CHAPTER XXX. 



Stanley Leaves the Kagera, Hirer — Encamps at MdJamvo — Danger from the 

 Natives — Arrival at Alice Island — Encounter with Natives at Bamhireh — 

 Storm on the Lake — Complete Exploration of the Victoria Nyanza — Embassy 

 from King Hwoma — Ukerewe — Camp at Usuhuma — Chastisement of the 

 Bamhireh People — March across Uganda — The Gambaragara Mountain and 

 its White People — Journey to the Albert Nyanza — Visit to King Eumanihah 

 — The Kagera River — Hot Springs of Mlagaia — Arrival in Western Unyam- 

 ivezi — Letters from Francis John Pococlc. 



AFTER a long silence, which was occasioning some anxiety to his friends 

 and such persons as are interested in African exploration, tidings were 

 again heard from Stanley, in August, 1876. A series of letters arrived from 

 him, and were published in the " Daily Telegraph." They were introduced 

 by the following leader, which appeared in the issue of that paper for August 

 7th :— 



" This morning we are enabled to submit to public perusal the first por- 

 tion of the despatches received from the leader of the New African Expedition; 

 and, although it is his later communications which contain the principal dis- 

 coveries made by Mr. Stanley, these will not fail to be read with the liveliest 

 interest. Few travellers have united the gift of animated narrative with such 

 courage, resource, and self-reliance, as our joint Commisioner has shown at 

 every stage of his remarkable journey ; and we think it may be safely said 

 that letters more picturesque, stirring, and absorbing, were never sent home 

 by an explorer. In point of date, the despatch this morning published goes 

 back beyond the latest intelligence heretofore received from Mr. Stanley. 

 We printed last November the highly interesting account of his sojourn at 

 Bang Mtesa's capital, and heard of him as starting thence to complete the 

 survey of the Victoria Nyanza, which he had been the first to navigate. A 

 letter sent from Kagehyi in June of 1875 showed that he had arrived at his 

 southern campi after great dangers, but he had then no time to relate them, 

 and the brief despatch thus forwarded was the last and only tidings we had 

 received during the whole past year. A generous solicitude was expressed 

 about this long silence by Sir Henry Rawlinson in his recent address at the 

 Royal Geographical Society, and we ourselves were becoming somewhat anxi- 



