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Excerpt from The Wizard of Africa: Henry M. Stanley's Last Expedition Through the Dark Continent; The Rescue of Emin Pasha; Thrilling Story of the Great Explorer's Adventures Among the Wild Tribes of the Unknown Continent
In October, 1886, the first news was received of Emin' s perilous position. He succeeded in getting a communication through to the coast by means of negro runners. At that time he had 10 Egyptian and 15 negro officers, and 20 Coptic ofl'icials. He expected that his ammunition would last until the end of 1886, and he was confident that he would be able to maintain his position still longer, if not attacked by the wild tribes surrounding him. He feared this latter event, and there was danger that the followers of the Mahdi would assault him 1n his stronghold, as soon as it was discovered that he had no more ammunition. He appealed for assistance, and was sure that if a relief force could be sent to him, it would not only save his life, and the lives of the simple men and women who looked up to him for protection and help, but it would prevent the province from lapsing back into barbarism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
