New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-12

TO Be the sb0reires Of tie southern portion Of tas
ent, ire later The recnsn.s Of tn frs; e@i
grafton Of BechuaBss. Tae Bulhpeu L7s 10 tbs
,iop. Both have & p,ssioEs.e love OF liberty. r5e
Bustmen are pomsdc in their habits; they never
cult ysfe tie soil, nor any domestic animal et
cept the Cog. They sre mighty hunters, irving
chef. on the flesh 81 game, with the tris Of roots
aid beans snt fruits OF the desert, xhi.a are c'l-
lected b, the women. Tae7 posses, thin, wjry
forms, and are cspsb ii great ,Iertioa and of 50
we're prys,icns They ere often Of loR s.sture
thoueh not d~sr6sh, sod though no. In general 50
+ is ntfuly usly IS the specimens which have bsen
brought = Esrepe, il rfnst b. sdn.te, thst .hey
have nsby points OF Resemblance 70 the bsbooa.
Pursu pg their journey toward the north. tee 1t
tie csrasaD f-l in with numerous st,ssge aaim,ls,
which seemed 10 flourish well il the desert, not
withholding tie sc4nsy supply # wafer. rne Gland
wss four in abundance AID slssys IL good c0ndl-
top. Cou,ideraole qlaniite. Of ~a.r ware in
their stonachs when Killed. The s:4iabok, the
eep,bcb, the pOr cap'ne sabsist without wafer for
uspy months, By liViOg on bulbs and tubes coo.
tail ing moisture. With their sharp pOated boots
they find lite difficulty in proc lrlng sufficient
,usply Of food Some animsls are FEVER seen but
IN The vicinity of water. The Ihaoceros, the oui-
falo, the GU, the giraffe, the zebra are found only
within distance from the water Of seven or eigh.
pilea
Tie frs. indication Of thsif approach to Lake
N,sni wss the River z, ugs, stEeam running 70
ward the north east By following which, they we're
assured By the natives they would 81 last reach the
broad water. Having gone up the river aooa'
ninety ak miles, they left the sreser part Of their
oxen aud wagons 10 recruit for tie hOmewsrd jour
ney, while they pu,h:d on for the lake. They were
treated with great kindness on the way BY the ma
tves, who, in that ,ars of TIE desert mere q KIND
OF African Q1skers, having never oeen Known u
6ebt, and always submitting TO the stronger party
without su attempt at resistance. In twelve days ST.
rlesyI their wseons the party came 70 the north
esst nd of Lake NgaEi, and ca the lot of August,
ls49. went down together to the brosd pars and
for the fret time this fine looking shees OF water
vas ,een by Europeans. The direction " the iaks
s.eued 10 be n. ~ T. and 5. s. w. by compass.
Its length is estimated q: from 10 20 100 miles. l.
il too shallow T. be Of much value IS commercial
halfway. The banks se low, aud covered WITH
reed,. except ipsce On the wess aide which Is de-
void Of trees, showing that the waters have retired
tberce at q perJa no: very ia back. When full,
ibe water Of tn. sFs perfectly freso but bracslsh
hen low, and taat a wing down one Of its trbu-
rar, WA 20 clear, and SOFT and cold b sugges.
TIE ides of melting snow. The position of tue lake
wss found t. DO not much more taan OOJ feet
above the le ell Of the SEQ Descent, 10 iact, o.
about the same distance rom tie sest OF the mlss0n
in BecbuAns.
On the return Of the travellers dawn tho River
Zoucs, they had time 10 admire The beauty OF Inc
bake, which closely resemols many parts Of the
Clyde above Glasgow. Tney are adOrued with no
bic spt cmens of vegetation. DE-. Livingstone 90
served tw 20 enormous osobab tees Of which ono wss
over 10 ieet in circumference. The moshoms pre-
serts q splay OF sTbOresl beauty ~hica 10 seldom
equ,ed in sry part OF the world. The truuk Is Of
ten converted istO caDOss. The monouri bears
oipk plum Containing pleasant acid juice and re-
seubles sn Orsrge tree in its dark evergreen foiiags
ard cypress in ito form.
DR.. LIVINGSTONE arrived ssfely AZ home, where he
remained till April, 1850, wnen be- started on an
tier journey to the region Of Lake Nsapi, In com
Dolly with bis vie shd three children He nov dis.
covered Few pest OF tie desert in the shape of
| satanic insect called The tze,ze. Tbs terrible
,course is not much larger than the common house
d., ard lie nearly Of the sane brown color - ths
honey bee 1. has three OF four yellow stripes on
t,s after part of the body, beyond which .he wings
pr,ect considerably. L, Is an alert little saiwal,
spo csDDot be caught with The land except III rne
c,o Of The morning and evening. lis peculiar buzz
CARTS fatal wsrl ing t. those who travel WITH do
nestle ali malls, is s5rg being certain death 70 !ae
| OF, horse and dog. During the journey, Dr.. Law
psstCne lost forty thrse oxen by this insect, a.
bouph eply sms number ever Ii: 1ted on them at
once IL is remarkable taa: the bite OF TIE tzetza
| i, hsrnlets 10 msn and Wild sDlmals, AID even 70
c,lyes while they c ntbue 70 suck tbe COWS. the
polsor is no. injected by s.ins nor oy'gss placed
sth the sAip, but in the process Of feeding.
.is h, irritation folio VS. Ike that frem tae bic Ofs
u,.keto. In the or tao same bite produce, 40
MT IL immediate fleets than itdoes in man. But 10
few days fatal sympt LIS make their Appearance.
TIE ty. and hose begin 10 run; the coat s,ares as
ii tie aDImsl were cold; swelling is seen urdsr
tn Jaw; ewac stion commences though tas animal
still gszes; the Du.c!ss grow fl,ccid; uasl per-
taps sitter rhs interval OF months purslns super
seUes ard the animal perisbes from exhaustion
TIE nule, sss AID sea, enjoy rae ssme i1n 1hls5
from IBIS iD,eci Sc nsn.
In 1852 Dr.. LlviDg.tOne determined 70 send Rii
family 10 Fl gland, while hs shcud devote nln'en
o. trthsr cora.loas for .hs pu-pCte Of disc)G