The New York herald., 1871-12-25

Mr.. John Kirk, Acting Political Agent and her
Majesty's Consul &C Zanzibar, has forwarded The
following items OF intelligence to the Secretary %
Government dated s. A.gsrt- - ..a.s
SIR-Letters Just received by special messengers
who lett Uny anyembe about month ago. inform us
Ol sad calamity that has befallen the Arab Setue-
road to UJuI and Karaque for some time to come.
rally the letters written by Mr. Stanley, an Ameri.
can gentem IN, who was on the spot, are the nl0sS
We0D, the American Consul here. for some details
related IN those letters, which WILL no doubt be pub
Briefiy the position il tnis:-Tne Arab colony e
the interior, whose centre is Unyanyembe, has for
some tune been led BY SCI OF ayarci9us; ~ nnprncs
aud the poorer Arabs, have ior some time back been
complained OF TO Syed Burgash, VINO ls imPotentto TO
interfere ut such distance SO long as things -
well for the Arabs. CHIEF, whose village Was ono
days journey distant on the main ROAD to Ujyt and
yembe settlers, and mis- place was attacked In qua
course by o lorce OF ABOUT 1900 muskets. Seeing
that he could not hold The stOckaded village ne rc-
tired with his followers and formed an ambush fog
the return OF the attacking party wnen laden With
ivory and other booty The result was disastrous 70
the Arabs, and great many ere Killed. including
ten or twenty OF the leaders, men oil go0d family
much property was lost. Fortunately Mr. STANLEY.
VINO was weak and Ill from rear managed 10 return
TO unyanyemne out ne was aGanaonGu ~ " 'uo
Sucn is ine constant state OF Things in Central
Africa. The road TO Uni will now be shut for =
time and when we may SYain hear OF Dr. Living.
stone IL most uncertain One or the men " no came
down now says that there was rumor that Ma
hoined bin Gharib aud the white man (Dr. Living.
stone would come back from Mayema by WAY OF
MaruDga and Wemba. The report IS worth nothlngs
CONSIDER, but may as well mention II.
The last lot OF things sent by Mi: Churchill mao
reached UnyanycDibc rs nave before reporteds
Dnf now learn that the head man In whose charge
they were died tne day after setting out for Ulf.
and tho goods were brought back to Unyanyembe.
l nave little latin now In the Sheikh Saeed btn
Salim, aud shall write TO Mr.. Stanley, who wtil
probably not have been able as yet to quit the
place, and authorize him to make such arrange
Inents as he can to get the g00us forwarded ON, II
not TO act for the Dest Of his Judgment In pro-
tecting them from punder; but In such q state Of
things this II will be most fortunate II they have
escaped and ever reach their destination.
The messengers ia start on their return In day
or two, and should be able to accomplish the jour
so Tar Is open and i00d plenty. ..l.n Ls-
TO the Arab ivory trade the present position o.
afairs is most serious. They have now settled fAe
up In the country, and collected about tnom thou-
sands OF slaves drawn fr0m the country itself.
These they cannot do wth0ut and yet cannos lrusss
they are all armed and may turn against tneie
The chief with wnom they are At war Is well pro-
yided with arms, ana caravan OF his II now ON
the way up with several hundred kegs Of powder
to stop these people on the way Tne Wasagaro
have been told already to attack ana plunder them.
but this TOO, may be but the beginning OF slmilaR
ATTACKS on Arab caravans, for the wild tribes,
plumber has been encouraged wiz care little whom
they attack. have, &C., JOHN KIRK,
Acting Political Agent and Her Majessy's Consul.
ZQuzibaE