The New York herald., 1874-07-28
EXPLORATIONS OF AFRICA.
From the London Times. I

From the London Timesl
The Rev. J. Ii. Lovett-CamerOn, vicar OF Shore.
ham, Kent, sends us extracts from letter re-
celved from his son, Lieutenant LOvett-Camer0n,
which tells of his having secured DIR. Livingstonc's
map and journal. Mr.. LOvett- Cameron sends also
few short extracts IRON his sons journal, which
give some account OF the effect OF the slave trade
on the population OF the interior OF Africa.
EXTRACT FROM LETTER OF LIEUTENANT LovETI-
CAMERON, X. N.
FEBRUARY 2s.--Here am at last at Ujiji. send
which now keep in addition TO my regular Journal.
You Will see that about Ugaga was in fuss at
being different from Burton and speke, but using
tances at all bring me right according to my
sights. found stand OF Lvingstone's sextant
here, and used 1t in taking my lunar, which am
certain is as good as lunar can be- My latitude
BY D R. 20 as deg sS min; 80 sec. longitude by
by sight, deg. So min. Sec. longitude by
lunar 80 deg. "a min, 80 Sec so Tor march be-
tween s Two places, whose shortest distance is 1so
much we marched, have not been very wrong IN
my courses and differences. My height above the
eet; by IOur anerolds 2740 feet; by boiling
point thermometers, 2,54O leet. Would you let Sir
which the Royal Geographical Society is very anx-
iOus to hear abOutY | would write to it, but
am too busy writing up journals TO do so before the
men go who take this, and my duplicate map is not
finished. However, / intend sending mail OF my
own in few days. with Dr. Livngstones map
The living Is very good here. Fish, eggs and milk
are cheap. The fish are more like sea than fresh
water fish. The Tanganyika is veritable sea-
will send home bottle OF lake water to be analyZed
cannot understand, receiving as 1t does rivers
that now through salt soil. why the waters OF the
ally being filed up. The Maagarazi and Ruche
have formed shoals at their mouths, and Just
crossed over ground which evidently had % not been
very long above water. From all | can hear the
Lualaba goes into the Albert Nyanza, ana II it
does DR.. Livingstone was right about its being the
ME- find there Is no good trying to start on the
other side OF the lake Tor two months, so |
am going to employ my time in a cruize round
the lake.
EXTRACTS FROM JOURNAL.
JANUARY 13.-Passed sites OF several deserted
villages, but the people are wiped out either
killed or carried away tor slaves, through this war
OF MlranDo. Thick Jungle, with occasional
these was two leet Deep overland with sticky
mud. The country seems very fertile, and
once was well cultivated, as the marks Of the
we saw the burnt renamed OF the huts. 1t Is In
descrbably saddening to pass through places
people, VINO may have been negroes truly but now
are either dead or slaves anu all caused by the
nDprinclpled coast Arabs The Oman Arabs are
far superior to those OF Zanzibar ana il they alone
had penetrated the interior the state OF the
country would be very different from what 1t
now IS.
JANUARY l4.-Here we are in for wander again,
as the usual road Is closed by colony OF runaway
musKets and 10 punder all they can, joining occa-
sionally with Mlrambo against their former mas
terS.
JANUARY l5-we are compelled to halt by the
torrents OF rain. 1t came down think as heavy
as have ever seen 1t. 1t is an awful bother, as
both men and dOnkeys refuse to face the storm l
heard the sound OF the rain before 1t reached us
just like the sound of a heavy waterfall.
we go on again The village els IS close to the bottom
Ol The hill, and the rScks come down into it, and
the villagers have way they can close up into the
20 m lann
and could 1nd no one, no plunder. as they had
hidden themselves and belongings in caves and
have done without the india rubber boat in cross
ing the streams to-day. or what We should have
owe to Major f. Smiths thoughtful Kindness.
Mr.. Clements K. Markham writes to US on the
same subject
The time has think, come when may ask you
TO bring the Cameron Livingstone expedition more
prominently than has hitherto been done before
the notice OF your readers.
Sixteen months have now passed since Lieuten-
ant LOvett-Cameron, X. NJ, under the auspices OF
companions rom Zanzibar for the interior OF
Africa, with the object OF joining DR.. Livingstone.
Al Unyanyembe, where the expedition arrived in
August last tldinRs were received OF the death of
the great explorer, and 1t was owing to aid given
by Lieutenant Camerons party that DR.. Living
But OF the little band OF Englishmen who started
from Zanzibar two have iallen victims to the
deadly climate, while one has resigned. BY the
last accounts Lieutenant Cameron had, in Obedi-
ence to the dying request OF DR.. Livingstone,
pushed on alone-in spite OF difficulties arising
IRON the disturbed state OF the cOuntry-tO UJiji,
and has there found the Doctors map, with one OF
his journals. Lieutenant Cameron describes the
yemDe and Ujiji as desolate in the extreme though
bearing traces OF having been once fertile and
prosperous, owing to the depopulatlon caused by
the slave trade. He has sent home valuable
set OF observations taken at Gill, and his esti-
mate OF the height Of Lake Tanganyika above
ns Ca N to
plore and survey Lake Tanganyika, and when he
should have completed this work he intended in
cut short by Or. Livlngstone's untimely death.
The. expenses OF this expedition have oeen
already very considerably beyond what mad been
Arab traders, who naturally place every obstacle
In the way OF British subject as II Is through the
decisive action of our government that principal
source OF their profls-slave tradlng-nas been
cut OF. The iunds, both those originally collected
Tor this expedition and those since voted by the
Royal Geographical Society, are now completely
exhausted, while the future expenses are likely to
be heavy, aud unless the bills which are from time
to time drawn on the Consulate at Zanzibar are
promptly met Lieutenant Cameron may be placed
in the greatest difficulty and danger by the hos.
tility OF the Arab Traders
Surely we may LOOK upon this as a national ex.
pedltion, and am confident that there are very
many who Will sympathize with and be ready to
help the young otfcer who, though more than
once almost at deaths door from repeated attacks
OF fever, mas, with that courage which Is charac-
terstc Q, the gallant service 10 WnIch ne belongs
commission intrusted to him. Englishmen are
ever ready to applaud success let them now help
to insure 1t.
A subscription list to meet further expenses has
been opened, and dOna tons may be paid to the
Cameron Expedition Fund at Messrs. Ransom,
BouverIe h Co.'s, No. Pail Mall, East sum Oi
at least e. 900 is needed. nrst list of subscribers
will be published in your columns In o few days.
The African Explorations.
From the Springfield (lll) Journal
The New York HERALD and the London TpLP-
graph have united in organizing an expedition for
prosecuting African discovery, the command Of
which is to be intrusted to Mr.. Henry M. stanley,