The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-22

The Letter OF tho Great Traveller to sif
Bartle Frere.


details nom his oniciai and other dispatches which
nave been already published There can be no
doubt that Doctor Livingstone is right In attribute
ing the want of success in forwarding supplies, be-
fore Mr.. Stanley went up, to the Vaccinations Of
those interested In the continuance OF the slave
trade Thcy did their best to thwart the efforts
Oh the British Consul at Zanzibar to relieve
the great traveller whose life has been devoted
to the extinction OF the East African slave
trade; and, but for Mr. Stanleys energy the slave
traders would probably have succeeded In their
object. There can be equally little doubt, think.
as to the soundness of Livingstone's advice re;
garding the best steps to effect the objects which
his lab0rs have been directed.
Let free African settlement be established under
British protection at Mombas, other healthy
spot in the highland near the East Coast 1t will
not be necessary for this purpose to transfer such
settlement from the western Coast. Mombas still,
believe, belongs to the British; but, In any case.
suitable ACCOMPLISHMENT, aid whatever else may
be needed for the settlement, may be readily OBJ
tanned by friendly negotiations from the native
headmen and from the Sultan OF Zanzibar, who,
no doubt. may be brought to see, what the
potentates OF the West Coast have already &C
long run be better served by employing his subjects
In agriculture and legitimate commerce than by
permitting the destruction of nineteen this by murder
and starvation in order that the remaining tenth
may be sold into slavery. 1t may be worth while to
consider whether the same end might not be pro-
noted by appointing an assistant to Doctor LIVING
stone, who already holds Consular commission
from her Majesty's government There would be
no difficulty In selecting from among the many
scores OF candidates who have volunteered
to go to Livngstones did some one who
has experience on that coast and, perhaps, some
knowledge OF the people and their language.
He might be instructed to establish his headquar-
tiers IN any healthy locality between the coast and
as halfway house between Zanzibar and the field
OF Central African exploration, which Doctor Liv-
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slave hunters. Hore supplies and nstrumen Its such
as Livingstone requires might remain In safety till
they could be forwarded with good prospects OF
reaching him, and the outpost would form good
base Tor fresh exploration or the vast and fertile
but the immense resources OF which viii not be
made fully apparent until the slave trade is efec
The establishment OF such an outpost would be
Invaluable as an auxiliary to any measures which
might be taken to stop the slave trade the coast
indeed without some such outpost in the vicinity
OF the slave hunting grounds, 1t is possible that the
best considered measures on the coast may only
cause temporary diversion OF the current OF slave
trade, without enectuay stopping at its sources
You have, already directed the attention of your
readers to,the subject, and earnestly trust you
will not permit 1t to drop out OF sight for there can
be no doubt 1t Is of incalculabe Importance, not
ony to the general interests Of humanity but to
Ii. b. f. FRERE
WREssIL LODGE Wimbledon Common, August 8.
UJIJI, Dec. 90, 1871.
MY DEAR SIR BARTLE-Havng now O safe oppor-
tunty OF sending to the coast throw aside good
long letter, written more than year ago In Man
yema, to give you the latest intelligence. That is
not OF very satisfactory nature, for have been
wao to SLAVES any ana a saye
dealers. The loss OF time and OF money has been
very serious put IL now see way out Of It ALL
eminent was stringently opposed to It's officers en-
ploytng slave labor but when my friend DR.. Kirk,
Acting Consul and Political Agent at Zanzibar, un-
dertoOk to get supplies and men for me- he went to
Ludha rich Bantam and concealed slave-trader,
sqlanderng the stores for sixteen months, finished
up by selling of the remainder for slaves and ivory.
Is sore e ama wor es ynvng to tell has
again and entrusted to slaves again, who did the
same thing second time-all except the complete
They lay at Bagomoyo, on the mainland opposite
3aI three and q half months, and no one
gentleman came here, sent by the son OF the editor
OF the NEW YORK HERALD, OF an expense Of over
and with the goods he offers, together with the
dregs LEFT by the slaves, now month east OF this,
nope to hire men and finish mp my work. This
gentleman, Mr. Stanley, got q letter on the 18th
current from the American Consul at Zanzibar,
dated 18th June, and Alden kilograms or European
November 1870, and It, With the goods ' has been
more than year on the way. In fact, 1t would not
not accidentally seen 1t and seized it for me- But
e enough OF this G doeml tale lam getting strong
wrs the a go pa e ana en @
and southwest to finish up the watershed. -
People have been speculating as to where should
me when in. l suspect that beastly ignorance OF
geography was at the bottom OF it. It has been no
BARNS play and have lost year in Manyema,
trying to follow the central line OF drainage down
and by being forced back by slaves when al
What makes much difficulty is the well known fact
that oil Banians and Arabs hate my being witness
to the slave trade. The Bantam slaves all received
the notion that they were not to follow, but In ac-
cordance with some fabulous letter, force me back.
This is like the low cunning OF low Indians who
the odium rest with the Arabs. have now got
into the good graces of all the Arabs in the In
But the Banians ana their slaves beat me with
their their iles l W, Wish NJ, 70 mention T the only
that possible cit may be- vcntated s Is that one
Of the English settlements on the West Coast be
transferred by voluntary emigration of the natives,
healthy point Though say English settlement, 1
do not mean a settlement Of English people. =
have fulfilled the end for which they were
formed. In the able report OF Colonel Ord, pre-
scented to Parliament IT. Is stated that while the
suppressing the slave trade the result Is mainly
due to the existence Of the settlements. This IL
menofwar It has been as etrectually suppressed as
in those which have been their constant resort No
transference OF the European officials except that
OF their passage Ia men-ofwar, and govern
Christian population II fairly begun, would 90 on
with little more than superintendent. The moral
element they would Introduce would be OF meal
cuable value. In West Africa the missionaries
and others see the effects Of missionary labor in
the general honesty and uprightness OF the coored
population fr0wning down the meanness and
dupcity 80 prevalent In all the Moslem race OF
Africa. This new Sultan was all that could be de-
sired before the death Of his brother Suyed Maid
opened his way to the Sultanat. Now, though
turned around completely In favor OF the slave
trade, he Is none the less thought OF by his people,
But the Introduction Of the moral ee-
ments In an English settlement, though II may not
improve the Mohammedans, will certainly have a
beneficial effect on the Africans. They arc all
fav0rably inclined to the English now, though
they know little else about US except that we never
slave.
The Arabs have completely spoiled all the tribes
between this and the coast, aud they are busy at
The same work In Manyema. They manage to DIFF
nse. universal hatred OF themselves, and the