CHAPTER XXVI.

THE EMIN BEY RELIEF EXPEDITION.

PUBLIC OPINION IN ENGLAND -- A RELIEF COMMITTEE ORGANIZED -- SUBSCRIPTION OF FUNDS TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF AN EXPEDITION -- HENRY M. STANLEY CALLED TO ENGLAND BY CABLE -- ACCEPTS COMMAND OF THE RELIEF EXPEDITION -- STANLEY’S OPINION AS TO THE CHARACTER OF THE EXPEDITION AND THE BEST ROUTE -- REACHES ZANZIBAR -- MEETS TIPPU-TIB -- SUPPLIED WITH 600 CARRIERS -- CONSENTS TO ACCOMPANY STANLEY -- SAILS FOR THE MOUTH OF THE CONGO FEBRUARY 25TH -- REACHES THE ARUWIMI IN JUNE -- LEAVES A REARGUARD AT YAMBUYA -- ADVANCES TOWARDS ALBERT NYANZA ALONG THE VALLEY OF THE ARUWIMI -- STARTLING RUMORS -- STANLEY AND EMIN REPORTED TO BE IN THE HANDS OF THE ARABS -- A LETTER IN PROOF RECEIVED FROM A MAHDIST OFFICER IN THE SOUDAN -- NEWS OF DISASTERS ON THE CONGO -- MURDER OF DR. BARTTELOT -- DEATH OF MR. JAMIESON -- THE GLOOMY NEWS REGARDING STANLEY’S FATE -- THE OPINION OF THOMSON, THE AFRICAN TRAVELLER -- NEWS OF STANLEY’S ARRIVAL AT EMIN’S CAPITAL RECEIVED DECEMBER, 1888 -- FIRST NEWS FROM STANLEY HIMSELF APRIL 3, 1889 -- FULL ACCOUNT OF HIS MARCH, AND THE TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES SUFFERED, FROM YAMBUYA TO THE ALBERT NYANZA 457