That is what we might.suy about the Boni expedition. The digembarkment of the troops at Cape Patiro took place without great trouble, but as I have already wired they had to abandon the proposed march to Watampone or Boni. This must he considered a remarkable fact. he Dutch area persevering nation; and once starting a thing they will go through it natu the and without shrinking back before difficulties. Wo may say besides that the expedition was planned with the greatest care imaginublo; still it seems that the maps were not reliable, and that the history of the former expeditions was not sufficiently studied. Several parts of the State of Boni have {never been surveyed topographically; 80 the chance of moving with delusions was not overlooked. Actually north of Patiro the country presented so many diflicalties that commonsense recom-intended the stopping further proceedings on those grounds. "That is, the cause of the troops returning to the coast. Meanwhile the government hus chartered new teausport vessels to ship the forces to Badjowe (Badju). Now the question remains why they did not try at once to Iand here, but there are reasons, viz, that this coast lias been fortified and that the beach is sloping slightly and is very swampy too, so that even canoes have to remain in the.sea a good distance
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