lake Albert Edward Nyanza, one of the Nile basins. The party encamped at Nzinja on the 17th August, Stanley expressed great indignation that only 600, instead of 10,000, left Wadelai, and blames Emin Bey for not acting with greater promptitude. Stanley, it is expected, will reach England about the end of January.