Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-26
Livingstone.
A LETTER FROM TIE GREAT EXPLORER To
AN AMERICAN.

The subioined letter, with an enclos-
ure from DR.. David Livingstone to w.
F. Stearns. Esq. dated at Unvanyembe.
March 10, 1872, was among the number
brought to the coast by Mr. Stanley the
HeraH correspondent. The package
was forwarded as directed, to Bombay,
to the firm of Stcarns, Hobart d Co., in
which Mr.. Stearns was a partner at the
date Of Dr. LiYingston's departure for
the coast of Africa in 1866. Mr.. Stearns.
who is an American, and son Of Prcsi-
dent Stearns, of Amherst College, is now
engaged in business in New York, hence
the letter and enclosure had to be Tedi-
rected to that city, where they arrived
Friday from Bombay.
The enclosure referred to in the letter
is dated November, 1870, from Manye-
ma, Central Africa In it a special and
friendly reference is made by DR.. Liv-
ingston to the American Geographical
Society, with a request that Mr.. Stearns
would communicate such extracts to
that scientific body as he saw fit. Mr..
Stearns therefore Withholds the enclOs-
urc from publication in order that he
may first carry out the great travellers
commission Othe American society. Dr.
Livingston has been for many years a
corresponding member of the American
Geographical Society He was about to
be made an honorary member of the
body six years ago; but owing to the
doubts Of his being alive, this has not
been carried into effect. The society at
their earliest meeting now propose to
carry this project out, owing to the
knowledge of the Doctors safety, as
brought by the Herald expedition. Judge
DAILY stated to a Herald reporter yester-
day that it was the intention of the So
ciety to give a reception to Mr.. Stanley
on his arrival in this country. They adj
mired the generosity which conceived
the expedition and the courage and de-
votion which carried it out. 1t was, he
said, something for all Americans to be
proud of.
LIVINGSTONE LETTER TO MR.. sTEARNs.
UNYANYEMBE, /. T., 60 DAYS Smart)
Marching from the East Coast,
AFRICA, March -, 1872.
My DEAR STEARNs Il have written
to you before, but my letters were des-
trOycd, because | have been considered a
spy on the slave traders The enclosure
was penned long ago among the canni-
balls, when l had no paper. gave you
an idea of matters then. but my own
knowledge has been increasing and per-
haps the enclosed statement does not tally
exactly with what have to say now,
and much will be published in my dis
patches. | have to thank you very
heartily for all your kindness to me in
Bombay and afterwards.
This goes to the coast by Henry NJ.
Stanley, travelling correspondent Of the
New York Herald, sent by James Cor
don Bennett, Jr., to aid your humble
servant, and he has done it right nobly.
Our Consul believed the Banians, who
are the chief slave traders, by means of
Arab agents, when they said they would
forward supplies of goods and men to
me. They sent slaves instead of men,
and all the efforts of slaves and masters
were faithfully directed to secure my
failure. | was plundered shamelessly
and forced back about five hundred miles
from discovering the fifth great lake be-
low the sources. But Mr., Stanley has
supplied every want, and | now only
need to rediscoyer the ancient fount
aims of HerodOtus and retire.
The Agra and Masterman's bank
broke.~ The receipt for one thousand
pounds sterling is in Mr.. T-'s strong
box, and he can draw out the deposit
All scientific expeditions are universally
exempted from loss even in time of war.
Please tell them that | cannot enter in
to Eany creditors arrangement they
must return the whole deposit and inter
est according to the rules agreed upon
by all civilized people, and | hope they
will accordance with what is manifestly
right.
The buffalocs were killed for me, Ebut
the driver hid a letter on his person,
knowing that on its production his wa
ges depended. This was the only one |
of forty sent. The Governor here is |
merely low Bantam trade agent, called |
by the simple people the Great Sheikh |
Syde ben Salem, destroyed them and |
others to prevent evidence of plundering 1
my goods going to the coast.
have been among the Philistines my |
dear fellow, but am now strong and |
well, and, thanks to the Americans, COM |
pletely equipped for my concluding trip. |
And believe me, ever truly |
yours, DAVID LIVINGSTONE.
This bank resumed payment immedi- I
ately afterwards, and no loss could, there |
fore, have resulted to the explorer