The New York herald., 1874-12-24

demned which would curtain the length consider
ably, and. " course. mar her beauty.
can now congratulate myself good Mr.. Ferris
having completed his work to my entire satisfac.
tom on possessing boat wnicn I can carry any
twelve men. rowing ten oars and Two short paddles.
ana able 10 sail over any lake In Central Africa.
Messenger forthe mistake OF sending me such nm.
MANAGEABLE sections so much as 7 blame myself
Tor not stopping over another month In England
70 waten the construction OF such q novelty as
TINS Klno ol BOAT must necessarily be TO Thames
beat builder.
SCIENTIFIC APPLIANCES
AS snis expedition Is tor a different purpose TO
the former one with which discovered Living
stone, am well provided with the usual scien-
tnc instruments which travellers VINO intend
to bring home results that Will crafty scientific
societies take with Them nave enron onometers.
sextants, artincia horizons. compasses, beam AM
prismatic. pedometers, aneroid barometers and
thermometers; nautical almanscs for three years.
hand leaus ana 1000 fathOms sounding line,
with very complete little reel, mathema tlca!
instruments, panlsphere and complete and
stock OF dry plates. have also hall a dozen good
timepieces. silver and gold. blank charts and
tious critic. Wy
RAGAMoYo, THE STARTING POINT.
The East Coast OF Africa frcm the mouth or
the Juoa River to the mouth OF the Rouemna,
possesses hundreds OF good starting points Ior the
unexplored interior; but the best, for many
sscS large ns and Dtsssn cosss oae. ss.
ized and best equipped Of any that e' ever lett
the seacoast OF East Africa Tor the purpose OF
exploration. that II would have been great pity
II II were wrecked or ruined just as II began to
out to fulfil It's mission To guard against the pos
sibility or total collapse I have, alter much de-
proceed some distance along the we'll known cara
van path, SO as to give confidence TO my men, and
temptation to desert and then plunge north ward
into the Nasal land-a country as yet untrod by
formed Of us are tosaIv wGn 'e w UssI ba M
risky undertaking, but not half so dan gerous as
Starting Tor that country from some unknown sea-
THE OBJECTIVE POINT.
My present IN tentlon Is, then. 60 make my way
westward to the Victoria Nyanza and ascertain
whether Speke's or Llvingstone's hypothesis is
the correct one-whetner the Victoria NyanZa
consists Of one lake or i've lakes. All the most
important localities will be liked by astronomical
observations, and whether the Victoria Lake con-
slsts OF one or many lakes we shall discover by
finished | intend TO visit Metesa or Kumanka, ana
then cross over TO the Lake Albert Nyanza,
correct IN his bold hypothesis concerning its
length and breadth. ON this lake l expect TO
meet ne &c Goeoa e0a and ms party ny whom hope to be
discoveries since leaving the UnyanyemDe cara
Beyond this point the whole appears to me so
vague and vast that 1t is impossible to state at
TINS period what shall try to do next. Whether
most certainly do SO If / reach it. and discover
every detail about it to the best OF my ability;
but what snail do afterwards VIII be best told
aiOer the circumnavigation OF the Albert NyanZa.
What may discover along this lengthy march
cannot at present imagine. / shall be equally
pleased to corroborate either Spekes or Living
stones hypothesis by actual personal observa-
ton ana diligent exploration I confess to you
l have no bias either way. would just as
soon have the Victoria Lake one vast sheet OF
warer as l would have 1t distributed among five
Insignificant lakelets; and am quite ready to
corrooorate Bakers dream Of connection be-
tween the Tanganyika and the Albert, as / am
TO disprovc It, IT, find after It's exploration that
he IS incorrect. have no prejudice either way.
Sir Samuel Bakers grand lake, however. is in
more danger from Gordon than II is from me:
for Gordon ought to be able, II all has gone well
with him. to give the result OF hts decision long,
ave, many months, before can possibly reach the
lake. 1t is fortunate for me that Gordon will be
able to visit the Albert before will, Tor Baker
so tenacious OF his opinions that lear 1t would be
mere WEAKNESS OF spirit to attempt to convince
him that he was wrOng for which reason should
much prefer to be enabled to prove that his hypo-
thetical sketch map OF the Albert Nyanza is cor
rect.
You may rest assured that as l journey along
shall avail myself OF every opportunity send my
dispatches to the coast, but alter leave the Un-
yanyembe road the first news YOU will receive
from me win be, hope, via the Nile.
HENRY NJ. STANLEY.