My Life with Stanley's Rear - Guard. By Herbert Ward. (Chat - to and
Windus.)—Mr. Ward tells his own story straight- forwardly and with only the necessary reference to the other officers of the expedition. He and poor Barttelot never, as he says, hit it off, and certainly Barttelot's letter to Ward when he had sent him to the coast was scarcely a courteous one. It was while obeying his instructions away from Yambuya that the terrible events took place,—the news of Barttelot's death, and the arrival of Jameson in a dying condition. Of one thing there can be no doubt, the Rear-Guard had very nearly, if not altogether, given the Advance-Guard up ; hence the appeal to the Committee for instructions, for there was not a Stanley at Yambuya. Mr. Ward writes very temperately of Mr. Stanley, who certainly did not treat him well; the merits of their dispute need not be dis- cussed. Jameson is affectionately spoken of, and not a syllable is there to prepare one for the revelations of his diary.
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