The New York herald., 1872-08-24
DIR. LIVINGSTONE,


to the suggestion of several friends, to ofYer the
following extracts from his letters recently re-
ceived The earlier letter is almost q literary
curiosity. IT is very closely written upon leaves
cut out of his Bombay check book, and both Of
them carry with them ndubitable evidence OF their
genuneness. rejoice to observe that Sir Bartlo
Frere has added the weight OF his influence to the
earnest recommendation OF DR.. Livingstone, con-
tained in the postscript written in the present
year. in favor Of encouraging settlements OF native
Christians on the east coast OF Africa. to which
DR.. Livingstone evidently attaches so much i'm.
portance ]. B. BRATTHWAITE.
LNcoLN's INN, August IL.
MANYEMA COUNTRY, say 1so miles west of
UJIJI, Now, 1870
leaf out OF my Bombay check book in order td
give you and our friends some informatio1 II you
take this as the thread Of my story that am trying
TO follow Down the central line OF drainage OF the,
seas oe
which In prehistoric times abOunded in Africa, and
beds are s II the south %
me ming the same thing-riyer channels in which
no no water M ever now aows The third line Of drain:
Lnalaba. An English epithet seemed necessary, so
Frere and Mr.. r Young. These two Lnalabas units
ana form large lake, which am fain to call Lake
Lincoln Looking back southwards from Lake Lin
coin to the watershed, we have remarkable mound
ff0la which four gushing fountains rise each the
mss apart on SSe Seeome
Bartle Frere's and YOung's great myers Two on
the south side from the Liamba, or UppsS zambezi-
the larger one, at which man cannot be seen
across, name after Lord Pallnerston; the lesser,
which M lower down, becomes the Karue, call aitcr
know that Sir Barte Frere abolished slavery In
Upper India, scinde, or Scindiah. Lord Pamerston
the slave trade, and Mr.. Lincoln by passing the the
amendment Of the United States constitution gave
events in which these three good men acted to ap.
preciate the greatness OF their work. Panerston
ana an LII Lincoln are no longer among ns but in giving
were, my poor little garland OF love OH their tombs.
It is almost premature to make use OF their names
before nave reached the mound, but have heard
OF 1t when. 200 miles distant ON the south
vest; again when $50 miles from 1t on
miles distant on the northeast; land and now ' on the
north.northeast, many intelligent Arabs who have
much as the natives, give substantially the same
information. It is probably the locality of the
Of Minerva In the city OF Sais. in Egypt-'ountains
which 1t was impossible to fathom, and from which
S o GEsS to Egypt ns ss
sorely nndered BY the worst set Of attendants
ever travelled with. Here, In the cannibal coun-
they say. OF being killed and eaten. Elsewhere I
could get the country people to carry nom village
after the hight OF my johanna men from terror Of
the marauding Mazitu or Batuta left me with a few
was at their mercy and they took full advantage Of
the situation, and even became eager slavehuntera
nss The as to a for either
will finish all have to do to make complete work
Of the xploFatton. Had known all the hunger.
preferred a straight walstcoat to undertaking
the task; but, having taken Il in hand could NOT
way, and every step Of my way. and was generally
cropping In the dark, for who cared where the rivera
years begin benevolent mission on the slope back
again to the sea. Had left at the end OF two
Casembe, inquired for slaves and heard Of nothing
being set down as afiicted with hydrocephaus,
and many weary foot trOd ere gained u clear
watershed Is In latitude 10 IL degrees south Thence
the springs OF the Nile do unquestiOnably artse.-
between seven hundred ana eight hundred miles.
THIS Is where Ptulemy put II, md the mountains ON
are his ouans o e oon ss shsn
9 to old Nile for SO hiding his big head as to leey
all a sa rSs9 ns out in ne
the Victoria Nyanza, less by q fGll half than tho
Shire out Of Nyassa would not accennt for the Nile,
Webb's Lualaba. from four to eight thOusand yards
wide and always deep; and again, ioung's Lua-
laba OF equally large proportions, wcuN give an
abundant supply OF water for inundations, and fof
the enormous evaporation of river amcss with.
out afluents, for distance In latitude and kngL
is a rediscovery Of what sunk into oblivion about
two thousand years ago. This ls all can, In COM.
mon modesty, fairly claim One line OF drainage
II It be found that the ancient explorers from whom
Ptolemy collected his geography knew 1t before
est In the world, and Of the time OF Sethos II. It
may have it. am thankful to a kind Providence
children. II not on my country: It is not without
anxious care that have stuck to my work with
sure the ABSENCE Of ali ltters ss savs few
threeyear.olds in 1869, was this-that you and all
snds TSSd S% my doing Wen
what akin to that of the Northwest pas
sage; but in this we have what emperors. kings,
to the almost innumerable fountains whence flows
to confirm the precious old documents, the Scrip.
lures of truth, would feel my toll well rewarded.
These are my day dreams; the reality reveals sore
Postscript to letter written long ago in Man
yema the country Of the cannibas. the sth Of jan
In the enclosure you will find full account OF my
affairs. | am now anxious on another
removing one OF the EnglIsh settlements oi the
West Coast, by voluntary emigration OF the native
to healthy on s 'ne
mean settlement OF English people, but one Of
..osc s:ss,,:2ents in the west which have full
fully accomplished the ends OF their establishment
in tne total Of tue % slave trade wnsreysI
that this was proved by the suppression
being as complete where they were,
though unvsited by men-ofwar, a.
in parts to which these ships habiually resOrted.
Now, the slave trade is rife the East Coast
ever + WAS on the West, and We have none Of the
moral influence which Christian estabas shments
carry along with them. We're they directed
to como nom our own settlements TO MOmbas,
which is ouys already, they would bring the moral
element, which in the Moscm inhabitants IS
dormant, and ultimately frown down the mean du-
pliclty which now enables our Bantam ID. i'sh sub.
ects to carry on by their money all the slave trade
that is carried on. The only additional expense to
what Is now incurred would be the passages OF the
officials in men of-way The success OF missions In
the West Ia unquestiorabe, and the ccs, alton OF
the slave trade all ar0ut1 the settlements Is worth
all the expense which has been borne by govern.
ment and missionary societies. Let us I,s,.e these