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recourse to slaves again, and one Of these slaves
informs me that goods and slaves all remained at
ouS or m neaf he@ Ua that
time, but rumor reached them that the Consul
was coming and OF they started, two days before
6nyanyembe in May last and there they lay TIL
war broke out and gave them, in July, a good ex-
A whole year has Thus been spent in feasting
slaves on $500 sent by government 70 me- ie. Ike h
broke the photograph OF his wife, feel inclined to
renqnish hope OF ever getting help from Zanzibar
wanted men, not slaves, and free men are abundant
at Zanzibar; but II the matter is committed 70
little superintendent by your dragoman or Others
may wait twenty years and your slaves feast and
I win Just add that the second batch Of slaves
had, like tho 1rst TWO Heemen as the leaders, and
d OF Me2e e sea IN the %
close also shameless overcharge in Ludha's bill
1854 O6X.-D. L.
Letter No. Cdr. Livingstone to Earl
Granville.
UJIJI, Dec. IS, 1871.
MY LoRD-The despatch of Lord Clarendon, dated
91st May, 1870 came to this place on the 18th ult,
ana its very kindly tone and sympathy afforded me
q world Of encouragement Your lordship will ex-
cuse me in saying that with my gratitude there
mingled sincere sorrow that the personal friend
who signed it was no more.
In the kind wish expressed for my return home
can Join most cordially; indeed, am seized with
sore longing every time my family, now growing up
comes into my mind; but II explain you will not
deem me unreasonable in making one more effort
to make feasible finish up Of my work. know
about six hundred miles of the long watershed OF
South Central Africa pretty fairly From this the
majority Of the vast namber of the springs OF the
Nile do unquestionably arise and form great mains
of drainage in the Great Nile Valley, which begins
in latitude ten to twelve degrees south But in the
seventh hundred miles four fountains reported,
which are different from all have seen in rising
from the base Of an earthen mound as full-grOwn
gushing springs, each OF which at no great distance
O 200 miles on Il the
west. Again, 800 miles distant on the south Mr.
Oswel and heard that the Upper Zambesi or Lam
bal rose at this) one point Then intelligent ma
tives mentioned 1t $50 miles or on the east, and
again $50 from It on the northeast and also In the
lgent Arabs who had visited the mound and foun-
tains spoke Of them as subject OF wonder and con-
Of their existence, and have even given names by
anticipation TO the fountains whose rivers know.
But On the next point, which, II correct, gives
great difidence, and would faln apologize for men,
tioning, on the dim recollections OF boyhood. and
conjecture that these fountains rising together and
flowing two north into the Nile and two south to
Inner Ethiopia are probably the sources Of the Me
erva in the city Of sails In Egypt. The idea i'm.
parted by the words Of the ancient historian was
omable fountains and then parted, half to Egypt
and the other half TO Inner Ethiopia.
The ancient traveller or trader who first brought
else as to explain OF waters chat seem to issue
ffom nearly one spot flowed on to opposite
fountain, Bartlc Frere's Jews IS the large. river
Lufra into Kamolondo, one Of four large lakes in
Webb's Lualaba. The centre line OF drainage then,
northwest mound HOunQ'S
Paraflnl fountain 1ows through Lake Lincoln, and
as the River Lomame joins Webb's Luaia6a before
now is said to be into Petherick's branch, two
tainly flow north. and two as certainly now south;
source OF the Liambai or Upper zambesi and Os-
wells fountain on the southeast, is tire Ksfle,
Ethiopia" / advance the conjecture merely for
what 1t is worth. and not dogmatically The gen.
VINO ay a. nome the eass aS avso az
Central Africa but let these be the sources OF the
anclents or not 1t seems desirable to rediscover
me out by q fresh batch OF sources.
am very unwilling TO attach blame to any one,
OF our government being strngently opposed to its
officers employing slave labor that some 1--WE or six
to LuGha a Concealed slave dealer who again
placed the supplies In the hands OF slaves under
two dishonest freemcn, who, as have described in
time and ultimately Of all the goods.
Again, $500 Of goods-this being half Of f1.ooo
sa BY mss sraags
over to Ludha again. and he again committed them
TO slaves and two freemen. All lay easting on my
stores at Bagomoyo, on the mainland opposite Fan
zibar from the latter part Of October iS7O. to the
latter part near q Ss% e1 S ana no
Unyanyembe o point from twenty days to month
east OF this and lay there till war witch broke
s Huy 9aSs IL yeFy pote and rich Bantam but
in this second bill he makes shameless overcharge
1894. All the Banians and Arabs hate to see me in
ociox NJ and aXn n
Manyema have got into the good graces OF all the
Arabs OF position. But the Bantam hatred Of our
interference in the slave trade manifests itself in
the low cunning OF imbuing the minds of the slaves
sent with the idea that they are not to follow me,
but, In accordance with some fabulous letter, force
me back. This they have pr0pagated all through
the country and really seem to believe 1t. My let
tiers to the coast having been so often destroyed,
Zanzibar and proposed when became stronger to
work my way down to Mteza or Baker for help and
men.
last month that an Engllshman had come to IN
yanyembc with boats, horses men and goods In
abundance. IL was In vain to conjecture who this
could be; and my eager inquiries were met by an
swers SO contradictory that began to doubt II any
stranger had come at all. But one day, cannot
reckoning, my man Susi came dashng up IN great
excitement, and gasped out, "An Englishman com
ing; see hiInlr aud OF he ran to meet him. The
American flag at the head OF the caravan told me
the nationality Of the stranger II was Henry NJ
Stanley, the travelling correspondent Of the NEW
YORK HERALD, sent by the son OF the editor, James
Gordon Bennett, Jr, at expense OF $4,000, to OBJ.
tain correct Information about me II living, and II
dead to bring home my bones. The kindness was
extreme, and made my whole frame thrill with ex-
element and gratitude.
had been left nearly destitute by the moral idiot
Sheree selling of my goods for slaves and Ivory for
himself. My condition was sufficiently forlorn, for
had but very few articles OF barter left OF what
had taken the precautlon to leave here, in case Of
extreme need The strange news Mr.. stanley had to
tell TO for years out OF communication with the
world was quite reviving. Appetite returned, ana
IN week began to feel strong. Having men and
the Tangany1ka was desired by Sir Rodcrick Muir
gibson, we went for months cruise down to Its
northern end.
This was a pleasure trip compared to the weary
tramping OF all the rest VI my work; but an outflow
we did not ind.
On returning on the 18th current Mr.. Stanley
received letter from the American consul at Fan
zibar OF nth June last, and Alden kilograms OF Eu-
ropean news up to the 18th April MY mail was