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Letter from the British Consul at Xan-

Letter from the British Consul at Ian
zibar.
It appears from the information
given to Lieutenant Cameron by the
doctors servant, Chumah. that Living
stone proceeded from Ujji to the
middle Of the northern shore Of Lake
Bo'uba (Bangweolo), and that, being
unable to cross it, he retraced his steps
and rounded it to the southWard, cross
ing, besides the Cbambeze, three other
rivers which flowed into tie lake. He
then went ESQ far as Lieutenant Came
ron is able to make ouD in search Of
the ancient fountains of tserodotus, and
eventually tanned 60 the eastward and
crossed the Lrnpula.
After marching for some days
through an extremely marshy country.
| in which sometimes for three hours
at time the water stood above the
waists of the travellers, the doctor sue
cumbed to an attack Of dysentcry,
which carried him off after an illness
Of ten or fifteen days. During this
| trying Journey two Of lis mcu died
and several deserted. The remainder
/ seventy-n!ne in number discmbowelcd
the corpse and embaImed it as well as
they were able with salt and brandy
On nearing Unyanyembe, Chumah:
with few others, started ahead to
procure supplies, as the party was
yearly starving; and the remainder,
with the BODY, were repcrted to be
distant from ten ia twenty davs> march
from UDvanyembe at the date Of Lieu
tenant Camerou's letter It will be
seen on reference to Doctor Living
stones last communication. dated lst
July. 1872. that the account qive2 by
/ the Doctors servants of his latest move
ments agrees IN the main with the
route skesches! out by the traveller HIM
| selfbefore leaving Un7anyembe.
His intention was to 90 south wards
to Ufpa, then round the south end Of
Tangauyika. and crossing the Cham
beze, to proceed west along the shore
Of Lake Banewcoo. Being then in
latitude II south. his wish was to 90
straight west to the ancient fountains
reported at that end of the watershed
then to turn north to the conner mines
Of Kantauoa md after VISITING the
undaroround excavations 70 nroceed
to the hea Of !aka Lincoln whence
he wousA5tir, ~. Lake. Kamolindo
. toward Uiii, and home.
He distinctly seated it was not his
intention to return northward through
the aEauyuemo country : and as he
esteemed TIE duration of his Journey
from Uiiji and back again at eight
months. it is not unreasonable to infer
that the design had been completely
carried out and that Livingstone was
on his homewara iourney when at
tackled BY the disease to which he fell
a victim. This supposition is render
: ed more probable by the fact that
when the Doctor left Unyanpembe he
was was we'll suppl;ed with provisions.
and that be is reported by ais servants
to have been nearly destitute at the
time Of his death.
A letter which 7 received the same
day (Januarv g from JaId bin ,Jalim
the Arab Governor of Unyaoyembe
further informed me that the death oc-
Cured at Lobisa. If this is correct,
and if that district is accurately laid
down upon the mans, DR.. Livingstone
y mnst have nroceeded further to the
G eastward than was supposed by Lieu
tenant Cameron, who fixes the spot
= where he died approximately at 10
ri.
+enant rameren,s G ,a,te~s '0 ra6or,s % tbat
the road from Ti;i; to the coast is now
! narfao,,, w olaar asa " ,hat T as M;non,h, Im
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