The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-30
THE SEARCH FOR DIR. LIVINGSTONE
from the Philadelphia Ledger, May 25.l

from the Philadelphia Ledger, May $751;
We have again obtained intelligence of the safety
OF the African explorer, DR.. Livingstone, the news
having been received In New York by telegraph
from Alden, at the entrance OF the Red Sea- to which
point 1t was brought by the regular steamer from
Zanzibar. The report Just received, confirming
previous rumor to the same effect, announces that
Mr.. Stanley, the correspondent OF the NEW YORK
HERALD, had found Livingstone, and that the two
explorers were together at Ujij This news was
received at Zanzibar by crcuitous route, having
been transmitted orally through four persons It
appears that Seyd ben Maid, an Arab chief
tain of Uji on his arrival February 81
at Unyanyembe, the halfway station to
the coast, announced to Sheik ben Naslb,
an important chiefOf Unyanyembe, that the Gamer
lean gentleman" meaning Stanley, had been stay
ing at Ujiji. and there joined by Livingstone,
who had been absent on an exploring expedition in
the neghboring country. Sheik ben Nasib, In pur-
suance Of previous arrangement, then de-
spatched messenger with this intelligence to hts
brother, Abdallah ben Nash, merchant Of Zanzi-
bar. On the arrival at Zanzibar, on April 2, OF the
messenger, a trusty slave named Sa'eed he was
taken to the correspondent of the NEW YORK
HERALD at Zanzibar, and the news was communl-
Gated and discussed. The intelligence was at first
doubted In consequence OF the non-receipt
Of letters from Stanley and Livingstone,
but this suspicious circumstance was ex-
planned by Saeed as follows:-Seyd ben
Maid left Ujiji at the head of armed band, with
the object of reopening the regular caravan route,
and without any intention of going far as Unyan
yembe The opposing forces, however. retreated,
and In pursuing them Seyd ben MaJld at last ar
rived at Unyanyembe, where he communicated the
intelligence of the safety of Stanley and Living
stone. This explanation was considered satisac-
tory.
Great credit is due to the NEW YORK HERALD for
its enterprise and promptitude in sending out
special correspondent to search for Livingstone.
The expedition organized in England for the same
purpose has been very dilatory In It's movements,
In consequence OF the difficulty Of obtaining
funds, caused by the general belief that
Livingstone had persisted. Anew sanguine men Of
science, however, had not given up all hope Of the
safety Of the great African explorer, and In their
efforts to fit out an expedition for his relief were
obliged to rely entirely upon private subscriptions,
the British government having refused to grant a
subsidy for the object in view. While the prospects
of the success of this effort still seemed very doubt
full, the NEW YORK HERALD with great liberality,
organized at It's own expense an American Liv-
ngstone Expedition" the results of which, as just
reported, prove that the system and energy re-
qulred to publish daily newspaper viii undOubt-
edly be successful when applied in other pursuits,
and particularly in the apparently hopeless search
for traveller lost In the painless wilds OF Africa.