The New York Herald Newspaper, August 9, 1876, Page 5

WEW YORK SUPPLEMENT, CABLE NEWS From All Parts of the Old World. THE TURCO-SERVIAN WAR. The Timok Valley Deserted by the Servians. wERVIA’S HOPES. Genany’s Attitude on Eastern Question. the THE BULGARIAN ATROCITIES. Negotiations for an Armistice in Progress. ROUMANIA’S POSITION. The British Parliament and the Bulgarian Outrages. WAR IN THE EAST. {SHE TIMOK VALLEY IN THE POSSESSION OF THE ‘TURES—TERRIFIED SERVIANS FLEEING BEFORE THE INVADING ARMY—SCENES OF DEVASTATION AND RUIN—SERVIA’S LAST HOPE—THE KEY TO THE MORAVA VALLEY THE LAST sSTRONG- HOLD OF THE INSURGENTS. [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] SEMLIN, August 8, 1876. I have just returned to Belgrade aiter a tour along the southeastern frontier of Servia, and send my despatches to Semlin for transmission bypwire via London. During my journey I visited Alexinatz, Kniazevac and the district of Saitschar. THE PRESENT SITUATION. Knitazevac has been captured by the Turks, who entered Servia through the defiles of Gramada, giving the invading army complete control of the valley of the Timok. SAITSCHAR EVACUATED. General Leschjanin, whose forces were centred at Saitschar, fearing that his line of communication would be cut off, has evacuated that city and Kniazevac, and fallen back into the impregnable Gefiles through which are the only two routes that lead to the valley of the Morava. Having ariven the Servians from the valley of the ‘Timok {t will be necessary for the Turks to invade and subjugate the Morava Valley before they may claim complete success. In view of this fact the oc- cupation by the insurgents of the only two routes leading into the valley of the Morava is very im- portant. FLEEING FROM THE TURKS. The roads lead over a succession of wooded mountains, and are now encumbered by thousands of emigrant wagons conveying the terrified inhabit- ants of the invaded districts beyond the reach of the cruel Turks. The larger number of those on the Toads are old men, women and children, who come from all directions. The news of the doings of the Turks in Bulgaria and the traditional brutality and inhumanity of the Musselmans have struck terror into the hearts of the people, who know they will have no quarter 1n the event of falling into the hands Of the invader:. SEVERAL VILLAGES BURNED. I have secn the ruins of several burned villages during my trip. I was at the first battle of Knaja- zevac, and also witnessed the bombardment of Saitschar. HOPE -FOR SERVIA STILT. The situation is not altogether hopeless for Ser- via, for the defiles on the approaches to the Morava Valley, which they now occupy, are well fortified, and a powerful resistance may meet the invaders. SERVIA SUING FOR MEDIATION—FAILURE OF HER WAR LOAN IN THE RUSSIAN MARKET. Lonvox, August 8, 1876. The Pall Mall Gazette’s Berlin despateh has the tol- lowing ;—‘The National Zeitung says Servia, despair- ing of a saccessful issue of the war, has requested the Powers to mediate in favor of peace. Servia's attempt to raise a war loan in Rassia bas proved to be a failure,” GENERAL LESCHJANIN ABANDONS SAITSCHAR, A despatch to Reuter’s Telegraph Company from Constantinople says private teleerams from Widden, dated yesterday, announced that in consequence of the capture of Gurgusovatz the Servian General Lesch- janin had abandoned Saitsenar and marched to join General Tchornayefl. The Turks occupied Saitchar ‘unopposed. PRIMR MINISTER RISTICS RETURNS TO BEI- GRADE—ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY RUSSIAN OFFICERS AND SURGEONS TO ABRIVE AT BELGRADE. Betcrapg, August 8, 1876. M. Ristics, the Prime Minister, returned here last wight. Thr police have given instructions for the accommo- dation of the Rassian sargeons and officers, TURERY REFUSES TO ADMIT OF MEDIATION IN THE CASE OF SERVIA—PRINCE MILAN TO BE SUPERSEDED. Viuwxa, August 8, 1876, The Tagblatt says Turkey will admit tho intervon- tion of the Powers in the case of Montenegro, but will fefuse in that of Servia. A XEW PRINCE TO NE ELECTED INSTEAD OF MitAN, After occupying Belgrade Turkey will order the Skuptschina to elect a new prince. : THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT AND THE BUL- GABIAN ATROCITIRS. Loxpon, August 8, 1876 There was an animated debate in the House of Com- mons last night, on the Bulgarian atrocities. The Times to-day, na leading article, says:—“Once more the massacres in Bulgaria have occupied the at- tention of the House of Commons, Ina few days the members wil! have feparated; bat for this, we might expect aseries of debates, in comparison with which that of last might would be gentle and subdued in tone, for there can be little doubt that weare on the verge of revelations surpassing anything the imagination of civilized man could have conceived, BARRARITIES BRYOND PARALLIL. «The barbaritics of the Tartar conquerors, the wild and senseless destruction of humen lite which the modern stadents of history have been disposed to look upon as fabnious, find a parallel in the deeds perpe- trated within the last few weoks ata few days’ journey from our own shores. In our own age we must torn to Asbantee or Dahomey for anything similar to the ghastly spectacle now presented by a Turkish prov BEM, WOMRE, AFD CHILDREN SLAUGHTERED BY THOU. Banpe, “assorting 1@ the ‘esilmeny, of which there | can be no reasonable doubt, the helpless in- habitants of the district about Tartar Bazard- jie and Philippoly, men, women aud chil dren, have been siaughtoréd by thousands, and their towns and vrilages utterly destroyed. It seems likely that those whom humane incredulity has led to suppose that the accounts were exaggerated will bave to abandon that supposition, The testimony of eye witnesses and the admissions of a memver of the British Embassy charged with the investigation of these massacres give reason to believe that there has been nothing less than a general massacre of the population against which the Turkish government let loose its bands. ‘a TURKISH OFFICERS DETAILED POR THE WORK. “Furthermore, there is the strongest evidence that these atrocities have not been the work wholly or even principally of the Circassian settlers, but of the Turk- ish irregular troops, commanded by duly appointed officers, sent into tho country expressly to strike terror into the population. PROTESTS AGAINST KNGLAND'S INDIFFERENCE. “What passed last night in the House of Commons shows the astonishment and horror these deeds have aroused, Mr. George Anderson, liberal member from Glasgow, introduced the subject, and one member after another roso to express his indignation and to protest against the attitude of indifference on the part of the British government, and still more against the tone of apology which has been detected in the official communications, “Hon, Robert Bourke, one ot the Under Secretaries for the Foreign Department, assured the House that the Premier was not disposed to treat the subject with levity, but on the contrary would give it his anxious consideration. ‘It was incumbent om him not to say aword without the gravest circumspection until ho had ascertained the exact truth; but tf the atrocities turred out to be true no man would more sternly vin- dicate humanity. BXAGGERATION XO LONGER & VALID PLEA FOR INACTION. “Then the old plea of exaggeration was put in once more, and the newspaper correspondents were taken to tusk as persons satisflea with a very smali amount of evidence and who took a great deal of their infor- mation secondhand. We may ventere to suggost to to the official speakers that with respect to this busi- ness the time ts past when this style of apology will have any effect. “Mr. Bourke read a despatch from Mr. Baring, one of the Secretaries to the British Legation at Constanti- nopie, dated July 22, at the outset of the inquiry, in which he estimates the number of victims. ‘Till Lhave visited the villages I hardly dare speak,’ says Mr. Bar- ing. But my private opinion, which I trust hereafter to be able to modify, is that about 12,000 Bulgarians have perished.’ We ehall see shortly in what direction Mr, Baring’s opinion will be modified, but we fear that, if with the propossessions prevalent at the Embassy it should be antictpated that the killed amount to 12,000, they are likely to surpass very much that num- ber. “With respect to Mr. Bourke's defence of Mr. Dis- raeli and Sir Henry Elliot, the British Ambassador at Constantinople, we desire to speak with measure and with due respect for their official obligations, but when the Under Secretary takes it upon himself to re- uke a member forthe opinion that Mr. Disraeli had treated the subject with levity, and when ne says that such an expression did not cxist in the minds of any of the members except those who had just addressed the House, we must beg leave to tell him that his tone isa little too confident. It is time that the govern- ment should be made aware that the more worthy part of Enghnd’s society was deeply pained by the frivolity of the Minister’s speech, as well as by hi evident desire to dismiss or excuse what bad hap- pened. LET MR. DISRAELI EXPLAIN, “If these massacres bear any proportion to the state- ments which have been made and which secm likely to be confirmed, the Ambassador’s communication to the government will require some explanation. It is inconceivable that an Ambassador should not have been able to obtain Information of events at a few hours’ distance trom Constantinople, and of which numbers of people at that capital had more or less knowledge. Yet, two months alter their occurrence we find him writing in a style which might make anyone in Eng- land believe that there were serious doubts as to the character and proportion of the affair, When the in- quiry, which we are happy to know is not boing prose- cuted by official investigation alove, has come to a conclusion, we shall be able to judge whether Sir Henry Elltot’s despatches coavey apything like a fi indication of the events which have occurred. On this point Lord Hartington spoke frankly and becomingly Iast night. ‘It seems a reraarkable thing,’ he says, ‘when there bas been a slaughter of this description, I do not say whether in cold blood or not, in one of the provinces ot Turkey, that no intelligence of these occurrences should, apparently trom these despatches, have reached Sir Hepry Elliot. I cannot but think if the right honorable gentleman at the iicad of the gov- erement had been in possession of the information which ought to have reached him he would,not have treated the first question put to this House in the man- ner he did.’ The country will agree In these opinions and be anxious to know how such ignorance was pos- sible in Pera and Westminster.” A CONFIRMATION AND A DENIAL OF THE FALL OF SAITSCHAR—THE INSPIRATION OF SERVIA'S HOPE—GERMANY'S ATTITUDE ON THE BASTERN QUESTION. Loxpox, August 9, 1876, A special despatch to the Standard, dated Paratchin, August §, say: THE PALL OF SAITSCHAR. The fall of Saitschar is confirmed. The Turks who fought at Gurgusovatz advanced down the valley of the Timok, driving the Servians before them. They carried the heights south of Saitschar, commanding the town and the pass of Viatacnica, and opened fire at five yesterday afternoon. Before sunset the Turks wero in possession of the town. The roads from Saitschar, Gurgusovatz and Alexinatz to Paratchin are crowded with Servians, who, with their wives, children, cattle and household goods are fiying before the invaders, spreading panic everywhere. A SERVIAN DENTAL. The authorities show courage and deny that Saitschar has fallen. They say the peasants are terror-stricken because the Turks fired some villages on their march, THE COUNTRY DEPOPCLATED. The country around Gurgusovats is depopulated and the villages have been barned. The Servians now build hopes on the expected at- tack of Tohernayeff on Nisch. SERVIAN HOPES. ‘The fact that Pick, of the Servian army, has not yet been engaged inspires confidence. Tchernayeff has fortified the passes of Klissura Tho country is moun- tainous and military operations are difficult. A GUERILLA WARFARE TO BE CARRIED OX. The Standard’s Vienna special reports that the Ser- vians are throwing up fortifications at Barjii A guerilla warfare will be carried on in Southern and Eastern Servia, Of the whole Servian army only 50,000 men are serviceable. Tchernayeff quarrelied with Prince Milan, and asked that his resignation be accepted unless he was given the command in chief. The Prince yielded to his demand. GERMANY'S ATTITUDE, The Paris Speetatewr says it is believed in German military circles that the war will end ina fortnight. It js stated that Bistmarck declared lately that Germany would not abandon Russia, and, if necessary, would follow her into the battlefield. SEEKING AN ARMISTICE. The Courries de France reports that the Rervian Promier, Risties, has bad an interview with the British Consul at Belgrade and negotiations for an armistice were opened. A telegram has been received in Paris announcing that secret committees in Crete, Samos and Chios have issued a manifesto calling the Grecks ! to arms against Turkey. THE PULGARIA MURDERS, The Vienna correspondent of the Daily News states that the Porte intends to prosecute the perpetrators of | the atrocities in Bulgaria, Fifty oMetals im that prov- inceare reported to havealready been discharged (or misdemeanors, aud roaming Circassians are arrested and incorporated with the army. The Sultan has | granted from hie private parse $50,000 for the Feliot of ¢ sufferers, THR COMING EUROPEAN CONGRESS—TWE CONCRESIONS TCRKRY IS WILLING To MAKE. A special despatch to the Hour from Vienna says it is believed that the Po@ers have arrived at an under- standing in respect to a basis’ of discussion for a European Congress to meet im Vienna. The Porte has given its @sent in principle to the following points: — Pirtt—The reemablisbment of the sais ante Padum in Bervia ” INCREASING THE HERALD, WEDNESDay, Second—Montenogro to receive an accession of terri- tory. including a seaport on the Aariatic. ‘hird—Bosnia and Herzegovina to be reunited and form one province under a special charter, by which & considerable measure of self-government wil be granted, OFFICIAL DESRATCH TO TURKISH MINISTER AT WASHINGTON. Wasuixatox, D. C., August 8, 1876, Aristarchi Bey, the Turkish Minister, has received the following oficial despatch :— Constaxtixorie, August 8, 1876. Tux MixisteR or ForkiGN Arvairs To THs TURKISH MINISTER aT WASHINGTON :— Alter having taken the necessary steps and estab- lished bridges to cross the Timok, Osman Pacha as- sume the oflensive against Saitschar. The Servian army assembled there abandoned its positions and fled, Usman Pacha pursue them and routed them, the Servians leaving a great namber of dead and wounded. The imperial troops then took possession of Saitschar and occupied its most important strategical points, ‘grease ROUMANIA, AN EXPOSITION OF THE FOREIGN FOLICY OF THE NEW CABINET. Boucuanesr, August 8, 1876. In the Chamber of Deputies to-day the Prime Minis- ter explained the foreign policy of the new Cabinet. He stated that its policy would be one of strict neutrality, maintaining, however, the public security and vigi- Jantly gaarding the national frontiers, ENGLAND. ° SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT NEAB RADSTOCE— TWELVE P2RSONS KILLED AND THIRTY IN- JURED. Loxpos, August 8, 1876, A coNision occurred last night on the Somerset and Dorset Railway, near Radstock, between a London train and an empty excursion train. Twelve persons wore killed and thirty injared. THR WYATHER, The weather to-day is fair. SILVER, Silver closed steady at 51>;d. MEXICO. TAXES—THE POPULARITY OF DIAZ VANISHING. y Havana, August 7, 1876, The British Mail steamer from Vera Cruz arrived to- day, bringing advices from the City of Mexico to July 26, There bas been no change of importance in the political or military situation. President Lerdo has issued a decree laying another extraordinary contribu. tion on all property valued above $3,000, and on mer- cantile bills and drafts. Property appraised at more than $3,000 and less than $13,000 is taxed one-half of one per cent, and valued at over $13,000, one half of one per cent on $10,500, and one per cent on the re- mainder over and above $13,000, Taxation on mercan- tile bills and drafts must at least reach a sum equal to the monthly rent of the place of business oc- cupied by the merchant when such rent exceeds $10, This contribution is not to be enforced in those States where any extraordinary taxes have been levied since July 1, 1875, and have equalled or exceeded the amounts levied by the present decree. DIAZ AND THE PROPLE. Porfirio Diaz is in Oaxaca, where he is coldly treated by the people. In Ixtlan a counter revolution has been gotten up against hin. Indians have burned the house of the revolutionary chief Fidencio Hernandez. Sinaloa has been declared in a state of siege. HURRICANE AT VERA CRUZ. A burricane at Vera Craz on tho night of July 22 did much damage to buildings, but American shipping in the harbor was unbarmed. FAILURE OF STOCKBROKERS. Say Francisco, Cal., August 8, 1876. D. G. Schofield & Co., stockbrokers and members of the Pacific Board, failed to-day, Their liabilities are estimated at $300,000. It is fearea the failure may in- volve many members of both boards and seriously affect the market. CANADIAN REVENUE SEIZURE. Kixastos, Ont., August 8, 1876, The customs’ effjcers last night captured the sloop Flirt, of Oswego, while attempting to smuggle a cargo of oil into Canada, SEVERE HAIL STORM. Hownxspa.s, Pa., Augast 8, 1876. A violent storm of hail and rain passed over this sec- tiom yesterday afternoon. In Dyberry township the ground was covered two inches deep with haiistones of enormous size, Through Berlin township the wind left a track of fallen trees, rained orchards, devastated fields and demolished buildings. At Beech Pond fifteen buildings were unrcofed and otherwise damaged, So great was the effect of the storm on the atmosphero that although no hail fell witnin three miles of this place the temperature was lowered twenty degrees in anhour. The cloucs were so black and dense that where the storm raged the severest it was very dark. The thunder and lightning were terrific, and the bight- ning struck in several places, No estimate of the dam- age done by the storm can as yet be made, but the loss will be heavy. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Derarturyt, Orrick ov THE CaiKr SiGNaL Ornicer, WAsninaTon, A 9-1 A. For the South Atlantic States, siizht changes in | pressure and temperature, variable winds, mostly irom | southeast to southwest, clear or partly cloudy weather and possibly occasional rains. For the lake region falling barometer, coutheast to southwest winds, increasing to brisk in the upper Jake region, warmer and generally cleat weather, except possibly ram areas and high winds along Lake Supe- rior. For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri val- leys falling barometer, increasing southeast to south- west winds, warmer, partly cloudy weather, and possi- | bly in northern portions rain areas, with a storm con- tre advancing eastward over Dakota toward the upper lakes. Wor tne Eastern and Middle States rising, followed by falling baromer, north to west winds, shifting to easterly or southerly, stotionary or slightly lower | temperature and generally clear weather, except possi- | bly rains south of Pennsylvania, The Mississippi River wil! continue slowly falling from Memphis to Vicksburg. Cautionary signals continue at Duluth, THR WEATHER YESTERDAY. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in compare ison with the corresponding date of Inst year, as indi. cated by the therinometer at Hudnat’s pharmacy, Henao Buildin: V 1875, 1876. 89 ure yorterday are for corresp COMMODORE VANDERBILT. | After a somewhat restless night Commodore Vander- bilt awoke yesterday morming and ate a breakfast 0, poached e7g%, toast and tea, During the morning his attendant physicians hef a consultation end found that his condition was slightly improved. No change in the treatment was ordered, The restlessness of the patient continued, bat as the day passed on his nerves grew calmer, It was evident to the watchers at his | o'clock Inst night that the great | was slowly, very slowly, — but | His mind was stili clear, and he | on all subje Xeopt when jnst | a umber he would appear slightly con | fused. Early inthe morning he was taken from bis hed in the back room on the second floor, placed in a wheeling chair and rolled into the library, Atten 2. M., he was removed from his couch to the back parior. Several members of the family called during tne day and conversed with Mr. Vanderbilt, bat other {riends were excluded. Mr. DeForest left About ten P. M. Drs. Lindsley and Elliott remained daring the night. At midnight the nurse reported that the Commodore but his condition war unchanged. [is ne were taking a rest, having lett orders to be akened two o'clock, or before that if the patient showed any change for the worse, HAVANA MARKET, oa ganic cae, ucigtans: Ansert 8. 1676, natch, getty TB henge Arm, suger ire ————————— | or consider himself an outlaw. | posmble, AUGUST 9, 1876.~-WITH CROOK ON THE MOVE. 4 FIFTEEN DAYS’ RAID*-THE INDIANS INVITING A FIGHT—A GREAT BATTLE OB A GREAT RACE PREDICTED, Cixcixxatt, Augast 8, 1876. A special despatch to the Commercial trom Crook's expedition, dated Tongue River, August 4, via Fort Fetterman, August 8, soys:— ARRIVAL OF THE FIFTH CAVALRY. General Crook was joincd yesterday by the Fifth cavalry, under Gencral Merritt, and the entire com- mand, stripped of all its impediments, with a supply of rations and ammunition on pack mules, starts to-mor- row fora fifteen days’ raid, DIRECTION OF THY MOVEMENT. We move down the Tongue on General Conner’s old trail of 1866. Whether we will come out at the agencies or at the Yellowstone is an open question. ’ INDIANS INVITING BATTLE, The Sioux have proceeded eastward down the Little Horn in so leisurely a manner that they seem to invite battle, . A DATITE OR A RACE, When you hear from us again it will be about a great battle or a great race, THE DISPOSAL OF THE CAPTURED INDIAN PONIES—A SUGGESTION FROM GENERAL SHERIDAN-—-INDIANS ARRIVING AT THE 4GEN- CIES WITH ARMS CAPTURED FROM THE SEVENTH CAVALRY. Wasmxetox, August 8, 1876, A telegram has been received at the War Department from General Sheridan asking the authority of the Secretary of War to sell Indian ponies captured or sur- Tendorod at such price as be can get for them, the funds so accamulated to be held for the purchase of cattle for tho Indians, to be purchased at the propor time. The embarrassment of taking care of the ponies makes it necessary to dispose of them at onec. General Sheridan says they will not sell for much, but the main object is to get them away from the Indians. The request bas reached the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for a report from bim, and it is prob- able that the department will concur in General Sheri- dan’s view of the subjegt, INDIANS WITH CAPTURED ARMS. Reports received at the War Department {rom Gen- eral Sheridan state that many of the Indians now com- ing into the reservations carry arms captured from the Seventh cavalry in the late Custer massacro, INTERESTING SKETCH OF THE INDIAN LEAD- ERS—WIY SITTING BULL WAS SELECTED AS HEAD CHIEF—HIS UNRRLENTING HOSTILITY TO THE WHITES—CHARACTERISTICS OF HIS SULORDINATES—-SKILFUL HANDLING OF THE INDIAN i {From the Chicago Tribune, August 4.) 4 Forr Brronp, D. 7., July 31, 1876, I propose to give you in this letter some information with regard to the Indian situation gathered frum per- sonal observation and from testimony of acreiible ebaracter recoiged from others. It may serve in some degree to enlighten your readers as to the personne! of the leaders of the Sioux, and give them some idea of the thonghts and objects which animate the redskins in their fight, It is a noticeable fact that, so far in the Indian move- ments, the recognized chiefs of the Sioux nation—Red Cloua, Spotted Tail and Young-Man-Afraid-of-His- Horses—have not been mentioned, nor, so far as is known, have they had any hand in it. Theso men were, in fact, misunderstood by the young Hi They had too many talks with the whites, and wero supposed to be too much under tho influence of tho paletaces; and, war having been determined upon, a chief was sought under whom they could fight who had never yielded to the influence of the white man, Such a one they found in SITTING BULL, who isa man of medium stature, about forty years of age, powerfully built and of inuch dignity of mannor, His cistinguishing characteristic has been unrelenting hostility to the white race. To such an extent bas he carried this that the higher chiets of the Sioux have looked upon bim asa sort of brigand; and. from these two causes he has never figured in the councils that have been so frequently hold between the authorities of the War and — Indian departments and the Indians Occasionally bd has visited Fort Peck, but only asa visitor; be has never drawn rations or aunuities. His followers wero atone time but few—probably not over forty or lity lodges—bnt among them, naturally, be gatbered kindred spirits, a band of desperadocs, in tact, who knew nothing but hostility to the whites; and, in numerous skirmishes which this band have kad with both red and white men, they have never been beaten. there are two things among the Indians, as with us, that go far to create power—wealth and success, Sit- ung Lull, through the later, acquired the former; con- sequently his standard did not lack for recruits, Among the e MORE PROMINENT OF WIS LIRUTRNASTS, for to that dignity, | suppose, they now aspire, or may be said to have raised themselves, are the following :— Tho Little Assiniboine is a young man scarcely out of bis teens, small in stature, but lithe and active a3 a tiger. He was captured by Sitting Bull, in a raid made on the Aasiniboines, when a child; was raised by his captor, aud 18 now a sort of adjutant general, Cruel, eraity and unserupuions, well educated jor an Indian, tuil of figbt, be is a very efficient aid in carrying out the plans ot bis chief. Another prominent man ts the Kanacka—a dangerous customer, He speaks English well, and was formerly employed as a mail carrier on the Missour: River routes, This man isan excellent scout, and irom his acquaintance with English can prove, and no doubt has proved, himself very eificient in learning the inten- tons of the white men and aided in frustrating their designs. ‘Auother deserving of special mention is Long Dog. ‘Tali and powertal, standing six feet turee imches, in the prime of iife, this man 18 the perfection of ‘Indian beanty and maniinees. His head is 98 long as his body, he veing an able thinker, dangerous in council us in battle, He has loafed around the agencies considera- bly, bat always w# aa evemy, saying that were he to Now, | catch white men in ‘ns country’? he would kill them. Then there are The Gali, Toe Drag, Iron Dog and others less prominent, ‘The first chose his name to ex- press his bitterness to the whites, He is brave: has withstood a bayonet charge—in fact, tad a bayonet thrust through hise body—yet lives, The Drag is a brave of six feet six inches, ‘The whole of theso men are known as ‘‘bad’’ In- diana Sitting Bull himself is not ecruei, unless his heart is very bud. He jas been known to let whites go alter being captured, And jost here | may relate AS ANKCDOTE, to show how Sitting Buil is teared. In January jast, while Major Alderson was Indlag agent at Fort Peck, he received trom the goveroment a letter, which he was ordered to covey to Sitting Bull, commanding that wortby to come intorthe reservation Alderson was in @ quandary. His inatraetiona were clear and peremp- wry. Hesentior M Ss. Bai, but Mr 8. Bull was just then too busy to visit Peck; so the letter had, if to bo sent to him. A gentlemanof wn- questioned oravery, who could speak the Indian Janguage fluently, Was sent for, and offered $500 and an escort if be would take the letter to the Indian camp, Alter consideration, however, the offer wor dect! Sai he, “ft I coud Sitting Bull myseit [ beti iny life’ would be safe; but be Would cut my ears off, sure. Finally a party of Indians were despatched with the missive, alter it bad been very caretally ex- plained and interpreted. Alter an absence of five dys they returned and confessed that their « were not big enough” to carry such a messa; ting Bull, Consequently the benevolent imentions of the government were never conveyed to the cotuma- cious chet, bed HERE 18 ANOTHER ANECDOTE, to show that, from au Indian staudpoint, Sitting Bull can be Magnanimous:—Ip 1873 be was coming with a small band to Peck, and he found, a short distance from the fort, three white men lying asieep uuader a tree. His followers wanted to Kill and scalp them onthe spot and secure their arms and horses, This the chief wonld not allow, and stood over them till ail his band had passed, Next day, in the fort, Sitting Bull walked up to the leader, Mr, Campbeil, and shook hanua. Campbell raid be aid not know lim. **t am Sitting Bull,”’ was the reply, “and I gave you your life yester- day.’ “How was that?” said Campbell, The chief proceeded to explain ina manner that satisfied Cainp- Dell that what he said was true, and in gratitude of- tered rewards; but Sitting Bull declined ail such prot- fers, and, after another hanusbaking, strod THY HHT, It was, then, to 8 when sceking for # leader in the tight that they had a termined to make, and which they knew would bitter and bloody. His band imereased rapidly, until it became a Little at Emissaries were at once kent out to all the agencies to procure recruits, and, as fdr as possible, arms and ammunition. Messages were de- livered, probably, t 'y agency from Cheyenne to Peck, embracing the Assintboines, Uncapapas, Yank- tonais and Drovans, These messengers, with persua- sive art and eloquent language, painted all the glories ctory and all the hopes ot reward, aud from every drew off numbers of young men—in some in- wishes aud protestations of the elders—-and Was a collection of 4,000 or 5,000 warriors, That this army has been handled with skill we know to our cost. Crook was met and repulsed; and, when sure that he would not or could not move to aid Terry, the main body acting against him were with- drawn ant reinforced the party Custer had attacked with such disastrous results, Should the Indians re- math subordinate to their leaders there 1s every reason to fear along and bloody struggle, to which the Modoc wer will be botasa skirmish to the battle of Gettrs- burg. The whites, ail the way from Yaukton to ben- ton, feel tbat they areon the eve of a terrible struggle, and thata war jitle short of extermination must be iwadgurated. Many will, must fall; but the resuit will insure to those lett, and to those who co: after, a Net an peaceable habitation im the jand of thoir id adoption, ic@ am ISTANLEY. The Great Explorer's Survey of the Victoria Niyanza, EXCITING ADVENTURES. Driven Away from Makongo by Unfriendly Natives. A SEARCH FOR FOOD. A Sail to the Island of Bumbireh. MET BY SABLE _ FURIES. Shekka’s Treachery—A Running Fight— The Savages Discomfited. “GO AND DIE IN THE NIYANZA!” °. Adrift on the Lake in a Storm— Death on Every Hand. SAFE RETORN TO CAMP AT LAST, MAUyIGA ISLAND, THREY MILES FROM BUMBIREH ISLAND, Lake VIicronia NIYANZA, July 29, 1875. This expedition which you have intrusted to me seems destined to meet with adventures more than enough. Whena boy I loved to read books of ad- venture and travel, especially of the Mayne Reid type, and followed their several heroes with breath- lesa interest through all their varied fortunes; but since I have been compelled lately to act the hero of the adventure oftener than Is consistent with peace of mind and a comfortable night’s rest, however glorious a thing it may appear on paper, you may adventure than be an actor in it. FORMER TRIPS CHILD'S PLAY. “ast compare my former trip to Ujiji with this journey I am forced to admit that the former was mere ghild’s play. The adventures we have gone throngh already, if faithfully related, would fil a good sized volume, while, 1 may say, we have but begun our journey as yet. CONTINUED FROM HIS LAST. Continuing my narrative of our journey from Uganda to Usukuma by the western shore of Lake Niyanza, I resume it from the point I left off inmy last letter—viz., the Kagera River or the Kitangule, We had two canoes belonging to Mtesa accom- panying our boat as an escort, until the dilatory Grand Admiral Magassa should overtake us with his Meet of thirty canoes, and the day we left the Kagera River we rested at night on a smooth, sandy beach at the foot of the Usongoro plateau, at a point called Kagya. The natives were friendly and dis- posed to be hospitable, so that we argued well for “our reception during our travels along the coast of Usongora. AFRICAN BEER COBBLERS. The next afternoon we camped at Makongo, and received an apparently friendly welcome by the natives, each of whom was engaged as we landed in the grave occupation of imbibing pombe or beer by means of long straw pipes, exactly 7s we take a “sherry cobbler” or a “mint julep’ in the United States. The chief slightly reeled as he came forward to salute me, and his eyes had that uncertain gaze white men when there was only one. However, he and his people were good natured—and contented with our arrival. A THREATENING DEMONSTRATION. About ten P. M. we were all awakened from sleep by a farious drumming, accompanied now and then by shrill yells. The Waganda said that this drumming and yelling was in welcome to the white stranger. I did not believe them, and therefore put my people on their guard, ordered them to load their guns and place them under their sleeping mats and arranged all my own ina handy and safe posi- tion. Except the continued drumming and, yelling nothing occurred during the night, but at daybreak we found ourselves in presence of about 500 war- riors, armed with bow. siield and spear, who had crept quietly near the camp, and then had stood up in a semicircle, preventing all escape save by wa- ter. Iwas so astonished by this sudden apparition of such a large body of armed men that I could barely believe that we were still in Mtesa’s territory. SILENCE THAT MEANT DANGER. ‘There was also something very curions in their demeanor. For there was no shouting, yelling or frantic behavior as we had several times witnessed on the part of savages when about to commit them- selves by a desperate deed. They all wore a com- posed though a stern and determined aspect. It was a terrible moment to us. We knew not what to make of these hundreds of arnfa savages, Who per- sisted in being silent and gave no hint as to their in- tentions, unless the forest of spears might be taken asaclear, unmistakable and explicit hint that their object was a bloody one. We feared to make a movement lest it might precipitate a catastrophe which might possibly be averted ; so we remained a few minutes silently surveying each other. ORDERED AWAY BY THE CHIEF, The silence was soon broken, however, by the ap- pearance of the chief who had welcomed us (though he was then inebriated) the evening before. He had along stick in his hand, which he flourished before the faces of the savages, and by this means drove them several paces backward, He then came for- ward, and, striking the boat, ordered us to get off, and he himself lenta hand to shove the boat into the lake. As the boat glided into the water another chief came forward and asked us what we meant by drawing our boat up so faron their beach. We re- plied that we had done it to protect the boat from the surf, and were about to add more reasons when the first chief cut the matter short by ordering us to shove off and go and camp on Musira Isiand, distant four miles, whither he would follow us with food, GLAD TO GET OFF. We were nothing loath to obey such good coun- sel, and soon put a distance of 100 yards between ourselves and the hostile beach. As the Waganda take my word for it I would much rather read of the | which seemed to hint that he saw double, or two | livers of cattle, sheep and swine aro ten tim were not yet out of danger, we prepared our gam to sweep the beach. So dense was the crowd ¢ arined men near the water line that we might have taken a fearful revenge had we been so vengefully disposed, or had the necessity of saving the Waganda compelled us to fire. Happily though, our frends, not without loud remonstrance and much wordy aitereation, embarked in safety and followed us to Musira Island, Here the chief came, and, learning our wants and our objects, sent of three bunches of bananas which he presented te us, and then left us to our fate. KING MTPSA’S FLEET. In the afternoon we sighted our Grand Admiral Magassa, with a large fleet of canoes, paddling slowly to a neighboritig island, where he camped for the night. Desirous of quickening his movements I sailed from Musira Island for Alice Island, distant thirty-five miles, The two chiefs of our escorting canoes accompanied us a mile or two, and then, alarmed by the aspect of the weather, turned back. shouting to us at the same time that as soon as the wind moderated they would follow us. , A FISH SUPPER. Tt was near midnight when we arrived at Alice Island, and by steering for a light on shore we for tunately found a snug, well sheltered cove. The light we discovered was that of a fire made by some Bumbireh fishermen curing fish. My men were 80 hungry that they resolved to seize this food to the™® great alarm and terror of its owners, I restrained my people and quieted the fears of the fishermen by paying a double price for a quantity of fish sufficient for a day's provisions for the boat's crew. HIGH PRICED EDIBLES. When daylight came we found ourselves at the foot of a huge beetling cliff, and discovered that wo had taken shelter near a kind of penthouse formed by overhanging rocks, which were now blackened with the smoke of many fires, The natives of the island came down to visit us, holding out wisps of green grass as a sign of peace and friendiiness. But though they were friendly enough they were so exe tortionate in their demands that we gained nothing by their friendship, and were compelled to depart at noon, with every prospect of starvation béfore us, unless Bumbireh Island (a large and populous island lying southwest of Alice Island about twenty-five miles), to which I determined to sail, furnished us with food, A NIGHT OF STORM. Amid rain, thunder, lightning and a sounding surf on all sides, we dropped anchor under the lee of Pocock'’s Island about midnight. + It rained and thundered throughout the night, and we had mue), trouble to keep our boat afloat by constant baling, BUMBIREH ISLAND. At daybreak we hurried away from our dangerous anchorage before a steady strong breeze from the northeast, and within three hours drew near the comfortable little cove near the village of Kajuri, at the southeastern extremity of Bumbireh Island. As we looked on the pleaty which green slopes, gar- nished with large groves of bananas and dotted with herds of fat cattle, promised, we anticipated an abundance of good food, ripe bananas, a fat goat, a [CONTINUED ON SIXTH PAGE. ] HOTEL ARRIVALS. Lieutenant Governor Horauo G. Kaight, of Massae chusetts, and Nathantel Wheeler, of Connecticut, aro atthe Fifth Avenue Hotel. Admiral J. R. Tucker, of the Peruvian Navy, is at the New York Hotel. 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