Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-07


igo under cirehmsianee Of tbe n
,ainful nature; and witch prr,l VS
III future prospect Of <ueeess IN e
news is contained in letter f,o ae
Bahais, Just received in Livsrno"'
from whicd We make the iollQsin.
exrsrt.:
BaIais, sOth October. 1916.
We are enabled to give YOU y pi,,.
OF intelligence, which. though NOT
ola commercial nature, will to napv
he Of great interest. We mean thu
failure Of the expedition sent out Nv
your government, early hi. ,esr
under the command Of capt. Tuckey
whose object was to ex.tore the RI
YER Congo. Like all ormer enter.
prises of y simila kind and ne.w i,b.
standing the persona GIssernmt II
and skill Of those con ernsd in tLs
planning and executing ii. there ap.
pears 10 have been a want of FORE.
S ght, both rs to the Ii .e ne! means:
however, AZ no doubt publicity vii
In due time be given to all their
proceedings, il will suffice Us to &C.
quaint you, that yesterday arrived
in this port II. NJ. 5. Congo. and
Dorothy transport from Csbrndg. in
90 days under the csmmaad Of R;r
Filzmauriee, formerly master. who
succeeded in consequence Of the
death Of captain Luekes aud tie
1 lie tenant. both Of whom died Il
sea. the former on the Sd, the later
O. the STU instant. II appears hat
the, arrived Ut the mouth Of !bs
Congo about the Sd Of July, and lsay.
ling the transport (Which caly ac.
c0mpanied them an !neor siderabIu
distance) they proceeded IN 10
sIosp which was built rurposely 10
draw little water, up tie river to tho
extent Of TAO miles, when her pre-.
gress ard even that Of her boats va,
stopped by insraeraale ,dif:icu'iies.
principally, We believe by The rapids,
which they express a,.beyod al drs.
cription. Dete mining still 90 tho
further prosecution Of the undsrta.
king, the men we're landed. and il
was not until they had marched $50
miles, land 100 more Than any who
person had been before) over a bar
rem and exceedingly mounraniors
country. and after experiencing tho
lgreatest privations from the wan, OF
wafer, and being entirely exhausted
by fatigue, thai they gave up the
ls,tempt. 'ope enabled the most Of
them to traverse their route, and re.
gain the vessel; but alas! nature had
been completed, ~srn out, For moss
Of them. say 70 ont Of So. died -
hours fter their return, conprehen.
ding all the scientific part Of the sx-
peditior; and We believe ony eight
On board are now in state 10 work
The vessel; but as theis chief wan
seems 10 he nouri.h hent. il IL to b
hoped the others will soon be brought
round. Sus, iciohs sne entertained
that maDy died BY poison. admins.
tered by the blacks, and Mr. Fu-
maurice says. that i.s is persuaded
be could penetrate Nh immense die.
lance into the eoun.ry without appcs.
hending DAGGER from any other
eau e, a. the people are very pusis.
nimous, and easily n,imidsted.--'
As = matter Of court sey and expo
dieucy. they asked permission Of the
Kings to pass through their respec-
tive territories, viii b Was generally
readily granted; at he same tins
they were furnished With plenty u
blacks as guides, At moderate charge,
but lattcrl, advantage was taken Of
their difficulties. SIR. fiIzmaurieo
and the surgeon arc determined on a
new attempt. If The adpirsit! viii
fit out another expedition, and as DO
thinks he can provide against alb
casualties. he has great hopes Of Al.
tanning the desired end.
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