Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-06-09

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!, IiHerodotus. "With regard 10 the source
of the Nile," said the RakhSr Of History
more than two thousand three hundred
years ago. 81 have foppd snoione among al
those with whom 1 have conyersed, Whett.
er Egyptians, Libyans or Greeks, who uro.
fessed to have any knowledge except 8
single person" whose story.,was untrust.
worthy. Cesar is reported. to have said
that he would abandon. Warlike pursuits il
l he might have certain hopsof seeing the
sources of the Nile. Horace alludes to-
s @RSntipm qui eelAt origines 76
| Ntlusy" 80 ..,,s ll
and Ti6pllus, still fourteen hundred years
"Ntle pater quanRm to deere eauSai -l
Aut quibus IN terris aceoluisSe caputi" Z
It was long since ascertained by travel.
ers ascending up the stream of the Nile.
that near Khartum, in north latitude 15
degrees 81 minutes, its waters divide into
two branches, called respectively the
White Nile and the Blue Nile. Below this
confluence the Nile flows 1900 miles into
the Mediterranean, and with the exception
of single unimportant tributary,) it re.
celVes nowhere single drop Of water,
while it is fruitful source of supply to
numerous works of artificial irrigation.
The sources of the Blue Nile, three
springs, in north latitude 10 degrees, we're
asoertained by the Portugese Jesuit, Father
Lobo, and afterward by Bruce; but those
OF the White Nile have hitherto !de6ed dis
coyery. Browne penetrated as far as
north latitude 2 degrees; Linant Boy, in
1927, not quite so far; Mr.. Hoskins and
Colonel Lake, bafaed in their efforts, de-
clared that an armed force would be re-
cessary to subdue the great extent of
country through which the river passes.
Verne went as far as four degrees of north
latitude, and n. Brun Rollet nearly as
high. The former was obliged to return
by reaching shoals which could not be
crossed oy his, boats, and he dared not leave
them. The river, where his explorations
ceased, was three hundred and twenty
three feet wide, "broad, surrounded by
high reeds;" the banks, he says, "seem to
be OF a soft green color, formed by pale.
green aquatic plants-filac conyoIYulus,
moss, water thistles, and a kind of hemp
In which the yellow atnbae tree hourishes,
hung round with luxuriant deep yellow
creepers." The river seemed to stretch
SSW. aal fHsla s 70 80 !
The latest expedition in this direction to-
discover the source of the Nile is that of
Captain Petherick, as a volunteer of whose.
party our fellow citizen, DR.. Brownell of
Connecticut, lost his life last year in the
manner heretofore recorded in these coll
umns. DR.. BroWnell's death occurred in.
north latitude 10 degrees. The fate of
Petherlck aud his companions is unknown.
Meanwhile Captains Speke and Grant
entered the interior of Africa from the
Eastern coast, and left Zanzibar, Septem.
Der 70, 1860, to prosecute discoveries in.
the interior. On the 18th inst We printed
an account derived from Mr.. Goodhue, U.
s. Nice.Consul at Zanzibar, stating that
they had last been heard from April 18th,
1882, "a year ago that isJ inlatitude deg.
30 min. south; that they had been thWarted
in their progress down river which they
had discovered, and which they believed
to be the hrst certain branch OF the Nile.
We now hear OF, them at the other end of
their journey which has been crowned with
complete success. 1t tappears that the, ad-
Venturous travellers have indeed penetrated
to the source of the White Nile, which they
tlnd to be large lake.. and to this they
have Loyalty given the name of "Yictoria."
having made this discovery, the little band
OF explorers reduced from seventy to sew!
enteeu, have sailed down, the riyer-the
grandest voyage ever known to geographer
and their approach to RhartHm is repor-
ted in the letter which we print in another
column. There is some obscurity in the
account with regard to the position of the
lake; the strict sense of the original (which 4
our Translation faithfully follows) would
place 1t as far North as l o deg. of North lat
itude; but as previous discoverers have fol.
lowed the river at least six degrees further
South, we e.suspsct that there is some iuac-
curacy in the reportiin this respect.
h 1t has been given 70 the present age to
solve this interesting ge6graphicsl prob
lem, as also that OF the northwest passage:
and although in neither case do the dis:
coVeries which have been made, promise
much practical advantage to mankind, we
cannot but felicitate ourselves that the
domain 'of knowledge has been enlarged
bypersisteit and Intelligent effort.
Our attentive correspondent in Egypt
nas forwarded TO us an extra Tor Bulletino
Straordinarto) Of the SpettatoFs Egiziano,
published at Alexandria, under date of the
Ith inst, containing more full particulars
than have elsewhere been published, Of
the discovery of the sources of the White
Nile by Messrs. Speke and Grant. The
fact that such a discovery has been made
was telegraphed from AlexahdriR to Lon
don at the same time that this extra ape
Peared in the English journHls; but We are
gratihed TO be able to lay before our read
ers this more particular account, in the
characteristic p6raseofthe originaltidings.
The letter containing this news, as shown
by the postmarks, reached Boston in only
nineteen days from Alexandra, althoBgh,.
by an unfortunate mistake in the Boston
post-ofice it was not delivered to us until
yesterday, two days after its arrival. We
believe, however, that the intelligence has
not yet been anticipated by any other pub
ltcation. iss.s55 }lGi 81 oo
From the Esyptian Spectator, EHtra-[ [TranslatiOnl
eve are indebted to the courtesy Of Doc
tor 0ri for the following Communication
which we hasten to lay before our readers
and the public generally to announce the
great discovery of the source Of the Nile,
for which we are beholden to two eour-
ageous English travellers.
ave promise to lay before our readers