The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-07
EXPLORATION IN AFRICA.
Lieutenant CamerOn's Report
from KaWele.
His Voyage Round the Southern Part of
Lake Tanganyika.
SANKEY'S Englishmen Relate Their
Experiences.

The following letter has been received at the
British Foreign once from Lieutenant Cameron:-
KAwELB UjJi, May "a, 1874.
Since last wrote from here have made o sue
cess1ul voyage round the southern part or the
Tanganyiks, and have discovered its outlet In q
river named the Luknga, little 70 the south OF
1859. / think Also from what I have heard
from the Arabs here that the Lualaoa -
,s S01s n ns letter SI Sa Sna
MAJ am now sending to to the, the Royal sSna
every information on tue subject. one important
quires looking INTO. BE said ne met no English
men-of war, as ali the white merchants he met
traded In slaves. This, II true, would point to
the spanish and Portuguese merchants on the
Congo
o. the vast importance to the trading commu-
nity OF England OF the Congo and Lualaoa pfov.
ing one there IL little Tor me to say, but viii
glance over the principle articles OF export The
Guinea palm extends, l believe, rom the west
olive oil is extracted) grows well wnere-
wild; ground nuts the same. Copper and gold are
found in Katanga Cotton grows well, and OF
two or three kinds Conee Is reported to grow Wild.
Ivory, IL Is we'll known, mostly comes from this
portion Of Africa There are many sorts OF fibrous
substances which might be exported with advan-
tage, and the various mLlets and maize grow IN
such abundance that hey would form profitable
export. Rice also grows most luxurianty wher.
ever cultivated. The only obstacles to Tree water
communication Of which / know are the Yellals
Fans and the rapids on the Lualaoa. snort way
above the Syangws Tne LaSuya Is az pdese NJ
cut through that The trade at present Is here
about entirely in the hands OF Arabs, who, when
IN Manyuema, live nearly entirely by plumber,
and who take the wretched nhapltants as slaves
TO carry their ivory ana other goods.
The efforts OF England will, trust be success
fn in putting down the slave trade by sea; but at
present they leave untouched an equally crying
satlns vast astaicss In gong round she ia1e
was constantly SHOWN places where villages had
been, and when asked where the former in
habitants were, invariably received the same an
swer, killed carried or for slaves" The price
Of slave is only five dots twenty yards) OF
han from Unyanyembe here. 50 that it is far
cheaper to buy slaves than TO hire porters /;
MANY uems, and the Whole trade there is carried
on py means OF slaves. The Arabs take with
them horde OF wangwana or freedmen
. armed with muskets and carry q few stores
by means of domestic slaves; and the ivory, OF
which they obtain large Quantities, IL all brought
Arabs settling In the country is constantly in.
creasing, and they all have large numoers OF
gardens ana Tor porsers Many Of those employed
porters only receive rations while on journey 8,
ana when not travelling have TO i've by plumber.
there Is little to be said. The agricultural people
seldom make war on each other, unless they get
mixed up with the Quarreis OF the Arabs, to any
great extent The predatory tribes prey all
Others Unfortunately, carrying OF slaves and
they slaughter at once and fnd q ready market
for their slaves among the Arab traders and tribes
with whom they are not actually warning. | am
AFRAID that stopping the export OF slaves, although
1t Will diminish the evil IN the districts round the
Nyassa, from whence Kilwa draws its principa
supplies, will only exacerbate 1t elsewhere by
causing many now engaged IN that trade TO settle
An the interior, where they viii become slave
holders and traders aTresh
In conclusion let me add that in my belief thii
Internal slave trade will continue to increase un /
proper means o, ,s are Opened u
civilization and legitimate commerce.
Trusting that these remarks may prove OF u.s.
and interest, have, &c.
-- V. LOvETT CAMERON.