While the ship was eventually rigged for conventional sails, the heavy construction made it sit deep in the water, and the expedition was stopped 160 km inland and continued on foot up along the Congo through mosquito-infested swamps.
While the ship was eventually rigged for conventional sails, the heavy construction made it sit deep in the water. And the accompanying lighter vessel "Dorothy" was used, but was stopped by rapids 160 km inland, and the expedition continued on foot up along the Congo through mosquito-infested swamps.