. In darkest Africa; or, the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria . LEAF-BLADED PAUULE OF AVISIBBA. opportunities for foraging on the next day to the south-west of the creek. My little court had just sat downfor the inquiry, and a witness was relating his evidence,when the rifles were heard firing with unusual Stairs mustered some fifty men, and pro-ceeded on the double-quick to the river. Under theimpression that ninety breech-loaders were quite sufficientwe resumed the investigation, but as volley after volleyrang out, with continued cracking of scouts
. In darkest Africa; or, the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria . LEAF-BLADED PAUULE OF AVISIBBA. opportunities for foraging on the next day to the south-west of the creek. My little court had just sat downfor the inquiry, and a witness was relating his evidence,when the rifles were heard firing with unusual Stairs mustered some fifty men, and pro-ceeded on the double-quick to the river. Under theimpression that ninety breech-loaders were quite sufficientwe resumed the investigation, but as volley after volleyrang out, with continued cracking of scouts rifles, theDoctor, Nelson, and myself hastened to the scenewith a few more men. The first person I saw was. LIEUT. STAIRS WOUNDED BY A POISONED ARROW. Ill Lieutenant Stairs, with his shirt torn open, and blood iss?.streaming from an arrow-wound in the left breast, ^^; ^^about the region of the heart, and I heard a patter- ^*^ ing on the leaves around me, and caught a glimpseof arrows flying past. After consigning our poor friendto Parkes care I sought for information. There werenumbers of men crouching about, and firing in themost senseless fashion at some suspicious bushes acrossthe creek. There were certainly obstinate savageshidden behind them, but I failed to get a glimpse of creek I soon found lay between us. I was told thatas the boat was crossing the creek a body of natives hadsuddenly issued on the other side and shot their arrowsinto them; that surprised by the discharge they hadcrouched in the bottom of the boat to escape the arrows,and had paddled the boat back to the landing-placewith their hands. They had then picked up their riflesand blazed away at them. Simultaneousl
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