The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-26

me to perform Mr. Spalding and Mr.. Morse.
both of whom are at this present moment in
New York, can also add their testimony to it.
Mr. John Bertram, the great merchant at
Salem, can also inform you, whether or not
he honored the drafts drew on you.
DR.. Kirk, also-with whom I have at present
an unpleasant difference about the aid he
says he freely gave to Dr. Livingstone, but
which I say that he did not give SO freely
as is generally believed-can inform you
whether or not he
SAW ME AT BAaoMoYo
preparatory to marching for the interior.
Also the Journal des Dtbas of Paris states
that Mr.. De vienne, then Consul of France at
Zanzibar, acknowledges to have seen me on
that island preparing my expedition. Apropos
OF MIR. De Vienne. it is said that this gentle
man described me as rather eccentric in my
way of doing things; that refused every
body's advice and was consequently reduced
to my own resources" This gentleman
UNcoNsCIoUsLY GIVES ME HIGH PRAISE
by saying so; for it seems to me that thus
avoided the rock upon which the English
Livingstone Search Expedition split Lieu
tenant Dawson had too many advisers, and
therefore failed. Had he not acted according
to the advice of DR.. Kirk, Lieutenant Dawson
had surely succeeded. When Mr.. De vienne
says that I refused everybody's advice he
refers to my having refused DIR. Kinks advice
to go up the Ruff River, which was round
about way of going after DR.. Livingstone,
which no sane man would have adopted.
have stated that I found Livingstone in
Ujiji, just returned from the Lualaba; that
obtained two letters from him, one addressed
to 'James Gordon Bennett, Esq, Junior"
and the other addressed to James Gordon
Bennett Esq, NEW YORK HERALD )" that
TO NEITHER OF THESE LETTERS HAVE PUT
PEN OR PENCIL;
that neither interpolated nor suggested one
word, phrase or quotation to Doctor Living
stone while he was writing them; that knew
not what he had written until he had finished
writing them and handed them to me, asking
me, "Will those do ?" That l delivered them
to your agent, whom met ct Marseilles, pre-
cisely as the letters were written by DR.. Liv-
ingstone. What I have stated above will
adhere to until DIR. Livingstone shall himself
come to England and publicly proclaim the
fact himself As for
THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE OTHER LETTERS
the Foreign Office; j. B. Braithwaite, Living
stones solicitor; Thomas Steele Livingstone,
the Doctors eldest son; Miss Janet Living
stone, the Doctors sister; Miss Agnes Living
stone, Captain Black, of the Pacific and
Oriental Company; Mr.. James Young, of
Durris House, near Aberdeen; DIR. John Kirk,
Her Britannia Majesty's Consul at Zanzibar;
Rev. Horace Waller, the Doctors friend, have
one and all come forward to testify to their
authenticity. In the letters to his children
DR.. Livingstone speaks Of things with which
no living person, least of oil an American
newspaper correspondent, could possibly be
cognizant Of In his letters to the Foreign
Office the Doctor writes Of countries that were
wholly unknown to any one east of the Lake
Tanganyika, that no fancy, however fertile,
could have imagined. Again,
THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND,
advised by her Ministers, has signified her
appreciation of my conduct by sending me a
gold snuff box enriched with over sixty
diamonds, and letter of thanks, signed by
Lord Granville; she has also received me
moss. most eraoioualv At bunrobin Castle, the seat
Of the Duke of Sutherland, and has taken the
opportunity Of thanking me in person. Now
10 II hot T:~:c \
be SO thoroughly deluded as to advise Queen
Victoria to send me such testimonial, or to
receive me in person through any appearances
whatever other than genuine? Can any i'm
posture, however consummate, however dar-
ing, hope for such success? -
might ask, also, how was it possible that I
could have obtained the "Lett's Diary" full of
observations and geographical notes, which
delivered over to Miss Agnes Livingstone, and
which precious property lies now in the strong
room Of Glasgow bank? How came pos
sessed Of the Doctors chronometers and
watches, for which I have the receipt from
Admiral Richards, of the photographic Office,
London?
But if, after the receipt Of this letter, there
may be unbelievers still, my advice to them
is to
FORM ANOTHER EXPEDITION FOR CENTRAL AFRICA
and find out from Livingstone himself whether
the letters brought are genuine or not
Then, perhaps, if they live to come back to
tell their story, they must bear witness to my
veracity at least, if to nothing else. In the
sir, would ask whether you ever
found cause to repent of your confidence in
me, or had reason to suspect in the least my
and integrity If you can consoi-
answer 'sNo!" I shall feel amply re-
warded and need no more. / remain, sir,
your most humble servant,
HENRY M. STANLEY.
ANOTHER sLANDERER's REASONS.
P. ST. have omitted to mention the fact
that I have seen in nm Amar;con nawepopar