New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-09
GEOGRAPHICAL.

The great Egyptian stream seews still disincinod
to yield up its longretaned mystery. Tie limit Of
ploraiion on the White Nile has hitherto been at Con
dokoro a town situated long distance above Khar-
toom But the Italian, Giovanni Miami, assisted only
by his energies and the most slender pecuniay
sources has very recently succeeded in reaching place
called Galuf, $50 geographical miles beyond condo
koro and separated from the most northery point at
tanned by Captain Spoke by "Trip of country only go
geographical miles ia breadth The natives found
to differ greatly from those below having the fine fea-
lures often the Egyptian tontpaintiDgs and
speaking Copic dialect. They of n very warhke
disposition and Miami obliged TO prepare lis few
followers for battle before entering any village. The
people were totally ignorant Of any such large lake as
the Nyanza in connection with tie Nile and asserted
that the sources Of the river at place named
Pontiko lying ia the direction Of Mount Kenia. This
STATE ment, coming from within two degrees Of the
equator opens the veXcd question again after every
body had pretty well made up their minds that the
Nyanza was the long.sought fountain Of the Egyptian
stream and were only waiting for tie return Of Cay
tain Spoke from his present expedition to fully confirm
them in tEis belief. The success Of Miami has been 50
extraordinary that the Viceroy of Egypt has ordered
force of two hundred negro soldiers return with him
TO the point where he was obliged to abandon bis
tempt and TO give him every assistance in continued
ascent Of the river. In few weeks less than four
distinct nationaltes will be represented in this quarter
of Africa by as many well+upported expeditions,
namely: the French by that of Beiean the English by
that OF Spoke, the Germans by that of Heuglin and
the Italians by that of Miami. IL will, therefore
during the year 1861 be the center of geographical liz
crest.
1t was intended that the German National Exped-
ton TO Central Africa should ret out in December bn
the extensive preparations necessary for absence of
four years in a region remote have compelled tie
pOstponement Of its departure for few weeks. Az
its head will be 1heodor Won Heuglin man every
way adapted for the poet. resident and traveller for
many years in Egypt, Nubis, and Abyssina, his
know ledge Of tho tribes, languages ard routes Of
Northern Africa il only second 10 that of Barth OF
the other personnel we only know ut present that Dr.
Steudner If Berlin iG to BE- the botanst and that MI.
Kdnzelbach, son ofthe well-Inown instrument maker
Of Stuttgart is to have charge of the astronomical and
magnetic observations. The subscriptions, confined TO
Germany and Germans resident elsewhere, amounted,
the let OF December to than 5000 thalers the
hst Of Subscribers including the Of nearly all
the reignng Princes of the country. Tho expedition
will be the largest and best appointed that has ever
attempted to penetrate the African interior by land
Starting from the Upper Nile 1t will force It's way
directly to Waday where its business is to clear up the
w,eery connected with tie death VI The lauepted