Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-29
BEATS OF DIR LIvIsesrONE.
OmeiaI Account Prom the Americas
Consul Rt Zanzibar.
From the New York Tribune.l
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From the New York Tribunel
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IsLAED OF ZANZIBAR, Dec. y. 1866 .
Sir: II becomes my painful duty to
report the death of DR.. David Living
st6ns. tie celebrated African explorer,
who, as / wroae under date Of May 2,
1866, dispatch No. Al, left here o. the
9th of March last, for the exploration OF
the river Rovuma, and the region be
tween the great lakes Of Central Africa,
Of which, as vet, but little is known. The
sad intelligence was received here on the
9Th inst. BY the arrival Of several native
members OF the expedition from whom
but little o. Importance could be ELECTED,
save the fact 81 Or. J {ivinVstone's death.
1 am indebted to Or. Kirk, H.. z. NJ,
vice consul, and formerly a member OF
the Livingstone Zambesi expedition, for
the following particulars Of this sad
event and as his accompanying remarks
Hssy prove Interesting, / cannot do better
than give them in his own words:
1.-The return 0f Sa7-eral Of the Johanna
men who accompanied Dr. a., has made
Il certain that the distinguished traveller
has fEiiac. and, with him, half Of his ma
tive followers. His present
expedition may De brieRy stetsd te have
been an attempt TO unite the magnificent
discoveries OF late years, and determine
tie hIailS sna Gqnpeetions Of the three
gtSat lakes, which Tssen from four
teenth degree s0sth to two degrees HOFth
latitude, and flowing 10 the sea BY tne
Zs62besi ard Nile at the tWs RXtremi
rias sSsS.t With 81 intermediate space a.
vet unkpown. Such wss the geegraph-
icaI nroblem. But DR.. L. had IN view to
affeat fhe present enormous East African
slaget.ads, though pioneering the way
which might 1es5 70 lawful commerce.
To have consolidated .B one the success
awe discoveries achieved by niEself on
the Nyasss.J Burton on the Sangany-
ika., Speke and Grant on the Victoria,
and Baker on the ALBERT Nyanzai'
would have been q fitting triumph for
one who was the first to cross the African
continent within this tropical zone; out
these hopes have been wrecked by his
untimely death.
We last heard of DR.. L, at N'dOHde, az
the confluence Of the Novuma and
Niende. Here he met with kindness,
but found the land desOlGted by the
slave trsders supplying the market Of
Zanzibar. We have information that
he proceeded further TO Matska, Mao
chief, who gave presents Of cattle ana
food. At this point, the Indian sepoys
remained behind, and have since re-
turned to Zanzibar. From Matska to
Alake was eighteen days march. On
crossing 8 wide water in Canvss they
followed the border of the lake for sew
eral days, and thus struck inland. They
were suddenly attacked in' q bushy
country, by band of Mayite. DIR. l.
killed the most forward of the attacking
party, but was surrounded and cut down
hy one blow of battle-aXe, which cut
half through his neck. Beyond this we
have no details, for those WkO returned
we're the first TO flee. Almost ali who
stood near DR.. L. were killed although
they seem to have done considerable with
their rifles. This happpened about six
weeks ago, or about October 25th. You
now see how very meRger our infOrma-
tion is. Even with q personal knovl-
/ edge of the lakes of the surrounding
country, st least q short distance from
/ the scene Of this sad affair, and a knowl-
I edge OF the very tribe of Zatees, called
/ Mavite, Agite, MaOzites, etc, it has
| been quite impossible for me as yet to
elicit anything from the impeneiTable
simplicity of the few who have re-
turned, IS to where this tragedy took
place. That it was to the west of the
/ NySsa IS certain; ana Wnetnels IN ! INT
/ district we have already explored, ol
l further to the north, IL uncertain. Thai
DR.. l.. was killed by the same Mayite
Is he and were among, together, Is GER
tain. They would have attacked "a
then II they had dared, but we were toC
strong for them. With such enemies
il comes to be question of numbers, a
well IS equipment. The death of 8 few
will not break tkeiT charge and a small
marty, taken unawares, has no chance
! Only one of the survivors saw DR.. L
I fall' bat they buried his body at thres
mn, when the Mavite had gone. They
took of all the baggage, and also the up
per clothing of the dead body, 80 that no
sven q, note remains by which to trac,
the route.o
4 II is hardly probable that any fuEthe
nsrtiealars will ever be obtained in re
gard 10 DR.. LiviDgstone's death, as th,
Navite are q wandering people, and i
will be quite impossible to ascertain thi
the particular tribe by whom DR.. L.
party were attacked. I have the hono
10 be, sir, very respectfully, your ODE
dent servant, -.
EDWARD D. ROPES, T. 8 Consul.
~. " "a Secretary Of State.