The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-28

ksn tAe Nile. and ursupg his res oaTches bawsss lsli
ssd Is29, he reached Neroe he white rfvsr md ~
khgdsm Of SEMINAR Subsequently, and during Aehsmet
ASs closing career, Messrs. Armand and sAbssr the
srner an engineer, then and stn In the Egyptian SER
vise sscended the river the fourth degree of north a
Il seogrst hioa discovery alocsside Of the more DIS
Hguished travellers Al late meeting Of the Partisan
Academy Of Sciences these espedto7s were parscu
siy referred to- assiug up from the valley OF the Mic
INTO Abyssipia the eastern side OF the Continent We
md was visited by travellers ~ early a. the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries, among whom stands promi
neuty Father IDbo Jesuit missionary OF Portugal, who
vesided Abyssais, and published IN account Of
>ort time previous to his DEATH in 1891. The work was
ssusstsd into English by DR.. Johnson, and was doubt
No. 70 this circumstance his beautiful story
nasselas. Next We have the explorations Of Dr. Ponce
Hsdng, and the famous Bruce, Of whom have already
spskan. In our time Lord vasntA and his companion,
gesry Salt, have produced the best descriptions Of
Abyesipis the result OF four years travel. These were
sieeanty published In $780, and followed by an &C.
sount Of second journey made BY Mr. Salt He was
subsequently appointed Consul General In Egypt Office
wAeh he filed with great advantage TO his country
md the world In lS4l2 Dr. Beke spent twelve months
h Abyssina and published account OF lis researches
Since that time numbers Of other travellers have gone
the country without however, adding much TO
previous information, except In the Major harris
uho In ls43 gave IN interesting account Of bis mission
10 shea. The latest Of all Ia the expedition Of Count
ascarac dc Lausure, who following up previous one
u soudan, and under the patronage the voeroy Of
Heypt at an outlay Of one hundred thousand dollars,
attended BY savsns, olla Of boats and several small
steamers, was ~ Assouan in December last preparing
~ complete examination Of the country between and
beyond the White Blue rivers together tributary
Ne Nile It reported that in consequence Of some dis
ssnsicn between him and his aubordinates bis plan d
hAely 10 fall through but inclined to doubt this
snce the pasba with large body Of troops has actually
Rsiswed him, and II Ia not probable he would permit Its
abandon mept 10 take place. We have Ako reports
kum other very recent French travellers In the d.
reon Messrs Tremaux and Beux Rollet the former Of
whom has exploded the fable OF the existence Of race
Of negroes-hommes quee-or with tails the latter
The author OF an Interesting work on Soudan or Ngrta.
In Southern Africa and in the vicinity OF the Cape Of
Good Hope travellers have made interesting
exanin aons. Among the earliest was Captain Henri
Bopp, sent out In 1871 by the Dutch Governor and he
v:sed and described the country OF the Namaquas He
% well as Koben and Laca'e, followed by Spar
man, Patterson, Valiant Barrow, frotter, sumerville,
cowsn, Donovan, Lichtenatein Burche, Peroiva, La
xoae, CappbeI, Albert and Thompson, who, between
me years 1896 and 1929 explored tue country north and
east Of the Cape sparrman WAS swede, and the friend
sf LDneus and the companion OF Captain Cook in OF
French naturalist whose travels the delight Of his
sosenporsries, and for . long time popular in
Europe ana this country. Not always accurate, he
desidedly amu,ing. he barely saved his head during
Me French revolution aud died In 1924 at the age Of
seventy one years. Barrow penetrated to the Orange
river a, thirty degrees south latitude Trotler soner
VILE reached Latakoo, the capital Of the BechuAnAs,
where Dr. Livingston resided for eight years.
mo country Of Natal, extensive district occupying
Aria, has only become we'll known the world snce
l1lo Since i,s cesson to the Engsh, in 1884, DR.. An
drew Smith and The Rev. Mr.. Archben have described
ne country, and considered leading authorities.
napand description OF Natal recently communicated
~ American mss nary, the Rev. A H. Wilder to tho
American Geographical Society.
In ls3e-S7 sir James T. Alexander, we'll known in the
unised ss,es and Canada, visited the Boschmen and
cher native tribes to the norhward Of the Cape, among
whom ne found numbers who mixed earth with their
I'D, and totally gnorsnt OF the idea o, Supreme
Bong. II was he, too, who drew worry unavorabe
ITEMS Of the blacks from tho gres, length Of the vecbra
columns OF those he examined.
In 1897 Mr.. (now Sir John) Barrow, whose name has
bsoome familiar to all students in Arctic geography
n connected with the Admiralty, maac an exploration
sastwardly from the Capo Of Good aope with success
and published Interesting account OF his journey In
lsol Mesrs oitsr and scmervie crossed the Orange
river reached Laskoo the capital OF the Becnu-
anas. They were shortly Afterwards followed by DR..
Cowen and Lieutenant Donovan, the la.tsr OF whom
Dssished In ai.emp. To Sofsla at about the
twentieth degree Of north latitude. Other travellers
have followed In their footsteps The maps Of Mr..
Thompson, OF those gen,enen deemed 10 DO The
best OF South Africa.
Proceeding up tie coast we,tsrn norhwsrdly, nnd
Ne Porrsucse TO have been tho earliest Explorers and
ehsay In search of gold asd slaves.
Prince John Of Portugal has the credit OF originating
thePoruguesc voyages 10 the African coast aud
acah In 1884, their jealous advocate supporter
mo passion for discovery by this time mad firmly
hso In his nation, and religious and commercial exro
GVons followed each other rapidly aud SUCCESSFULLY
Various impor,an, esAb hmenv formed along tho
COAST, Of which retained 70 ths day. In the
sn.uiug century, 'ss Er'rch were attracted 70 tho sane
region Iour or nye African trading companies we're Gre
sd and they gained possession OF numerous valu
able posts and belts land along the coast TITO history
Of these settlements n suicsnty curious TO jusuy
extended notice OF them, but iorbear orr object In
tins article 10 chronicle the proge. Of scientific and
psrsons discovery, rather ihaa Of COMMERCIAL assoss
lions and political conquests Certain II Is that, u1til
within the las, eighty years the Portuguese were In al
vance all oer nations In African explorations, except
perhaps The French The Portuguese believed 10
possess late Information which they kept back from
the world FOR their own oenenL We have had one
work, however, from he Lisbon rress 10 1854 which
gives the history Of expedition conducted BY Major
Moutero In 1872 and which owe 10 the scientific
seal Of Portuguese officer named Gamet.o, pbo became
NJ editor II contains very full account Of Cazsnbe
ard map Of the countries between Tete, on tho Fam
bcsi and Lun6a.
1--WE may believe their writer's they 1ru discovered
shs city Of mbucoo but passing by the loog List OF their
I" ancient Mariner" whose names are rarely found In
modern biographies and whose adventures arc now al
nost forgotten We look chsny for accuracy 70 travellers
% later period The kngpsh repeatedly attempted 70
enter the country, and At first with little success
Messrs Thompson and Jobson made Effort the latter
only reaching G pace called Jerscouda " Brus, IN