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Show AFHICAXUa NI AM EY. FluhtluK His Wny TbroUL'li til Uouuti-y. Loudon, 17. The Telegraph publishes pub-lishes a diHpateh from Stanley, the African explorer, dated Embetbn in Gougo, weal coast of Africa, August 10th. H Btatea that he had completely com-pletely navigated Lualaba and succeeded suc-ceeded in proving it identical with the Congo river. Chicago, 17. The Tribune's New York special siya : Stanley's letters are dat.d Embetion, Congo river, August 10;b. After a lerrible jsurney through the heart of the Alrican continent, con-tinent, Stanley and his followers pushed acroas the country to the Sualuha, thence along the left bank of the river, pus-ting through north east Uskuna. He wat opposed at every step by hostile cannibal, who filled the woods aud poured tlightd nl poisoned arrows ou bia party, killing and fatai.y wounding many of his men from every tree aud rock. Tbe deadly missies winged their couruu aud the heavily-laden bearers fell dead under their loads. There wkb no cessation of fighting day or night. All efforts to appease the savages were unavailing. They would listen to no overtures, disregarded the signals sig-nals of friendship and refused gifts. There was only one way to escape, unless Stanley accepted the alternative alterna-tive of returuicg to Nyangwo and abandoning the work he had undertaken, under-taken, and that was louse his canoeH. With the Lady Alice as a lost reli-. ance and a good cover for the parly, Stanley cou eluded be would advance with a better prospect of Buccess. He found each day's advance a repy tion of the previous day'a struggle. It was desperate fighting throughout. While pushing down the river he was interrupted by a series of cataracts just north and south of the equator. In order to pass these he had to cut his way through thirteen miles ol dense forest and drag his eighteen cauoes and the Lady Alice overland. Three days later be came to the country of a powerful tribe whose wairiora were armed with muskeU. No sooner did the natives discover Stanley's approach than they manned fifty-four large canoes and put cfl from tbe river banks to attack him. He offered peace gifts, but the savages sav-ages refused to be reconciled, and the light went ou for twelve miles down the river. It was maintained by Stanley's followers with creat courage and was the last save one of thirty-two thirty-two battles since the expedition had left Nyangwo. The explorer writes: I make the expedition Irom Boma by steamer to Calinda and proceed tbence to St. Paul deScandi. |