The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-05
DR.. KIRK AND THE HERALD EXPEDITION.
His Whole Reliance in Stanley and a
Firm Belief in His Success.
Facts Regarding Livingstone
and Stanley.
Important Letters 10 the Geographical So
ciety Of England.

LONDON, April %, 1872.
At the monthly meeting OF the Geographical So
ciety last evening, NJ the University OF London Sir
II. Rawlnson in the chair, letters were read from
DR.. Kirk on the subject of DR.. Livingstones pro-
l0nged absence, the chairman prefacing the read
ing by the remark that they contained nothing
absolutely new. The first letter dated ZANZIBAR
January 49, 1872, from the British Agency and Con-
sulate to Sir Henry Rawuson, by Dr.. Kirk. After
some remarks Of geographical character the let
ter said-
DR.. KORK's LETTER.
~ should like to see some explorers follow the
trade caravans that every year set out from Pan
gam and Mombassa, and passing the foot of the
KilmanjarO and transversing the salt plains COW
evered with thick layers Of Condo carbonate OF
soda pass the wild Nasal and Wakwasi to the
shores Of the Nile lakes, there meeting with the
people Of Uganda, and others from Karagve. This
would be a journey full Of interest and
also adventure, and was astonished that
Mr.. Stanley, who as correspondent OF the NEW
YORK HERALD, seems to hold rowing commission,
did not follow the new and UNEMPLOYED path, rather
than take the dull ana well known road to Ujiji, in
which there can be little Of interest left for
scientific traveller You have heard Of the disasters
that befel the Arabs Of Unyanyembe in September
last. Since then there has been no communication
nom that part wrote at once to Mr.. Stanley and
asked him to do for me ali he could In saving the
second lot Of stores sent on to Livingstone.
These had reached Unyanyembe, and had been
started by the chief on the road to Uji when the
head man in charge died and the party fell back on
Unyanyembe. Before matters were rearranged the
war had broken out This is all we know, and we
have no details whether Dr. LvingstOnes things
formed part Of what was lost or not fancy not
af rt nf fha
only the outlying settlers OF the station.
MY WHOLE RELIANCE IS IN MR.. STANLEY.
He win do his best, feel assured, and have
given him full power to act. What his aims are he
never explained. At first he intended gong up the
Luni River, and SO to Tanganyika. l believe his
ultimate object Is to meet with Livingstone. He is
the agent OF a New York paper, and in what way
they intend getting their expenses back cannot
tell but 1t is commercial affair there is but little
chance of getting much from Mr. Stanley original
news unless through the columns OF the paper he
writes for. / doubt not, il in possession OF DR..
Livingstone he would try to pass it on direct to
New York. in order that it might first be published
In the HERALD. He used to amuse MS here with
tales of how he passed on details from the Abys-
sinian war to New York and outwitted the London
correspondents. Q4aughter.) He has, how
ever, now met with severe check, has lost
goods and men, and one, If not both, of his white
companions One died on the march up, the other
was idotc and almost dying ut Unyanyembe. Mr..
Stanley himself was i'll, and after the disastrous
fight In which he allowed himself to be involved he
was so III that he had to be carried on litter. If
the negro chief is again beaten by the combined
Arab forces he will be able to push on and we are
sure also to receive news from Ujiji and, perhaps,
letters from Livingstone; but until the war is at
end we can hope for nothing unless by the round
about way Of Cazcmbe or Wemba.
DIR. Kinks FAITH IN STANLEY.
The last dispute OF similar nature closed the U
ivory market for three years, when the accumulated
proceeds came down. YOu ,cish me TO say CONT
dentauy ,chat think OF Dr. Lirirgstone's position
dnd see that y0u are not aUerae TO taking any
measures that might lead 10 his being communal
cated ,ott, Uonlya air prospect Of success offered
This Mtnk, Mr.. Stanley ,cU accomplish
AS to Livingston's position, we know that
at Cazembe's Town he was out OF all stores
and living the generosity of various Arab parties
met with. These Arabs have long since reached
the coast and returned on other expeditions, some
OF them to Uji, others to CaZembe At Ujiji we
knew from Dr. Livingstone himself that he found
few Of the things sent Off years ago. He
had been III, and illness had affected his
temper. He warned US, indeed, that we
might expect no further details OF his proceedings
until such time as he came to publish them in per-
son. This, he said, he regretted, as accident
the way might lose forever the whole results he had
accumulated. Such letter was obviously pcnned
when African fever lay heavy upon him and when
he was out OF quinine. 1t was before the large
supply of all sorts of stores reached Ujiji Then he
had set out to a place distant about twenty or
thirty days. journey to the west OF the Sea OF Ujiji
THE OBJECT or THIS EXPEDITION
was clearly learn the truth regarding the lake to
which he had been told the waters OF Cazembe and
the chain Of lakes he had followed all converged.
No one with whom have come in contact has yet
been able 10 describe the country OF Manycma: IL
Is an ivory country, visited by the Ujiji traders,
but these men seldom come to the coast.
Livingstone followed an Arab caravan, and
we have heard Of their safe arrival at
Manyema, but not OF their return to Uji;
on their way back both the Arab caravan and DIR.
Livingstone came to standsti and the men had
sent to be his servants had left Ui with stores TO
assist him. objection has been taken to the story
that Livingstone wrote to UJJi for assistance be-
cause no one in UiJi could read his letters This s
no objection whatever, as no doubt he would get
his companion M0h Gin Gharib to use his pen. and
write In Arabic or Swaheli. II Dr. Living
stone reaches Ujiii we know he will find
supplies, diminished no doubt by expenses on
marsh, where the men died from cholera, but yet
trust, sufficient for all he requires. II he takes up
goods at Ujii from the traders at 800 per cent his
draif VIII 30 duly hon6red by me- and once at Ujiji
do not see any dilcuty In his way either to return
to Zanzibar or push on, rs he seems to have IN
tended, by taking canoes and following the lake TO
the north.
Livingstone's whole aim and object =.
has been to trace the Nile further south than
had been done by others, and we may rest as
sured he will not come out OF Aflica to leave
that undone. My own conviction is that he has
by this time left Ujiji and passed north to
trace the Tanganyika and discover its connection,
If any, with Bakers Lake. II he returns
without doing this we may be quite sure he has
made some great discovery regarding the course Of
those lakes that pass Cazembe's Town. One thing
we must keep in mind-there is nothing disccurag
ing in the last news we have received OF him, and