New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-21

snse e,.sr3;ng ahou. 20 miles, after which there 10
no other I'm >e3inent 70 navigation % Lake Syases
and how far that extends 70 the D1rh we are as YET
nnable 70 saw nsves informed tina, il took three
months 10 reach the head Of The lake.
The Shire flows through an exceedingly fertile
valley which Is bounded By two ranges OF LOFTY mis,
aud IA from 10 70 2 miles wide at tbs lake, and from
~ 10 10 below the caaracs. East Of the cataracts arc
tbe hiphlands-a magnificent country, we'll watsred
and wooded, with rich soil and pretty numerous pop
ulation. From the large number OF old gray headed
people ne met Il would appear 10 be a fine healthy
country, well adapted for European constitutions. Tne
men ara all armed with bows and arrows, or spears,
vet they do not seem to be bloodhirsty. As general
thing they ea,ed us with cviity. As was natural,
thew were no fret somewhat suspicious, bat as soon rs
we told them what our object wss, their suspicious
yanirhed One chief, however, said that piriies had
come TO him before with as line etory as we had and
after few days jumped up, seized number Oh ms
people and carried them off as slaves. we suspected
that he himself bad engaged in tins business; The
country is well adapted fcr cattle and sheep Beside
various kinds of provisions, Mc., they grow COTTON
largely. In the high lands and low lands, through -
OF latitude, we met with cotton everywhere, ana 10
may be az line cotton country for several degrees
further to the north than were. We went no far
Their than the foot Of Lake Nyassa. Some cotton
patches covered three acres thou Sh for the most part
they did not exceed half an acre. Zach family seems 10
have lis own cotton plantation, which 10 carefully cut
yated. They could raise almost any amount II they
had market FOR it. The cotton is of two knds-the
foreign sind the native. The former is OF good staple
mere like wool than cotton. The foreign is perennial
and requires planting only once IN three years. 10 ID
burned down before the rains, and soon springs up
again of its own accord The native has TO be- planted
every year in the highlands The people prefer it, be-
cause, they cay. it makes the srODge, cloth. In we'll
nigh every village we saw men spinning cotton while
others weaving il into strong cloth, in looms oil
very simple construction. Both spinning and weay-
ing are very tedious processes.
6. They are ali anxious to trade. The women were
oen up all night grinding their corn 70 sell To u.s. One
village we passed without hating, The inhabitants
followed us, calling upon our gulde 10 return WIN
them TO trade. AS last argument, they shouted, are
we to have it said that white people came to our
country and we old not see themP
"Tbey are by no means teetotalers. Large guam
titles of beer manufactured by them, ana they are
az fond OF il as countryme are OF whisky. Inc
chief of village almost always presented Us with
large pot of beer. We passed village one day, and
saw large party of men sttIg smoking IN the pa6hc
square, who did not seem at al communicative. Aiter
resting little under tree, short distance nom them,
they sent us calabash of beer, TO see II we were
friends, which 10 be manifested by our partaking
of it. We saw macy partially Intoxicated people,
tipsy chiefs and members Of the learned PROBES
sions get little elevated at times native doctor,
with his cupping horn hanging round his neck, who
had evidently been making come deep potations came
mans village, without sending word that you are
comingP Entering hat, he came cut staggering
under large pot of beer, which he presented to us.
PERHAPS bis hn S99 pay h% w6 Scotch
lice on these fertile highlands. Instead OF, as at home
oiliDg for bare subsistence here they could cultivate
largely sugar and cotton &C., benefit the natives by
their exam pie, and furnish materials for our manufac
lures at home. We have healthy country, and, with
the exception of 80 miles, over which road can be
constructed water com nunication all the way to En-
gland The natives are industrious and some what in
eeIous The have better houses and nipple nents than
any the Zanbesi. They would not, think, modest
enigrsnts. With good missionaries the most happy
results might be anticipated.
{" Yours with much esteem,
CHARLES LIVINGSTONE"