New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-04-10
Com mercial Africa.

The leading question discussed IN the last
number q! the Coagy0uiis-t-r W,tr-liravg--, ;,
that OF African discovery. Am-uy the cor.
reSpondence opened on the subject and tbo
geographical information elected nv DR.
PeierEsnn, o! Goihi. who has advocated F1,
some time the systematic exploration o.. thu
congo region. The most :mI1r,ar, are Tho
letters OF Nj. FG.ckc, a German trader q.
TOO, " h1sa dealings v:th Western AMI
t-->,eth AREA are very extensive, reacb.ul
~ ~" ,i' JrSnown iu;sr;g. = he COZ
N -. 'oH. l'eSi letters Z aIFears That
OSF commercial! .LtCEc5yvo 9-th To f-ts-,r-
@: A.:.-G extend, Gl.th,- .h-u indicated l..
our Biographies sud mars. The g..-.---t..,
relations established jy ,Ls trader ex.rrL
westward a. tag q CssSau-I IN, emma r.;s,
o; the CruEo'S c.utgcr--. an Z eastward q,
TIE Jumbo and he.anI--s-. --eD,.l..
IN geo2raphics. c..c.-s. .'uv'p. which s.=s.
Gown on ihr map GS . d. p. vas .elu... Oh.
Tie FoT.dsueSs p. early co.. lsJl sid bra,
IFato i thence beng carried on viii the y
teI.,T' Il Is called oc.,y. anl ;v9 traders G..
T'he EcIuasrtanCc, Tcrre1 an! Car.et-.
nave passed s.z year, .l.-e. ~-r u.vcrs.r lr.
tie adjacent Iy- "a. Tins. .-..-.---,-f
men, As well a. 7. Se Himself ~, ~ "a,
opinion That moro II. lit D., accom-, ..s,ci !.
Inc interior through tho all e jlie ,-..t.-,
than Livingstone hGS thus '.v effected. and
that the next Ni~I. ~ exploration sh9aI E-..
rather mcgCautl's th1u q Cnn~.ln. mis-
>itnary character. This View stgr.. -r--l-,.
a. ia worthy Of note dat English GOODS 20 ~
Land, VIA FAMILIAR. - ay rs Z,n.r % r'-l
that Ferrrz and Cplr.il have rs. rrts!rcl IL,
existence OF river IN Ga@cWl which flows
70 AnSoi3-0 new Ig#.. &. !.a .....-... ....
LIVING tones I.ua,ala w.,h t,, Conc,
regards tho route f.. ;l'n rNr-.l.. -. H.,
; 'Gthe.u, Via GulGnso, Alto. Mu,ause, .,.l
IaS'apSe, i recommended. !. ..n.-- 90. ..eglrI
HF al least SOD ..Ug.Gu u..s, D.. .:...r-..o
posts. Tho northern route, ly,ar.. IL,
mouth o. the ZGi!c and the &.tl a. -..,, eli.
'outA latitude, i, Is F,,-&s writes. d.. ...
MS N account OF its climate. while the 10
,'osS axe more hostile Jaau those who liz,
urther south. According ID CAPTAIN Kax.
on another good StIvt.g-.0r.nt Il Ill?-o
5aN; somewhat North OF tbs a,;h degree .:
9TH latitude.
The EnS!!-i expedition under Lieutenant
y. ). Grandy has ALREADY If, !.yorpool, anil
'Sobah!y arrived st LoGudo ia he latter mart
II December. Tie purpose &c the expedition
= t. reach the Congo via Ioanlo 20 san Sl,.
adorj at Is iuI,he,t point above the f,us
nd SA to avoid the hy,tile races n the lowe.
.onro; then ascend the stream IN one ortwo
lrge native boats to the place visited by IIy-
ng'irno, whom 1t was expected u meet ba-
ore the close OF the wear. While the Grauiy
Xp9dtion IS doing this, Il second expedition.
hder Lieutenant Cameron and Dr.. Dillon,
oEnected with TIE mission Of Sir Hnrt',
.rere, Will leave LapEjbar iOr tho interior.
Is" in the hore of meeting Ljyu stone WILD
lakin% independent discoveries
To explore the Congo region. rs woll,,ts
lethodcalIy supplement or knowledge C.
he interior, the gcographer5 of Germany OF
anized an Aiticau SOciet,I N Jauugr,
ist, to which considerable .un.. have bggS
ontributed, The nrst expedition % 10 sent
ut Will make the Loang0 coast the J1si; u.
reraGons, and bc commanded by Dr.. Gu;,-
.'dt, III" mathematician OF the Berlin Astr0-
"i"ical Observatory. The route proposed
ON l-o3n3" eastward agrees with The ohjc,t
ontempated BY the English expedition.
The greatest drawback The sEu!ors!, eg-
ol!nler in equatorial Africa b, The uece5s,l,
using men As carriers Ner, it practicable
. employ young elephants Tor lh, service
al his difficulties would vanish. fl ia.
.nSIiSh shipped elephants from Iud.tior lhg.,
Ibyss!n!an expedition, and made them carry
nc heavy baggage aud cannon over Alu.l.
eisht'. there is 40 reason why these J5gII.
nimaI' should not be used IA a similar y,qy
Tthtr South. DE-. pctCrmaun very waruuIv
r-eS the experiment to be- trirG IA Africa i
ne earliest possible opportunity. The casual
mixer II III lhc habit Of estimating alto
ether TOO lightly the value Of these effort.
, explore the uukuo" portion, Ur the eartt
I'd biting them /" the vie;' ol the civilized
oflh' The result t. science aud To conf
ercc, by the opening up IT the heart of thf3
reat unknown region g! one Of the richest
nj most !uNuriant qu1rtrrr Of the globe can
ardly be OverratCd. Even to the most self.
IA man Of business thee expeditions OF OK
lorai!oh nave an Interest to be finally 1plya-