The New York herald., 1872-07-17
from the Irish Times, July Al

From the Irish Times, July Al
We must cOncede to the spirit and enterprise of
the late proprietor OF the NEW YORK HERALD the
honor OF tracking out the course pursued during
hve long years by DR.. Livingstone, and of commu.
nicatng the first full and trustworthy report OF his
discoveries to the world 1t IS not pleasant to
know that while the British government
appealed to over and over again to send out
an expedition in search OF Livingstone, faltered
hesitated and ultimately refused, one OF the
representatives OF the New York Press brayely
penetrated into the vast depression OF Central
Africa, ana found the famous traveller elate with
his recent discoveries From henceforth the names
OF Bennett and of Stanley will be combined in the
history Of this last and greatest OF Livingstone's
discoveries The proprietor of an American news
paper found money, means and Jealous men, when
Mr.. Lowe could not feel himself justified in eXpend
ing Gl,00o from the Exchequer to search for one
whose name is a household word in all civilized ma
tiOns.
Mr. Stanley, who had his own difficulties and dan
gers 10 encounter caught the first glimpse OF Lv-
ingstone at UJi town on the eastern side of Lake
TanganyKa. Travel and toll had told on Living
stone. Stanley saw "a pale looking gray bearded
white man. whose fair skin contrasted with sun
burnt ysages T OF ' those by whom he was sur;
wo0len Jacket, and wore upon his head naval cap,
with faded gold band around it," We can fancy
ness OF Livingstone The latter had not been for
gotten In his wanderings. The American flag, dis.
paytu Dy tne sHOrc Ol tiic great lake,
him from what country these friends In the desert
came.
The numerous and sometimes apparently well
authenticated reports Of Iivlngstone's death which
from time to time excited such sorrow In these
countries were all spread by his cowardy attend
ants, who fed from him and excused thelr treach-
cry by faseho0d. The difficulties experienced by
Livingstone in this last exploration seem to have
been greater than any which delayed his enter
prise before At one time ho was compelled to lie
up for six months through ulcers on his feet. When
Stanley left him, however full OF hope and spirit,
Livingstone was about TO start to complete the
greatest Of all his discoveries.
Hitherto the statement iteratcd by the POrtu-
gucse to the effect that the Zambezi and the
Chambezi were the 'same water" was generally
assented to. Tracking the course OF the ChambeN
southwards westwards aud eastwards, as 1t wan
dered for many hundred weary miles, Living
stone has proved beyond all question that the
Chambezi is altogether unconnected with the Fam
bezi. Further, he Identifies the Chambezi with the
Lualaba, and proves that the mysterious and
ancient Niie is but the continuation Of the
united streams. The great secret OF Africa which,
from the days OF HerodOtus down to our own time,
has puzzled mankind, is at length solved Only $50
miles OF country remain TO be traversed-that part
namely, which extends from the meeting of the
Cnambezl with the Lualaba to the nearest point Of
the Nile. Home country, friends, rest are as
nothing to Livingstone in comparison with the
thorough completion OF the great object OF his life.