New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-27
GEOGRAPHICAL.

ron the sad news OF the sudden death of Dr. Abrecht
,cher Of Hamburg, the young snd z'aous traveller,
Whole active explorations in Central Africa during the
lsft few months have been watched with so much
irterest BY foreign geoarsphsrs. DIR. Ros cher while
busted on the banks Of great Lake Nyss.a, whose
esstsrn sbore be reached about the sans time that
Ricbardson arrived at its southern extremity with
PREPARATIONS for future journeys 10 the unknown re-
piors toward the south and west attacked 10 the
nighttime by two barbsrous natives Of the akecouD
try and killed in lis bed by of poisoned arroTs
HE rysnts alarmed and excited by his terrible fate,
took to fight and carried the melancholy tidingr TO
Zanzibar. Their accounts folly confirmed by
negro chief who sIrived that place few days stsr.
DR.. ROschsr had Just received, by the kindness OF
some admirpg friends at Zapzibar who wers justly
proud of his successful attempt to reach Nyassa,
abundant supplies enable bin TO proceed down the
lake. IL possible that the desire to obtain possession
of this newly arrived wealth may have prompted the
nurde1ous deed although his last letters speak OF
Difficult lee which had arsen between him and the lake
people. hope exists that bis papers and notes,
which would be of undoubted value to geographical
science may yet be recovered and transmitted to
Europe. He viii always be remembered ss the frat
Europesn vbo sailed on the waters Of the Nyassa aud
bis nsme will be added to that long let Of martyrs
10 tie cause Of African exploration, which comprises
the names Of so many earnest and distinguished men,
between the days of Mungo Park and tho,e Of Edou-
ard Vogel.
Moth ing is known Of the adventurous Vogers fate
from June 1856 10 the date OF his death. general
detre has been manifested by his compstrots to send
an expedition 70 Central Africa in order 10 clear up
he ob.cury hanging about this period Of bic expora
tns Subscriptions have been collected 10 several
Grman cities a1d they am punt 10 30 large sum
Il AT it is determined to iii out party at once. Mr. l.
Won Henelin has been selected TO bead the expedition
He was for seven years Austrian Consul at Knartoum
On the Nile where he acquired familiarity with the
languages and geography of Northern and Central
Africa. BE has since shown himself peculiarly fitted
for the undertaking by biz journeys in Abyssnia the
region Of the Upper Nile the territory abou, the Red
Sea, aid tie lands Of the Somali He will procure ser
wants in Giro and Khartoum make the upper waters
Of the Nile the basis of his xporations and will have
hs chief station and depot at Bengari, post on the
North African coast.
"A new Island has been added to the Pacific chart
bv a late discovery made by Capt. Green, of the
Agate brig in the employ Of the Phenix Guano
Compaoy It lies at the northeast end Of the Pnenx
group. in lat 9 AZ S. and long III 40 w. The dis
coverers found spacious lagoon inside, and some ap
psaraucs Of the island having been inhabited although
at remote period On the eastern sds Of the entrance
to the lscoon there large pyramida structure,
built of stone and evidently Of considerable antiquity
On the western eide there extensive inclosure
sso constructed Of stone The guano deposits proved
to be Of considerable extent and excellent 10 quality
In Lower California, between San Jeronimo Island
and Cedros leland are three very remarkable agoons
living at distance of ten or twelve miles from each
other. They are surrounded by shifting saudhills,
and only at one point over the coashne of mountains
approach the neighborbood Ct the water. Dreary aud
desolate az is the region about them, the lagoons
abound in gsme-such as geese, brsnt, carsw snipe,
0uail and duck Animals are rare but in the quarter
nearest the mountains deer and anteope OCCASION
aIy met with and csyotes and wolves are sometimes
seen sneakipg along the shores Fish plenty, COM
pritirg dIes in vast shoals must wick-ish which
yeseutlss the ha6dock, jewish similar 10 the sea-
tafs, and weighing often 100 pounds, and several
kinds Of sharks. The largest lagoon kno Vn as the
Great Lagoon OF Oode Lievre among the natives, was
first visted by Capt Scamnon in 1856 Ii has lately
become resort Of wbalers, for ils waters abound In
the California or gray whale, often called mud.dg-
cers as no others Of the species are known
10 witt such shallow water. From May TO December
they make their he me in ths Arctic Ocean and Ochotsk
Sea- but in the latter month they begin 10 assemble in
the sgoons. They are caught by meaus Of the bomb
Is, &C. and yield an average Of forty barrels OF oil.
"Kilers" large black fish, fifteen or twenty feet in
length. constantly annoy the whales, attacking the
calves, which they seize by the lips like bulldogs
Great depoei, Of sa stretching far down the coast In
belt two or three miles WIDE exists 10 the negbbor.
hood Of the lagoons.
Alfred Russell Wallace, the ornithologst TO whom
geography Is indebted for much net information con-
cer1ipg the Moluccas and New Guinea, has very re-
Gently spept three months the northeastern PENN
mia Of Celebes He explored the vicinity of Msnado
tie forests sbou. Lake Tondano and the Volcano OF
Klobat o. wei as the eastern ard southern chores OF
tire Peninsula lie collected specimens Of tie iesth-
sred ,r he 70 the number of 40 among tsem the rare
and beautiful Megacephslon Maeo so wei known
among ornithoogists for is singular habits Wallace
has returned from Menado to Amboina, and viii next
Wit the island of Cersm in the Molucca group.
The publication of the thorough and comprshsn-
sive work of DR.. p Won TechichG,scheff OF Asia MI
nor under the title Asie HiR,ure Description Pigs
que, Stqtistigue Arcltologque proceeds as rapidly
as possible. The first volume, on the Physical Gs-
opraphy Of Asia Minor, wss published in 1855 the
second on the Climaology and Zoology, appeared IN
1856; the third on the Botany will be issued inms-
diately. The remaining volumes, the fourth on the
Geology, and the fifth comprising the Statistics Pohtl-
cal Geography and Archaeology, are already far sd'
vanced Dr. TechichascheG in the prosecution OF h's
Investigations, made between 1913 and 1858, no less
than Elk Write to Asia Minor and the track of his vs.
ricue journeys passes through every section OF the
country lie had previously Travelled much in osher
| lands and especially among the Alta ranges.
M. <jean, one of the mott eminent OF living