The New York herald., 1869-11-21


islands: this body OF water was ten fathoms deep.
Another OF the four streams is said TO be larger than
the Lofu, but an oyer-onicious headman prevented
my seeing more OF 1t and another than their mouths
The lake Is not large from eighteen to twenty niles
nopah .northwest m riyer.Se proonQaton two
miles wide, 1t s said, to Tanganyika would nave
set 1t down as an arm OF that lake but tnat
its surface Is $500 feet above the level Of
the sea, while Speke makes 1t ,s44 feet only. tried
to follow the river.ike portion, but was prevented
by war which had broken out between the chief OF
Itawa and a party OF ivory traders OF Zanzibar.
then set or TO go $50 miles SOUTH then west TILL past
the disturbed district and explore the west OF Tan
ganyika, but on going eighty miles found the Arab
party, showed them letter from the Sultan OF
Zanzibar which owe to the kind offlces OF hla
Excellency Sir Bartle Frere, Governor OF Bombay,
and was at once supplied with provisions, cloth
and beads; they showed the greatest kindness
or the party readily perceived that continuance Of
hostillties meant shutting up the ivory market but
three r months and half clad to see se mode
OF ivory and slave trading or these men, 1t formed
such perfect contrast TO that OF the rufans from
Kifwa, and to the ways OF the atrocious Portuguese
from Zette, who were connived at In their murders
by the Governors d'Almeida.
After peace was made l visited Nisama the CHIEF
OF Itawa, aud having left the Arabs went on to Lake
Moero which reached on September 8, 1867. In
the northern part Moero Is from twenty to thirty
three miles broad. Further south 1t Is ut eastt
sixty miles wide and 1t Is fifty miles long, Ranges
OF tree-covered mountains fank 1t on both sides,
but at the broad part the western mountains dwin-
die out OF sight, Passing up the eastern side OF Mo-
ero we came 10 Cazembe, whose predecessors have
stands the northeast bank OF the lakeleI Mofwe.
This Is from two to three miles broad and nearly four
plesiy Of sna species Of perch. Il IS not connected
with either the Luapula or Moero. ! was forty days
at Cazembe's, and might then have gone on to Bang
weolo. which Is larger than either OF the other
lakes; but the rains had set in. and this lake was
reported to be very unhealthy. Not having grain
Of any kind of medicine, and fever. without treat
ment produced very disagreeabe symptoms, l
thought that 1t would be unwise to venture where
sS swelled I thyroid gland known known as Derby shire shire
went north for Ujl, where l have goods,
and hope letters for have heard
but when got within thirteen days OF Tanganyk8
l was brought to 9 standsttll BY the superabunds'
party cams snrougS hi and % described the county as
inundated, SO as often to be nigh and waist deep,
with sleeping places difcnlt to find This 1ood lasts
till May or june At last became so tired OF mac
tlvity that doubled back on my course to Cazembe.
To give an idea Of the nundation which, in small
to cross two rivulets which now into the north end
OF the Moero; one was thirty the other forty yards
broad. crossed by bridges. One had quarter, the
Moreover, one, the Luo had covered plain abreast
OF Moero, that the water on great part reached
The plain was OF black mud, with grass higher than
our heads. We had to follow the path which, In
rus Into these s now and then plunged and
fell over the ancles in soft mud while hundreds OF
bubbles rushed up and. bursting. emitted a fright.
ful Odor We had four hours OF this wading and
punging-the last mile was the worst; and
right glad we were to get out Of 1t and bathe
In the clear tepid waters and sandy beach OF Moero.
In going up the bank or the lake, we first Of all
forded four torrents thigh deep then river eighty
Yards wide and 800 Yards Of nood on It's west
bank, 80 deep we had to keep to the canoes till
within fifty yards Of the higher ground then
four brooks, from five to fifteen yards broad One
OF these, the Chungu, possesses O somewhat mel
anch0ly interest as that on which poor Dr. Lacerda
died. He was the only Portuguese visitor who had
zembe's Town on the Chungu being fifty miles
wrong, probably reveals that his mind was cOuded
with fever when he last observed, and any one who
knows what that implies will look on his error
with compassion, The Chungu went high on the
chest, and one had to walk on tiptoe to avoid swim
ming. AS crossed all these brooks at high and low
water observed the difference to be from fifteen
eighteen inches, and from all the perennial streams
the flood is clear water. the state OF the rivers
ing order-took nothing but the most necessary IN
ns S9a
AraD and the defects unavoidable in the circum-
stances-vou will kindly excuse. Only one of my
attendants would come here; the others, various
pretences, absconded. The fact is they all tired
Were 1t not for an inveterate dislike to give in to
difficulties, without doing my utmost to overcome
the hope that by making the country ana people
better known am doing good; and by tmparting q
little knowledge edge &C occasionally may be working in
violence.
was in the habit of sending my observations to
the Cape Observatory. where Sir I. Maclean, the
Astronomer Royal ana the assistant astronomer,
Mr.. Manu. bestowed a great deal OF gratutous at.
tenton on them in addition to the regular duties OF
the observatory. They tested their accuracy in q
variety OF ways, which those only who are versed In
the higher mathematics can understand or appreci-
ate. Tne late Earl OF Eesmere publicly said OF sn-
gle sheet OF these most carefully tested geographical
positions, that they contained more geography than
many large volumes While the mass Of true oDser-
valons which went to the Royal Observatory at the
Cape required much time for calculation, l worked
,nnte ouI NUMBER cnp, IN rough way leaving on! many
thermometer and barometer, the horizontal paralax
ana seml-diameter OF planets, using but one moons
semi-diameter and horizontal parallax for set OF
distances though OF several hours auratlon; cor
recons for the differences OF proportional logarthls-
ing &C., and with these confessedly lmperlect Ion.
gitudes made and sent nome sketch maps to give
general ideas OF the countries explored. Tney were
imperfect as calculated and made IN the confusion
oil the multitude OF matters that crowd on the mind
OF an explorer but infinitely better than many OF the
published maps. Sir t. Maclean Tor instance, says
that short OF trigonometrlc survey no river has
been laid down so accuia ately as the Zambezl; and
Mr. Manu. after most careful examination Of the
series OF chr0nOmeIrc observations which more than
once ran from the Sea OF Zette up to Lake Nyassa,
any error IN the longitude cannot possibly amount
to four minutes. Well after all my care and risk OF
nealth and even OF life, 1t Is very inspiring TO
find 200 miles OF lake tackled on to the northwest
end OF Nyassa-and these 200 miles percned up on
tue upland region and passed over some 5000 feet
higher than the rest OF the lakes.
we shall probably hear that the author OF this feat
In iancography claims therefrom to be considered
theoretical dlscoverer Of the sources Of the Ne My
imperfect lonCltudes and sketches led some to desc
crate the perfect ones from the observatory. This
cioiuhk uito III uHkSu was HAtu py 5eVeu bctb Ot
lunar distances that 49, at least sixty distances
between the moon and stars, and probably 100 ati.
tudes OF sun or stars all made in risk OF and
sometimes actually suffering from African fever.
Six sets showed from one TO three minutes on each
side OF longitude IA degrees east, but the sew
enth showed few minutes to the west The Six
were thrown aside and the seventh adopted, because
Portuguese said TO me that he thought tnat spot
might be about midway between Ambaca and the
sea. Ambaca he had never seen, and the
folly OF intermeddlrng Is apparent from the
change not making the spot perceptibly nearer
the Imaginary Midway and no one had ever
observed them before, nor IN our DAY Will observe
again. other freaks and one specially immoral
were performed, and to my gentle remonstrances
received only glggle. The Dissertation my posi-
1ons have suffered Is probably unknown to the
council, but there Is all the more reason why should
adhere to my resolution to be the guardian OF my
own observations till publication. regret this, be-
cause the upsettlng OF the canoe, or anything hap
pening TO me, might lead 10 the entire loss Of the
discoveries.
My borrowed paper Is DONE or should have