Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-06

There have been very serious doubts relative
to the New York Heralds correspondent, Mr.
Stanley, and the assertions that he had seen
Dr. Livingstone and brough: letters from him.
In England, France, and Germany, as well as in
this country, the authenticity of the letter TO the
Herald, purporting TO be from DR.. Livingstone,
has been questioned. The German geographer,
DIR. Kiepert, thinks he has found, in it, "geo-
graphical blunders'' which Indicate that Stanley
invented" the letter; it would, however, be IN
safe to put much confidence in evidence of this
kind, for DR.. Liyiugstone'S discoveries are cor
recting good many blunders of modern geo
graphers, and making it plain that Ptolemy and
his predecessors knew much more than the
moderns. of Africa and the Nile. Probably, the
skeptieism which suspected Stanley of falsehood
and forgery, is due more TO the fact that his
exploit is extraordinary, than 10 anything else,
1t has been difficult to realize and believe, that
newspaper could send out correspondent to
visit Central Africa and bring home news and
letters from the ''lost" explorer.
DR.. Livingstone's letter to the Herald was not
precisely what one would naturally expect him
to write, under such circumstances. A letter of
acknowledgement, free from everything like an
attempt 10 give an account of his adventures,
would have been much less liable to suspicion.
In fact, there are some things in that letter
which justify the suspicion that it was not all
written by Livingstone. If there were nothing
more to make out the case for Stanley, skepti-
cism would be reasonable, for Stanley is, no
doubt, capable OF doing what was suspected.
He is said TO have a genius for sensational
romancing, TO which he has sometimes given
play. But, since that letter was published, he
has furnished for publication in the Herald,
other testimony 10 the correctness of his reports.
This consists of notes from the British Foreign
Office" acknowledging "the receipt of pack
age containing letters and dispatches from DIR.
Livingstone, which was delivered TO the British
ambassador in Paris, for transmission to Lon
don. The first OF these notes was written BY
clerk, by order of the minister. The other EUR.
ports to have been written by Earl Granville
himself, on hearing that SANKEY'S veracity was
doubted. 1t is as follows:
AUGUST 2, 1872.
SIR was not aware until you mentioned it
that there was any doubt as to the authenticity
of DIR. Livingstone's dispatches, which you de.
livered to Lord Lyons on the s1st of July; but,
in consequence of what you have said, have
inquired into the matter, and l find that Mr.
Hammond, the under secretary of the foreign
office, and Mr.. Wyld, the head OF the consular
and slave trade department, have not the slight
est doubt as TO the genuineness of the papers
which have been received from Lord Lyons and
which are being printed.
| cannot omit this opportunity of expressing
to you my admiration of the qualities which
have enabled you to achieve the object of your
mission, and TO attain result which has been
hailed with so much enthusiasm both in the
United States and in this country.
am, sir, your obedient,
HENRY NJ. STANLEY, ESQ.
Dr. Livingstone's son, also, has sent to the
Herald a note in which he says: "Mr. Henry
NJ. Stanley has handed TO me the diary of DR..
Livingstone, my father, sealed and signed by
my father, with instructions written on the out
side signed by him." Skepticism Will insist
that these notes would be much more effective.
as testimony, if they had been first published
independently in the London newspapers. with.
out the Intervention of any agency save that of
the writers. But, it seems preposterous to sup
pose Stanley forged the notes, for he is not sup
posed TO be q fool, and, therefore, it must be
assumed that he can see as clearly as anybody
else, how quickly such forgeries would be ex-
posed. The independent publication, in Eng.
land, of letters from DR.. Livingstone, will. ere
long, probably, remove all doubt, and leave no
hesitation in regard TO the credit due BIr. STAN
ley for his remarkable and successful enterprise;
and then the Herald will have full freedom, as
well as right, TO boast that one of its reporters
has done what the Royal Geographical Society,
and the British government itself, had failed to
do.
The reports of Mr.. Stanley appear to be fully
credited, at Bombay. Papers and petters re-
ceived from Bombay, add some particulars not
before published here. 1t is stated, that Mr..
Stanley, two days before leaving Zanzibar for
home, dispatched men and supplies to DR.. Liv-
ingstone who waited for them at Unyanyembe,
ffty-seven of the men being engaged to remain
in the Doctors service; and that DR.. Living
stone has written to DIR. Kirk, English Consul
at Zanzibar, charging him with remissness in
forwarding supplies, and with enioinng the
men twho, after long delay, conveyed to him
some supplies) not to take service under him
nor to remain with him.