Manyanga.
should, for the advancement of civilization and trade, he
firmly established in their country. They therefore now,
freely of their own accord, for themselves and their heirs
and successors for ever, do give up to the said Association the
sovereignty and all sovereign and governing rights to all their
territories. They also promise to assist the said Association
in its work of governing and eivilising this country,
and to use their influence with all the other inhabitants,
with whose unanimous approval they make this treaty, to
secure obedience to all laws made by the said Association, and
to assist by labour or otherwise, any works, improvements, or
expeditions which the said Association shall cause at any time
to be carried out in any part of these territories.
Art. II.—The chiefs of Ngombi and Mafela promise at all times to
join their forces with those of the said Association, to resist
the forcible intrusion or repulse the attacks of foreigners
of any nationality or colour.
Art. III.—The country thus ceded has about the following boundaries,
viz., the whole of the Ngombi and Mafela countries, and
any others tributary to them ; and the chiefs of Ngombi
and Mafela solemnly affirm that all this country belongs
absolutely to them ; that they can freely dispose of it ; and
that they neither have already, nor will on any future occasion,
make any treaties, grants, or sales of any parts of these
territories to strangers without the permission of the said
Association. All roads and waterways running through this
country, the right of collecting tolls on the same, and all game,
fishing, mining, and forest rights, are to bë the absolute pro-
■ perty of the said Association, together with any unoccupied
lands as may at any time hereafter be chosen.
Art. IV.—The “ Association Internationale Africaine ” agree to pay to
the chiefs of Ngombi and Mafela the following articles
of merchandise, viz., one piece of cloth per month to each of
the undersigned chiefs, besides present of cloth in hand ; and
the said chiefs hereby acknowledge to accept this bounty and
monthly subsidy in full settlement of all their claims on
the said Association.
Art. V.—The “Association Internationale Africaine ” promises :—
1. To take from the natives of this ceded country no occupied
or cultivated lands, except by mutual agreement.
2. To promote to its utmost the prosperity of the said country.
3. To protect its inhabitants from all oppression or foreign
intrusion.
-4. I t authorizes the chiefs to hoist its flag ; to settle all local
disputes or palavers; and to maintain its authority with igg4
the natives. April 1.
Agreed to, signed and witnessed, this 1st day of April, 1884..
H enry M. Stanley.
Witnesses to the signatures— Tonki, his X mark,
E . Spenoer Burns. Senior Chief of Ngombi.
D. L ehrman. Mampuya, his X mark,
Dualla. Senior Chief of Mafela.
Manyanga.
We, the undersigned chiefs of the districts placed opposite our names
below, do hereby solemnly bind ourselves, our heirs and successors, for
the purpose of mutual support and protection, to observe the following
articles:—•
Art. I.—We agree to unite and combine together, under the name and
title of the “ New Confederacy,” that is, our respective districts,
their to.wns and villages, shall be embraced by one united
territory, to be henceforth known as the New Confederacy.
Art. H.jSjWe declare that our objects are to unite our forces and our
means for the common defence of all the districts comprised
within the said territory; to place our forces and our means
under such organization as we shall deem to be best for the
common good of the people and the welfare of the confederacy.
Art. III.—The New Confederacy may be extended by the admission of
all such districts adjoining those mentioned before, when, their
chiefs have made application, and expressed their consent to
the articles herein mentioned.
Art. IV.—We, the people and the chiefs of the New Confederacy, adopt
the blue flag with the golden star in the centre for our
banner.
Art. V.—The confederated districts guarantee that the treaties made
between them shall be respected.
Art. VI.—The public force of the confederacy shall be organized at the
rate of one man out of every two men able to bear arms; of
native or foreign volunteers.
Art. VII.—The organization, the armament, equipment, subsistence of
this force, shall be confided to the chief agent in Africa of the
“ Association Internationale du Congo.” ■
To the above articles, which are the results of various conventions held
between district and district, and by which we have been enabled to
understand the common wish, we sovereign chiefs, and others of the