The New York herald., 1872-10-12
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY OCTOBER 12

never been traversed BY . single man to its very
source. Spoke. after having seen Napoleon
Channel quilted the Nile and rejolned 1T many
ths Ss ycoa
ADsrs se the Ne Ss
basin saturated by snperfuous rains. Minani IS
stiIi in the high Nile section, sent BY the govern
ten ten degrees north, longitude thirty-one degrees
cast from Paris. Marno, the brave young Austrian.
e es0aps se roe Of n African experer went
possible to make the journey. SIR Samuel Baker s
other expeditions may nave been undertaken.
Here TN Central Africa we receive no newspapers.
i Arssi 's isan1 Is lonely @ spot, and IS now the
navy yard OF the S0udan. This morning, IN com
paEy with Dr. Georgs went on saore 20 see .1s n
the settlement is
aAFFxI % HAEoUs :, .u. ...~
houses. built under the shade OF immense trees,
some OF them very neat and entcing Woe De to
Wind VIM % for the straw is very % Dry and hundreds ore
consumed In the names almost before they are
aware OF fire. house Is built e-storied, with
out windows, sometimes round, often square.
When square one whole side Is eftopen, and the
owner sits In the aicove, smoking and drinking
lively fascinating The immense trees, with thou
sands OF gray monkeys leaping from branch to
noS Dso 2osn sa eagles
upon its topmost branches; camels at the
s6ns Wsssps ssSSss s.4ssss riding cows AraSs
q bark in embryo; negroes riding oowsi the air
black with pigeons and tho river swarmlng with
for the coming season; two steamers are anchored
IN the stream, flying the red flag and crescent of
gurgllng, and the compound made up from the
throats OF cows camels and donkeys tells one that
ne is In hermaphrodite iand-half savage, half
Civilized. Going far back into the interior we came
upon the
NATION or MONKEYS
who rule the trees of the White Nile. They are
never caught without being shot; they are seduced
by means OF liquor. Wishing to trap monkey the
native places dish Of marssa at the foot OF tree.
Marissa is an intoxicating beverage, made frOm
durrah. He goes away, and presently the monkey
descends to drink. AT first Coco Is shy and
and becomes drunk. In this condition he Is
seized without difficulty, and when he emergcs
from his debauch he is prisoner with cord about
his body. Nearly all monkeys from the White Nile
have been Intoxicated at least once. The Island OF
Argel produces the finest wood in Northern Africa,
built Tor the White Nile trade But the very spot
where the settlement OF Gaffel houses exists Is
covered at high Nile, and the Arabs and ShiloOks
THE RETURN TO KHARToUM.
To-day we weighed anchor and, under full head
II not to be supposed that In weeks voyage
with the Governor General. His Excellency did not
speak often ana clearly Of the country
among us. The world has forgotten Africa, and
the name OF the SOudan is not known be-
is dlsbelieved. You have seen for yourself
what there Is, and you can write to
great What o our 1 BE- DO
stretching back to the interiors; There Is more than
two hundred million acres OF such soil. shall be-
when they are sent am positive, with the support
Of Lower Egypt that can prOddee revenue III
few years amounting to $25,Ooo, 600 annually; and
the Soudan, developed to Its fullest extent, thor
Ougnly irrigated, with go0G administration, Is
susceptible OF producing 4oOOOOOO bales OF cotton
OF the American siZe.n "And
WILL THE POPULATION WORK ~
certainly there is great greed for money here
need not tell you that Is the lever which moves
lightened. L wish to clothe the naked races, to
consolidate and civze them and render them COM
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE NATIVES.
"What Is their condition nOwr
''They are nude, savage, dying from disease, star
each tribe wars against Its neghbor and demands
tribute of beef and mutton. Their condition is hOr
ernment by force, and be divided into distinct
populations. The Shillooks Were easily subjugated
and are now good cultivators. All the savage
and If You demand a COW from mother or father
they prefer to give you their child. In some prov
iul Of durrah. These miserable negroes live like
monkeys, on fruits and herbs, and are in sad
way.n
CHEAP LIVING.
''But It Is easy to gain living here ?"
eyes, when durrah Is cheap labOrer can live on
'sThen suppose for i've dollars year man
could live In the Soudan ~
ayes ~ rudely.
"How did you discover
THE WEALTH OF CENTRAL AFRICA ~
81 inquired OF every traveller who had been here,
envied your sudden rise and progress; your mar
vellous rapdity OF growth; your agricultural great
ness, and felt that the same resources were pre-
sent here. said
SHALL INITIATE AMERICA,
and that Is what am trying to do. Even now one
man can cultivate forty acres OF cotton and three
crops q year. The same plant Is good for four
years. For instance, man plants ten acres.
While he is gathering in the crop ten more adjoin-
are being gathered third Is maturing and so on a
man can work forty acres. and labor the year
rOund.n
DIR. GEORGE DEMETRIE
who has been on the journey with His Excellency
among famous African voyagers. He was born in
Egypt, OF Greek parents. His father was the Chief
surgeon to Mohammed Ali and .Abbas Pacha, and
rendered distinguished medical services to the
Court up TO the time OF Ismail Pacha. His son was
educated at the expense of tn gove nment at Pisa,
Italy, where he learned French and Italian. He
has occupied many places of distinction In Lower
Egypt, and. from his thorough knowledge OF Arabic,
Greek, Turkish. French Italian and English he re-
ceived rapid advancement For twelve years he
has been the best known European OF the Soudan,
and has been In every province and knows the
him to represent the Soudan in the exhibition Of
1878 at Vienna, and he Is now making his collection.
Like M0ontaz Pacha, he Is believer In the future
OF Central Africa, and has ventured his own money
to buy gins and machines to prove that he believes
in the greatness OF Africa as an agricultural En-
pire. When IN Cairo he will present to the Viceroy
q substance as a substitute for coal He claims to
have tried 1t In the Soudan and that 1t Is the desid
eratum.
SLAVERY
is legally dead here. One held to servitude can
always obtain his freedom by applying to the Gov
ernor General. Such Is the law Of the land. The
brood or White Nile slave traders is scattered to
the four quarters. am living In Poncets deserted
mansion now De Bono Is gone. All who amassed
wealth and oblOquy, and tortured, slaughtered and
tyrannized, have left the S0udan. Voluntary
slavery alone remains perhaps with exceptions
which cannot define here: and until the Koran Is
changed perfect freedom like our own in America
cannot be. You can go to A. and say, "Here
are 500, give me your servant Mohammedo The
contract is made; but, II Mohammed chooses he is
free. Selling to the highest bidder does not exist
SUBJECT WORTHY OF SERIOUS REFLECTION.
The public spirit Is excellent. The truths have
written are known only to the most Intelligent but