The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-20

O'Clock he was informed that IL could not be opened
on Sunday evening Tor the purpose OF political
lecture.
MvlyGsT0yE'S EXPLORATIONS.
FIRST Reports Of the Sources of tho Nile
Course Of the Chambezi-I4nkes, Bays and
valleys-Twcnty Lakes Discovered-ssGeo-
graphcrs Mostly Insane" According to the
Great Traveller.
From India through Europe by mall, we have the
following letters relative to the explorations and
discoveries OF DR.. Livingstone not published
hitherto:-
[From the Bombay Gazette, Oct. COL
The following interesting letter was yesterday
placed by government at the disposal of the press:
From JOHN KIRK, the Political Agent aud her Majes-
ty's Consul, Zanzibar, to q. COME Esq. Secretary
to Government Bombay Political Department n1
S1R--On the 31st OF August mad the honor to COM
you in my despatch No. ela3l OF his arrival at Ujj
trading station on the eastern side OF Lake Tan
ganyika. There Dr. Livingstone would ind not only
tue goods sent after he started on his journey, but
also a second supply despatched last year to await
his expected arrival.
He viii then be in possession for the first time OF
the important discoveries OF Sir Samuel Baker which
were published subsequent to his departure, and
these detail maps win no doubt guide the future
search.
l now do myself the honor TO enclose, for the in,
formation OF the Right Honorable the Governor inl
Council copy OF the general portion or o letter.
that have this day received. The remainder OF Dr
Livngstone's letter, which have omitted reatesl
entirely to the despatch OF additional stores which
shall lose time In sending, at his request to Cj
1t is also mentioned that credt had been long ago
to be drawn in Zanzibar In paymept OF goods and
stores As Messrs. ii. A. Fraser Il Co.'S the agent OF
Smith sSs re oySsr has
been lost or is still in the hands OF some Arab trad
ers in Africa.
The chief point OF geographical interest in the
present letter or Dr. Livingstone IL the statement
lakes and rivers that drain the great valley in which
Cazenbe Is situated, lying to ke south OF Tangan.
yika, between ten and twelve degrees Of south
The town Of Cazembe, from which Dr. Living
stones last letters were dated, has been already
Il is situated on cnain OF lakes and rivers that now
northwards.
The Chambezl having collected by many streams
the waters OF the northern slope OF the damp ele-
waited plains, nows to join Lake Bungweo.o; THIS
again Is connected with Lake Moero by the Lonpula,
Moero IN It's turn - drained by the Sualaba into
another lake, named ulense. and mere exploration
Uienge is an siandstudded lake, whose waters Join
the Lu1ra, a large river coming from the western
drained by the Chambezl. This united stream. some
say, enters the Iauganyka, and thence by the
nformants are not unanimous, ana some assert that
the Iuira passes to the west Of Tanganyika and 80
to the lake Chowambe, which Dr. Livingstone
thinks, IL the same az the Albert Nyalza Of Sir Sam
uel Baker In fact the interest OF the journey centres
in the southern connections OF the Albert Nyanza
water communication does exist between that and
the TanQanylkd, but have not met with any one
who processes to have traced out this comInunics.
ton. From Arabs VINO visit Cazembe j learn that
the lakes now described by DR.. Livingstone are OF
considerable size probably from I'VE to ten days
march In length, and, like Nyassa Tanganyika aud
the Albert Nyanza, overhung by high mountain
slopes, which open out in bays and valleys
great plains, which during lie rainy season. become
flooded, 30 that caravans march Tor days through
water kneedeep seeking for higher ground on
large game and domestic cattle, while the climate Is
spoken OF as nor unhealthy and Is certainly con-
trast to the Zanzibar coast II we may judge from
the tanned, hesithy.iooking traders who return.
Yours, &C., JOHN KIRK.
DIR. LivisGsTosE's LETTER.
Extracts from letter addressed TO John KIRK, Act
Ing Political Agent, her Britannia Majesty's Con.
sui Zanzibar, received at Zanzibar ON 'th septen-
After enumerating things needed, such as cloth,
beads, &c which are to be sent to Gilt oy irst OPP
portunitJ, DR.. Livingstone says:-'.I nave had no
The Arabs have ali been oyernowng In kindness.
borrow this paper from sAahomed Bagarb, for !!
brooke should nave got all spoiled. am greatly
obliged BY the Suans letter, and beg yon 10 say TO
served me most, where all have shown kindness and
good WIKI
For Captain Frazer ana our friends at Zanzibar
may SAY have found what believe 10 be the
source OF the Nile, between ten degrees and twelve
degrees south or nearly In the position assigned to
/, is Not one lource from lake, but upwards of
twenty OF them Lake Liemba, which possibly Ii an
arm OF 1anganylka has four rivers flowing into II.
ono measured and found 1t to be 2ot feet say 100
yards wide ana waist deep, ana lowing fast In Sep
temDer No ram had fallen since 18th May elsewhere
IL almost requires canoes This has eleven good
sized "buons' Moving into It, Taking these four
rivers az one line Of drainage "a ntn nom Marengo
must DO addedl then the Chamber nows from the
side into ono centre OF tho great valley ana receives
there streams rs large as the isis at Oxford or Avon
a. Hamilton. CnambeM enters DanQweoio Lake
and receives two streams, then changes LIS
name TO Luapua, aud flowing north, receives two
streams about iifty yards EACH Luapula receives
one and enters Aoero Lake 10 receive i've streams;
one Is eighty Yards broad ami always requires
canoes; on leaving noerO 1t ~ called Luababa,
Ulenge either lake with many islands or division
wltn many streams which are taken up by the
Lunra, large river, which by ave branches drains
the west AIDE Of the great valley, which probably Is
that OF the Nile.
! have still to follow down the Tuababa ana see
TO the west. or enters and fluids an exit by the
river called Locnda into lake Ch0warnbe which
conjecture to be that discovered Dv Mr., Baker.
| SHAH not follow Luababa by canoes, as we did
the IalBnez tom noar the Victoria FANS 10 the Ke-
brabassa. mat was insanity, ana am not going 10
a. onv more uod things merely 10 Please oeogra-
iters, icho are n,psfiy insane MY positions nave
been altered for the most diotc reason at places
wnero no one else Observed or wiz observe In our
Gay; and after all care in laying down Lake
end, the winch 200 miles OF water are perched up on
height OF 5000 feet above the rest II any letters
have come for me please send them on 10 ujIj TIL
further notice. send to your care letter TO Lord
Clarendon, one for Miss Livingstone, and Tor sir
Roderick Murchison, ana trust you viii forward
Ihemsaiely atyour convenience 70 proper Envelopes
patcd near Iake Banrweoo' july q. isos o io'D'