| 1 | John Rose Troup, invalided home. | |
| 1 | Herbert Ward, sent down river by Major Barttelot. | |
| 1 | James S. Jameson, proceeded down Congo. | |
| 1 | Edmund M. Barttelot, Major (murdered). | |
| 1 | William Bonny, present at Banalya, August 17th, 1888. | |
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| 5 | ||
| 276 | ||
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| 281 | ||
| 11 | deserters from advance column. | |
| —— | ||
| 270 | ||
| 1 | error. | |
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| 271 | ||
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| Dead and lost. | ||
| 78 | Zanzibaris dead. | |
| 29 | left sick at Yambuya. | |
| 4 | left sick at Yambuya. | |
| 5 | left sick on road. | |
| 21 | Soudanese dead. | |
| 1 | killed by natives. | |
| 1 | executed. | |
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| 139 | ||
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6th. The steamer Stanley arrived at Yambuya on the 14th of August, within a few days of the date mentioned in the Letter of Instructions. On the 17th she departs to her port at Leopoldville, and has severed all connection with the Expedition. The officers of the Congo State have behaved loyally according to their Sovereign's promise. It only remains now for the rear column to pack up and depart slowly but steadily along our track, because Tippu-Tib has not arrived, and according to the issue anticipated will not come.
I turn to Mr. Bonny, and ask, "Were you not all anxious to be at work?"
"Yes, sir."
"Were you not burning to be off from Yambuya?"
"Yes, sir."
"Were you all equally desirous to be on the road?"
"I believe so. Yes, sir."
"Well, Mr. Bonny, tell me—if it be true that you were all burning, eager, and anxious to be off—why you 1888.
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Banalya. did not devise some plan better than travelling backwards and forwards between Yambuya and Stanley Falls?"