The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-24
THE HORRORS OF THE CATARACTS
Five Months of Strenuous
Toll Along the Falls.
The Friendly Natives-A White
Mans Face at Last.
CALL IT 1.-THE LIVINGSTONE"
LoAxDA, WEST COAST OF AyRycA,l
Sept. s, 1877.

LoAxDA, WEST COAST OF AYRycA,l
Sept. s, 1877.
TO TEE EDITORS TIE NEW YORK HzRALD AxD
DAILY TMsoaArH:- sfaGsf > sss.s-l 81,
When the Anglo American expedition LEFT Zanzibar.
November. 1874. Her Majessy's Consul had just rs-
csivsd instructions from Lieutenant Cameron 70 for
ward hts letters TO tho Falls st Yeaa, that gallant
ocsr he'd announced his intention OF following tho
LuaIaba 10 the seA From the day received this in.
formation was under the impression that the best
thiny motto do to follow 70 the letter my
ssrussions, which would take from his asa Of
exploration, though eventually should havc touch
II point where bis decision, a. we'll my own.
would have TO DO made. Acting under that impress
sion, after exploring Lake Victoria led $50 men
across hostile Unyoso Suoh large force neoss-
sary 10 pierce the country OF Kabba Rega. against
whom Sir Samuel Baker had warrod and with whom
Gordon Paeha was then fighting. onos launched on
Lake Albert In my exploring boatand canoes. 1000
men Of this force 70 return 10 the Emperor Of
Uganda, and ! was TO pursue my way ACROSS
to reach Nysngwe, and then resolve on the next
course.
TURNED OPT FROM ALBERT.
We reached LAKE Albert. January, 1870, descended
10 the lake. took observations for latitude and longi-
tude took attitudes. &c, and endeavorec 10 mako
rangemsnts for crossing the lake We we're unable to
20 80, and such force gathering to punish
rs for our semsrtty and close us In that No were
compelled TO retreat Returning to Uganda, 70.
leased the Uganda escort and travelled south on
road parallel with spskes. but west OF bis road TO
KaragwA devoted . month to explore tho Alexan-
dra Nile, then marched southwest to prosecute tho
river 70 iss source. Famine compelled Us TO abandon
the project had half formed TO penetrate the region
south Of Lake Albert and north OF Lake ransanyka,
and was obhged to move further south stir, then
Anally eame 10 UJjl
Ruxoas OF cAxERors yAILURx
At this place hoard nrss that Cameron had aban-
doned the Lualaba, bat tho reports were not very
slsar. However. sarsannsv,sAasa the Tassasy,ka
and anerward on for Nyangwe, with shs Intention
ifths above report was confirmed. Of penetrating
the northern regions lar Aonbussu and then cut
ting Africa along tho watershed that separates
the Niger basin from the Congo basin.
Arriving At Nyangwe, I saw the Arabs who had
escorted my predecessor TO Utotera, or King Ka.
songo's country, and they gave me abundant proofs
that he had proceeded south In company with Portu-
suess Traders The causes that led him to abandon
such great task wers, they told me, "impossi-
bisy Of getting canoes aud the savage character Of
che river tribes below"
TEE 0RHAf RESOLVE TAKEN
At nrst vas rather elatsd Al being permitted 10
explore shis important ned, but my feelings OF Joy
we're somewhat dampsned whom reflected, upon hear.
ing all the Arabs had report about u, that should
Pocock WAS BY this time an enthusiastic explorer.
Africa agreed with him, his powers OF endurance
we're immense, and no matter what ncld proposed
or what project made was certain OF FRANKS sup
port. Ono midnight resolved together that Il was
our d6ty to Try u, and II beaten We iet that
NO one could blame as very much when We had
over twenty ilustrious examples who had rom
various points attempted 70 penetrate the nm.
known half Of Africa but obliged 70 return IN
uuccesu The reports about shs savage character Of
Tho natives OF The bush and their cannibalisn, the
doced tho courage OF people. So, IN order pre-
vent their dcsertion, engaged great Arab chief and
his followers 10 escort sxty camps along the river
saaks under the idea that such 4 distance must