The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-23
DOCTOR LIVINGSTONE.



Al meeting Of the Royal Geographical society OF
England letters were read from DR. Kirk, OF Zanzibar,
fourteen days later ia date than the last that
published The letters arc as fol0ws:-
IRON Y. T. MrRcHIsoy.
ZAsznAR oct IL. 1867
The white traveller concerning whom Dr. Kirk
wrote 10 you the 2sth OF last month. according to
further accounts saeyd i've days the village where
the caravan and then went on 70 the next chief
The VIII to man was OF moderate height not stout,
white coat and trousers and . black cloth car
round which be sometimes wrapped . white cloth. He
gave the chief looking glass eight yards or flannel
He went on northwaras He gave letter to Bun.
the in . month. He had q compass and other
instruments which he used at night He could
Dr. e hsS ab ns "
party carried ooxes four had bags Of beads the others
This is a tho Oh Information 10 have ana Dr. Kirk
wishes me 70 I yea be has hardly any doub. at all
ths. y is indeed DR. Livns,tone II Il i not who can
We know or and Portuguese from the west would not
speak snaheii
There Is also . rumcr that white man has been seen
10 the country OF Uruwa, west Of UJii but yet
have been able 10 the report II was hoard
casually mentioned In atonversaiion between two
DR. Kirk had sent large parcel Of guns, letters and
other things to Viii 10 meet DR. Livingstone which, n
he hears 10 any way that such things lay there for him.
would probably influence his movements.
s.-Mr Bremen, the companion Of the late Baron
river DANA which he assembled for assistance OF betwesu
ono hundred and two hundred miles from the He
describes the river 40 deep and navgaoe for small craft
and Il flows through rich country.
FROM DR. wEBB.
ZANZIBAR Oct. o. 1851.
The interesting discovery that q white man has been
seven months the south OF Lake Tanganyka
induced Mr. Churchill the consul and myssf 70 20 20
Baeamoyo place The coast, the point Of arrival aud
departure OF the Uj Tho result OF our visit
has been 10 ind two other who also this wan
dcrer In the country OF Marungu. and 70 place his
existence apparently beyond . doubt We have
also learned something about his personal appearance
his escort and the route he taking and been
told that letters wero given 20 Of the head mon
OF another caravan the Al Marupgu. This man we
have since found Is u shical parsonage, but we'll.
known man. that on his arrival from The interior
expected Ia the course OF . month, We may have not
only curiosity satisfied but sincerely hope gu be
wshes for our dear friond Livingstone realized hope
shall fud be has been successful pushing his
Nile, on the Mediterranean. He will have been the first
man who has not only crossed the continent but has
passed through Its whole length from the Cape of Good
Hope 70 The mouth Of the Nile But the essential part
the Nile, and he may safely return towards Zanzibar
20 minded with laureis Sufficient 20 constitute him the
greatest OF oil explorers, and the African traveller par
excslinre.
You zee I an very sangulns that our friend IL st
alive. Tho manner In which Obtained tho testimony
very satisfactory In the rst place picked up tire
among some OF the native traders then traced
70 The caravan people and drew out their story whc
Hurdes traders suaheli had an object 20 tell
lies or an idea ~ which way 20 do II they wished
please merely. Besides our conversations we're carried
on without an interpreter and although making pre-
sueien 10 DO able 70 express myself and dispense with
that fore 10 source OF confuson-an interpreter. need
net repeat ali We heard; most Of what II important will
BE- pub shed before this reaches England. With the
well refrain from all speculation the subject Of his
geographical dscovsriea JOHN KIRK.