. In darkest Africa; or, the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria . CAPTAIN NELSON Extract was of the choicest, and the packing of all wasexcellent. I need not enumerate what else was purchased. Fourexpeditions into Africa, with my old lists of miscellaneabefore me, enabled me to choose the various articles,and in Sir Francis de Winton and Captain Grant ElliottI had valuable assistants who would know what 40 IN DARKEST AFRICA. magazines to patronize, and who could check thedeliveries. Colonel Sir Francis de Winton was my successor onthe Congo, and he gave me gratuitously a
. In darkest Africa; or, the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria . CAPTAIN NELSON Extract was of the choicest, and the packing of all wasexcellent. I need not enumerate what else was purchased. Fourexpeditions into Africa, with my old lists of miscellaneabefore me, enabled me to choose the various articles,and in Sir Francis de Winton and Captain Grant ElliottI had valuable assistants who would know what 40 IN DARKEST AFRICA. magazines to patronize, and who could check thedeliveries. Colonel Sir Francis de Winton was my successor onthe Congo, and he gave me gratuitously and out ofpure friendship the benefit of his great experience, andhis masterly knowledge of business to assist me in the. LIEUTENANT STAIRS. despatch of the various businesses connected with theexpedition, especially in answering letters, and selectingout of the hundreds of eager applicants for membershipa few officers to form a staff. The first selected was Lieutenant W. Grant Stairs, ofthe Royal Engineers, who had applied by letter. Theconcise style and directness of the application appealed SELECTION OF MT OFFICERS. 41 strongly in his favour. We sent for him, and after ashort interview enlisted him on condition that he couldobtain leave of absence. Lord Wolseley kindly grantedleave. The next was Mr. William Bonny, who, having failedin his epistolary ventures on former expeditions, thought
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