, 1860-03-20

been received at London by her Majesty's
steamer Lynx, to late date IN December. Dl. +
Livingstone and his party were then nj honEons
harhor Cd the Zambesi t!elta, and with Tho aad Of
the engineers of tie Lynx, we're engaged IN re-
pairing their steam launch, the Na Robert, the
iron mates Of wt,ich have now been worn to the
thinncss oi wafer They had returned from
q second expe ditloa up The Shire. in which they
E3assa. The fotmsr: they aseertaiaed 70; be
sheet Of water ninety miles in length whle the
latter is Of still larger magnitude. and one Of
The chain Of lakes Of which the discoveries Of
Captsius Burton audSpeke IRE the continuation
northward II
the country which be travsraed, and ne has up
piled to the Church Missionary Society IN Lon
doa to exert themselves for occupying 1t as
NEST inviting mission field. Mr. Daincs, the ar
tist Of the expedition, has been compelled from
falling heal:h to come down ID ths Lynx Lynx 70 70 the
Za;nbesi before log. Mr. Thornton, the geol-
,rst, had proceeded in Jufs last To the interior,
on IN independent expedition Of bis Own. ia
company with some Portuguese traders Ana
stone, will, Ills bro'Iier, Dr.. Kirk. and Sir. Rae,
we're to return to Tete with the ia Robert. and
thence overland by foot Un 4 visit to the Mako
lofo country. This journey was expected to |
extend over i period of ut least eight months
DISCOVERY OF NEW cor1ox REGION.
To tic Edls7r Of The Manchester 0u1rdi,n:
Sin: You are at liberty to publish the en-
closed letter from the brother of Ur. Living
which I value as follows: No. :. 72d- to 7al.;
No. .. CID. to I'd; No. 5, Sid. to ID. barely; No.
i. Cid. to 6ii; No. S, Old. to I'd; No. &, 5*d- to
SD; all exceedingly useful qusli'iss. paEticu-
larly the four first. Tie Two last nill be subst-
tutes, till improved, for East Indian cotton.
| The cotton may be seen here. Yours truly,
TBos. CLxGG.
| Mount street, Manchester. February =, lsaG.
| ''RlyER SHIRE, Nor. I, 1902.
| "Nr DEAR MR. CLxcG: We have just returned
fron, visiting the Lake Nyassa, the source Of
theriycr Shire, md, what IS Of greater lnpsEs-
ancr, have discovered 4 great cos.on-growing
and ca:ton.mauufacturiug country. The cation
is o, two kinds, tfatiTe and foreign. he natise
is short in the etaple, and feefn more Ike wool
than cotton. The foreign appears to be Of good
quality. With staple from th:ee-:ourshs Of az
requires planting only once in three years,
| while the native has to be planted annually,
in the highlands yet the people prefer the lat
ter, because, they say, it makes the stronger
looking men in one vi'lase, 81 You should Piaat
plenty Of cotton. and perhaps tie English will
come .oon and buy it," "Truly he country
is full Of co,ton," icplied one elderly man. rbo
was trader. and had trare1ed u,ueh; and our
own observation confirmed the truth Of this.
/ EfEIENUE[ VIZ IAn II willie fASaluE
Nvo and half degrees Of latitude. and it proba-
bly, extends much further. Every family sppears
to have piece Of cotton ground, and it WAS
gratifying 10 see how clear Of wceds and grass
| t,ey kept them. Doctors Liyicg:tone and Kirk,
while passing through part Of The same region
last april, saw cotton patches Of from two to
three acres each, thouGl this time on different
route, re did not observe any containing more
than one-tEird Of IN ucre. They were in general
about quarter Of acre each. In every village
we saw usen busy c!eaningg,:S :Sp anius aud weav-
ing cotton. The looms are OF tue s'mp est pos
sibie construction, mud I'LL the processes are ex.
ceedingly slow.
This vast cotton region Is easily accessible.
Tie Shire joins tue Zambtsi about oEc hundred
miles frotn the sea, below the difficult parts ol
| the latter rlrer; and for one hundred and
! twelve mics the Shire has deep channei, the
| river being frnm one hundred aud fifty to two
: hundred yards vide. Uue hundred aud twelve
mics FROM its mouth the cataracts commences
flat Il % 5, and for thirty miles the river i,
not pavixab!c {goods would have TO be carried
j, overland here} above the catasacts to Lake Sy
e assa; sixty miles the liver is again navigable
I and how far to the north the great nastgab|t
G like extends we do not know. The natives sais
j. that it would take months to get 10 tho head .
i, the lake.
;, "Vhe Shire Valley is about twelve miles .id
at the foot rs tile lake, but expands to twen
J., ty or thirty, hesng bounded IN boih sides all th
way By ranges OF hills, the range Oh the east o
. lefs bank beng veEy lofty. Thcreis IN exceed
It ngEy fertile plain on both sides Of the river {w
= travelled on tue cast of the riyer} aud prttt
d we'll cultivated on the Upper Shire, where it i
e about twelve hundred feet atoTe the level Of th
sea. Ascending the eastern runse OF bills hy
If | steep path, We soon reach plateau, i've hun
o | dred or six hundred feet higher; secu1d as
:. cent uf one thousand feet, aud we find anothe
,e Plat .uu, three or four miles wide, and in shor
o time We gain the highest part, upwards OF tire
L. thousand feet above the level Of the sea, IN
Is find ourselves on Al extensive fahle lInd, Wh1c
ID ln these three distinct divisions extends som
r. distance below the ca.aracts. This high tab!
IN land is from twelve to fourteen miles wide, an
ut its eastern side slopes gradually down to LAX
s. Tan,audua OF Shirwa eighteen hundred fe=
C. above seu leyel), east Of which We saw som
T. lofty mountains.
+, "On the tabc-lnnd are numerous hills, I'LL
le two n,auntafns--GluEdzua, about 5000 fee
10 high; Zonsba, Ut the northern extremity (whic
te aseanIoa), from 900 to S,aD foot ia hei.h
., md twenty miles long, from north to sou:E
G. The whole Of this country il remarkably vel
er watcred; woaderfu''y numerous arc The streac,
th and mountain ri!ts OF cool, clear, gushing wate
Eren Zon.ba has i river nbout twenty yart
d. wide, aowing through fiue valley near its euu
H. nit. On one OCCASION We passed eight stream
re and q line spring in single hour, md this vi
ty | at the end OF the dry season.
On | "Ii,esc highlands seam to possess salubr
el- Gus climate; the air was bracing, and We va
ye an unusually large number Of oil sray-heade
its men and v omen. The Cotton couh,ry-not til;
o. merely where cotton maF ea.'lJ be grown, bs
ny where they are actually growing 't-bcggi1
on Twenty or thirty miles below the ealar.ct-, au
n cx:en.ls upto the lake and prababls far beyoe'
re-. both on the plaius aud in the hiSLlauds-tt
RI foreign cutton growing Mt tue lake aud in ditt
Us cut places for thirty miles below aad also aai
u be!ou the cataracts while the uasive cultivate
O. throughout the whole extent Of country. IL
its people llse in villages, aud are pretty uuGerou
m. | Nhey seem IN he an industrious F1ce.
i'll "Iron is dug out Of the bills, and ich rillaG
has ono CT two smelling houscs. . From the
he native iron they manufacture hoes, axes, spear
.ir | arrow-heads, kuircs and numerous ornament
te Nearly ull their own clothing they prarat
H. themselves; it consists either Of The bark
il trees, skins Of goats--ior there are lew or !,
" wild animals il the highlands or in the wei
D. peop!ed plains-and uativc cloth; aud they ar
rs also great cu!siEatoTs OF the soil. men, woms
!. mud children are oEeu seen at work in the icls
- TITS seems really fine country for henevofcI
n. misunderstanding highlands and tho mater
ill ais for commerce aud waset communication
r. with hut single exception. Let q market
he opened. or an agency appointed for the pu1
\. increase the amount raised to large extent, q
ur it does not require the severe toll which it dor
ri in the United Safes, aod there ate no frosts
r. kill It. They urc very anxious to trade. At th
H. vi!layes we could hear the women pouadip
corn alt night, to have meal to sell before "
ly lett. The people Of one village VII ch we p,>set
e Without stopping. followed US, endsavpring t
Mt induce us to remain nll night with tten. As
II last argument they cried after us, Arc We
L. have it said that white people passed throug
y our country, and we did not see them" "
Of noticed extensive tracts Of land Oh the plain
n. where salt exudes fen tho soil. These wout
e, probably be found well adapted for Sea Islant
as tie foreign cotton becomes longer in the sts
n ! pie on these lands.
H. II enclose specimens Of the two kinds Of co
in tea picked in different parts on the plains, IN
,y il Tie highlands. "CHARLts LIVINGSTONE
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I'd Western Chess Con@s css.
be Appearances would indicate now that the fir.
meeting cf the Western chsss club players vi
be q great success. Letters arc continually b.
=. ing received by the committee, making inqurit
- concerning The arrangements, and from We
known players, announcing their determiaatio
to be prescut md engage in tue strife, a. well
p enjoy the fun. 4 cifcu,ar will be issued By Ii
* committee in day or TWO. giving all neeessar
" inforlnation, so that players who are indisid'