New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-21

convey these nv semen. witch permit me add, are
those OF every Catholic lay and ee,i.a it, '.e ,.S
this part the country Ii you allow matters 70 81 h'
further prepare Tor veto
PATRICK LtyELLr.
"To :. J. Ryan, e'q, seeretary to the Ae'i'a' DO
sequios ComnIit,ee."
DIR. LIVINGSTONES EXPEDITION.
The following letter from DR.. Livingstone to Coy.
Sir George Grey has been laid before The Cape Town
Chamber of Commerce:
MoHfLL. IstAND, near Comofo. Aosi' > iAi.
NV DEAN SrR GroHGE: You will probably have
heard ere THE reaches you, that We went TO Hovuua
in February, and made an attempt to ascend that
river In March. Our progress was arrested Wneh
Only some 80 miles nom the mouth, by Observing
that the wafer was falling nj the rate or seven lncEes
a dav-we had cone over some parts rot more man
five or six feet deep, and our vessel was drawing
4. feet-to we had to make up our minds whether
10 proceed further and remain among people Wboh
we did not know till the next Hood, or come back,
and work old spoor' up the ShIie. Inc
detention would have been such waste OF time Tor
those who remained at johanna, aud would not
have advanced the object Of those who bad come 10
Rovuna more efiectua y than by spending ne same
ueriod up the shire. For the general good, there-
lore We returned and were favored by ne IN tie
river of three or four feet This last IL sad 10 ne
the las food of the year. and made US fully alive TO
the fac, that from cause or another, we were
quite two months too late for successful hpiofa9o.
From the little that we are dirpo'eu 70
think favorably Of the river as an en.ln'e -
Eastern Africa. IL has sandy bottom, tnfee-
quarters Of mile broad, and partakes muen Oh Tue
character Of the Zambesi. Unlike that rNeF, with
its aboninable bars, il flows into magnificent pay
And the ONLY danger in its mile-Wide mouth, Is q
sort of bore" formed by the water Of the river OF
few fathoms meeting the ocean tide OF nineteen
fathoms; at full tide it is all smooth. BY keeping
near the shore il is quite safe at all periods OF the
tide. We have very short delta, and the land
rises up from the bank in gentle slope 70 300 or
| 400 feet Il is well wooded, the ebony attaining
much larger size than it does anywhere on the Fam
test. The country is very beautiful, but there Is
something wrong among the people. Food seemed
scarce in a soil where everything conld grow Han
caste Arabs appear To lord It over the general popn
Ltion, and they were inclioed TO do the same with
Us. When my brother took tie Aakololo on shore
| TO cut wood some OF them came and assumed the
airs we read Of in countries further north. They
demanded payment for the wood, ana he
offered to give it, provided they should
cut it, But no, they would seize that already
cut The Makololo were unarmed, but made rush
TO their arms; they would not let their white men
be imposed on: the Dastards made Il rush the other
way and could scarcely be prevailed on 10 come
back and take up the vegetables they had iet be-
hind But for this little show OF pluck we should nave
had the company of these haltcastes az every 'll-
lage fines levied on every possible preeXt, and the
word passed on beyond their beat thai we were
herd Of she-ases TO be- MIXED for the public benefit.
II il Of the utmost importance here, ar In Europe,
for the people TO feel that not dependent on
them. If they see that you get on without them
they are much more obliging. Il nave NJ
WAYS found that the presence Of a trusty band OF
Mskololo though useless for ship work, was inyau-
able or land Il was not without considerable re-
eret that we gave up the project OF land Journey
with them mp 10 Rovuma. X was the worst season
for travelling; ram and heavy dews would have cut
us up In fact the reasons that prevailed for
the postponement of the landing 81 the MS ION siiii
L a. ..sal.s H.
continue ia force by the iIme we reach tne Shlre
we shall be in the healthier season. and a be.
ginning will be made OF the general labors
from the other end of Nyassa to that which we
looked on by the Rovuna. IL is curious that all The
people declare that Rovuma comes out by Nyassa;
This according 20 "A curious idea that has
the geographical mindjn England, must mean that
Nynssa comes ont of Rovnma. l wish our friends
wonld tell Ms all about II beforehand; 1t would save
us great deal OF trout lie, and deliver us rom the
perplexity of guessing aud grumbling. We see Tor
instance Shire diseol0rs in Hood, bur IS always
of a dark messy hue, carries great deal Of mica,
hss muddy bottom, and never rises or fali' more
than few feet. Rovuma rises eome i've or six
feet is very brown and muddy but has "A candy
bottom, water carries little or no nicn ana tastesot
rain rather than NOES. Now, anything positive, If
given beforehand, will be thankfully received,
though il come from the archives of Prester John.
T.. s. Johanna, at William SuDley's, her Majesty's
Consul Comoro Isands.--We require two we'll
trained strong mules, fit for aud used To either ha
with harness, &c, complete, to transport goods past
Murchson Cataract. ! propose 10 submit Il spot
near the village market, Chizanzes, not far from
the bottom OF Zoniba, for the bishops inspection.
The head man, called Chibaba, is fat frank, jolly
fcliow the elevation some 5000 or 600 feet above
the sea- cool IN tie hottest part Of the season, and
we'll watered. This will be a sanatorium, and there
stands Zomba's top, days journey up, inhabited,
and line livuet. Some work will be required 90 find
a good sopIng kloof up the plateau All have had
ryereycept one Indeed, but TWO OF the entire eX-
petition have escaped yet nothing serious occurred
/ | am &c. DAVID LIVlSGSTONE,
Letters dated Rovuma, March 20 have been re-
ceived by the Bishop q Cape Town from Bishop
Mackenzie. The mission party appear TO have been
WE'LL and in good spirits AT The close OF his letters
the missionary bishop says: "As to the future, Dr.
Living stone is sending upa boat to the SIENNA Tor
beads aud other OF the things he has left there,
aud the Pioneer must await their return, which will
be Oh Monday. probably. Then we shall be ready
to start up the Shire having only one other stoppage
for wood before we reach the MuIebson Cataract.
Then as think told you, Livingstone most kindly
proposes to with lIs 10 the plateau south OF the
summit of Zomb,, "a high table land Irom three to
four thousand feet above the seal, in part of
which, he thinks we shall lind desirable site for
the missions after which We shall apply ourselves to
making acquaintance with our DeighDors, learning
their language, getting mp our stores, aud making