Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . one part of the country, and there were those who firmly believed thatthe mysterious White Pasha was none other than Henry M. Stanley, andthat he had reached Emins capital, namely, Wadelai, and was nowireturning to the coast. On the 15th of December, however, came unex-pected news from the Red Sea Coast of Egypt that Emins territory hadteen captured by Arabs and that Emin himself and Stanle
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . one part of the country, and there were those who firmly believed thatthe mysterious White Pasha was none other than Henry M. Stanley, andthat he had reached Emins capital, namely, Wadelai, and was nowireturning to the coast. On the 15th of December, however, came unex-pected news from the Red Sea Coast of Egypt that Emins territory hadteen captured by Arabs and that Emin himself and Stanley had been 728 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. made prisoners. In proof of this, the following letter, which purportedto have been received from a Mahdist officer in the Soudan, was for-warded. The letter was as follows : In the name of the Great God, etc. This is from the least amongGods servants to his Master and Chief Khalifa, etc., We proceededwith the steamers and army. Reached the town Lado, where Emin,Mudir of Equator, is staying. We reached this place 5th Safar, must thank officers and men who made this conquest easy to usbefore our arrival. They caught Emin and a traveller staying with him,. EXPEDITION CROSSING A TEMPORARY BRIDGE. aud put both in chains. The officers and men refused to go to Egypt;with the Turks. Tewfik sent Emin one of the travellers, whose name isMr. Stanley. This Mr. Stanley brought with him a letter from Tewfik toEmin, dated 8th Jemal Aowal, 1304, No. 81, telling Emin to come withMr. Stanley, and gave the rest of the force the option to go to Cairo orremain. The force refused the Turkish orders, and gladly received found a great deal of feathers and ivory. I am sending with this, onboard the Bordain, the officers and chief clerk. I am also sending theletter which came to Emin from Tewfik, with the banners we took fromthe Turks. I heard that there is another traveller who came to Emin^ STANLEYS LAST GREAT EXPEDITION. 729 but I heard that he ret
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