The New York herald., 1873-10-20
SIR SAMUEL AND LADY BAKER
Arrival OF the African Travellers With
Their Suite in Paris.

Arrival OF the African Travellers with
Their Suite in Paris.
correspondent OF London journal thus de-
scribes the arrival Of Sir Samuel and Lady Baker
in Paris:-
Sir Samuel and Lady Baker. with their nephew
and some black servants, arrived here this morn
ing en- route for London. They viii only STAY q
day in Paris. The whole OF them are in excellent
health, and bear strong traces OF exposure TO an
African sun. have just had long Conversation
with Sir Samuel Baker and his gentle, though
heroic, wife, whom found explaining to youth
Unlocking African the leading events which nave
taken place in Paris within the last three years,
and in which he seemed to take lively
and intelligent interest. The illustrious trav-
eers confessed that they were very ignorant
Of the course of French politics since they last
started towards the Equator from Cairo. While
on the expedition their European papers reached
them at such long interval. that they came in
bundles OF 300 and 400. This multiplicity OF
to wade through them. Lady Baker was cnieny
anxious TO hear news of the Empress Eugenie,
whose taoughtlul ana lar-reaching Kindness dur
ing her first journey towards the source OF the Nile
she says she can never forget Sir Samuel speaks
In warm praise OF the Viceroy, Cherir Pacha, and
Nubar Pacha. The Viceroy, in his opinion, is 100
years ahead OF the people he governs. He gives
His Highness the fullest credit for sim
cere desire to suppress the slave trade,
and regards the appointment OF British
officer Colonel Gordonj to be Sir Samuers
successor in command Of the expedition as a
strong guarantee that the work begun two years
since will be honestly continued. Notwithstand-
ing the efforts OF the vlceroy and his two intelligent
MfUlSJeTS 10 SdInue BAKERS task. the
people interested in slavery managed to throw
serious obstacles In his way. He found his first
journey up the Nile, when a mere tourist, more
pleasant than the second. Africans and traders in
human flesh could not be argued into the belief
that the frman prohibiting the slave trade was
drawn up In snRleness OF purpose IL being their
view crafty device to incite Sir Samuel 10 annex
their territory. The bearer Of this decree took the
greatest care to deal with the natives according TO
the spirit OF English common law, and never al
lowed himself TO be goaded by their violence or
treachery into undue severity During the whole
time he commanded the expedition he caused only
one black to be hanged, and In that case the man
was taken crawling round the camp reconnoiter-
ing, previous to the attack OF a hostile tribe to
which he belonged. Sir samuel anticipates great
commercial results from the creation or the pro-
Jected railway to Khartoum, the finest coffee grow
ing district perhaps In the world. The excellence
OF the climate is proved by the fact that out
OF the 2l2 soldiers who joined the
expedition only one died Ia eighteen
months, and he had dropped into the
rear at a station where he could when Iii, obtain
no medical aid. The 0rtaity among the women
and the different babies who came INTO the world
during that period was NIL Lady Baker proved
herself most e1icient nurse In ministering to the
amused at the Legendary reputation which she has
most wrongly aud undeservedly obtained for Anna
zonlan qualities The fact OF the matter ts, she
Draved danger and difficulty inst as Lady Harriet
Auckland did during the American war OF inde-
pendence IN order TO be with her husband In mo-
ments OF trial, and to attend to him should he no
struck down with illness. Sir samuel Baker tn
tends, when he returns to England to bring out n
narrative OF his last two years. African experience.