The New York herald., 1876-01-25
Lieutenant CamrrOn's Report Of His March from
Lake Tanganyika to the West Coast.
Letters to the Geographical
Society.
OBSTACLES OF IMPEDIMENT.
Stanley Better Equipped, More
Direct and Continuous.
From the London Telegraph, Jan. IL ]

OF the Royal Geographical Society held in the hall
of the University of London for the purpose of hearing
read letters which had been received from Lieutenant
Cameron the subject OF his journey from Lake
Tanganyika to the West Coast OF Africa. The at
tendance very large, including the Rev. J. II.
Lovett Cameron and Mrs Cameron, parents Of the
explorer and Mr. Cameron, his brother The chair
taken by Major General Sir Henry Rawlinson and
there were also present tho Portuguese Ambassador,
Sir Rutherford Acock, Colonel Grant Rev. Horace
Waller &c.
SIR HENRY RAwLNsoHis ADDRESS.
The Chairman, in opening the meeting, said: Is
my pleasing duty this evening to congratulate the fell
lows OF this society upon the result OF OF the most
arduous and successful journeys which has been
performed into the interior Of the African continent
c'Hear, hear ~ and appause It's afurther source OF
congratulation that this geographical feat has been
accomplished by an Englishman-by with whom the
members OF this society well acquainted, and who
has been acting under the auspices Of the Royal Geo
graphical Society (Applausel 1 need hardly explain
TO you that alude TO the wonderful journey which
has lust been ACCOMPLISHED by Lieutenant Cameron
the entire breadth of the African continent.
applause You will remember that Lieutenant
Cameron proceeded in the first instance 10 Africa
behalf OF the Livingstone Search and Relief Expedition
Alter DR.. Livingstones death he undertook
ploraon his under the auspices OF this
society, and we have already had occasion 10 commun
cate his first important dscovery-that of an outlet
from Lake Tanganyika flowing apparently to the
great Luaaba Of Livingstone All these circumstances
Will be IN your recollection from the proceed
ings OF last year. You may remember the last an
nounoement which made in reference to Lieutenant
Cameron that he had left Ui In March, 1874 with the
view OF tracing down the outlet from TangEnyika 10
Lualaba pursuing its course supposng IL to be the
Congo as far the Western Coast OF Africa In the
anniversary address which delivered to the society
last May lind stated that there concealing
the fact that this projected journey of Lieutenant
Cameron, on which he had then entered with little
preparation, except ardent desire explore Africa
one OF extreme danger and that If he should in
deed, succeed-single handed as he was-in crossing
the African continent through country unknown and
DeSct by wild and hostile tribes he would
pshod feat unparalleled IN the annals of geographical
discovery and take his place in the rst rank OF African
explorers Applause Now, he has not carried out the
programme In its entirety; he has not followed down
the course OF the Lualaba to the coast but he
has fairly crossed the continent OF Africa and in max
Ing that transit be has traversed 200 miles of entirely
new country. He has further been able TO make
series Of most extensive and elaborate observations
He has laid down-what have for the first
timea sound geographical basis for further observa-
tioDs mention these facts to enable you TO appre-
ciate the extent and value or the observations which
he has made. Up TO the present time We have de-
pended for our knowledge OF the geography OF Central
Africa upon one single lunar observation Now Lieu
tenant Cameron bas registered nearly 400 lunar obser
vations, many OF them very fine No less than 160
lunar observations were made spot; conse-
quenty he has accomplished what before stated TO bo
sound geographical basis for the future exploration
Of Africa (''Iear, hearl'' The Chairman concluded
by saying that Lieutenant Cameron had also sent them
an nstament OF his maps and observations and that
after the reading OF his letters he would read to them
statement from Mr.. Keith Johnston, comparing the
geographical information we had before these re-
searches with that we now possess
cAMRRoS's LETTERS
Letters of which the following the principal por-
tions, then read, the places referred being
pointed out maps which were exhibited
BRITISH CONSULATE, LoAEDA Nov %, 1875.
MY DEAR SIR-l have the honor 70 report the safe
arrival Of the Livingstone East Coast Expedition the
West Coast. Letters which l wrote aud forwarded
long ago, and overlook again, accompany this, and
also tracing Of part % Of my route some sections and
/ am not able to write much now as am only
ering from attack OF scurvy, which the day
| reached the coast at Kat0mbela, Catumbela ac-
cording to the Portuguese My thermometers are all
right of course they must be rotested at Kew when
return must stop here till II is warmer weather in
England, as, though | want much to revisit the
dear old mother country, II is use for the
sake of month or two, rsking being III again. Tho
interior Is mostly magnificent and healthy country
of unspeakable richness. l have a small specimen Of
good coal other minerals, such gold, copper iron,
and silver, are abundant; and am confident that with
wise and liberal mot lavlsh) expenditure Of capital
OF the greatest systems OF inland navigation In the
world might be utilized, aud in from thirty TO thirty
six months begin TO repay any enterprisng capitalists
that might take the matter IN hand Whilst am here
intend 10 work, and therefore Keep my journals,
sketches, &C, so that when return to England the
work will be IN a forward state.
have Two private letters here which say that the
society had declared its willingness be answerabe
for the expenses incurred and 10 be incurred by the
petition and that fund had been raised by subscrp-
ton my behalf rather behalf OF the expedi-
tion ] rsked everything, put all down on the
turn or the die. said the British public the
cety will never desert who tries TO do his
best, and proud and happy to think that my conf
dence has been misplaced and that beginning with
Her Most Gracious Majesty, all England has taken an
interest Ia the work to which hope to devote my life
Another expedition should be able to carry out with
twice the comfort and half the expenditure Of this
FNutmegs, *coffee, Fsemsen, fgroundnuts, $ol palms.
the +mpau ian oilproducng trec -rice wheat cotton
all the productions OF Southern Europe %IndiaruD-
ber +copal and fsugar the vegetable produc-
tons which may be made profitable. Those marked
with an asterisk exist there now and wheat ia cut-
waited successfully by the Arabs well onions and
fruit treeQ brought from the A of
twenty 10 thirty miles a naL level country
would connect the two great systems Of the kongo and
the Lambesi-water In the rains even now forming
cannectiDg link between them With a capital OF from
f 600 70 E2 600 900 10 begin with great company
If pronerly worked What ,Se dInlowa,o aIdcy,es
might be OF course cannot say, but expect they
would be far greater than the physical ones Ireman,
dear SIR yours truly, " LovErT CAMERON
sHA KALEnBE, ON RIVER LuxEn LovAn,)
lat II deg 81 min. south, Ion. 20{
deg "a min east, Sept !, 1875.
DEAR SIR-l have 10 request that you will report u
the President and Fellows Of the Royal Geographical
Society the approach of the expedition under my
command 10 the West Coast
suppose you have long ago received my maps and
letters from UJU, so now wiz give cursory statement
OF my work since then. First from UJui went TO
Nyangwe by what | suppose nearly the Same
route as that which DR. Livingstone followed found
that he had placed Nyangwe ninety miles too far 70
the west, and that thence the Lualaba, far from
leaving It's westing and turning 10 the north, really
leaves It's northing and turns TO the west Farther
southwest Some OF she Arabs had been far
away 70 the north northeast, into Ulegga
and had heard OF Egyptian traders from the natives
but had heard nothing Of the Albert Niyanza, though
some Of them knew Of II when asked about II from
previous journeys TO Karague 6c am disposed TO
think that II Is much smaller than II Is drawn by Sir
Samuel Baker river, said to DO as large as the Lus
laba at Nyangwe, joins II short way farther down
from the northward, beside other important rivers
from the northward; possibly this river Qhe Iowa.
may be the lower course OF the BurL The Lualaba
Nysngwe only 400 feet above sea- 500 below the
Nile Al Gondokoro, and lies IN the centre OF
mousy wide valley which receives the drainage Of all
this part OF Africa and Is the continuation OF the val
loys of the Luapula and Luaaba tried shard 10 get
canoes at Eyangwe, but without avail | believe much
OF the trouble arose from my own people, who were
thoroughly funksd by the stories OF the Abrabs and
Wamerima there, and, after time spent In vain
attempts 10 get boats. went with Hamed lbn Hamed
gaas Tipo-tipol who bad come to Nyangwe from his
permanent camp TO settle between the Nyangw0
traders and Russ0na-a chief who was Trend OF his
70 his camp TO try and work my way from thore 10
lake-Sankorra--of which / had also heard a.
Ryangwe into which the Lualaba tails TO which
wearing traders reported to come in largo
aaflip hoafa 70 m IA od n