The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-25 00:00:00

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SPEKE'S EAST AFRICAN RIPATTITU .
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The iollowing items of intelligence will be most
acceptable to all who are interested in African ex-
ploration :
"News travels very slowly from the Juke regions
of Negroland. The latest communication received
from the East African expedition up to talAe sth of
September, 1861, was a note from Captain Speke,
dated the 13th of December, 1860, addressed to
Lieutenant-Colonel Rigby, her Majesty's consul at
Zanibar. It was written from the western borders
of the Unyamoesi country, where the expedition
was awaiting the arrival of a fresh supply of car-
riers, to repiKce those who had deserted in conse-
quence of a famine which prevailed over a largo
tract of Eastern Africa, extending 400 miles iniard
from the coast.
Subsequent letters received vza Z.inibar supply us
with itiformation of Speke'B movements up to Sept.
30, 1861 dt which date he was at Bagweh, a place,
situated in lai;.. 3ueg. 28min. S., between the Ten-
ganika and Viefo,ria lakes...
" Thus far the progress of the expedition had
been impeded by a variety of causes. In addition
to the want of porters, which were only procurable
from the coast, the prevailing famine had embit-
tered the intestine strife among the natives, and
heavy rains on the highland of Unyamoesi had ren-
dered travelling in that district impracticable.
"On January 24, 1861, Speke was at Kazeh,
from which place he hoped to be able to move in a
few days in a northerly direction. His primary
object is to reach the Victoria Nyanza, in order to
ascertain whether or not that lake has any connec-
tion with the Nile, and, if so, he purposes following
down any affluents as far as Egypt. Should unfor-
seen obstacles make this attempt impracticable
Speke will endeavour to reach the eastern coast by
some route to the north of the Nyanza.
" All the information hitherto collected by the
expedition tends to confirm the explorers in the idea
that the passage to Egypt will be the most feasible
and economical route, as it will undoubtedly be the
most interesting in a geographical point of view,
and also the most advantageous towards the future
opening of this hitherto unknown region. Every
effort, therefore, will be made to reach the navi-
gable Nile, and our enterprising countrymen will
only abandon that route if they find, on arriving at
Uganda, that Mr. Patherick or any other traveller
has succeeded in reaching that point from the north-
ward before them.
" Speke and his companion, Captain Grant, were
most hospitably received at Kazeh by Sheik Moosa
N'zari, a native of Surat, who behaved so well to
the former expedition under Barton. Speke writes
in unbounded praise of the generous conduct of this
man, who has, moreover, volunteered his services
to accompany the explorers as far as Uganda."

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