Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-11-12

FURTHER DISCOVERIES IN AFRICA.-A re-
cent letter of DIR Livingstone, the distinguished
African explorer, gives an account Of more new
and important discoveries in the interior of AZ
RIGA: -
1--WE have lately discovered a very fine lake
by going up this river (the Shire) in the steam
launch about 100 miles, and then marching some
fifty more on foot 1t is called Shirwa, and Lake
N'gami is mere pond in comparison. 1t is,
moreover, particularly interesting from the fact
reported BY the natives on its shores that it is
separated by a strip of land of only five or six
miles in width from Nyanja, or Lake N'yinyesi-
the stars-whch Burton has gone to explore.
Lake Shirwa has no outlet, and the waters are
bitter, but drinkable. 1t abounds in fishes,
leeches, alligators, and hippotami. We dis
covered also by examination partly a branch of
the shire, called Ruo, that one portion of Shir-
wa is not more than thirty miles distant from a
point that may easily be reached by this launch.
The Lake Shlwa ais very grand. 1t is surrounded
ON all sides by lofty green mountains. Dzomha
or as people nearest i say, Zomby is over 5000
feet high, of the same shape as Table Mountain,
but inhabited on the top; others are equally high
but inaccessible. 1t is a high land region-the
lake itself being about 1000 feet above the sea.
1t is 20 to 30 miles wide, and 80 or 60 long.
, On going some way up hill, we saw in the far
distance two mountain tops, rising like islands
on watery horizon. An inhabited mountain
island stands near where we first came to 1t.
From the size of the waves it is supposed to be
deep. DIR Kirk and with 80 Makololo formed
the land party. The country is well peopled
; and very much like Louda in the middle of the
country, many streams rising out of bogs-the
vegetation nearly identical also. Never saw so
much cotton grown as among the Manganga OF
the shire and Shirwa valleys-all spin and weave
it. These are the latitudes which have always
pointed out as the cotton and sugar lands; they
D are -eminently so, but such is the disinter
estedness of some people that labor is exported
s to Bourbon instead of being employed here
The only trade they have is that OF slaves. ano
: the only symptoms of mpudence we met wer'
5 from party of BAHAMA slave-traders; but the.
o changed their department instantly on hearing
that we were English and not Portuguese"
: SIR JOHN FRANKLIN-The Hartford, Conn.
: Times gives the following brief sketch of tn
n life of this renowned adyenturer:-
s. "Sir John Franklin was born in Lincolnshire
is England, in 1886. He entered the navy in 500
l. served as a midshipman in the action off Co
IS penhagen, April ., 1901; sailed on a voyage o
" discovery to New Hollands was wrecked in lS0t
J. was signal midshpman in the Belerophon i
re the battle of Trafalgar, Oct. 81, 1905; becam
t. lieutenant IN lSOo; ana was engaged Ill ardu
le Gus services in the expedition against New Oh
D. leans in 1914, where he was slightly wounde
of in boat service. In 1910 he commanded tn
ty brig Trent on a voyage of discovery to tn
T. neighborhood of Sptzbergen. In 1919 he sta
rh ted on perilous overland Journey 5000 mile
g, lasting three years, from Hudson's Bay to Il
IN northwest and the shores of the Polar Sea. II
e. was promoted. In 1925 he started for the san
N, regions and was absent two and half year
n The Geographical Society of Paris gave him
ed gold medal worth $3.50, Oxford made him
an c. L., and the Queen made him Sir John.
as From 1880 to 1884 he was in service in Il
he Mediterranean, and for his exertions in Gree
mt received the order Of "the Redeemer of Greece
he For time afterward he was Governor of VI
las Dieman's Land.
as, May 20, lS45, under the orders of the Lor
ier Commissioners Admiralty, he sailed toward t
u- North Pole, from Sheerness, in command of t
Ia Erebus 90 officers and men) and Terror Z
officers and men) which had just returned fro
mt, the South Polar Seas.
aid His return was expected in the Fall of lS4
rt- but at that time nothing had been heard frc
zen him later than July -, 1915. Eighteen
ers twentyvessels English and American have be
1u- sent in search Lady Franklin persevered
ma her appeals until the public almost ceased
it regard them. Her devotion has at least sol
mt, reward Doubt is exchanged for certainty"