The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-21
THE HERALD AND DIR. LIVINGSTONE.
The Foreign Press ON the Herald's
Livingstone Expedition.

from the London Daily Telegraph, May 81
Good old Sir ROderlck Murchison ought to he
living to-day. Should the news prove true that DR..
Livingstone has been discovered safe and sound,
and our great traveller, indeed, return to us by
and by, the one element Of sorrow in that happy
reunion will be that the warmhearted Murchlson
is no more. How he would have hung delighted
over the brief kilograms which came to us yester-
day from Bombay and Alden, announcing, with
much appearance OF probability that the Doctor
has been found by Mr.. Stanley at Ujlji This
intelligence had been brought, 1t Is stated, from
Zanzibar by the steamer Abydos, which took out
the members Of the party Of search lately
despatched from England; and the news appears to
be confirmed by the subsequent despatch which
conveys to US the report Of some natives who had
arrived at Zanzibar from the interior. It will be
truly strange If almost the first word that greeted
the search expedition was to the effect that the
object Of their mission might be considered accom-
pshed; for If Livingstone had really been found at
Ujiji 1t would be nearly the same thing as though
he were already at Zanzibar Such tldings must
imply that the native war which stopped Mr..
Stanley at Unyanyembe on his way up to Lake Tan.
st & again. Woa sd TO s
conclusion that the second caravan of stores
to the p0ctSF from the
and that the iong-mlsslng explorer was
once more fairly provided with the beads, cloth and
The latest local opinions and speculations upon
Lvingstone's whereabouts were read before the
Dr. Krks letter to Sir Henry Rawiinson. In that
communication the British representative said that
his whole reliance was upon Mr.. Stanley who,
as Is known, held rowing commission from the
NEW YORK HERALD to explore East Africa and find
out Livingstone. But the enterprising American
had los, his goods and men A., ght
Companions had died and the other "I be:
fallen iii and could only proceed in litter pre-
vious war upon the same path had stopped all traf-
hc for three years and might do so again. Living.
stone by the latest accounts, was completely out OF
supplies, living upon credit from the Arabs II living
at all, and his letters were somewhat fretfu and
come couded. If he received any supplies DR..
Kinks belief was that he would go north, to trace
WITH ases he ala not Do
this 1t would be, the writes thought, because he
had made important researches ca beyond Gazem6e
meantime, refused altogether to despair Of his
return, which, however, could not possibly happen
expedition OF natives was fitting out to go from
Zanzibar to Ujiji, but the search party, then ex-
pected to arrive could not start up country before
the rains OF March and April were over. Meantime
food was abundant again, and porters easily OBJ
taned, ana there were three chances OF gaming ing
Zanzibar messengers and the well-equipped party
coming ont from England. The Journey from the
coast to the lake and back occupies six or seven
months under favorable circumstances.
Such was the aspect OF things IN January and
plain, even If one Telegram did not state the fact
that whatever Intelligence has since reched DR..
Kirk must have come from native sources. Now;
be delicate and even complimentary language
such news is more often sheer lying than truth,
and at the best is generally mixture Of true and
! false. Everybody remembers too well how the
Johanna men swore "the thing that was notn
about Livingstones death as having happened
at point on the further side OF Lake Nyassa.
| II cost us q special expedition and the delay OF
fnG xvh IN lfp1 r.
count for leaving their MASTER and thereby to get
their forfeited pay. II g possible enough that q
| hearing OF the search exhibition just landed
from the Abydos, might lie the other way either
from sheer African love Of invention to prevent
the Engishmen from going up country. The mo-
| tives which could prompt such mendacity are so
numerous that the one fact mentioned in the tee,
reluctant to accept the good tidngs as accurate
scrap OF written paper from Livingstone, dated
| any day within the last twelve months, and from
\ any place whatever would be worth more than all
the oaths which these black men will take, one after
the other with gregarious air OF innocent sim
/ certify IT. however, there be an Arab Mussulman
among them, and he vows the tale is true upon the
that be sSsem IRON on
6 but to ali these points DR.. Kirk would, as
| matter OF course, be keenly alive, and there Is
consequently much announcement IN the fact that
he thinks the intelligence likely enough to be worth
the "custom house" OF his Investigation, 1t Is really
most hopeful. Our representative Will not have
forwarded the statement, we may ne sure, withont
| rigidy testing IL, and possibly enough the news
might be worthy Of credit without any written
proof brought down from Unyanyembe. Long as
the interval has been since definite conmunica-
tons have reached nom Livingstone, the silence
| ia entirely natural. Travellers IN Africa plunge
into its dark interior, like divers into gull, and
nobody can tell where or when they VIII come
| forth again into light The impatiences or our
civilization are forgotten, or are no longer under
stood BY such men; they imbbc African languor,
with her hot and lazy airs delay OF year or TWO
| in accomplishing q great object appears 10 them
merely incidental. ana they settle down 70 pass v
| wet season or 70 wait six months for goods a5 we
| should take 'sforty ~inks' in busy Europe. We
must remember Livingstones long experience IN
| this way before marvel that no iettefs arrive
with the negro news at Zanzibar. II Is also possible
| that tho dreadful hurricane OF which we nave inst
| heard may seriously interrupt tho communications
| by land as well rs by sea.
Considering, then. the dates OF Mr, Stanley g