The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-07
AxAsriean Geographical and statisticai
Society.

INTERESTING LETTER FROM REV. DAVID LIVINGSTON,
d. d. FROM zAMBEsI RIVER, SOUTH AFRICA.
The regular monthly meeting Of this society wa. held
It their rooms, in Clinton Hall, Aston place, thursday
venirg at TX o'clock the principal atrv i.on OF the
yenipg being letter from the celebrated traveller Dr.
livingstone and paper "frica un' er the EQUATOR
" B. Du Chaiu, ESQ.,, who has Ia ely returned AFTER
ong eojouru In that region
The business Of tho evening .as commenced by the
reading Of the minutes Of tho yst meeting which being
approved Of he reports frcm the several committees
were handed in and some ether miscellaneous business
dspoeed Of The Secretary then ordered 10 read
TErrE zAxnEsE, Feb. %, 1852
hy iHAR siH-Havipg been e'ected member OF your
eeey take the liberty to send you short account OF
tempt 10 open the interior OF Africa, In the hope
hss, though saay appear interesting TO your mem
ev may, AT least show my good will and desire 70
perform corresponding members duty.
We entered the delta Of the Zambese in May, 1858,
taking southcry branch could find, but after
ascending esout seventy miles found Il impossible to
enter the mbse by that as the points OF Junction were
filed I'D with reeds and other aquatic plants you may
have clearer idea OF the region you bear In mind the
fact that the Zmbese has in the course Of ages formed
delta, which nts out into the ocean and form the most
pronsueut part Of the The prevailing winds OF
these quarters beat almost constantly against the head OF
the promonory These, aided by the oceanic currents,
have helped to dam up the main stream but the pcntup
have escaped sideways. The main stream called
Guaeo enters at the point Of the pfomontory
branch, but possibility of entrance during three
days though her Maes,ys snip Lynx has since found
channel IN IL, after a search OF ten days We then pro-
ceeded to examine the side branches and the very first
to. called Kongone all we required There
other GOOD pors but all the side branches There
also commun eating branches between these, and
those within the influence Of the tides generally deep
Having got Into the main Stream We found that We had
IN gong 70 y ana .nsr So vspv ueh
lower than usual that the Portuguese prophesed that we
could not ascend ten miles was sad aso tnat war
raging, and would be allowed TO go up, even
he could. Our ship drew nine feet seven tnches and
she WINS under engagement to go 70 Ceyon We there,
fnrA IA Void AAfa Ia n
went up 10 the seat Of in small steamer drawing Two
feet six inches We had difficulty with the "reoes, as
continued ever after on the terms with the Portu
guese. They called 'rebels, they had all been
chests, OF their former scrv.ude. Shareholders here
must be CIVIL for 1t so easy 10 run away that slaves
to the Iandus who are Of the Zulu family they never
deliver II up have heard o, but 70
the contrary and ia. owners great vorte Of theirs
obliged to give them his fall value. Ths s digrcs
sion. but may finish OF by saying that the Portuguese
Governor attacked the rebels and they retired before
him, there being plenty Of iron tor all parties.
vember when reaehes it's lowest pop.: and with care
fiat boomed boat would do business even then. We
know now at its very worst and, as spreads out to
from 10 three miles 10 breadth, - In many Of the
crossings not more than two and half or three feet
Just the water stands twelve feet above low water
least eight months in each year OF four
five feet could trade without The reason
why little has been kn about the Hambese river,
have been the branching in the stormy promontoy oy
which was hidden from Daviga,ors. And their easy
chair Reographers, dreaming ovar the geography or
Ptoloy actually put down the Za,nbese flowing into
the at Qu'lnanc which, in his days probably did,
though rot drop of Fam water tn ordinary circum-
stances reaches that part. Had some branch Of the
Anglo american family planted their footsteps ts
banks are such baoblug newspaper get, the world
would have vcntured to play with thus river as has been
done, making lose itself and Aow under the Ksiaharo
desert You may form better idea Of It's size II tell
You Of one Of the branches. We assembled the Shire
lately fully hundred miles from the confluence, AID
found II with two fa,hom channel ali the way up II
varied from so TO $50 yards in width, and contains
saudbauks. flows in beautfu, fertile valley, about
twenty miles high and friDged with mountains Of great
beauty, well wooded To the top. Nora NJ yala
cendel, and found 400 feet high. (rhs, by mistake, is
placed on the wrong side OF the Shire in my msp)
II we'll cultivated on the top, aud had several hle
little fountains the waters Of which we're slightly chaiy
beat they have hot sulphuroas fountain at the base
sweet potatoes hocus sargham grains and pine
apples, lemon and orange trees They were very hosp
rent from the plains SO is the Climate; yet with all
these disadvantages, no use has been made Of II
santorium By the Portuguese, and as far as we can
! ropeans before One part Of the luxurant valley Of
the Rhine is marshy aud abounded in lagcons, in
| people we're busy collecting the tubers, which, when
boiled roasted, resemble chestnus. They thus
| Loophagi, such as mentioned by Herodotus. Ano.
! ther part Of the valley abounds in elephants. My
companions estimated the numbers at eight hun
bred Herd upon appeared a. the eye could
| REACH and noble animals they were. We sometimes
chased them in little steamer for the shore branches
o sD a bs part Of The
|
high up. But never having seen Europeans before, they
'ooked with great suspicion They watched US
ready TO repe any attack, but incivity offered
when we Ian led nor were wooding party moissted.
We obtained what may be considered reliable nforma-
ton that the Shire actually does dow Of Lake Nyanga
We brought up by cataract, but 1--WE days beyond
u ss s
cons we had arrouscd We doomed unsafe 70 leave the'
| ars sna 50 Ores s So thinking We sd
much pluck as them, We did not Lift gun, though we
ready TO Ere, or rather shoot We did nothing to
make ashamed 10 return, and mean 10 do SO next
mouth; and have their confidence may 60 far
her They had abundance Of provisions and sold them
at cheap rate Also cotton Of two knds-one indigo
nous short in the staple but very strong and wooy
the feeling the other very ane aud long in the staple
yarn and as was quite equal TO American upands did
not offer them any American seed. The cotton plant Is
met with everywhere and though burned down annually
springs up again fresh and strong They gro~
sugar cane, too, bananas, sc. The said by
Portuguese to be very intelligent but very mild The
my pen The slit is made in the upper lip, at first, by
| ring in childhood. The ends gradually pressed
This enlarged by bits Of reed h in lady of fashion
ring, either hollow cup shaped Is inserted and the
edge Of the lip proudes beyond the perpendicular Of the
nose at least an inch. am thus particular our
ladies' who show noble when fashion
| dictates, may wish to adopt lip ornaments
Kaorabasa When the waicr is low 1t shows a deep
grove, with perpendicular sides. When stea,ng up this
the man at the lead Kept calling bottom IA.
from SO TO 80 feet above deck Is from go 10 80
yards wide but at this season comparatively smooth
There catAracts In which high water oh.
hteratss This steamer too weak 70 ascend She being
only ten horse power and her plates 116sh Of inch
thick we dare not try her in the rapids. We shall work
down hero time yet long 10 lead back my faith
fai hackaioo, who still Tee though thirty Of them
died Of the small pox, and six worO killed by neighbor
Ing chief
e % ns Of up 70 de-
hot beds the fever We accordingly made Ill hae get