The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-02
THE ENGLISH LIVINGSTONE Elk.
petition.

Mr. Stanley's Letter to tho London
sTimes' Regarding tho Arms, Pay
and Equipment Supplied by lieutenant
Hem, ON Behalf OF the Royal Geographic
cal Society" 'ttti3F hi
70 THE EDir6A or THE LONDON TnEs:-
SRA Barrister at Law" states in q letter
printed in your issue OF the 2lst August that the
generally stated and supposed, but ali that gentle
man did was to kindly lend his experience in sc.
supplied the
Royal Geographical Society,""
For the correction OF this and other inaccuracies
perhaps you will permit me to make plain sta G.
ment of the orignation Of the supply expedition,
tseems stll to have some interest for the public.
day to pay OF the men engaged on the
New YORK HERALD expedition. On that
return wtSn three weeks to the coa
sulate to receive their advance for the expedi
ton was requested by Or. Livingstone to send to
to drum up volunteers from their own class-vIz
ireemen. whom they knew to be good and faithful
contracted with fifty good men, who appeared at
the office OF the Consulate to serve DR.. Livingstone
for two years. their time to begin from the day they
had an order for f5OO from Livingstone, with
which to furnish and equip this new expedition but
MONEY s e psS
Tor the equipment OF this expedition tore the
dras up IN OF Dr. XIX Tx and the
needed on Mr.. Livingstone, all Of which
orders were Immediately honorcd by him. The
by me at the several shops where they were sold,
and the bills for these were settled by me out Of
the money furnished by Mr.. Oswell Livingstone In
preparing these stores for the journey | gave
orders for the packing boxes, received all the let
and Dr. XIX sS neeked vn n
meticay sealed boxes. About the time this new
expedition was ready to start sent letter to Mr.
Oswell Livingstone advising him OF the fact, and
asking him II he was ready to start In answer Mr..
Oswell Livingstone sent letter regretting that he
reasons which appeared to him Just and suniclent.
In the absence OF white man leader It then
for TO SSsy Dr.
Sultan failing to recommend one In whom he had
perfect confidence, ! applied to sheikh Hashid one
| young Arab to me, and on his recommendation l
engaged him. drawing up articles oicontract copies
Of which have by me now. Shekh Hashld prom
Arab Jailed to perform. The 500 advanced to him
| were given to me out Of the Livingstone fund by
TWO days before the departure Of the expedition
c Dr. .Snn Nk snSt 81 6ne
vey to Seychelles sailed before could despatch
the expedition for the Doctor from Zanzibar, !
iollows:G'% , you DC So shall! Se Compelled to
for DR.. Livingstone in private capacity. That ts
all broken up now. Ofncially will do for him as
were spoken to me in the presence OF the American
Consul and Mr.. sparhawk Though ! tried to
that DIR. Livingstone was justified in complaining
and that the formal complaint sent to him nom
the Doctor was not an insult.
Fearing to leave the expedition, all equipped as
1t was, at Zanzibar, chartered dhow, and having
Consulate, 1 marched them all down to the beach
and saw them all, to the number Of ffty-seven
on board under charge d Of te Arab and
myself and the American Consul not to come back
"A Ater arriving y Alden t4s following letters We're
Mr. DsAa Ma have only moment before
mail 70 the good nG
your expedition having ali safely crossed the Knssn
'' JOHN r. WEBB. United States Consul"
ZANZIBAR, June !, Is72-s O'Clock Evening.
MY DEAR Mr. sI4SLkr--Johari has Just now returned
supplies s e d. tyngsSns sseSey6
according to instructions S0g1 JAMES MD
II the expedition crossed the Kingani most Of the
trouble Is over because 1t was between the Kin
gani River and Bagomoyo that the wide waste OF
waters lay that daunted the commanders OF the
member Of that new expedition and the coast lie
the Klngani and an inundated plain before them
5 ss Rat 81
DR.. Livingstone, and feel confident that to-day
Dr. Livingstone Is at least two hundred miles from
| The "Barrister- at-Law'' is wrong in his state
| ment that the arms, pay and equipment were sup
| piled by Lieutenant HEM. l never had any cor
respondence with that gentleman upon any subject
| that can remember The earns, pay and equip
ment" were paid for by Mr.. w. o. Livingstone nom
| the funds so generously furnished by the British
| public, and must give Mr. Livingstone the credit
OF having assisted me whenever requested his
assistance. mimi rHfDr ed tl
Any further information which may have to
give will be given in my book, which will embrace
this well as all other subjects connected with my
| self and the expedition commanded. Hoping YOU
will not deem this letter intrusion on your valu-
| able space, remain, yours 0bediently, @
| ftfi a. f'A .age HENRY M. STANLEY,
Late Commander NEW YORK HERALD Expedi-
ton after Livingstone.