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THE ENGLISH PRESS ON THE GREAT AFRICAN
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From the Illustrated London News, Oct 23.l
The readers OF the Illustrated London Neics, we are
sure Will not take to task in their thoughts,
Tor deyiating this week from the broad highways OF
political intelligence studded they with topics
of public interest that may call their attention for
moment to tdings which have happily emerged from
the depths of Equatorial Africa setting forth what has
been already achieved and what II is hoped may stl
be achieved by Mr. stanley the gallant explorer sent
forth by the Daily Telegraph and the NEW YORK
HERALD. Two letters published in the first mentioned
journal from the hand of the iustrous traveller be-
speak the interest only OF the scientific, but Of tho
civilized world We shall be pardoned for yielding to
the temptation unexpectedly addressed to US TO select
the Stanley letters for observation, though the
visit of the Emperor of Germany to Italy, the inn
portant speeches ofM. Theirs and NJ. Rouher on the
affairs OF the satisfactory diplomatic settle
ment of the difference between England and China
must, MS a natural consequence, remain unnoticed.
We presume that Mr. Stanley, the commissioner who
represents the propretors Of the English and American
journals already Mentioned is sufficiently well kuowu
the intrepid African explorer who discovered Dr.
Livingstone when he pretty well given up for lost
There some scientific men--not many we hope
who short time suspected the authenticity oil Ar
SANKEY'S communications ON that occasion. They
Will, no doubt be among the nrsI TO welcome with high
appreciation his present letters lie has proved him
self to be q worthy of the great African
plorer. In many respects he resembles him In cour
age endurance in energetic prosecution of the mis-
sion which he has undertaken, in knowledge OF
men, In dependence upon God, he has disclosed very
much of the same type of character which distinguished
his renowned predecessor. Ii Is, perhaps Of the
characters which men wont TO exhibit to
their fellow men 1t demands degree Of self-abne
cation which very few are found ready TO give. II
Is u
WORK DONE THE ONLY REWARD
II finds its chief reward in the work which IL does IL
foregoes for the sake of future, and, after all
ngent, public advantage, all the blessings OF civil
zaton 1t encounters daily dangers, where there 10
innumerabe privations Sense OF duty Is its highest
law Hope of rendering benefit to mankind is it's
strongest stimulus The absorption Of selfish motives
the work proposed to be accomplished one Of The
main elements OF It's eventual success II any men lay
their contemporaries or their posterty under obli-
CATIONS that cannot be adequately discharged, such
men as Mr. Stanley do so.
The first letter OF Mr. Stanley describes with "A
much brevty as the subject would admit OF his prog
ress from his starting point to the Lake Victoria Nj
yanza. We purposey omit names OF places because
unknown and uneouth as they are. they would only 10
such slight reference this, distract attention The
traveller very soon quilted that region OF equatorial
Africa traversed by his predecess His little band,
consisting OF 300 natives soldiers and portors forced
their way over forest upland for 720 miles in the
course Of 1903 days. Creeping with laborious effort
through the jungle exposed to the depressing influence
OF the sitting atmosphere, encountcring at almost
every station the III viii of the natives sometimes
nearly starved forced TO hight Tor their lives
always, however patient Of evil aud relying far more
4 upon concatory methods than upon the force under
his command Mr. Stanley reached at las; the oi
the great lake There, putting together and launch
ing his little vessel the Lady Alice. carried ia sections
the beginning the end of his land journey, he
camped his followers, reduced by sickness fatigue and
fighting to 1866 embarked for the clrcumnavigaton
the Victoria NyanZa which he found TO be an inland
of rhOmboidal outline about $50 miles long by 1d
broad. From his southern starting point he skirted
the eastward and norhward the top OF the
lake right round the north shore the west
coast and across the mouth OF the kangera River
and southwest of the lake tho point from
which he started He has sent home map Of what hs
saw with notes and descriptions, from which scientific
geographers home deduce trustworthy geograph-
zeal conclusions We need hardly say that he has
made an immense addition previons stock Of
exact knowledge In regard to Equatorial Africa.
AN EXAMPLE FOLLOWED.
The worth of this knowledge we shall not here at
tempt discuss In what several ways 1t may bear
upon the social and moral welfare OF the natives OF
that largely uneyplored region OF the earth need
not speculate. There will come n tme doubt whea
haps long before the advent OF that future the
and memory OF Stanley, associated with those Of Lv
ingstone Spoke Grant Baker, and other gallant and
successful explorers, will have secured undying
ence This is, however, feature OF Mr. Stanley's
expedition which Is specially noteworthy. He Is tho
representative of two journals with which the world
well acquainted. Their enterprise planned his mission
Their beraltv has furnished HIM abundantly with the
OF fulfilling it, and IL Is through their columns
that his hitherto has been made known the
world. The public spirit which conceived and the
benchcence which has contributed to the realization 81
this great undertaking demand-and, we trust, will
receive--grateu recognition. \ way Of employ
ing private for humanitarian cnds-and, we may
add most fruitful wayhas thus been initiated May
the example find many imitatorsl