The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-09-07 00:00:00

DR. LIVINGSTONE IN ASRIOA.

Mr. Asphalt Turner, Ml' , has oommuttleatod the
following (private) letter to theMcienrietisr Otsurgatti
WOW iheanter Pearl, June 10.
" My dear NIN—I im happy to be able to inform you
that we have had a prosperous voyage ever Mils. we
left Liverpool, and that, after a good deal of what may
be °ailed exploration, we are now threading our way
up the Zambesi.
' We went lint of all to the moat southerly branolt,
se that was reported to be preferable to the main stream
but after going up About TO mlles, we found that the
°annealing Wig was ehoked with a manlier kind of
VIII or rush which floats on the surface, Though a
large body of freak water WU flowing through, the
vessels mad not proceed. The harbour and bar Are
both good, and for TO rates a nerigable river flows
through extensive plaint, where Su Island cotton oould
be cultivated, and would be invaluable were It in the Cape
whiny. We Ilion went to the Lanka, or Parker's
branchh but baud, though the river le very large and
the water fresh outelde, a double bar rendered It'dan•
gerous. Returning 7101101 south, we found a very rim
bar and harbour called Kongone. This eommunioates
by two branehe. with the miln stream, and as ono of
them is only 8 toile, long, we entered by that and
having the little steamer Mr. Robert sating as a pilot to
the larger, we are feeling our way MI 01101011117 114 WI
Gan. We tried another large mouth from the inside,
but the bar was bad. Thor. are many fine branches,
but thi. Portuguese have kept them merit,
" Near the mouth of the branch Kongone, my brother
Mumbled on cotton growing in • dmertod native garden,
which doe. not adhere to the seed as that I saw up tile
river, and the pile or staple is longer than the Angola
cotton. I enclose • specimen.
" When at Sierra Leone, I left there a small °sok of
seed for Mr. Gabriel, of Loanda, and would fain have gone
and tMed to stir up some of the people of that Gauntry
(decidedly the Met in Western Africa) to bring their
produce to market.
" I am distributing Sea Island said to different per.
sone on the Delta' and thay express perfect willingness
to cultivate It for sole.
" We mine, however, in what seems • most unfortu-
nate position of affairs, yet it may come out ultimately
for the beet. The first news we got was that the
Portuguese were all obliged to liee to the coast, and
we found that sash was actually the oase—a half oast*
had rebelled, and all had Bed to Quilimane. Fortu-
nately we were not in the county at the time, or we
should have been amused of stirring up the natives.

. . . . .
"I will let you know how we get on higher up. We
have had no sickness yet. Quinine every (ley day for
all hands. . . . . .
" With kindest regards to Mrs. T. and your family,
"I am, yours most truly,
" Davin LIVINGSTON!.
" P.S. 2lat June—We send the Pearl on her voyage
sooner than we anticipated. We were strictly charged
to run no risk with her. The river it now felling ; to
that though vowel drawing four or Eve feet would go
up to Tete, she, drawing nine feet seven inches, would
he in danger. We land our goods on an island, and go
up, by suoeenive tripe in the steam launch.
' Mr. J. Aspinnll Tuner, M.P."