The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-02
LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR OF
UNYANYEMBE.
Anglo-Asfatic First Accounts OF Stanley's
Success.

Anglo-Asiatic First Accounts OF Stanley's
The Lahore (E. ~ Chronicle OF the 2lst OF May,
1872, published the following first AnglO-Asiati
reports Of stanley's success
ZANZIBAR, April 49, 1872.
slave OF Sha Narsiboo, Governor OF Unyan-
yembe, arrived at Zanzibar on the last day Of
March, bringing letters from his master, the Gov
ernor, to His Highness Syed Aurgash. He reports
way between Viii and Unyanyembe, and there
met Zanzibar Arab-Syed bin Maid ian old
ivory trader)-that his master had q conference
with him and persuaded him to go upon an exped-
ton against MarambO "a chief they have been fight
ing with some i've or six months) that while his
long talk with the said Syed bin Majid-he (Majid)
saying that the MazungO lnglez (Dr. LivingstOne)
had, but few days before he left, arrived at Uii
from a cannibal country name not recollected)
and at Ujiji met the Mazungo American (Mr. STAN
ey). Both were well, living together at UjUi
in the same house. If this Is true it may seem
strange to some that DR.. Livingstone or
Mr.. Stanley did not write or send some
to ZANZIBAR but those who know
reasons for not doing SO. Those who conversed
with the messenger in the presence of Abdoola
port of DR.. Livingstone being alive and well, and
of Mr.. Stanley meeting him, is to be relied upon.
The Livingstone expedition profess to doubt it, but
am told that, with one exception, all the white
residents in Zanzibar believe the report to be true
This messenger had not the slightest advantage to
gain by concocting story. He told 1t first to the
brother OF his master, to whom he brought letters;
and when it was found tnat he had come from
Unyanyembe people sent for him and heard as
above. He returned to Unyanyembe on April 10,
with letters from His Highness and more than four
teen hundred pounds worth Of goods for his mas
ter the Governor OF Unyanyembe)-he conveying
these goods some five or six days from the coast,
and then leaving them in charge of another head
man, so as to enable him to travel as quickly as
possible to Unyanyembe. BY May 10 he ought to
be there.
The editor Of the Lahore Chronicle having given
the above-quoted letter, added the following edtO
rial remarks:-
LIVINGSTONE SAFE.-ThOugh the evidence we are
now able to offer below does not afford chain
of continuous strength, we have sufficient confidence
in it to warrant our adopting the heading above.
The whole story hangs on the verbal statement Of
an Arab trader and he not a man OF any recognized
positiOn but the next link Is much stronger
namely, that nearly all the European residents in
Zanzibar have accepted the Arabs story of Living
stone being safe and well at Ujiji, and in the COM
pany of Mr.. commissioner" Stanley, who we know
started from Zanzibar with q full stock OF stores
and comforts such as the much-battered explorer
might well be in need Of II will be observed, how
ever that Dr. Livingstone has made his way from
the ''cannibal country" unaided and alone, so far
as European assistance Is concerned. We trust
that means will be taken to prevent the TOO tardy
''rescue expedition" carrying him Off In triumph to
London. Livingstone must come to Bombay,
whence he started, as we all remember well, early
in 1866.