The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-27

in me to pu. this forward in Central Africa
and without a A 'uele book of reference. ON thu
dim recollection q reading the ancient bis
torian in boyhood
zzoo11rcrIoss OF THE \rSsr AND rm IIdHa
OF THE ynEs.VsT.
The waters were said tdtwell' up from an un-
fashionable depth and then part; half north TO
Egypt and half south to inner Ethiopia. Now
I have heard of the fountains afo rementioned
SO often that cannot doubt their existence.
and wish to clear up the point IN my con-
Guiding trip
am not to be considered as speaking with
out hesitation, but prepared, if see reasa n, 10
confess myself wrong No one would like 10
be considered a disciple Of the testy old wouA L
be geographer who wrote sinner Africa LsiA
Open," and swore to his fancies until he,be-
came blue in the face.
HOW THE DAY OF CONCLUSION WAS pELAYEn
The work would all have been finished long ago.
had the matter of supplies Of men and goodsno
been entrusted by mistake to Banians and their
slaves, whose efforts were all faithfully directed
towards securing my failure. These Banians
are protected English subjects, and by their
money, their muskets and their ammunition the
East African Moslem slave trade is mainly car
ried on. The cunning East Indians secure
most Of the profits of the slave trade and.
adroitly let odium rest on their Arab agents.
The Banians will not harm flea or a mos
quito but my progress in geography has
led me to tho discovery that they are by far
the worst cannibals in all Africa. They COM
pass, by means Of Arab agents, the destruc-
ton Of more human lives for gain in one year
than the Manyemas do for their Aesh pots in
ten. The matter Of supplies and men war
unwittingly committed to these our Indian fell
low subjects. who had to see me in their slave
market and dread my disclosures on the infa-
nous part they play. The slaves were all
imbued with the idea that they were not to-
follow, but force me back, and, after rioting
on my goods for sixteen months on the way,
instead of three months, the whole stock Of
goods was sold of for slaves and ivory. Some
of the slaves who came to Manyema so
baffled and worried me that had to return,
500 or 600 miles,
LACK OF MATERIAL AID.
The only help have received, except half Q
supply which despatched from Zanzibar. In
1866, has been from Mr.. Stanley, your cor
and certain remains of stores
which seized from the slaves sent from Zanzis
bar, seventeen months ago, and had to come
hack 300 miles to effect the seizure. wait
here at Unyanyembe only till Mr.. Stanley can
send me fifty free men from the coast and
then proceed to finish up the geographical
part of my mission.
THE SLAVERY QUESTION AGAIN.
come back to the slavery question, and u
I am permitted in any way to promote Its sup
preston shall not grudge the toll and time !
have spent It would be better 70 lessen hu,
man woe than discover the sources of the Nile.
When parties leave Ujiji to 90 westward. into
Manyema the question asked is not what
goods they take, but how many guns and kegs
Of powder. II they have 200 or 800
muskets. and ammunition in proportion. they
think success Is certain. No traders having
ever before entered Manyema the value Of
ivory was quite unknown; indeed, the tuska
were left in the forests with the other bones,
where the animals had been slain. Many ;
were rotten; others were gnawed by o rodent :.
animal to sharpen his teeth, as London ratG
do on leaden pipes. If civilly treated tho
people went into the forest to spots where
they knew elephants had been killed, either
by traps or spears, and bought the tusks for
few copper bracelets. have seen parties
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