Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-07-12

Livingstone Interviewed.
REPORT FROM THE HERALD MAN.
LONDON, Tuesday, July z.
Letters have been received here from
Stanley, the Herald correspondent, CIV
ing full accounts of his search for Liv-
ingstone in Africa. After leaving Zan-
zibar he went directly west to Unyan-
yembe, which he reached, Sept. 23d,
1871, after great risk. The climate was
enervating and all the caravans which
we're met threw obstacles in the way Of
his party. He had lost one white man,
two of his armed escort, eight of the ma
tive porters, two horses and n asses. AS
consequence, considerable quantity
of the stores were either lost or wasted,
but the rolls of Merikani (American
cloth) and the beads and wire had been
as far as possible preserved, they being
almost the only money in Central Afri-
ca. In July all was prepared to move
through Unyamyembe but the inhabi-
tants were shy of intercourse, and it was
with great difficulty that supplies could
be obtained. A little further on the vii
lagos on either side of the track were
found to be filled with Arab caravans
afraid to advance and gathering togeth-
er for security. The cause of all this
alarm was soon discovered. The ku
honga or blackmail levied by the head
men of the tribes as sort of toll for
passage through their territory, had been
inordinately raised in the Uiowa country
by Mirambo. king of the Wagowa. He
had declared to the traders that no car
avan should pass to Ujji except over his
body. The Arabs hereupon held coun-
cil and, finding themselves strong in
fighting men, declared war on Mirambo.
Stanley joined his forces to theirs, and
with the American flag flying, attacked
and burned two villages. On the fol-
lowing day he was confined by fever,
and the Arabs were ambushed, suffered
considerable slaughter and were driven
within the town of Unyanyembe, when
Mirambo suddenly retired to the Jungle.
Meanwhile all but six of Stanley's men
had deserted him. The Arab caravans
were thoroughly frightened and dared
not go on, and at this point, Shaw, the
English sailor also turned back. But
Stanley started for Ujiji, which he reach
ed after journey of 400 miles.
| He made grand triumphal entry into
UjJi. The astonished natives turned out
at the unwonted display, and focked in
crowds to meet them with deafening
shouts and beating of drums. Among
the advancing throng was noticed mus
cular group of turbaned Arabs. As they
advanced still nearer, one of the group.
who walked in the center, was noticed to
be differently attired from the others.
Squirting forward the Herald man saw
that, strongly contrasting with the dusky,
sunburnt Arab faces, was hale-looking
gray-bearded white man, wearing navy
cap with faded gold band, and red
wooden jacket. Preserving calmness
of exterior before the Arabs, which was
hard to simulate as he reached the group,
Mr. Stanley said: "Dr Livingstone, pre-
sumo p A smile lit up the features of
the hale white man as he answered: "Yes,
that is my name" The meeting was
most cordial, and the wearied caravan,
joyous at the triumph of the expedition,
we're escorted by the multitude to the
town.
He informed me, says Stanley, that he
started in March, 1866, with II sepoys,
nine Johanna men and seven liberated
slaves. He travelled up the bank of the
Royuma, his men got frightened, desert
ed and reyorted Livingstone dead as an
excuse for desertion. He crossed the
Zambezi, and found it not the Portuguese
Zambesi, but wholly a separate river.
He traced it and found that it was called
further on Lualaba. He explored some
hundred miles and found that the Fam
bezi is doubtless the source of the Nile,
and that the length of the Nile is 2600
miles. 1t is not supplied by Lake Tau
ganyika. He reached within $50 miles
of the explored ground when he was
obliged to return to UjTi destitute. He
here met me; we both left ON the 18th of
October, aud arrived at Unyanyembe at
the end of November. We spent % days
exploring the district together. and spent
Christmas in Ujiji. l arrived on the
coast March IA, leaving Livingstone at
Unyanyembe to explore north of Tan
gaDyika Lake and the remaining $50
miles of Lualaba river. This will occu-
py the next two years.
An old Scotch lady had an evening
party, where young man was present
who was about to leave for an appoint
ment in China. As he was exceedingly