New-York tribune., 1876-07-27
NEu-C FpOu STANLEY.

forth OH his explorations IL will be rcmcm-
bcrcd that the last letter previously received
from him was thar which was stained Gy The
blood of NJ. Imaut de Bclcfouda, whom he
met at the capital OF King M'tc-a, on the shore
of the Victoria Lake. I his WAS little more
Than year ago: Ar. Stanley was then lcaY-
ing VT 81, who had received Linn 50 cordially,
Cor fire camp of his party at the southern end
Of the lake, thus completing It's circWnnayiSa-
tion. lie then intended to traverse the inter-
vcniag rcgion to the Albert LAKE, crossing
Spckc's track at right anclcl, 10 make a sur
vcy of the second great feeder OF the NIle,
and chen Boldly plunge into tho unknown ter
ritc~y 10 the westward.
The death Of ". LiHant The difficulties en-
c.inttr,d 10y Col. Gordon in reaching the
northern extremity of the Albeit Lake, and
finally the recent complete exploration oi that
Iukc by VI. Gcs>i Of GoidoEs party, without
Obtaining the least Intelligence of stanley
we're well calculated to excite grave doubts oi
the lattcl's safety. Fortunately such doubts
lave been dis,ipatcd as Soon rs formed; the
intrrpid traveller has reached the comparl-
lively safe district OF Ui'ii, on Lake IanSan-
ylka. is IN excellent health and spirits, ana
sends hcmc another very important contribu-
tion 10 the geography Of tyHtlal Africa.
The letter, received and pahll,hrd yesterday
in London aic liyc in number, and contain il
uairAtitc Of Stanley, voyagcs. land journeys
and adventures from June, $50, when Ec was
last heard from, to April 26, 1916, when he
was within fifteen days march Of UjJi. The
first. written Jay %, 1875, gives an account
Of his yoyagc tom Mtr,as capital to- his
4 l,.fA Ai,.l.. o. f.
near the Shimcryu River lie not only en-
counttrcd violent and dangerous storms bHt
he and his party narrowly escaped massacre at
the hand of the savage native, at Bumoireh,
> l.rgc island on tlc western si"c OF the lake
The second letter w'Ittcn seventeen days
Mt,r. Describes his returG, with his whole
party, to Uganda (M'tc-a's tingdom), and the
punishment inflicted on the slvagcs of Bum
birch. hy the way. An interval %. five months
clauses before his third letter was written.
During tin, period, by the friendly aid OF
M'rcSI. who furnished him with large escort
cf i'..:lrdl .ucarmcn ha crossed The country 70
tine Alncr, Lake. iraycr,iny tIc lofty noun
famous region of GinbaHgar1, which was
ouly ,ocn hy spoke IA the distance. The lat
ter estimated the altitude Of the highest peak
nj 10000 feet above the sea; but Stanley
sealed tie highland, dividing the two great
Lakes. and there discovered u new tribe oi
native, of whom we only learn, rs yet, that
they are "palc-faccd.r This expression must
not be- taken too literally; yet the discovery
is Of very great interest, in an chronological
point of view.
80 dates are given of this journey but
Stanley appears to have reached the Albert
Lake in December last. llr cncampcd on
hr,. bgv, or inlet, 10 which hc gave the
name OF the Princess Beatrice and after
short STAY returned 10 Uganda without having
made any nayigation of the lake. Tins fact
prohdbly explains why II. Cess. in April of
this year, falicd To obtain any news of Stanlcy'S
visit. The letter de crIbing the journey was dated
from Kawanga, near Mtcsa's capital, on the
18Th of January last. The next news is from
kanfnrIa. a point not yet located on the maps
March % 1t is probably somewhere in the
dominions of King Rumanika, who showed
such favor to Spcko and Grant, for Stanley
speaks of having explored the kascca River,
a western tributary oi the Victoria, the lake
called Windcrne!e by Spekc, and the hot
springs OF haragwe. The lith and last letter
was written on the oath of April, only three
months ago, in the now familiar region of
lNNdlnWt/l, anu Nlilln tiSJ It'l'I vi tLt llltl'
port Of Viii, on Lake Tanganyika, where
Stanley met Livingstone. His intention was
to reach the northern extremity ol the lake,
and then cross to the southern end OF the Al
bert Nyanzl, thereby definitely settling another
important geographical question. He was iii
good health, and still amply provided with
men and supplies.
A week after tins last letter was dispatched,
Col Gordon wrote from Kcni, near the north
ern end of the Albert Lake. stating that NJ
Gcss had made the circumnaylgati0n of the
lake in nlre days. finding 1t 10 be l1O miles
long b. 30 broad. There is no tributary of
any Importance, and no harbor on the western
side, which is formed by mountains descend
ing abruptly to the water. The southern por-
ton is very shallow, and iringod with marshes
and forests The most singular discovery,
however is that the lake has two outlets to
the north, one being the White Nile and the
other a river which flows away toward the
north west. Col. Gordon conitcturcs that the
latter may unite with the Nile again, II con-
siderable distance to the nortlward. He an
nounces that his steamer Is nearly completed,
and he will soon be able 10 undertake more
thorough voyage of exploration. 1t is possible
that now, as we write, Stanley and Gordon
may be exchanging glad greetings, somewhere
beside, or upon, those mid African waters.
The former has nobly deserved such favor
able turn of fortune. The public will heartily
rejoice to hear Of his continued triumphs, and
renewed prayers for his final and complete
success will accompany him TO the end.
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Mr. T1RROy or MASSACHUSETTS,