The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-13
Progress Of the Herald Explorers in
Search Of Sir Samuel Baker.
On March from KhartOum for
GOndOkOrO.
CAN BAKER AID LIVINGSTONE !?
Latest Letter from Sir
Samuel.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW york HERALD.

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The following special dispatch to the
HERALD has been received from our corre-
spondent in the capital of Great Britain
LONDON, Feb. IL, 1872.
News has been received in the city which
conveys the important fact that the members
Of the HERALD expeditionary corps to the
river Nile in search of Sir Samuel Baker left
Khartoum for Gondokoro on the 9TH of Feb
ruary.
DAN SIR SAMUEL BAKER AID LIVINGSTONE?
The Royal Geographical Society has been
engaged for some short time past in canvass
ing the question, if Sir Samuel Baker can by
any possibility aid DR.. Livingstone9
Sir Bartle Frere, presiding over q
meeting of the body, which has just
been held in the theatre of the Uni
versity of London, referred to the
matter pointedly in the following words -
'Before quitting the subject of the Living
stone search there is one point to which I
wish to allude. The question has been raised
whether the relief of DR.. Livingstone might
not be left to Sir Samuel Baker. Within the
last few days Sir Henry Rawlinson has re-
ceived letters from the English Vice Consul in
Egypt on the subject. 1t was stated that q
European gentleman who had been on
his way up the Nile to join Sir
| Samuel had returned with story
that the latter had met with un-
expected difficulties, and was very much
crippled in his means. Upon receipt of this
information Colonel Staunton went to the
Khedive and asked his opinion about the
rumor. The Khedive replied that if it had
been well founded he must have heard of it
from the Governor of Khartoum. The proba-
biity is, therefore, that Sir Samuel's difficult
ties have been exaggerated, if the rumor
that, however, it must be recollected that
up to the latest accounts that traveller had not
succeeded in penetrating further than he had
hoped to have done nearly year ago on his
way towards the great lakes of the interior.
He would have some seven hundred miles
before him to reach the point where DR..
Livingstone was presumed to be- and there
was not much hope, therefore, of relief from
that quarter. The meeting would bear that
in mind in forming an opinion as to whether
the Council had not acted wisely in resolving
on the expedition in search of Livingstone"
LETTER FROM SIR SAMUEL BAKER.
The following are extracts from letter
from Sir Samuel Baker to the English Consul
Rogers -
TEwFIKEEYs, Dec. 9, 1870.
The expedition is in complete order, and the first
division OF eight vessels started on the LIST OF this
month, followed by sections Of the notia. I bring
up the rear the 9th nst.-in all nifty nine vessels,
1000 bayonets and ten pieces Of artillery.
/ returned oil my sick to Khartoum. The north
wind Is strong, the river full, and have no fear OF
the impediments that were fatal last year-shal-
lows. The dams OF vegetation we must cut
through, but Tor that 1 am well prepared.
Out Of twenty horses I nave lost only one,
thanks to great care In stabling and attendance.
regret to say that poor DR.. Gedge Is dead. He be-
came suddenly insane, with much violence. He
mad always been eccentric In manner and habits,
but had no idea that frghtful malady was
working nsidiously within. / forwarded him to
Khartoum, but after some weeks, during when he
refused all nourishment, he wthered away and died
almost skeleton, insane TO the last. Mr.. Hggln-
potham was in Khartoum when he died. He
directed his effects 10 be sold by auction and paid
| to the Governor General the amount, to be handed
| to the British Consulate upon application. believe
| the amount realized was about one hundred pounds
| sterling. Our Europeans are all well,
although they have all or less suffered during
| the rains.
Thank God, ! am always well, and Lady Baker is
/ a.