The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-22

tackled by dropsy or elephantiasls-s disease Of
which he has since dieu. He had wasted upward
OF SIX bales OF CLOTH i've OF which had been
entrusted TO HIM to convey to Unyanyembe. An
ARAB proprietor would have slaughtered him
TOT MS extravaganza and lmbecity but IL had no
otner course Dut TO relieve him OF charge OF such
GOODS. Had not lorcseen some such msmanage-
ment and provided plenty OF cloh against such loss
should have been compelled to return to the coast
for more bales to replace them.
EXPLOITS. LOSSES, DISCOVERIES
BY the Gath May we had travelled 27s miles, and
had entered the dangerous land or the wagogo
We had passed through the territories OF the
Wakami, WaKwere. Wadoe, wasegura, wasa-
CARA and Wahehe. We had crossed the rivers
Kingani, Ungerengeri Little Makata, Great
Makata, Rulewa and MukOnu0kwa. We had
discovered the sources OF the Kingani,
Wami and MukOndokwa rivers ana the
Lake OF Ugombo, three miles long by
two AMI half miles Wide. Our losses mp
TO this date were seventeen donkeys dead. enc
coll or wire stolen. tent eater up by white a. g.
one tent lost, also one axe one pistol. twerty
pounds OF bullets, ana Captain B0mbay's stock Of
uniform Clothes all OF which losses ascribe TO the
fatigues experienced during the transit OF the Ma
kata swamp. Three pagazls had deserted, two
were dead; also one white man and two natives OF
Maabar had died. The two horses died on the
third day after leaving Bagomoyo. for SO fatal il
this land to both men ana animals.
IN ENTERING UGoao
we were entering new land, to meet with diner
ent dangers, different accidents from those we had
now left behind u.s. We had assembled plateau
$500 to 1900 feet above the level or the sea- the
traordinary fertility and rivers OF the maritime
region we should not see in Ugo2o. but a bare ana
sterile plateau, though cultivated by the Waxogo.
THE LAND OF THE wAGoao
The Wag0I0 are the Irish Of Africa-clanish and
full OF fight To the Wagog0 all caravans must pay
tribute, the refusal OF winch Is met by an immediate
declaration OF hostlities. The tribute which alone
paid TO these people amounted to 10 dOtt ($l70 IN
gold) for the mere privilege OF travelling through
their country to Unyanyembe beyond.
ARRIVAL AT UNYANYEMBE
On the thirtleth day after entering Ugogo we ar
rived In Unyanyembe, at the Arab village Of XVII.
hara-so called from the plain of Kwhara, In which
I'll situated. The march OF this last month had been
very rapid, we having travelled 247H miles. while
the previous march Of 27s miles, viz, from Bagomoyo
to Ugogo had occupied fny-four days. Altogether
we mad travelled 5251 miles in eignty-four
days. including nats, which makes our rate Of
marching per day six and quarter miles. Burton
anu Spoke In travelling the same distance from
Kaole to Unyanyembe in l3a days. which is at the
rate OF three and 0ne-sixth miles per day. You
must not imagine that am stating this In order to
make an invldlous comparison, but SIMPLY to show
you how expedlti0usly We have travelled. The
Arabs travel the distance from TWO months and
twelve DAYS to four months On the second visit OF
Spoke with Grant to Unyanyembe he made the
march III 115 days.
AN ALMOST UNKNOWN LAND.
should like to enter into more minute details
respecting this new land, which Is almost unknown,
but the very nature Of my mission, requiring speed
and all my energy, precludes 1t. Some day, per-
haps, the HERALD will permit me to describe
more minutely the experiences OF the long
march, with all its vlcissltudes ana pleasures,
In Its columns ana can your readers before.
hand that they will not be quite devoid OF interest.
But now my whole time is occupied in the march,
ana the direction OF the expedition, the neglect OF
which in any one point would be productive Of dis.
astrous results.
NEWS ABOUT DR.. LIVINGSTONE.
shall here proceed to relate what I nave heard
OF Livingstone rerba tim.
on the 18th Of April met OF Moussoudi on the
Ungercnger River, four marches from Senibawenni,
Saint BIN Rasnecd, who gave me the following In
tali,sAa~4l olk saies si 10 t-lo stone :.
Nyassa a. Y i1h an q, MINI n, s,asa