New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-25
African Discoveries.

We cut from an English paper the following
account Of the Las. meeting Of the Royal Geographical
Society, held on the 25th ullimo:
l. The paper read fret was, Ascent OF the Upper
Nile" by NJ BrupRoIlott Of Savoy, as communicated
BY the cheyser Negr ChnsDoforo Of the Foreign office
az Sardinia and correspond ng member Of the society
This piper gave analysis OF the journey Of the two
Berry u the King Of Kucnds ocluIing account
Of the tribes with the borders Of the river, and
geographical description ofthe countries visited.
2 TIE second paper read was "a notice Of Journey
scroes Africa from Zanzibar TO Angola lstely per
formed by Of traders, and communicated by
Consul Brand through the Foreign Office coupled with
"rtmsrks upon this Journey" by Mr.. w. Desborouyh
Cooley, and accompanied by map 81 this portion Of
Afice "On the Sd inst three Moors arrived Bsngue
10, accompanied by caravan OF forty carriers, VINO
conducting ivory and slaves TO exchange for mer
ehsndise Thsse bold travellers, who had come from
the coast Of Zanzibar crossed the African continent,
from east 20 west and state that having got into the In
terror and barteTed away in succession all the goods
which they Ind provided having exchanged them for
the above articles they then found II difficult 10
their step, from The want of goods TO trade WITH ami
resolved on proceeding their Journey in the hope Of
meeting with such articles they had been toll they
would find further inland in exchange for ivory Eject
ycy in the Csianga country they came IN sight o, the
Portuguese major OF Bibe who jourueying 20 ben.
suels with hs follower, and who, having persuaded
them to accompany him, arrived at Angola as above
stated Anxious to procure Information respecting this
Interesting Journey, had an interview with the ssid
hoors, and leerned what follows;
"a Que Of them, named Abde who had, a. pilot FIRE.
snebtsd the coasts OF n4l beng anaye OF sun te, and
o, Maes .a .as entering sx mo ps',n ~ is mp
I.lsrd OF Iasibsr where the latter had relation they
% S me M ''f For s my, 20 B1
rnos native Of Ienr bar where white met
with, who car write ard who 60 theIe 70 trade Tssy
their excursion exchsng hem IN succession for ivory
and slave. unit, they arrived here, which they did onynx
ss pecd .oms and the los. 81
only three Ttnous Of the caravan who died.
"Tbe pacss which they describe having visited
the following From Bocs they went 10 the 6rsmo
knds then hom Cuto they proceeded TO Sagora where
thsy Hsvrssd hish mountains as far Gogo From this
With any habitat n. and being water they after
~sr wen, to arsans sud then took guido who con-
Quoted them TO Muea where the country sbounds In cattle
They ssrwad to Mug and here they stopped
BY Le Tsnsnns and were forced 10 construct boat IN
which they crossed the lake this voyage took them day
ard night They went shore at Marunso the inh.et-
ants which place ere in the habit Of filing their front
eth. Moo ' s's Ms.Ss T 70 nam. T re-
manned with the muaitoes to guard the ivory which they
len at this place while the rest OF the party went % ca
ssnf where they had th. good luck 10 meet with Major
Coimhrs's men with whom they came 20 Cahava by the
Musceums Reed sens the Of the Lcsmbese, which
sne They pissed thronsh the Csb,a aud Bunda
rcms king ths, through 'be latter flows the river Lungae
bnndo tributary Of the LusmbeeL From tins place they
proceeded TO LuanFs Bhe, and Bengues and they intend
soon to return to their nstye land following the same route
20 Zanzibar"
Mr. Cooley remarked that this narrative Afforded very
striking and important confirmation OF his map. Vita
respeot 20 the bearing and latitude of Monomoo< add
of the deais OF the interior generally, he had hut little
guidance and vet appears that the route OF RAPID tray
elere rom Zanzibar 10 Marors and theace by Gungo,
umhu, and UiUi 30 the Cszembe. when traced on HE
msp, toms nearly straight line. whence it may he In.
ferred that the mop Is tolcrsby correct The Csse.
bos town uacendsl being but seven good marches 60
or 100 miles) from Moro Achinto 90 deg % min Is
sec S. where Lscers observed both for ytuds and
latitude cannot be far wrong This route entered Mon.
onoezi Uhnbu) in about latitude deg : ursnga also
in Moromocz and further south probably extends 10
the i0sh parallel
Tue bes ON the western side OF the lake are repre-
scented the msp they stood the time OF sceris
expedition n79e9l But from Major Nanteiro, who
commanded the expedition Of lSll, learn thar pre-
vioesy that date the Auemha bad dspussessed rue
hovEa Inner AIR, l4tl AMI now the narrative be-
fore NE SCENE 10 prove thst the migration II the AGemhs
was followed as might be expected, by = general
movcsasnt OF the tribes The Musocuma went south
ward INTO the country abandoned by their neghbors
rs Tar perhaps as the banks Of the New.Zsmbexe The
Mo's@ prcpsbly sought refuge north of that river,
the aonfsns OF their ally the Csxcmbe; while the
Msngoro introcers nom the sousheast de Movzs
~Tr arlVsn further northw.rd in sde general
cuSeis'en snd took NE place OF the Aasocuns the
shores Of the lake. Tue names rsnsanns and Catans
Mr. Cooley supposed 70 have moved with the Novizs 10
TIE northern .de Of the Ne~Zambese. IL scens Ger.
tain that cur travellers went souhwsrd from Cszernbe
60 Ccisngs and CAhava Hal they zone wes,s.nl
they must have pa sed through Lohals Rie. Il ,-s.
from, Cahsvs ths' the rsd went TO the Nusocama on
the Lusmbesi (Zsmbegel fNls circuit in Their rou,e
may be sscrAed ta the extensive marshes south xs of
LUCINDA dime Ar, p al
The reason assigned for the journey Of the MShsu
medsn adventures 10 the coast Is that BY the
time they reached the cazcuec they hSd expended al
their soods all that suited for the current tra
and so, having Of returning, they advanced
This 70 msh nesty very lame story. As they len some
Of iher psry in LUCINDA TO collect ivory Is obvious
that they intended 10 return eastward There exists
natural foundsficn for rsde between the opposite
coats which have the wants and hike productions
The truth seems 20 be that they laid their goods In
- - a -
found he the wet coast Tue ivory the other
hand destined for the east coast the chief market
for Il being In India and Chipa Ths conjecture Is
Strengthened BY the fact Of their not taking the direct
rosd westward hy the LHalahs Cor IN the mountainous
dstrct (LobaS about that river provisions al Inn
ported and are extremely dear. and consequently thst
detr,ct which the ess for the general merchants who
obtain In the essh Of the counfry-t salt and cop
per-mass be avoided by the slsve dealers
n seems possible thar with lftie enort, may not
Be jet too late 10 obtain fun account OF the whole