The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-27

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The following official account Of the death
Of DR.. livmestuAe has beenrseaveNr 49,
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the death Of Dr. DAVID Lisincuso6a. ths Gel.
ebpessd Afs;eaa explorer, Bhe, q 4 yrote
under date Of May 9Th, 1868. tDkPstch NO.
a. left here on the 9Th Of March last for the
exploration of the river Rovuma, and the res
eion between the great lakes OF Central Al,
rica, of which, as yet, bat little y known.
Tia sad intelligence was received here on the
9th inst by the arrival Of Several nAtive
uemb~rs of the expedition, from wh6M but
little of importance could be elicited, ave
I the fact of DR.. Livingstone,s desth l Am
indebted to Dr. Jas. Kirk, d. b. NJ, Vice
Consul, aud formerly . member OF the Law.
ingstone Zambesi expedition, ipr tho fcuow-
ins particulars Of this sad event; and a. hts
accompanying remarks may prove Interests
ing, cannot do better than TO give them 10
his own Words
The resnrn Of several Of the Johanna mer
Who accompanied DR. l., has made Il certain
that that distinguished traveller has fallen,
( and. with him. half of his native followers.
His present expedition may be
briefly stated 10 have been an attempt to
unite the magnificent discoveries Of late years,
and determine the limits and connections OF
the three great lakes, which reach from 18th
deg. south 70 I'd deg. north latitude, and
slowing to the sea by the Zambesi and Nile
ai the two extremines, tiFith an interms-
date space as yet unknoS ts.
Such was the geographics problem bqt
Dr.. L. had in view u atect the pressnt emory
moos East African slave trade, though p.e-
beering the way which might lead 10 lawful
commerce. To have consolidated IN one the
Eocessiye discoveries achieves BY himsstf
in the 'Nyassa, Burton, on the 'Ssugsuyika,'
Ipske and Grant, on the 'Victoris, and Rar
Ter, on the Albert Nyansa, would have
Ieen fitting triumph for one who was the
lrstto cross the African continent within the
tropical zone; but these hopes have been
wrecked by his untimely death.
We las, heard Of DR.. l.. at rN'douds,
/; ia .~"anAnee of the Novuma and Niende.
Here be met with kindness, but found the
and desoated by the slave traders supplying
he market Of Zanzibar. We have informa>
aan that he proceeded turiher TO hatAka, o.
Hiao chief who gave presents Of cattle and
bod. At this point the Indian Sepoys re-
hained behind, and have since returned to
zanzibar From Mstska to Alske was eight
hys march. On crossing wide water IN
anves they followed the border of the lake
" several days, and thus struck inland.
hey were suddenly attacked in bushy
,untry. about g. m, by band of Mavite.
r. L. killed the most forward Of the attack
q party. but was surrounded and cot down
one blow of battle axe, which cut half
rough his neck. Beyond this We have no
tails, for those who returned were the first
fee. Almost all who stood near DR.. L.
ere killed, although they seemed to have
me considerable With their rides.
This happened about SIX weeks ago, or
tout Oct IS. You now see how very mea>
II our information is. Even with person
knowledge OF the lakes OF the surrounding
untry, at least q short distance from the
ene OF this sad affair, and knowledge of
At very tribe OF Zatees, called Mavite,
liss,, fiso-lles, &c, u pas peen qptss An
stible forIDe asyet 10 ehcit anything from
,impenetrabe simplicity Of the few who
We returned, as to where this tragedy took
ce. That it was to the west of the Nyas
y certain and whether, in the district we
halresdy explored, or further to the nor h,
isll uncertain. That DR.. l.. was killed BY
same Mavite. as he and | were among,
..h-- :. ~@-t4in The" -c-ld have at
tsd us then if they had dared, but We were
tareng for them With SUCH enemies i |
s,s 10 De question Of numbers, a. Eeil
Equipment The death of few will 20,
BIZ their charge and asmall party, tasen !
u'ares, has no chance. Only one OF the
swors saw Dr. L. fall. but they buried hist
b st p ~, when the Mavite bad gone.
T took off all the baggage. and also the
OF clothing of the dead body. so that not
eia note remains By which to trace the
"a
hsrily probable that any tnr'her par
49,. viii ever be obtained 10 regard TO Or
Ig.tones death, as the Mavite are wap-
a. people. aud 1t will be qnile impossible
certain the particular tribe by whom DIR.
barry were attacked. have the honor
E. SIR. very respectfully your obedien,
ana, IS
EDwARp d. Roper, [. S. Consul.
Ion. W. IL. SEWARD, Secretary OF State.