The story of Africa and its explorers . choly death. Thequestion of how far Major Barttelot was justi-fied in interpreting his instructions in thesense that he did, has, it is almost unnecessaryto remind the reader, been the subject of muchheated controversy, and the theme of quite alittle literature in itself. Mr. Stanley hasrepeatedly contended that Major Barttelot andhis companions were culpably negligent innot attendmg to the letter of the instructionswhich were left them. He blames them forapathy in remaining in Yambuya camp, and,for sending, after nine months stay at thatspot, Mr. Ward t
The story of Africa and its explorers . choly death. Thequestion of how far Major Barttelot was justi-fied in interpreting his instructions in thesense that he did, has, it is almost unnecessaryto remind the reader, been the subject of muchheated controversy, and the theme of quite alittle literature in itself. Mr. Stanley hasrepeatedly contended that Major Barttelot andhis companions were culpably negligent innot attendmg to the letter of the instructionswhich were left them. He blames them forapathy in remaining in Yambuya camp, and,for sending, after nine months stay at thatspot, Mr. Ward to the west coast to cable forinstructions to the Relief Committee, only toreceive as his reply a request to read theinstructions which they received from before he left them on his march tothe east. He, furthermore—somewhat un-reasonably, we think—considers that these3^oung and inexperienced officers ought not tohave so readily accepted the repeated promisesand prevarica-tions of TippooTib. But itmust be re-membered that. LANGO CHIEF. (From a Photograph iy B. Buchta.) without Tippoo Tib there was no possibility oftheir advancing with advantage from the camp 46 THE STORY OF AFRICA. where Mr. Stanley had left them. For withouta supply of porters the baggage could n6t becarried any great distance, or without a delaythat was out of the question, and withoutbaggage the party could not subsist. Indeed,there would have been little use for theirarriving on the shores of Albert Nyanzaunless as the guardians of the large supply ofstores which had been left in their charge. Again,though Mr. Stanleys instructions pro-vided for a move, it was to be made only intwo circumstances. The first of these was ifTippoo Tib should have sent the stipulatednumber of porters. The contingency of theArab Governor of Stanley Falls not sending anyporters at all was not even alluded to, such aneglect of duty never seeming to have enteredthe minds of any of the party. Indeed, itis remarkable^ i
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