New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-22
rEw-yoRK DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY. NOVEMBER %, 1869

seconded The fact ~, they arc ~ We're IL not for an IN
Veerats disks 70 give IN TO difficulties without DONG
INV utnost 70 overcome them. would aosconu eoo
cansort vsS inv t6e hope that by making the country
and people better known am GolnS NAV me work
parting little knowledge S nIaps Of an aembracing
Providence am never deprived Oh t gts NAV be ap-
more intelligent Of our race. tnat my e"oi'' "
was In the habit OF sending my the AS
Cape Observatory where sr no stsoaomer Mr Mann,
bestowed great deal OF gratutons attention. o They
addition to the regular dn.es e 90 wSVs which those
only who are versed in the higher F1isnere pub
deIstand or appreciate Of these most carefully tested
geographical positions, that they contalne9 % mass
geography than many Large 70 the ROYAL Observatory
at the Cape required much tune 1or caeulauoN ant
worked ont functions such as for the hight Of
the thermometer and barometer, the hoiz0nta ";s
and semi.dameteGG Oh horRlSntai paIaax for Of
distances though OF several NJ lrs anrauUh, &c
for the differences OF proportlOnaI eade
and with these confessedly imperfect ongt9des naSe
and sent home sketch maps W give genera
countries explored Tey of the multitude Of matters
that crowd on the mind or an explorer, puS T,n,as
better than many Of the pnDished ,rnonametrc
MaoeaD for instance, says That, snort OF 10 ~
survey no river has been laid down so
Zambesi and MT Manu. after most en- posons
OF the Of ehronometro oDserVspns in m to
which more than from the sea OF Let'o W
Lake Eyassa any error IN the care and rlsk
OF health and Of life, It Is not very p ha ~
ind 200 miles Of lake tackled on 10 IU On Se npand
region and passed over some 1900 feet hgher en'u N'
Ne hall probably hear that the author Of this feat
claims therefrOm be considered theoretical 1
of the OF the Nile MY imperIeee @ from The
sketch.s led TO desocrae the perfect ones lou s
observatory This position was hxed Dy seven SCI; ,ha
lunar distances that Is a. least o. audes Of sun
or starr all made In risk Of and sometimes actuay %
erng rom African fever SIX ses shower lu east
three minutes each side OF longitude ID degrees eas,
but tie seventh showed few minutes 10 the wes
The 81 thrown aside, and the seyehtn hbt
becase a Portuguese said that ne thOuglu
that spot might be about midway between An,
baca aud the sea Abaca be had never nee SHe not
folly Of intermeddinR Is apparent from tno @ I'D
making the spot pcrceptiby nearer the i IN
way aud one had ever observed them oei1r1 nor
our day will observe again other freaks anu ohe
tally immoral were performed, ana 10 my eentle Iehui
STRANGE received only ggge' Inc =, th Conn
positions have suffered Is probably uhEnown " Ine IH
ell but that IL all the more reason Why enOuiu aunSt
to my resolution 70 be the guardian OF my own
tons tin publication regret ths because INC h LII
of the canoe or anything happening to me, mHhe leau
to the entire loss Of tho discoveries go .,,a, \
NV borrowed paper il done, or should nave gwen
summary OF streams which, flowing INTO CnahDeEe'
Luapula Luaaba, aud the hikes may be called sowets
Thirteen all larger than the Isis at OXFORD or Avon '
HnmlltOn run into one line Of drainage hye INTO an
other aud four into third tree ~
all Not having the Nile IN the nOrth ioroenr any
COMPARISON OF volume. trust that my lhbois though
much longer than intended. may meet with your Lord
shiPS @pproo"'iO" "'' ''' DAVID LIVINGSTONE.
Ps-Always something from Africa; large
tribe lives in underground houses In Rua some eAcdHa
lions are said 10 be thirty miles long, aud have runhng
,s I'm tbe-a whole district can stand siege Ill them
the writing" therein have been told by some OIL the
people are on wings OF animals, aud not letters vi
coure should have gone 10 see them. They are sad 10
be very dark, weIinade
In letter addressed 10 Dr. Kirk Consul Mt Zanzibar
| and dated July g. near Lake Bangweoo, Livingstone
writes;
For Cant Frazer and friends at Zanzibar may say
have found what believe To be the SOURCES OF o NIIe
between 10 and Il degrees SOUTH VI nearly IN the position
as. gned to them by PtOlemy. ....
IL Is not frUm lake, but upward OF twenty
OF them Lake Ilemba, which possibly rs an arm OF Ian
gsnyika has four ryers flowing INTO IT, One measured
mud mud t TO be 29l fetsuy 100 yards wide, und waist
deem and flowing fast In September No rain had fallen
since l2th May. Elsewhere II almost requires canoes
TINS has eleven goOdsized "burns' nOwlhg INTO ~
as one line OF drainage 20 hIlh
from Mareugl must be added, then the ChaDeLe ho"a
from the side into center OF great valley, ana re-
ceyes three streams large rs the Isis AT OXFORD OF
Avon ut Hamilton The Cuaubeze enters bahENeolo
Lake aud receives two strealns then changes ito home
10 Luapnla, And ho"luE north, IeCcI'eS wv o'io"
about 50 yards broad eacn. .
Luapula receives one, and enters MOero Lake 70 re-
eeiye live streams: one Is clEhty ydIuh bIoau aHu
ALWAYS REQUIRES On leaving MOerO IL Is called
Lunlaba whCh receives two guOdsILed streams ana II
forms Ueuge either lake with many Islands or avn
sion with many streams which are taken up Dy the lu
IRA large rlyur. by i've branches dram tue ws
side OF the great valley, which ptODhD{ tnht VI luu
Nile. have stll 10 follow down the InalaOa ana sec
whether as the natives assert II passes Iaugaby k W
the wet euers 10 aud finds an exit by Tue river cVu
Locuuda In Lake ChOwambe which conjecture ~ "
that discovered by Mr.. Baker. ,,,.,.
shall not follow Lualaba by canoes ms we uld lhe
Zambrs from near Victoria Falls 10 the kcDraDassa
that insanity, aud am not gong 10 do auJ mort
mad