The New York herald., 1876-07-26
CENTRAL AFRICAN EXPLORATION.
THE NILE AND THE ALBERT NIYANzA-A NEW
INTERESTINa pISCnYERY

AND INTERESTING DISCOVERY BY GEssI.
LONDON, July 10, 1876.
General Stone the chief OF the Kheilves STAFF has
addressed letter Rutherford Acocx President of
the Royal Geographical Society, embodying despatch
from Colonel +. G. Gordon, in the Upper Nile region.
The new and interesting fact Is made public that tho
Nile divides after it leaves tho Albert Niyanza and
that the western branch, heretofore
known, is believed to be free from tho
cataracs which have obstructcd navigation
the main stream hitherto explored Should
the hopes of Signor Gcss prove DO well founded all
the conditions OF water communication from Egypt by
way of the Nile above khartoum TO the Albert Lake
VIII undergo radical change. a small steamer Of
gbt driught VIII bring the iurthermost extremtieS OF
the Nile basin within three weeks o Cairo and the
civilized world. The letters follow
CAIRO, July /, 1870
DEAR SIR--I am to-day in receipt o. letter from
General Gordon Pacha, dated kcni, May 2, 1876, III
which he confirms what he had already communicated
by telegraph TO the exploration of Lake
Albert General Gordon writes
''Gessi went rouna it (the lake, in nne days. He
i~a-.-it lao miles long by 30 wide There is river
which enters IL OF any Importance; all those when do
enter dry in summer Tne south end very
shallow, and is much overgrown with amoaich wood
Gess had terrible time oil II; he had TWO l!ctoats,
aud the storms were constant and very violent No
other boats ho says would live in such gales and seas
The natives we're rather hostile
1.-The River Milo, after leaving Lake Albert splits
into branchcs--onc which goes Dull6 and Con
dokoro and the Other the say goes far inland
expect it JOINS the River Jae isahr D,emlt ride
Mauueps map This branch will be very important; 1t
re-eniers the Nile again at Rabatcnanbe Iear where
the Bahr Zeraf quits It, The steamer will be very
finished ana then hope to 80 up 10 Magungo.
''No news OF Stanley. espect he went across from
Victoria Lake, the south end OF Albert Lake. and
got INTO nest Of lakes wtHcb, expect exist
between Albert and Ianganyika
s'I,elicve me- sincerely yours, G. Il. GORDON
In postscript General Gordon states that there is
one fan between Murchson Falls and Annna's Island,
and that Murchson Fails are twenty-five miles from the
entrance OF Lake Albert. Thus. you Will See this I'M
poriaoI Of the relation OF Lake Albert to the
Nile clearly brought 10 light We may expect from
General Gordo. IS energy and dev voedncss solution Of
the question oil the left branch which he mentionG
The River Jaie is already known from Habalchambe
to its passage Of parallel five degrees north and IT'S
ravgability by nuggers been proved from Rabatch
ambc station Elab, near parallel six degrees Should
this branch prove to DO free from catarac,s It's impor
Is evident, Tor the navigation from khartoum
Lake Albert would be without obstacle.
Very respectfully, | am, dear SIR, your obediens
To Sir RUTHERFORD ALcocK President Of the Royal
Geographical Society, London.
WORD STANLEY.
The Times of yesterday printed letter from rcla
tive OF Colonel Gordon, giving some additional details
regarding the exploration OF The Albert Lake, from
which the following extracts are mado:-
On tho sth of March NJ. Gessi started from Duff with
provisions and stores in the two boats for Magungo He
had with him man named PiaggIa and crew of Arabs
he head winds and the current OF the Nile aga
him. and did not arrive Magungo till the 30th OF
March; he landed the stores ct Magungo, and appears
to have gone up to Karuma Falls, on Victoria Nilc as
he describes the noisc made at night by the hippo
nearly cquaiDg that OF tho falls, the animals &C. being
then Oh the move Pasgia landed at Masungo, having
orders to report On the Victoria Nile
the 12th OF April Gessi started TO crcumnavigato
the Albert Lake, which he did In nine days; he re-
ported be lao miles long by iorty or nifty road.
Inc east shore has some good harbors, but tho
inhospable shore as can be imagined, the
mountains descending abruptly down TO the lake. The
southern end OF the lake IS very shallow and fringcd
VITA forests II is not certain that the mountains of
the west side join those cn the east There may be
succession OF lakes or marshes ~bcwccn Hake Albert
Nyapza
tiessi ran from the southern of the lake to tho
northern end In two days He lound the boats bu 1t
by Samuda) everything he could wish. He cncoun-
tered heavy gales OF wind and high The Arabs
were much frightened TIL they well the boats
behaved under the able guidance Of Cess, who had
spent much OF his early life navigating the Black Sea
"a small craft belonging TO his uncle.
The water noss out OF the lake at the north and
divides INTO two branches at 100 miles south OF Duff
One branch Is the Nile. The other, 200 yards widc
and with good current, goes northwest and the ma
tlycs say to immense distance rhis may be
scheiniurth's River Wcie, which again may be Barths
Kubanda.
During Gezzi's absence Colonel Gordon visited all his
posts along tho Nile placed wire ropes across the river
Lahore aud Kerri tlve telegraph wires twisted to-
gcther) TO be used by crryboats; by this he can
all times pass troops over to keep In order the East
tribes.
The date OF tho latest letter ia the Sth OF January
and II u written from kcrrL
Nothing had heard OF Stanley. Kaba Rcga.
after his bodyguard had been defeated slign skir-
mish at Mssind had retired to a marsh NOR Karchc,
where Lady Baker Is described rs having had |
stroke 10 the book Albert Niyanza
Ia consequence OF the whole OF the cocks having
been stolen the steamer which had been put together
near DUH would be ready for work or month |
from the Sth OF May.
Letters from England dated 23d OF February arrived
at Kerr on the 2O,h oi April Cooks tourists, how
ever would nnd II Impossible 10 convey their comforts
or even nccessarics from khartoum TO the lakes,
there being no means OF transport beyond what Is re-
CURED Tor tho troops. Your obcdient servant.
SHOOTERS HILL, July L. 5. T. GORDON.