New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-12
EXPLORATION IN AFRICA.

We Learn bv the recent English journals that nteli
Ccnce has at last been received from Dr. Livingston the
celebrated South African missionary traveller. lie had
penetrated as far norhward II S. sxdegrees beyond
the point reached in his former journey where the climate
began be very unhealthy both he and his people having
been frequently down with fever He had met with Por-
tucuese slavedeaes and slaves led away in compa-
MES of eight and chain lie had also met with
Arab slave-dealers, who could read and write Arabic
readily The countries visited by Dr. Livingston, in the
course OF this tour described splendid fruitful and
very uopuous but during the rainy hundreds OF
miles were covered with water The traveller having sail
ed several DAYS on the river Chobc in native canoes was
proceeding toward Ben ,uea with view to discover
road to the remote interior from the westward.
Mr. Augustus Petermann announces, in The Lon6oH
AIencpm OF Nav p, that intelligence has been received
Of Dr. Voacl having safely reached Lake ISad. " nile
near tho River Yeou ana within two days journey from
Kula lie in.gusted few has;y lines written On horseback
and adore ssed to Mr. GHgu.t the Engh Consul at Muir
zuk 10 messenger going nor:h"ard la these iihe''
dated the Sd of January last Dr. NOgs announced his ar
rival in Bornu and that he and ms companions were IN
GOOD health having successfully accomplished the journey
across the Desert with the Sos OF t'o cdme oHy lie
further auGcs 10 the revolution al ha and the delth OF
tie Vizer Ha Besl the chle friend aud protector 81 r
Barih and r. Overwecl ana he sher Of H9ler ilins
that he had been assured the new Sultan would receieihe
Col. Herman. Her Britannia Majestys Consul at rrPoi,
in transmitting ihis news observes Inc nar1h aSt'IT'
49, TLere has been a revolution in B,ruu, which
ended in the deposition Of the Sultan ami the execution
'of h. NiZier The STANDARD OF reVo4' was raised b me
"Stan brother WHO, after defeating hnl IN Ihe nrd'
compel, him to ebdica.e IN hs favor Inc ~" Tler,
Aid i Ralmg p, ted 10 be man 81 lish energy
and considerable intelligence. he hiss alicaiF writ
letter Ia Mr. Gaehuf ia friendly spirit - !" en-
chance the hope ;as Ia, late yO.G1 wi not b" tJu-
3" dlCal TO the Interests q the Niss.nn.
pr Nocel. this occ Gson also comwuI a'e- IA pc
Eniuarv result of h q, termination OF a." height o. Lake
Tad according to "hh i4at great centres ~ l. oy
& fet above Ike lcvcof the THIS Is below ne 'si-
mate hitherto ven. and stu explode the theory 81
some writers who have assumed tina; Lake Tad enPii'd
it,, into or was connected with either he hpSrs The
Nile whereas, IN point o. isc. 1t i@ns' accord S 70 u
Vcrl o,e afion beyond doubt the center Of extern
siy hollow or depression IN that part OF Cense AFRICA
p,rd 10 which Ohcr interior regions with lake iornl-
non in that continent ere lofty table lands Inls tle
Lrlt Of Lake ami south Atrcs "a 1ivta a : -
& above the level OF the So, ana thai pom; Of The Ne
r,,ro ching peare~ % Lake Tad. namely. where II l.
intd hy the river KraA cannot be much short Of Vvo
ie.tb. town of Nh rum. much lower down ths river
zinc e fo above The level Oi the eea accordinE 20
e al ,erya;is Of ku-segger, The German traveller Inc
,ve~a ea;ion of the desert the northwestern SIDE
ofLr1e T.ad is gwen by Or. NOsci Is j. 2'' icei
IN. hight of Lake Tad !, ano,' important feature IN
the geography al Central Africa a. bearing upon s "he
ply seal features and particularly on the cIha'e o. N
region. In the work on ;he progTes, o 'hs Nf'l'in
Gently published hy ne viii he seen that ihr country -
the south of Lake Tsad comprising the BASIN OF no
ShSry and others is feeders. for some two hlntol q"
three hundred mile, presents immense lever pam ar
most mpcrcepiby inclined toward the lake ana 'ha c
country from the Shary the Bcnurn te rFer U.s.
covered by DR.. Barih n Adamana apparently continues
with fimlar character 81 hGints rom THIS 10 maf pt
inferred that The ChatGa-Bcnueh fer Alananl sin
IN valley Of no great elevation descent ard there re
may. s hoped present such obstacles % navIgauon
rapids or 'ais
poanw le the steamboat osi ri ton q, .cen8 .ha very
!ytrias l,t tie Br;h shores fhc gentlemen appointed