The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-08
lfriea's Central Mystery Wrested from Her
and Proclaimed Aloud.
THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
The Lake System Of Central Africa
Connected with the Nile.
srAxLErs STORIES OF LIVINGSTONE.
9Th. Chivalrous Enterprise Which Has Been
Crowned with Success and HsnOf.'


Crowned with Success and HsnOf."
from the London Telegraph, July ISL
we feel no ordinary pride and pleasure In giving
10 the public this morning, fresh nom the lips Of
Dr. Stanley himself the narrative OF the discovery
n DR.. Livingstone erected by that gallant and In
lomitable American. In another part Of our i'm
preston win be found full and deeply interesting
particulars Of the meeting OF the two white men at
Jjit; OF their FIRST mutual communications, and of
the conversations which followed, with incidents Of
the great explorers adventures traits OF his noble
character and indications of his researches. The
account is one which we are sure will be perused
with eager delight not merely by men Of science,
out by the whole country. Our special correspond
emit met Mr.. Stanley at Marseles, where he arrived
lhortly after midnight OF Tuesday by the China
mail steamer, In company with Mr.. Oswald
Livingstone, the son Of the Doctor. Upon the land.
ing and appearance of the now famous traveller
Ior the HERALD" Ill idea Of sleep was incontuenty
Vanished Our correspondent and Mr.. Stanley
Kept vigil through the "small hours" one relating
md the other drinking In q tale OF romantic mar
vels and splendid trumphs, Of courage and Of duty,
more thrilling perhaps than any story Of strange
lands ever heard before. 1t is natural and welcome
tuht the lhSCtnottnE dCCOuub sHouiu pc pTclaCcu
with something about this brave young American,
who has forever associated hts name with the illus
trlous explorer and won for himself an imperish-
able applause, far too well merited to be mixed
with envy. We could all have wished, no
doubt, that our own English expedition
had been the fret to carry suocor and
encouragement to GU! great countryman; but Mr..
Stanley and his enteiprisng patrons have been be-
fOrehand with US, and there must not mingle one
unworthy word Of Jealousy in the appreciation with
which England halls the man who did that which
We were 80 nearly doing We must nevertheless
Ss os
comes Of English parentage. He Ia American
pM. sang, thirty years Of age-a broad-chested,
which shows high intelligence, with light-colored
curly hair, which has become prematurely grizzled
oy s9s nafasips and eXposnres OF ms expeation
than twenty times. The fierce climate Of that
hidden world from which he returns with so much
than silver his youthful brow; 1t has seriously i'm
paired his health; and all viii be sorry hear that
don. Whenever he arrives among rs, this gallant
gentleman may be very sure OF u reception pro-
PortiSned to hls acnleyement !, is all very wei to
Doctor. No doubt it would; but Mr.. Stanley Is the
man who actually accomplished the task, against
barOus obstacles could bring He who with true
transatlantic energy thus forced way through
tne WllOerneSS anu, In the name or clvllt-
zation. took Livingstone once again by the hand
Will shortly be in London: and we can promise him
that we shall either forget he is not one OF our
more for the sake Of the new bond which his sue
cess creates between England and America.
all the absorbing details which our special CORE
spondent transmits to as from Mr.. Stanley's mouth.
They will perceive that the two white men met at
November, and they will admire the good feeling Of
the Arabs, who, with multitude Of questions to
allowed the "Nazrani' to retire e'I and be alone one
What were the first things said In that memorable
interview We asked this question some tlme ago,
more about it. Yivingstone aid not fall impatiently
upon his private letters; three years. silence and
and sefcontained. He asked for the news Of
the world and like . school teacher who rolls
the sGS s sG cont
the Pacinc Kailroad--the election OF President
Grant the Spanish Revolution, the Franco-German
Of "sncient events" which make us feel how
long Livingstone has been hidden away nom
ioi him And e then he asked after slrs Rode
did not know that the good OLD man, who
pleasure in this news Of ours to-day, was gone to
his rest. MurchisOn died on the 22d October,
At GILL Il was sorrow spared to livingstone
Of whom Stanley speaks In terms Of enthu-
ssstic praise; 80 good, so constant, so Christian
scenes Of peril and dlniCulty which the Englishman
and his visitor shared during their four months Of
man will tend to increase the emotion with which
the circumstantial charges OF neglect against DR..
Kirk cannot fail to be received The accusation Is,
however, so serious that it is the duty Of all
pend Judgment till our Resident at Zanzibar has
had the opportunity to meet these allegations. In
present hour Of satisfaction and OF great tasks
I, ~ fualed this 10 . topic on which we do not
y N TO linger; but It has become public matter,
which must be strictly investigated To have done
than q Scff. In fnrT
blamablc even In the case OF private man; In
that OF an English ottlcial-to whom everything was
ecticn Sean,ms Il the anee%otss Of the the
tive win be read with intense satisfaction.
grand, Kind nature OF Cook-humane, unselhsh,
mercliul as he is courageous-"no shedder OF
bloodi-a man whose life and character among
those dark Tribes must have been in themselves Z
Gospel. Nor can we read, without secret sympathy
OF that spontaneous feeling which the blacks ex-
pressed, that Allah had him In keeping Thrice In
one day his life was menaced, and thrice 1t was
spared. was this aecidentt The simple negroes
Bana; keep up your heart; you viii pass through
this; you Will zee your home and friends Please
this amazing new rlver-the Lualaba, Luapula or
CHARACTERIZATION appears to add twelve hundred
miles to the course q FEATHER Nile and revolution.
ICES the geography OF Central Africa
Let Us now speak briefly upon the scientific part
OF our present information. In most Important
paragraph we are assured by Mr.. Stanley that Iiv.
ngstone IL confident OF the value of his discovery.
and remains OF firm opinion that the grand line Of
drainage to the Nile IL by this new river. The Nile
Is "a acustrine stream whose true fountains are on
the water shed Of the Chamber. The Victoria Ny
ANA thus becomes an enormous tarn, feeding
the river OF Egypt from the right the Albert
MAMA perchance, supplies central and sepa-
rate food, while the Ch8mbez IL the main chan
mel on the left. Yanganyika, we imagine, must
be regarded In iris latest light a. an isolated
lake, resembling Tchad, or the Caspian. The OBJ
jectons raised TO such view By Lord Win
chsea on the score OF the elevation OF these lakes
are entirely untenabe, as has been well shown by
DR.. Beke. HE lorGshlD was eydentIy mised by old
erroneous measurements, and by the completely
mistaken position assigned to the Mountains OF the
Moon upon the generality of maps. Nothing Of
course, can be finally affirmed until Livingstone
has explored the $50 miles intervening between mis-
iartest point ana the visited attitudes OF the Upper
Nile; but when Ii IL borne in mind that this same
Chambczi runs-as was long ago made known-in A
highland region nom six thousand to three thou.