The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-08 00:00:00

AFRICAN DIBCOVERY.

The following letter has just been received at the
Royal Geographical Society, and is of importance, as
recording one of the greatest geographical explorations
of the age :

" St. Paul de Loando, May 15, 1854.
"My Lord,—l take the !Liberty of transmitting to you
herewith, as President of the Royal Geographical Society,
an extract of a letter which has recently been received by
a merchant in this city from his correspondent at Cassange,
a district in the interior of this province, within the juris-
diction of the Portuguese Crown, announcing the arrival
at that place of Mr. Livingston from the Cape of Good
Hope, probably the same gentleman who, in company with
Mr. Oswell, reached the shores of Lake' N'gami in July,
1849.

-"
Although I was not aware that any attempt had re-
' That place is said,
cently been made to explore the interior of this part of
Africa, still I have no reason to doubt the accuracy of the
information contained in the accompanying extract.
" In the event of Mr. Livingston having set out from
the Cape Colony for the purpose mentioned, your Lordship
will doubtless be acquainted with the fact, and, should
such bo the case, I think full reliance may be placed on the
information of his arrival at Cassange.
upon the best authority I can find
here,
to be situated on the confines of the Portuguese terri-
tory in
Angola, at about 180 miles from this city, in an
easterly directiOne,t, the Portuguese and it is the seat of au important trade
between and the natives of the interior.
Should any further information reach me respecting
Mr.
Livingston's movements I shall not fail to communi-
cate it to your lordship, and, trusting that you will pardon
this intrusion, I have the honour to be, my lord, your lord-
ship's obedient bumble servant,

"EMI. GABRIEL.
"To the Right Hon. the Earl of Ellesmere, President
of tho Royal Geographical Society."
The following is the translated extract of a letter from
the Portuguese commercial agent, residing at Cassange,
in the interior of the province of Angola, addressed to
his employer at St. Paul do Loando, under date the
18th of April, 1854 :
"I must not omit to acquaint you that I have drawn
upon you in favour of Dr. Livingston, a subject of her
1
1 Britannia Maje,lty, for 100 milreis, in part payment of a
email quantity of ivory,7 which I have purchased from him.
"This gentleman has just arrived here, having tra-
versed, with the most insignificant resources, the whole of
the interior from the Cape of Good Hope, whence ho set
out on his
journey. What he wishes to acquire is, not
money, but a good name. He is a missionary, and appears
to be a man of much erudition, zealously applying himself
to the attainment of a knowledge of the geography of the
country. In the maps of the interior of Africa he will
make vary great and important disclosures."
Dr. Livingston's explorations, from lat. 18 to lat. 14,
together with his sound astronomical observations, the
best taken since those by Mr. Galton, were laid before
the Royal Geographical Society at its last meeting. The
present notice is, therefore, a proof of the successful
issue of this great undertaking.

MEXICAN DOLLARS.—The dollars brought by the last
West India packet were disposed of yesterday at 62d.
for the China market. This is an advance of id. per oz.
tons ;
1 on the price realised for those by the preceding Mexican
I packet, although during their scarcity at the latter part
1
of July parcels were sold at still higher rates.
AUSTRALIAN DEP.A.RTURES.—The departures from the
port of London for the Australian colonies during the
rianstwwitehek have comnpartiosedhulrOdevenssoefls-I,BforT
ttoonsP.orot Phi-
f
ofn one to
Moreton Bay, an aggregate
tons ; one to Portland Bay 2,
one to Sydney, of 669 tons ; one to Adelaide, of
617 .tons ; one to Hobart Town, of 623 tons ; and one
to New Zealand, _of 535 tons. Their total capacity was
Consequciatki 5,969 tong. The rates of freight exhibit
firmness.