The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-16


| Meanwhile II IL easy to sum up In few words al
that has yet been told us OF his discoveries. The
ent ' on three great lakes. The Victoria Nyansa o
Speke-if indeed IL be one great lake. ana not, ar
e the Albert Syansa Of Baker are
to be two reservoirs OF the Nile; between these
two and considerably south Of both Is another AXE
possible to say whether 1t was or was not another
reservoir OF the same great river II Is round this
lake that Dr. Livingstone has been chiefly working.
His own previous opinion-as we gather from the
various accounts which have reached us from time
to tlme-seems to have been that Tanganyika was
mon chainei. But this opinion was founded
Onjy on report and inference After he had
been joined BY Mr.. Stanley the two travellers
explored toge t6er for the FIRST time the northern
river whose name (Rusizi had been long familiar
to African travellers from native talk manifestly
owing into the lake and not out Oft they nad TO
current and SO ascertained by the best OF all posi-
bic tests--that Of actual experience-that flanagan
therefore, nothing to do with the increasing vol
ume of the Nile. That, therefore, is one fact which
graphical knowledge His second line OF research,
though fruitful of suggestion does not seem yet to
have reached an equally definite result Far to the
south and west of Gil this district he has traced
lakes in meandering curves, which, on the whole,
ferent names. First It was Chambezi and thenit
was known as Lualaba. In this river Dr. Living
stone 10 convinced that he has found the true head
waters Of the Nile. But he has left, according to
his own statement. gap Of $50 miles between the
furthest point to which he has traced this river and
long lon to the Me system; and that Is gap which
experience has taught US to be quite SUFFICIENT to
leave ample room for unexpected issues IN African
exploration. Dr. Livingstone Is therefore quite
Justified In making q strenuous enort to Ill up this
gap. That is the main object OF his present delay
rom sight; and we may fairly hope that the perse-
verance which has enabled him to overcome 80
many difficulties and the protection which has
safely through this final investigation, and give us
IN about couple Of years, If Mr. Stanley Is right In
ton OF the problem Of so many ages.
These are the main geographical results which
can be gathered rom the meagre and ndstnGt nc &C.
detail, more clear in outline It is SIX years since
from Zanzibar, but lar south Of the Nile system.
The great valley OF the Zambezl with its tributary,
am Of s he
that might feed the infant Nile, and at last, de-.
warded by the discovery OF the great river Cham
bez, he reached Ujiji, the Arab trade depot on
AGAIN nS same
Again he was rewarded by the sight Of great
river called Lualaba which he succeeded in trac.
Of his former discovery. But he was worn
down by illness and exhaustion His feet were sore
were exhausted, and he had no resource but to fail
back once more on Ujiji, which he reached for the
second time utterly dspirted and forlorn. and, IN
bones, Ia tie middle d last October But he had
not long to wait for help and comfort On tho 10th
nounced the arrival Of some distinguished party,
and the old travellers eyes and ears were soon
gaddened BY the sight Of white face and the
had found him out and brought health and plenty
in his company. 1t is touching to read how the
heartily at the first supper shared with his guest
and kept on eating and talking until he had
eaten three or four meals straight away" and then
declared that he had gained o new impulse and
fresh vitality from the meeting. Nor were these
idle words. He was soon ready to start again, and
gether in common exploration. They then parted,
but not before Mr.. Stanley had turned over all bis
spare stores and provisions to his friend, to the
great wonder Of the natives, who ascrtbed this un
accountable generosity to some mystic power OF
superiority possessed by Dr. Livingstone. Nor did
sage to his Consul at Zanzibar brought fresh sup
plies to his fellow traveller. 1t is probable, though
we have not seen 1t definitely stated, that some at
least OF the various conveys of stores which have
been sent out from this country must also have
reached their destination; and thus encouraged
and recruited, DR.. Livingstone has started on his
new route with the renewed hope and confidence
which are In themselves both OmenS and instru-
ments Of success. He will not, we hope be lost
have at any rate learned this lesson from the en-
terprtse Of our American contemporary-that q
money can find any one he chooses to look for,
even In the very heart Of Africa. Search expedi-
we wen" see from Mr.. News account in the riSes Of
Saturday, to come to grief through the multitude
of counseors. We do not pretend to apportion
the blame, or even to assert that blame Is due, to
any one; and all reports about DR.: Kinks remiss-
ness in particular must be checked by the recol:
lection that he has incurred the deadly enmity OF
the slave traders by his successful Interference
with their trade, as well as by the hearty excupa-
ton OF Mr. Osweli livingstone But " Is plain that
do that which, II We may accept with confidence his
own account, was accomplished at last by the r.
regular enterprise Of Mr.. Stanley.
From the NonconlOrmist the organ of the Dis
senters.]
When the news was Mashed to England a few
weeks since that Mr. Stanley, the commissioner of
the NEW YORK HERALD, had found DIR. Livingstone
there were some persons who were disposed to
question Mr.. Stanleys word. They suggested that
It was all Yankee invention, and even wrote to
some Of the public journals to prove, as they
thought concusively, from internal evidence, that
Mr.. Stanley could never have seen DR.. Livingstone
There are mean, suspicious and jealous natures In
all classes OF society," and If ordinary report be true
these qualities especially abound In the scientinS
|. and artistic worlds. They are not unknown else
where The discoverer of a new theological OF
political truth has always a pack Of bloodhounds
behind him ready to tear him into pieces If he
should make one false step or waver for an
instant In his career To be first Is to be feared IL
be ahead Is to be hated. All men who have done
any important work In this world have gone
through this experience. They all, however, out
live 1t, and some are SO happy as to see distrus,
turned into confidence and jealousy into frank
and humble repentance. Let us hope that this will
be Mr.. stanley's experience, and that II that gen
tlcman should receive any hearty reception in Eng
land at all, the heartiest and the warmest will
come from the members OF the Royal Geographical
Society
| For, to express our own feelings, which we be
lieve to be the feeling Of at least every unscenun
person, we may at once say that next to tn,
service which DR.. Livingstone himself 4
rendering both to scientific knowledge aud u
human welfare ranks the service which Mr.
Stanley has rendered TO DIR. Livingstone