The New York herald., 1874-12-26


oy few rounds from Snider muskets. Close To
the water battery is the German Consul's house,
building. and next to this house rises the double
residence ana ofices OF Her Britannia Majestys
most ambitious nagstars. Next comes an Eng
lish merchants house, and then ,he buildings occu
great e house Of John Bersram coz Of Salem
Mass: and between the English merchants
ns s now Me II ose Of n.y.
freaericS "a. cheney agent oi Arnold Hines
IRENE right on the extrems ena or me cresceni
on Saanganl Point towers IN Isolated vastness the
English residency. which was formerly the house
OF Bishop Irzer and his scanty mock OF youthful
converts II you start again from that central and
prominent point, the palace OF His Highness, and
intend to take searching view OF the salient
objects OF observation along rhe sea front OF the
town. you vii! observe that to the left OF
with palm fronds and that In 'front.' 0. these Is
about the only tnlng resembling wharf visible
zioar Custom House. There may be a native
dnow discnarging her cargo. and lines CT burly
nua Gearing 10 ns Custom Houss Oss
packages, ivory. tusks and what not. and return
baned Arabs and long .shirted haii.casies either
superintend the wcrk or nom idle curiosity stand
THE fALAcE OF THE PRINCE OF BARsHAsH.
Moving the eye leftward OF tho Custom House to
building OF noble dimensions you VIII see that
siovenliness and general untidiness or seml-dccay
which attracts the traveller IN almost all large
Egypt or Arabia. This .s the new palace OF Prince
Barghash The dark brown veranda, with It's
nnitesima carving-the best work OF an Arab
artisan-strike one as peculiarly adapted Tor
Il the eye ssrmo"nts this woodMorS Il viii
find itself shocked at observing the half
and hs .a nsv Of t aca an
the seml.ruinous state OF the upper part OF the
STRUCTURE little left Of this stand two palatial
buildings which for size dwarf even the British
residency. One Is the house OF Nassur bin said,
the Prime Minister OF HIS Hgnness; the other is
Inhabited BY the suItan's harem. Beyond these
Of solid buildings W becomes broken i BY Snsigntis
quarter, place devoted to the sale OF nsh, fruit,
&C., to whicn new European arrivals are banlsned
to seek residences among the few stone houses to
be found there.
MALAGAsH INLET.
Beyond Mennde Is the swallow MaiaRash inlet the
cause-of the unnealthiness OF the town OF Zanzi-
bar; ana beyond the Malagash inlet extends the
ropcs pan,s ana Pree seaus sens1 ngwra
as lar as the purpling ridges OF Ebaysu.
THE LANDING.
Such Is ZahZipar and It's suburbs to the new
arrival, as ne attempts % note down his observa.
tions rom snipboard. Descending the side ladder
duction Is welcomed BY some ''noole specimen OF
British merchant" or an American merchant
British Official, or BY one OF those indescrbables
who has found his way into Zanzibar, and who
aud believed to be coming; for dnd that zanzi.
bar, instead or attracting the real merchant, has
nues When was here DeSre met vias
specimen OF the happy and sanguine Micawber
class He IS gone sst another ls @ MS pace one
or or any other place without attracting the
wrong class q persons % and az M am a. on this topic
be benefited pecunlarily by immigration to Fan.
zibar.
COMMERCIAL OPENINGS
To an enterprlsinx man OF capital Zanzibar and
the entire sea line OF the sultan's dominions oer
s5, 900 might soon make his 100000 out OF it; but
not by bringing his capital and his time and health
many Years. standing and experence, sna set
ting at Zanzibar, vainy attempting to OBTAIN the
custom Of the natives who are perfectly contens
tentlon. his capital. his snrewdness and industry.
nsnosa business. He 0 must ssn 60 0'' vasre f%%
expects to have large business and quick
returns for his money. He must BRING his river
by the Rufgl, the Pangani, the Mtwana, or the
Jub, and purchase the native product at drst cost
zibar or ship home. The copaI OF the Runsl pian
accessible, as know by experience, to light
OF natives to Dar, sa.aam @ land and Gbuamaiii. to be
sold to the Bnnians, who reship II TO Zanzibar
o 70 e ns %
MDuml Usagara, which is accessible by hight
drl1snt steamer BY the Want the Ivory trade
through portion 2f the Pangani Valley, and the
Pangani for q short distance Is also nAvgaDle and
furnishes means Of Grabbing the white merchant
to 0verreach his more settled white brothers at
Zanzibar The Jub River next to the Zambezi, is
1t Is comparatively unknown. Arab caravans
penetrate the regions south OF It and obtain large
the white merchant attempt to open legitimate
trade IN 1.-THE the same same articles articles BY means Of the
came TO zanaoar some orsy W years ago, % there % Was
not singie European house here He was an
oflcer OF whaling vessel when he saw this large
town, with Its splendid opportunities for CON-
home ne invested the results Of hts venture in
would meet ready sale In Zanzibar. The specu.
latlon turned out TO be good one; he repeated
while he himself resided at Salem to conduct the
business at home, to receive the carg0es from Zan-
out here The business which the young WnaIer
started continued TO thrive. Agent succeeded
agent as each man went home, after few years.
stay In Zanzibar. to enjoy the iruit OF his
laDors Boys sent out to Zanzibar 10 learn the
business became responsible clerks. then head
so on from year 10 year, until John Bertran can
point with noole pride to his own millions and the
ased Sustained By his advIce and snTcSed Tne
moral OF all the IS, that what John Bertram, OF
minded, enterprising Engllsnman or American on
tne mainland Of Alplea rH nd Nay as there Is Larger
example OF Berlram he can do more.
HOW THEY LIVE.
Men experienced In the ways OF 0, O,iental life
need not be told IN detail how people live IN Fan
zibar, nor how the town appears within, nor what
the ARABS and hal-castes and Wang gwana know
OF sanitary laws Zanzibar is not the best, the
cleanest nor the prettest town have ever seen;
nor on the other hand Is II tine worst. the lthlest
nor the ugllest town. While there Is but little
deal to condemn, and, while you condemn
It. you are very likely to feel that the cause
but the European merchants dnd much that Is
endurable Ut Zanzibar 1t Is not nearly the In
n IN
have made Steamer Point, nor has 1t the parDoll-
ing atmosphere oil Dushtre or Busrah, nor Is It
cursed by tue merctess heat OF Ismailia or Port
said. Il you expose yourself 10 the direct rays
Of the sun OF Zanzibar or considerable time
1t would be as fatal Tor you as though you did
such an unwise thing on the Aden IsthIAus.
Within doors, however life Is tolerabe-nay, It
Is luxuriOusy comfortable. We-l mean Eu-
rOpeans--have numbers Of servants TO walt on
us, to do our smallest boding. II we need q light