The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-23
THE ENGLISH SEARCH EXPEDITION,
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE.

roing on wild goose chase, as no one knew where
&c was. or whether he was alive ct all but now Il
country not far from the coast suppose all the
public Interest in the Expedition will be gone from
sketches or anything OF that kind home to the pa
pers. shall leave Immediately for the coast. Our
the dag and In about tee Si DAYS more expect to
start for Unyanyembe. Farewell, my dearest
father; with love to dear mamma and all OF home,
WILLIAM HEM.
CONCLUSION.
On the day on which this letter was written
Lieutenant Hem recrossed the straits IN company
with Mr.. Oswen Livingstone, ana on tue neAs eScn-
s Stanley himself e ns
at end. On that evening" amid snoss ana sno.is
'casped hand in hand ana s'a sSe hrayc Xmercan
received the congratutions-the warm congratuia-
nso the British snG t me- S ri
received the generous sympathies Of the Intrepid
American. NY sons last hopes Of distinction had
Vaniahed. He was informed by Mr.. Stanley that
ample MS1 RELIEF had reached Livingstone In Feb
ruary, and that he had stores sufficient for
a aI Mr. Stanley informed him that he had
himself received directions from the Doctor to turn
back any relief when h might Ds on meats s
cines (Which were enumerated In his own hand
writing) and the value Of which was less than f10,
and transmission had been specially c0nfded by
him to Mr. Stanley's care. These were soon col
ise, many OF them being Mr.. SANKEY'S own guard,
but, though selected BY Mr.; Stanley, they were
ausa ana Raa Y tas h a
guished parent, nom whom ne had been so long sep
arated, it was arranged at first that this caravan
but he too, on further consideration felt that It
was his duty to return to England, and thus this
Gnysnyembe in safety, went forward under the CON
duct Of an Arab guide. Meanwhile, my son had re;
turned 70 Ms4s Drs 1s SScs there's an
credit 'as the 1ssstcns
from my son contains the following passage :-"Of
course, you can understand that return TO Eng
turned il had had the slightest pretext for pro.
ceeding; and If l had had private means sufficient
s &C. %y L o1
to say that DR.. Kirk, our experienced Consul at
from an expedition whose objects had thus been
completely accomplished; nor can conclude with
Rawilnson, the President OF the Royal Geographical
Society, written to me on tho 18th Of June, after
Livingstone's safety :-"Livingstone's safety" he
says, tbeng now assured, and the road being
open for the Of supplies staG
In undertaking the diflcut and expensive march
to the lake; and your son being still so young and
op pp mites Of distinction in the utare This
was the opinion of Sir Henry Rawlnson after the
discovery OF Dr. Livingstone, and before news of his
relief had reached England Now that he is known,
however, to have been not only discovered but put
relieved Sir Henry expresses .regret" (see his
letter to the Times on the LIST instant) 'that no
serious effort was made by the expedition to COM
municate personally with him." Why, let me ask
Sir Henry, has he upon the LIST of August changed
the opinion which he had formed upon the 18th or
Junef Must the Royal Geographical Society have Its
victims But an Irish public shall Judge between
1t and them. And now, sir, on behalf OF my eldest
sOn-Lcutenant William Henn-a namc hitherto
without reproach In Ireland-I have laid before
your readers short outline Of the history or
this abortive expedition. He asks them with
confidence for their verdict-their verdict for his
absent companion as well as for himself In en-
barking In this enterprise he sought for no reward
save the appreciation Of his own countrymen. He
does not believe that they will condemn him be-.
cause he has lost his opportunity OF deserving 1t
nay more, he believes that they will even share his
disappointment. Backwardness or want OF per-
s0nal courage-he thinks there is no one by whom
her officers could be subjected to 80 heartless an
imputatiOn in England save the editor of tho
Tirnes-no journal In Ireland, except one, which
could re-echo an accusation 30 base. Nay more,
ne thinks that there are thousands Of his country
men, thousands Of brave and upright men wh0 II
Lieutenant Dawson and he had pressed forward
under the circumstances, would have thought their
conduct unconscientious and perhaps criminal.
am, sir your obedient servant I. RICE HEM.
PARADISE HOUSE, KILDYSART, county Clare,
August 9, 1872.