The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-04
THE LIVINGSTONE or THE AaTIPODES
The Mystery of Leichardts Fate Said to Have
Eeen Cleared Up-Public Excitement Over
The News-Relics of the Explorer
Brought in by the Searcher.

SYDNEY Feb a. 1874.
Intense excitement has been created through
out the whole OF rhe colonies by the announcement
that the mystery which surrounded the fate OF the
last explorer Leichardt and his companions has
been cleared away, and that one OF the party still
survives, after twenty.iour years. residence with
the blacks.
HISTORY
Lechardt's exploring expedition started from
sydney in ls&7, with the intention Of crossing
Australia from east to west, and was heard from
at the end ofls49 after which all traces OF them
disappeared. Various were the surlnses as 10
their tate, and numerous the efforts to discover
Them until at last II was believed that they must
have all been swept away by one Of the periodical
foods common to all parts OF this continent. After
lapse OF twenty years man named Andrew
Hume was sent to this city under sentence of ten
years for robning under arms alleged to have been
committed on station on the north
western border OF New South Wales Hume
protested his innocence, giving as proof
the abatement that he had not been
within the confines OF civilization for number
OF years, and tnat when the robbery was CON-
mitted he was in Central Australia, near the over
land telegraph line. alter having been previously
III the vicinity OF Sturts Greek, where he had found
traces of white men. Alter rigid cross-examina
ton by member of the government and several
persons familiar with portion 1.-THE country he had
passed through, Hume offered to go back and re-
cover certain relics which he had found and placed
in cache. Liberty was given him in 1871, a
passage provided for him in steamer bound to
Carpentaria, and there he disappeared for time.
No tidings having been heard OF the ex-convct for
more than two years many persons imagined that
a clever scoundrel had tricked the government
ont OF q ticket OF leave, when telegram was
received from Brisbane announcing that Andrew
Hump had arrived there bringing the
Leichardt expedition.
GEOGRAPHY.
On looking at a modern map OF Australia, VIC
tora River viii he found at the northwest corner
Hume made his way there alone, alter leaving
at its head waters fell IN with native tribe With
whom was an aged white man. This proved TO
be Mr. cassan, a brother-in-law OF DR.. Leichardt
and second IN commend Of the expedition.
THE REPORT.
His tale is that he lett the camp one morning to
look Tor water, and, on his return, found that
during his temporary absence the men had IL u
TIMED, violently assaulted their leader. and after
taking forclbe possession OF all the horses, equip.
menus, &c, proceeded in the direction OF South
Australia Leichardt died five DAYS later and
Cassan was found by the blacks. who took him into
their tribe and adopted him as their medicine man.
de subsequently learned that the mutlnecrs were
attacked Oy the natives and all massacred. Gas
was very anxious to return with Hume, but
prevented by the blacks, and, alter several IN.
successful efforts TO carry him OF, Hume was CON-
PEELED TO return alone bringing with him Lecn-
hardt'S watch, quadrant. part of his journal and
q narrative supplied by Classan relating TO the eX-
petition
Hume asserts that about six months ago he came
across fifteen camels travelling along the telegraph
route. and believes that they those taken from
South Australia by Major WarDurton ana party IN
their attempt to explore the country west OF
Mount stuart.
This last named expedition is also missing