New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-27

origin TO four large rivers answer certain degree
the Nile by the sec T Of Minerva the City Of ss
in Egypt, TO the father Of all Travellers Herodotns
but l have to confess tnat rs o., n" cri prs
Africa and without single book OF reference on the
dim recollection of reading the ancient hsoran 10
enable depth and then part half norm 10 Egypt ana
half south TO inner Ethiopia NOW nave near. OF lhe
their existence and wish TO clear UP the pol In my
concluding trp am not TO pc sn Us "a
fess myself wrong No would ike 10 be Considered
n disciple Of the testy old would-bc geograIher who
wrote Inner Africa Lad open. ana s"ore Ms ian
cies until he became blue in the face.
FAILURE TO RECEIVE SUPPLIES
The work would all have been finished org ago had
the matter OF supplies OF mon and goods M been In
trusted by mistake TO Banians and their slaves, whose
efforts we're all faithfully directed toward securing my
failure These Banans protected EnRlih subjects,
and by their money, their muskets, and Their ammun-
ton the East African Moslem slave trad,is mainly
carried on The cunning East Indians most OF
the profits OF the slave trade and adroty 10 the odium
rest their Arab agents. The Banans VII not harm
flea q musketo but my progress in geography
has led me to the discovery that they are by lar
the worst cannibals in all Africa. They com
pass by of Arab agents, the destruction OF more
human lives for gain in year than the hanyemas do
for their neshpots in ten. The matter Of applies and
men unwittingly committed to these our Indian
ellowsubects, who had TO see me IN their lave market
and dread my disclosures the infamols part they
play. The slaves were all imbued with he idea that
they not to follow but force me bpk, aud, after
rotng my goods for sixteen months or the way, in
stead Of three months the whole stock OF gods was sold
off for slaves and IVORY Some of the came TO
Manyema baled and worried me that lad TO return
500 or 600 miles. The only help have received, except
half supply which dispatched from Zanlbar, in 1866
has been fiOm Mr.. Stanley your correspondent and
tain remains OF stores which seized from the slaves
sent from nzibar. seventeen months ago ana mad TO
come back 800 miles 10 effect the seizure wait mere at
IInyanyembe only till Mr. Stanley can seId me 80 free
men from the coast and then proceed 10 hnlSA up the
geographical part OF my mission.
THE SLAVERY QUESTION AGAf
come back to the Slavery question, AMI II am per-
mited in any way to promote its Suppression shall not
grudge the toll and time have spent. IL would be
better TO lessen human than discover he sources Of
the Nile When parties leave Ujji TO 60 Westward into
Manyema the question asked not what gods they take
but how many guns and kegs OF powder. II they have
200 or 800 muskets. and ammunition in pro
portion they think success is certain. No traders
having ever before entered Manyema the value OF
ivory was quite unknown; indeed the tuas were left in
the forests with tue other bones, where tn animals had
been slain Many were rotten; others wee gnawed by
rodent animal TO sharpen his teeth as Indon rats do
on eaden pipes. II ciyy treated the people went into
the spots where they knew elephants had been
killed. either by traps or spears, and bought the tusks
for a few copper bracelets. 1 hap seen par
ties return with much ivory that hey carried 10
by three relays OF hundreds OF slaves, buteven this did
not satisfy human greed The Manyemawere found TO
be terrified by the report OF guns. sonr, know, be-
eve them to be supernatural, for when he effects OF
musket ball were shown goat they Oled up 10 the
clouds and offered bring ivory 20 buvhe charm by
which lightning was brought from the she's q When
village assaulted the men fed in trror, aud the
women and children were captured
now THE NATIVES LIVE.
The country abounds in food Of all kinls, and rh
soil raises everything planted in great rruriance
friend Of mine tried rice, and In between hree and io
months the crop increased fold. Thre measures
seed yielded SEQ measures. Maize is so abundant that
have seen IS loads each about co pounds weight gya
for single goat. The maize dura hoEus sorghum,
henuistum cassava sweet potato, and yams furnish
no stnted measure arnaceOus ingredients for diet IN
palm OIL groundDuts and forest tree afford fatty mate
rial food bananas and plantans, in great profuson
and the sugar cane. tho saccharine the palm todd'
beer OF bananas tobacco and VANCE canabs salna the
Injuries OF life The villages swarm with goats sheep,
hogs pigs and fowls while elephants bufaoes, zebras
and gOkOs or goras, yield 10 expert hunters plenty or
the heterogeneous ingredients OF human food II was puz
zling 10 see why they should be eannioai-. New
Zealanders we told we're cannibas because thel
had killed all their gigantic birds, moa, &C., and the.
converted from the man-eating persuasion by IN
introduction OF pigs; but the Manyema have plenty
pigs and other domestic animals, and yet they are can
nbas Into the reason for the cannballsm they do no
enter They say that human flesh is not equal TO that
goats pigs II is saltsh and makes them dream OF u
HABITS OF THE WOMEN.
The Manyema women, especially far down the Lp
laba are very pretty and very Industrious The mark
with them great institution, and they work hard al
carry far in order have something to SELL Marks
are established about 10 or IS miles apart There tho
who raise cassava maize. grain, and sweet potatoes
change them FOR OIL salt pepper fish, and other reish'
Fowls, also pigs, goats, grass cloth, mats al
other articles change hands. All dressed
their best candycoored, many folded Kill
that reach from waist TO knee, when 1000 > |
enforce justice, though chiefly women, ana they % |
eager traders that they set on IN companies Dy my
and begin to run as soon as they come %e nd t oe
laugh and cheat seem the dearest enlOymehts
life. They confer great benefit on each other; me
genya women are expert divers for oysters wheh .n
sell with hsh in exchange Tor iaIlhacep
food from the women from the . East; tn s.ni =
The Manyemas have always told us IN
women going to market are never molested. when .
ties the passed through from one marked |
another unharmed To take her goods, even III War,N
half-castes directed their guns Two that Gao
under my observation we're so sickenng that a.
not allow my mind to dwell upon write about tina.
women and children chiefly made capus;
No matter how much ivory they 1 16tasl
saulted market people and villages ana made captss
chiefly OF women and children, as It appeared to me- 20
do il without danger. had no idea before how Dln
thirsty can be when they can pour OUT the nloeo
their fellow In safety. And all this carnage Is guy
on in Man ema ut the very time write III Is inca
mans. our protected Indian fellow subjects That AZ
rectly do it. -
All we have conceded 10 the Sultan OF ZanzlDahas
been a right which 1t not ours TO give, OF cehin
Of slave-tradlng and that amount has beepom
u 10000 slaves year, we have seen The are
traded for but murdered for they are not slave oue
free people made captive. Sultan with sense JUS
tice would instead Of taking head money, declarhat
all were free as they reached his territory put
Banians have the Customhouse and all the Sultan rev
enue entirely in their hands. He cannotTuH'
his Mohammedan subjects, even OF the 't'er
class, to farm the income, because, as they
say, he would get nothing re-
turn but crop Of lies The Banians actually VOL the
CustOm-hOuse as TO screen their own SLAYER Ehts,
and so long as thcyshave power 10 promote ithelr
atrOcious system OF slavery will never cease Tor hsks
OF lawful commerce. II would be polite 10 nslslnt
the sultans revenue by the CustomIiouse shou De
placed In the hands OF English or American meraht
OF known reputation and uprghtness. BY this armge-