The New York herald., 1874-12-02

peilod 70 pay close attention TO our course ana
keep good lookout to avoid the numerous reefs
and sand patches which make the navigation Of
the sea In the vicinity dlfricut ana perplextng
task to novice. No sooner had we passed by the
pale green waters OF the South Lackbrey bank than
the Northern Harps Indicated their presence by
their cleaning tops Of sand and thousand short
snow crested waves, which tumbled unanimously
over their low sloptng shores; while on our star.
. board side the Hamisa bank and It's dangerous
neignbors showed horrent enough by many an
angry looking wave. short hal hour Of swift
sailing brought us In the neighborhood Of the
ugly dark coral reefs, strangely called the "Cow
Reefs. !" which cover an area OF about three square
miles. The helm was pressed hard down, and the
: wave was forced almost in the very teeth OF the
rising gale. Not until the last white crest over the
reefs had disappeared from. view were we rslsysd
from anxiety and able to share In the general en-
thuslas OF the Crew The perfect behavior Of the
tiny vessel.
Shortly after dark we anchored at point few
miles north OF Mbwenni and disposed ourselves to
sleep as best we could, the surf sounding drearlly
monoton0us IN our ears, and faint rumor Of the
noises OF the night which caused by the myriad
insects OF tropical Africa reaching US only during
the pauses OF the heavy surfbeats.
At dawn we were wakened, thoroughly damp
and cold from the night dew, and one of the young
from his first attack OF fever. 1t struck me at this
moment that we were engaged in rather foolish
trip II we intended to tramp into the INTERIOR and
that to brave the malaria Of the RufJi delta just
as we ought TO be sparing Of the health and en-
ergy we brought from Europe was not a wise pro-
ceeding. This thought, however, was but the con.
sequence Of the misery in which we had passed
the night and the damp cold we then experienced.
1t was soon stiled, however, by the genial warmth
OF the rising sun and by the bright green appear
ance of the palms and patches or forest winch
lined the shore.
With favorable land breeze we sailed south
ward cnging to the shore as closely as possible
that we might lose nothing Of the rant beauty Of
the varied and interesting bits OF land scenery
Some people may, perhaps, object to the term
'interesting," applied to East African scenery,
but lmaintan that cluster or palms, 0vertop-
ping an humble little fishing village, with back
ground OF dense jungle, swathed IN deep dark
green and foreground OF white, sandy beach,
laved with ocean waves, deserve to be termed in
teresting. The palms and sea contribute that
which makes the picture one of interest. Without
the palms the background would become a mere
jungle; without the sea before 1t the sandy beach
would represent nothing but sterility.
Taken in this sense, then. in coasting southwark
numbers OF such scenes are revealed, becom-
ing only more interesting when more important
town comes to view, with numbers Of square
white houses, like 80 many white painted blocks
OF wood under the ever beautiful palm groves.
Such town Is Mpwenni, near Cape Thomas.
From Mpwenni southward to Dar Salaam the
coast retains the characteristics already spoken
of. Small dark brown huts, clustered under the
shade OF tree Of ample foliage and enormous
girth, are frequent separated by jungle, through
which narrow footpath runs, serving as the
commercial highway along the seaboard.
Soon after passing KOnduch at q distance OF
f0rty-one miles south OF Zanzibar, we come to Oar
Salaam. This town possesses some interest as
the creation OF the late Seyyid Majid, Sultan OF
Zanzibar As we round Condogo Point group
OF Islands make their appearance, consisting OF
Sinda ana its neighborlng isets. and westward
OF these ridge OF tall trees is The tail trees
are cocoa palms, and the presence Of such large
plantation indicates In East Africa a town of some
Importance and magnitude. This is precisely
what Oar Salaam was intended to be by Seyyid
Maid. He found fishing village OF a lew humble
nuts the possessor or an ample harbor where three
times the namaer OF his naval and mercantile feet
might lie ~ anchor secure from the dangers OF
wind and bolsterous sea- and he at once con-
ceived the project OF making this 6shing village a
seaport and the depot Tor his Central African trade
He sent his aborers and slaves to clear the neigh
borheod OF the Jungle which had voraciously swal-
to the waters edge. He then caused
100000 cocoa palms to be painted. whicn
In time II carefully looked after and nour-
ished, would bring him IN revenue Of from
$3.50, 900 to 100000. palace was built as resi-
dence Tor him, and fort or barracSs Tor his
officers and soldiers. influential Arabs engaged
in commerce were also invited to follow his ex-
ample and take lots for building purposes.
Several chose to 90 80, and about dozen lmpos-
ing edlnces, compared to the former humble fish,
ing huts cleaned white and large in contrast to
the green tronds OF the palms, To those OF
sanguine disposition such scene must have as
sured them that commercial progress was begun
in earnest in East Africa, and that Seyyid Majld
was wise and energetic prince.
In reality, the sultan of Zanzibar had naugu.
rated a work which all Europeans who look be-
yond home could heartily commend. The trade
with Central Africa was being rapidly developed;
large consignments OF ivory from new regions
were constantly arriving at Zanzibar. New
copal diggngs were discovered near Oar
Salaam, and to the westward end southwark.
What the Suitan's dominions lacked was proper
>port for trade, and in the harbor OF Dar Salaem
he had found deep water and roomy anchorage,
easy of access from Zanzibar and centrally iocated
tor the southern and northern towns. The sea-
coast towns whence the caravans departed for
the interior In search OF ivory lapored under
rous disadvantages. M0mbasa, to the north,
though possessing moderately good harbor, was
limited to the west by the vast hunting and ma
rauding grounds OF the Nasal; to the north oy the
intractabe Gallas, while to the south other towns
claimed to be as good starting for Africa as
Mombasa. Saadani, Whindl ana Bagamoyo were
dangerous ports Tor vessels, the approaches to
each infested with reefs and sand banks. Mboa-
matt, to the south Of Dar Salaam, had a similar
disadvantage, while Kllwa was too lar removed
from Zanzibar.
Every thing promised fairly well Tor the success
OF Dar Salaam as future rival to Zanzibar until
Seyyid Majid died. Then all the fine schemes
relating to It's prosperity perished as it became
known that Seyyid Burghash, his successor, did
not share in the views OF his predecessor. The