The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-20

The News Of DIR. LivimxtOne-Where and How
lie Ts-Probaoiitics Of His Early Return
Home.
At tho meeting OF the Royal Geographical Society
OF London the night OF the sth Inst, SIR Henry
Rawlinson, who occupied the chair. said the men,
bers would have learned from the letter Roder-
lex Murchison, which had appeared that morning
that information had been received regarding
DR.. Livingstone; and though the let
ter contained no detailed geographical in
formation 4: was SO far satisfactory that 1t
certified to the safety OF the great traveller and
enabled them TO put their finger on the spot where
he was at given date. The letters he about to
Sir ROderlck, who delighted find that Dr..
Livingstone was, as he had always commended. safe
and sound only five months ago. tCneers.) Sir
Henry Rawlnson then read a letter from Lord En-
held, transmitting, ny the request OF Lord Gran
vile. letter from pr. Kirk, the British Consul at
one from the Arab officer who was sent mp by DR..
KIRK from Zanzibar to Viii In September last. In
October that officer received letter from DIR. Liv-
lngstone, he mentions In the letter OF which the
following is a translati0n:-
have to inform tina. the 10Th of shaban tNovem
Der LOO messenger came from the people Of Mcnama with
letters from the Arabs who are there and one from the Doc
answer to my INQUIRIES they tod me ha. the Decor WAS
with III. Ibsn GsrS bow" raps T sSs
OIL
@ w OF ST ya az
shot, powder, soap and small bottle medicine (qInuc
(l5h November. 1870
That letter was OF considerable interest on various
accounts for IL stated that letter had been received
from the Doctor. who at that time only twenty
i've days. Journey from UJU and It further showed
that Ahmed Shereef so interested ana acrivc In
the matter that, though ne mad only received the
had despatched twelve men with supplies.
The second letter was from an independent source
namely. an Arab merchant, who writes thus 10 his
correspondent at Zanzibar:-
TO LuDDA DASir, from Sand bin Maid, after compli-
This letter from Uj and the news here /, good and
Ter. have g., conn from the people of Mcnama from Mo-
good prie. sueh az please and S fS,
Is in their company and they intend returning to U tho
goods OF the Christian, and we intend sending
letters S'''''' -'DpAy ~ messengers "'0 ANe the
or two before Shereef Ahmeds letter, as it stated
the supplies were about to be sent which were
actually despatched before the 18th OF November
the remarkable expression about the caravan with
which Or. Livingstone Intended returning 10 Gin
IN April of The present year showed mat their ar.
engagements were to remain five months longer at
the coast 1t aid not, however, follow that DR..
Livingstone would wait five months needlessly at
n The supplies sent :, IL hm would reach abont
he could leave Manakoso by the end or the month
by the end OF the next month he could reach Uiji,
and If he came on at once he might reach
the coast in three months more SO that at
the present moment he might. by using the
utmost expedition, have reached the coast.
Sir Henry Rawnson, however, suggested the pro-
liability that Livingstone. Who was quite at nome IN
the wilds OF Africa ii he had not solved the problem
OF whether the watershed OF the country drained
into the Congo or into The Albert Nyanza, might,
when he received his supplies, prosecute the neces.
sary geographical researches before returning IN
which case " might be another year before nc re.
turned.