The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-05-27
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DR.. Liyingstone---Letter from the Great Al
RIcAE EXPLORER.
A letter was received in Edinburg from DR.. Living
stone by friend of the celebrated traveller The fol
lowing are extracts:
November TO- 1866. (
It has been quite impossible to send letter coast
wise eyer since we left the Royuma. The Arab slave
traders take to their heels they hear that
the English are on the road. I am perfect bugbear
to them Eight parties thus skedadded, and last OF
all my johanna men, frightened out Of their wits by
stories told them by member of ninth party who
had been pundered of his slaves walked off and left
me to face the terrible Mazu with nine Nassick boys
The fear which the English has struck into the
souls of the slave traders has thus been an nconVen
ence could not 90 round the north end OF the lake
for fear that my Johanna men, at sight OF danger,
would do there what they actually did at the southern
end and the of the two shows on the lake kept
them out of sight, lest should burn them slayers,
and could not cross in the middle. Round the south
ern end we got up Kinks range, and among Man
ganja, not yet made slave-sellers. This great
treat for like all who have not been contaminated
with that blight, they were very kind, and, having
been worried enough by unwilling Sepoys and cow
ardly johanna men, l followed my bent by easy
marches among friendly, generous people, to whom
tried to mpart ideas in return tor their hos
pality The country is elevated and the climate COOL
One of the wonders told of US in successive villages
was that we slept without fires. The boys having
blankets did not need fire, while the Inhabitants, be-
ing scantily clad have their huts plastered inside and
out, and even the ROOFS to make themselves comfort
able. Our progress since has been slow from other
and less agreeable causes. Some parts have been de-
nuded of food by marauding Mazitu Zuus; we
have been fan to avoid these and gone zgzag. Once
we nearly walked into the hands of party, and
eral times we have been detained by rumors of the
enemy in front. January, 1871 mention several
causes of delay I must add the rainy season is more
.l,,, cn Irp~a In hrnr rh
the Babsa country found that food was not to be
had. The Babisa great slave-traders, and have,
in consequence little industry This seems to be the
cause of their having no food to spare. The rains,
too are more copious than ever saw them anywhere
in Africa; but we shall get on in time. February l.
/ am in Bemba or Lobemba, and at the chief mans
place. which has three stockades around it, and deep
dry ditch round the inner He seems fine fell
low, and gave COW to slaughter on our arrival
yesterday. We are going to hold Christmas feast
tomorrow, as promised the boys blow out when
we came to place of plenty. We have had precious
hard lines and would complain if it had not been
gnawing hunger for many day, and our bones stick
ing through as if they would burst the skin. When
we were in part where game abounded filed the
pot with frst.rate rife given by Capt Fraser;
but elsewhere had but very short rations of spe
cies of mlet called 'macre," which passed the stom
ach almost unchanged The sorest grief of all the
loss of the medicine box which your friend at Apothe
carries Hall so kindly fitted up. All other things d.
Vlded among the DunuleS SO tlat II one OF TWO were
lost we should not be rendered destitute of such art
cles but this gave to steady boy and trusted him.
He exchanged for march with two volunteers, who
behaved remarkably well, till at last hungry marches
through dripping forests, cold hungry nights and ia
tigung days their virtue and they made off
with Steadys" loadall his clothes oil plates Dishes
much of our powder and two guns and it was imposs
BILE to track them after the first drenching shower
which fell Immediately after they left US. The for
ess are so dense and leafy that cannot fifty
yards on any side. This loss, with all medicine,
fell on my heart like a sentence of death by fever as
was the case with poor Bishop Mckenzie but shall
try native remedies, trusting Him who has led me
hitherto 10 help me still. We have been mostly on
elevated land betTeen 5000 and 5000 feet above the
l think on the water shed for which
was to seek. We are 1900 feet above the sea level
and will begin to descend when 60. This may be
put down as l0deg. lOmin. south latitude, and long
tude Sldeg. 5Omin. 2sec. We found party of black
halfca Arab slaves here and promises to take
letters to Zanzibar but they give only half day
to write. shall send what can, and hope they will
be as good as their word. We have not had single
difficulty with the people, but have been very slow.
eight miles day is good march for u.s. loaded as the
boys are; and have often been obliged to go zig
gag, as mentioned. Blessings you all. Love to
Mrs -. From yours, ever affectionately,