New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-03
Nep7lork Daily Gribn,1e
THE DISCOVERIES OF 1853 AND 1859.

Archipelago and the Polar Regions, remain for the
enterprise Of governments, learned societies and
who ore brave a. well AZ curions.
Nile. Ida Pfeifer, after travelling through Pales-
tine Northern Europe and twice around the world in
fifth journey attempted Madagascar. Queen Rara-
volo received her kindly, then became suspicious and
finally ordered her TO leave the leland Immediately.
She was taken with other Europeans, it is supposed
Intentionally, 10 low, swampy coast, where foreign
ers escape the fever. She took the fever was
made worse by her bomeward voyage, and died on
the 7th Of October last at the age OF 6 G Of the
suburbs of Vienna.
On the 9th Of February last, the Sandman trav-
eler, Brun-Rolet, died at Khartouu, the boundary
between Nubia and Abyssnia. He had penetrated all
the country bordering the upper Nile, and dscov.
cred Lake No, in lat. II deg and the Bahr Ke:lak,
or Msseiad, which belongs to the western basin Of
the Nile. In 1885, he published in Paris lie Nj Blaze
and .Soadan.
The Epglishman Coulthard, died terrible desth
by thirst in the the inner desert Of Australia. A
traveller, Babbage, found his body in hcket, and
tin cup near by on which he had scratched few lines
with nail, which made known the fiighinl sufferings
that preceded his DEATH Coulthard set out with two
other Englishmen, Scott and Brooks, who probably
have perished
Adolph Schlagintweit has been murdered by troop
of rebels against the Chinese authorities, in village
Of Thbet not far from Yarkand.
The death Of DR.. Edward Vogel, who had Travelled
over Lake Tsad Bornu, BsguirIni and the country
Wadai west of Durtur. is almost q certainty. The
rumor that he was murdered by the command Of the
Sultan Of Wsdai may have arisen from the probable
fact that he was kept as prisoner; cause for either
may be found in his mprudence in Ginning to the neak
OF one Of their sacred mountains.
The wife of Sir John Franklin is not yet resigned to
bear the sorrowful name of widow. Last year she
sent out the yacht Fox, in command of Capt. McClin
took, to search for her husband. BY the latest &C.
counts, the Fox, taking the Beechey Island route
meant to sail into Fish River passing to the east Of
King Williams Land
For some months past new Arctic expedition has
been in preparation in the United States. The worth
lessness Of the Northwest Passage, discovered by
Capt Mcclure, five or six years ago, cooL no Arctic
ardor the Open Polar Sea is now the great Arctic
problem.
The Geographical Society of St. Petersburg has sent
number of na,uralsts to Siberia and learned Finn,
DR.. Nordenskiod of Helsingfors, has pursued his OBJ
servation as far Spzbergen He there discovered
anthracite coal and such multitude Of seals aud
u
years to come lie has also ascended the Sneehsttan
Mountain.
On the American continent an officer of the English
Navy, Capt. Palliser, has been fortunate as to
find passage through the Rocky Mountains in
British America 1t may be of great political value
in binding together the English Atlantic and Pacific
possessions.
In South America, the Frenohman, DR.. Plassard,
II I'D ~ ad haa Ak .
excursion into the interior of Venezuelan Guyana,
and found gold to the South Of the lower Ornoco, TO
ward the Yurnari.
At Rio Janeiro Messrs. Cspanema, Lagos and Con
salvo Diaz are preparing for second expedition into
the interior of Brazil which ia almost entirely un-
known and in the possession Of wild indian tribes.
They will have military escort.
DR. Schmarda the Austrian naturalist, is on his re
turn from his voyage to Cape Sydney and New
Zealand. So also have DIR. Tschudi and Dr. Fresach
returned from their expeditions into the interior OF
| South America.
The Austrian corvette Caroline, on a visit to the
harbors of South America, and the frgate Novara, on
voyage round the world at the PHILIPPINES when last
heard from seem TO have been quite forgotten by the
| Austrian journals, now full of war;
In the southern Atlantic the English Capt. Cubn'
believes that be had, within the year, found new
| group Of islands on the track OF Ausralan'oounc
vessels.
But the great magnetic center to which most dis
coyerers instnctivey turn lie still the interior o
Africa Those vast countries, which are represented
| in blank on our maps, have been attacked from al
| sdes-east, west, north and south.
| herepowned DIR. Robert Livingstone is now making
on excursion in those countries which he discovered
during his long Journey from St. Paul dc Losnda tt
Ouiimane. He embarked last year, equlppedwlti
| instruments for making scientific observations. III
will first attempt to 60 up the Zambeze River IN
| canoe which he has named Ma Robert, or Robert
| wife or mother as the natives along the Zamoez
have great respect for the wife and mother OF q maj
| whom they admire
The English steamer the Rainbow, sailed on tn
9th January out Of Bonny into the Gulf oil BENIN u
| explore the country along the Niger. Ladislan
Magyar of Theresiopol, in Hungary, who, after IN
| Hungarian in.unection, became citizen of Drszil
has hit upon rather singular but very prudent va
TO penetrate into the mysteries of inner Airica WIT
the greatest possible safety and advantage. lie ma
inst married the daughter Of the black King OF Bib
| IN Upper Guinea. He has become Commander-ir
Chief of the armies Of his faherin-law aud uses hi
authority and his soldiers TO become acquainted wit
The countries lying in his neighborhood
jules Braouerec, commander of the corvette oise
is now exploring the wholly unknown country throus
which the Gaboon River runs.
The Swedish discoverer, Anderson, has traveie'
Ovsmpo, on the West Coast Of Africa, south OF Ben
euels. in the direction OF the Cunene River.
On the east and south coast OF Africa, two Enshsl
officers, Capt. Burton and Lieut.. SPeke, found an
measured last Summer the great Lake tyiyi be'See
deg. 80 min. and deg. 40 min. South iatitude-no
TO be confeunded with Lakes Nyassa and Ukerewe
20 much talked of in late years, Until this discovery