. Stanley and the white heroes in Africa; being an edition from Mr. Stanley's late personal writings on the Emin Pasha relief expedition ... ed to fight. But theywere unable to maintain that courageous behavior then moved up from the left, and attacked with hismusketeers the Wavuma on the right, riddling their canoes,and making matters specially hot for them in that quarter. ** The Wavuma, seeing matters approaching a crisis, and not wishing to die tamely, manned their canoes, and a hundred and ninetj^-six dashed impetuously, as at first, from the rushes of Ingira with shrill loud
. Stanley and the white heroes in Africa; being an edition from Mr. Stanley's late personal writings on the Emin Pasha relief expedition ... ed to fight. But theywere unable to maintain that courageous behavior then moved up from the left, and attacked with hismusketeers the Wavuma on the right, riddling their canoes,and making matters specially hot for them in that quarter. ** The Wavuma, seeing matters approaching a crisis, and not wishing to die tamely, manned their canoes, and a hundred and ninetj^-six dashed impetuously, as at first, from the rushes of Ingira with shrill loud yells, and the Waganda lines moved backward to the center of the channel, where they bravely and coolly maintained their position. As the center of the Uganda line parted in front of the causeway, and disclosed the hotly advancing enemy. Tori aimed the howitzers and fired at a group of about twenty canoes, completely shattering more than half of them, and re-loading one quickly, he discharged several bolts of iron three inches long among them with terrible effect. Before this cool bearing of the Waganda, the Wavuma retired to their35. STANLEY CROSSES THE DARK CONTINENT. 549 island again, and we saw numbers of canoes discharging theirdead and wounded; and the Waganda were summoned to theNakaranga shore to receive the congratulations of the empe-ror and the applause of the vast multitude. Mtesa went downto the waters edge to express his satisfaction at their be-havior. Go at them again, said he, and show them what fightingis. * And the line of battle was again formed, and again theWavunia darted from the cover of the reeds and water-cane withthe swiftness of hungry sharks, beating the water into foamwith their paddles, and rending the air with their fearful was one of the most exciting and animating scenes Iever beheld; but, owing to the terror of the stake with whichtheir dread monarch had threatened them, the Waganda dis-tinguished themselves for coolness and method,
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