The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-06
SIR BARTLE FRERE,s EAST AFRICAN MIS-
SION.

A telegraphic despatch, dated at Bombay, April
49, notes the arrival there, on the previous day. OF
Her Majesty's ship Enchantress
STR Darte Frerc landed under q salute from the
nagsnip and the shore battery and was enthusas-
tioally welcomed by the European residents. His
mission well received at Muscat, and the re-
suit OF his efforts has been that Syud Tnrk has
signed treaty in which the latter undertakes to
forbid the importation OF slaves and declares Tree
all negroes and other bondsmen hereafter arriving
in the territory Of Oman. BY the provisions OF this
slave marts, and any one who may be proved to
have imported slaves viii be amenable to the law.
with the Sheiks, at Makulah, on the Sadramaunt
coast. The political resident at Bushire will make
an safe on the arabian shore Of the PERSIAN Gull
where he will have an interview with the Governor,
and thence he will go to Simla.
The Manchester Guardian publishes the following
letter, dated Mombaza, East Coast OF Africa,
March 24:-
on Thursday last. the 10th, having hidden maj
farewell TO Zanzibar on the Monday previous
Her Majesty's ship Daphne sailed in the afternoon
with the whole party for Bagamoyo, Q Town
already rendered famous by Mr.. Stanley and others
as the starting place Tor SO many expeditions INTO
the unknown regions OF Central Africa. We were
| distressed to hear before leaving Zanzibar very
bad account OF the health OF Messrs Cameron and
Murphy. two OF the members OF an expedition
which, we may confidently trust, will not yield in
glory or success 10 any OF It's predecessors which
have gained name in history. Sir Barte Frere
took with him new associate in their enterprise
in the person Of Mr.. Molrat, grandson of the we'll
known missionary, and a nephew OF DR. Living
stone. Though young, he has been long resi-.
dent in South Africa. and is likely to stand
the climate well. We were much pleased
on approaching the shore to see Mr.. Cameron
waiting to receive US. and apparently in good
health, instead Of being down with fever, as we
were led to suppose. The bad account received
turned out to be only partlalycorrect as Mr. Murphy
was the only invalid and he had got over the worst
attack Of the fever. In addition to Messrs.
Cameron and Dillon, we met on the beach three OF
the fathers belonging to the French mission, with
troop OF their dusky pOtGOes In attendance to act
as porters BY them we were conducted to the
Mission House. where Sir Bartle decided to remain
that night and the next day. We saw as much as
possible OF the working OF the Mission that
evening, and l think we were all struck with the
slncere devotion of the fathers and the eminently
practical system on which they endeavOr to work
out their noble object. What they have set before
them is to make the African working man, and
this the natural Incidence oil the race renders by
no means an easy task The children OF the two
sexes are instructed simply in the elements OF the
| Christian rengon, reading and little sewing Tor
! the girls All the rest OF their time is taken up in
| field labor, not OF heavy description, under the
immediate eye OF one of the fathers. The small
estate Is model OF neatne5s ana cultivation, even
in this favored soil.