The New York herald., 1871-12-11
DR.. llv.NGS STONE.

News OF tho Great African TravcIler-The
Disturbances In the Interior Among the
Native Tribe. of A rica-Information from
AN American Genileman Travelling In tho
Wiid-Conduct Of tho Arabs.
The London papers publish the following letters
from the English Consul at Zanzibar, IN reference to
the movements Of DIR. Lvlngstone:-
ZANZIBAR, Sept. 90, 1871.
SIR-Letters Just received by special messengers
VINO left UnyanyemDe about month ago, INFORM
settlement there, aud that will In all Likelihood
stop the road to UJiji and Kara9ue for some time
main iscts, but naturally the letters written
by Mr.. Stanley, an msrlcan gentleman, who
ana reliable. de- ip am md ndsSsed @ % to Mr.. WeoS the
American Consul here, Tor some details related in
those letters which WIN no no doubt pc published I'm IN
Arab COLONY OF the interior, whose centre is Unyan
yembe has for some time been led py set OF ava
riclOus, unprlnclpled men, whose acts OF extoruOn,
both on native and the poorer Arabs nave for some
time back been comp.ainei Of 10 Syed Burgash,
who Is lmpotent TO interfere at sucn distance 50
cSse ans as w village s 'ne one Aa's days
Jill GIjl and Karaeue. fell under the he dis.
pleasure OF the JnyanyemDe settlers, ana his
place was attacked In uu. course by force OF
about fifteen hunared muskets. Seeing that he
could not mold the stUckaded village he renred with
mis- followers, anu ormed an ambush for the return
aud other booty. the result was disastrous to
Sne Arabs, aud geaS ma many Were killed. IN IN;
family here. Inc Arab retreat soon became rour,
and much property was lost Fortunately, Mr.. stan
ley, who was weak anu Ill from fever. managed to
return 10 unyan, ente but he was abandoned by the
Arabs, whose conduct he speaks G as cowardly IN
the extreme Such ~ the constant stale OF things
I'm Central Africa. The road to UIiji Will now be
shut ior a time and when we may again near Of DR..
Livingstone Is most uncertain. one OF the men who
came down now says that there was rumor that
Mahomed bin Gharib and the wnite man tDr.
LivingstOne) would come back from Manyema by
way or Marunga and wemba. The report is worth
nothing, ! consider, but may as well mention II.
reached UnyanyemDe, as have before reported
but / now learn tnat the head man in whose
mn and ,ea the goods were pru99nt bac tS nya1 D
yembe. have little iaitn now ~ the sheikh Saeed
probanv not "u have BEEN able az ves 10 nn w h
place. and authorize him to make such arrange.
ents as ne &c can to q &c, he ss goods forwarded 4
protecting them from punder; but In such state
OF things as this II Will be most fortunate II they
day or Two. and should be able to accom-
plish the Journey easily IN twenty or TWENTY-FIVE
o' no the Arab ivory trade the present position 81
up In the country and collected about them thou
sands OF slaves drawn from the country ITSELF
These they cannot do without, and yet cannot
trust. They are all armed and may turn against
their masters. The chief with whom they are at
war is wen provided with arms, and caravan OF
Kegs oil powder to stop these people on the way.
nc maneT ,hem bus th too nav be II pat Te
beginning OF similar auacks on AraD caravans; for
tne wild tribes once punder has been encouraged,
Will care little whom they attack have, &C,
JOHN kIRK
Acting Political Agent ana Her Majesty's Consul,
Zanzibar.
The following letter from Or. Kirk. addressed to
che late Sir Roderick Murchsoa. was read at meet
ing of the Royal Geographical Society, by the Pfesi.
dent Sir Henry Rawlinson;-
ZANZIBAR, Sept. 25, 1871.
DEAR SIR RoDERTCE--YGu Will see by the accounts
sen! 10 the Foreign once that difficulties have sprung
M in Unyamnzii and cut on UJJi from the coast
anu " happens no UJui news mas been received for
some % m,ne back, one may be now
ionK .,m,o , IN getting any certainty OF
Dr. iLVingstones movements. All | can
say y hat py ast reports from that place neither he
nor his Arab friend Maho ned ON ,harb had ar
rived; but there was a story, winch think worth
ess, 10 tue enect that thy were both To 20 round
the south end by way OF Wemoa. / can gct no cor.
rect account OF Manycma; every one knows &C. but
find no one who has been there. | have seen
people who have crossed through Tanganyika from
UjY and seen the manyema caravans setting ont
pui 1t to be raj her new and special Tine III
trade. am glad tina, the Governor OF Unyauyembs