. The story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition [microform] . Explorers; Birds; Insects; Explorateurs; Oiseaux; Insectes. I)/A in'. 339 Jul// 22nd, Stiniluj/.—(iot away an lioiir aftcM* daybroak, and ivaclunl Unaria an liour lu'l'oic siins(«t, ovor twenty miles of tlie very worst road I have ever seen in any country. Fonr of tlie natives ran away dnrin*; a heavy storm last ni^lit. On n»y arrival I fonnd all qniet, only Honny and tlie /anzil)aris with tin* Sojidanese ocenpying the villa<;e, and two or three of the head muniaparas of the Manyenias, with their men, camped on
. The story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition [microform] . Explorers; Birds; Insects; Explorateurs; Oiseaux; Insectes. I)/A in'. 339 Jul// 22nd, Stiniluj/.—(iot away an lioiir aftcM* daybroak, and ivaclunl Unaria an liour lu'l'oic siins(«t, ovor twenty miles of tlie very worst road I have ever seen in any country. Fonr of tlie natives ran away dnrin*; a heavy storm last ni^lit. On n»y arrival I fonnd all qniet, only Honny and tlie /anzil)aris with tin* Sojidanese ocenpying the villa<;e, and two or three of the head muniaparas of the Manyenias, with their men, camped ontside tlie vill:ijj;o. Bonny had done* all that a man eould do nnder very trying circnmstanees. 1 le had nu-overed ahont three hundred of the loads carried by the Manyemas, and had succeeded in (iiiieting those of them who remained. It apiH^nrs that just at daybreak, on tlu^ morning of the 1 Uth, one of thff Manyemas camped in the village close to this house began to beat his drum and sing, which is their constant practice, although an unpleasant one. Harttelot had l)eeii annoyed by the same noise early in the night, hctween 9 and 10 o'clock, and had sent his boy Sudi to them, when they liad ceased. lie sent his boy again in the morning, when loud murmurs were heard, and two guns w ere fired off in the air. I le then jumped out of bed, taking his revolver, and went out of the house, although Bonny tried to persuade him not to do so. Immediately afterwards a shot was fired, and shouts were heard that the Major was killed. A fearful scene t' panic then followed. Bonny went out and could not find a Zanzibar!; called for Muni Somai, who did not appear; ordered the Soudanese to follow him, but tliev stood to arms, and refused to follow. Then bonny went towards the spot where the shot had been fired, Ghana, the Somali, and Omaha, the Soudanese officer, following him. He proceeded until he came to the body of Major Barttelot, which was lying face upwards, Avith one hand under the
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