The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-09


modes of communication are confusing and
afford no ready OF certain way of exchanging
information at sea, and they should be swept
away to make room for the new code, which
meets all the requirements of the case.
The Land Of tho MOOn-StanIey's
Story OF the Expedition-The Charges
Against DIR. Kirk.
In another part of the HERALD we present to
our readers continuation of the story of the
HERALD Expeditions search after Dr. Living
stone. Giving in full detail events which
have been already published in epitome, they
will still be found highly interesting. The
large tract of country known as Unyamwezi, or
the Land of the Moon, is described OF length,
with pictures of its everyday life and everyday
look, its agricultural industry, its government
or semblance thereof, its natural features and
tribal divisions its fevers, its paganism and
barbarism. Geographical and chronological
errors of former travellers are corrected
and the quaint land rises before the mind in
all its varied light and shade. This letter,
which will be followed by others descriptive of
the further struggles for the triumph Of the
expedition, is dated from Kwihara, in Unyan-
yembe, on the 21st September, 1871. 1t COW
ers period of three months passed almost
entirely in camp, this state of fretful inaction
having been forced upon the leader of the
HERALD corps through the state of war between
the native tribes, which the ambitious Miranda
afterwards had turned into war upon the trad
ing Arabs. That this savage possessed large
share of ability will be made manifest by taking
note of his strategy and boldness, yet mingled
with that mercilessness to the conquered
which has passed into sinister proverb since
Brennus and his Gauls Haunted their stand
ards before the walls of Rome. With the re-
tirement of Miranda, gorged with the plumber
of Tabora, and careful preparation for the
difficult and dangerous march to Ujiji by
new route, the narrative breaks of, not, how
ever, before the determination is registered to
start once more on the indistinct trail of
the long-lost Livingstone The disheart-
ening influences which beset the messen-
ger Of civilization in that unfortunate
land, smitten with the triple curses Of disease,
ness from the courageous explorer, which, it
must be admitted, was natural to the circum-
stances.
Among the many useful lessons that may be
drawn from it one will be found in the case
of the sailor Shaw, which tells as distinctly as
possible that the vices and failings Of civiliza-
ton bring their Nemesis as well in the heart
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The extent to which superstitious ignorance
degrades mankind to the level of the beast or
lower finds painful instance in the
shocking rites of the savages and their medi-
cine men over the mutilated bodies Of the slain.
This and other features Of utter depravity
cry more loudly than hundred senti-
mental sermons in Exeter Hall for COM
mencement of the work of opening up to these
wretches of the human kind that higher life
which Christianity alone can give. They de-
mand that England shall begin the work by
putting an end to the horrible traffic
in flesh and blood that fourishes
under the government of the Sultan
of Zanzibar, more or less under the
protection of the English flag To what pur-
pose can the processes of civilized thought
and action be made plain to these savages if
they feel the blight of slavery as their fore
runner and accompaniment? The words of
Livingstone himself on this point, with the
additional light thrown upon it by the HERALD
correspondent, deserve especial attention at
this moment from the English government.
Let us hope they will not be spoken in vain.
There is one portion of this communication
which will be read by many with regret
namely, the revelation Of the cruel neglect
and carelessness Of DR.. John Kirk, the Brit
ism Acting Consul at Zanzibar, in sending
supplies to DR.. Livingstone. The indictment
against this gentleman, SO much trusted by the
friends of the great explorer, is clear and ex-
plicit and deals with sad facts only. It is re-
corded that the expedition fitted out with stores
for DIR. Livingstone was allowed to remain
without the slightest cause for three months
and half on the coast at Bagomoyo Had
this been the result of the sluggishness natural
to the half-castes, Arabs and Africans, who
composed the expedition it might be palliated,
but three months and half from the sealing
of the mail bag and the complete equipment
of the caravan were allowed to elapse and no
effort made to set them in motion. Dr. Kirk S
visit to Bagamoyo, the news Of which seems to
have at last started the expedition, appears to
have been wholly induced by desire to hunt
hartbeests with some British naval officers,
and not with view to helping or succoring
the noble old man who was marking out step.
ping stones for civilization among the inner
wilds Of the Continent. Adding painfully to
the force of this charge is the fact that DR..
Kirk was professed friend Of Livingstone,