From the diary of Louis Leclercq, another Force Publique officer: “21 June 1865… Arrived at Yambisi at 10:20 A.M. Village abandoned… We sent several groups of soldiers to scour the area; they came back several hours later with 11 heads [of native Congolese villagers] and 9 prisoners. A canoe sent out hunting in the evening also brought back several heads. 22 June 1865: They brought us three prisoners in the morning, three others towards evening, and three heads. A man from Baumaneh running through the forest shouting for his lost wife and child came too close to our camp and received a bullet from one of our sentries. They brought us his head. Never have I seen such an expression of despair, of fear… We burned the village.”

Source:

Hochschild, Adam. “A Reckoning." King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. 228. Print.

Further Reading:

État indépendant du Congo (Independent State of the Congo) / Congo Free State