New-York tribune., 1877-05-05

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the leader ut the Relief Expedition We ininediatcly
sent supplies for the pressing needs OF te 1pc Dr
LiyingstOnes death.
The letter itself is as follows: "UkhonOngo
October 1S73-Sir: We have heared In the
month of August that you have started from
Zanzibar for Unyenyembe, and again and again
lately we have heared your arrivel-you father
died by disease beyond tho country of Bsa,
but we have carried the corpse with MS, 10 OF our
soldier are lost and some have died. Our hunger
presses us to ask You clothes to buy provision
for our soldiers. and we should have an answer that
when we shall enter there shall be firing guns or
not and if you permit us to fire guns, then send
some powder We have wrote these few words IN
the place of sultan or king Mbowra The writer
Jacob Wainright DR.. Livingstone cxpcd" On
tho arrival of the body few days later, the
principal Arabs without exception showed their re-
spect to the memory of DR.. Livingstone by attend
ing the reception of the corpse which was arranged
with such honors as under the circumstances were
possible. The men were drawn up in two lines IN
front of the house, between which the body was
borne and the cOlors, which contrary TO the uSual
custom had not been hoisted that morning, were
displayed at half mast. II was now the question
what course had better be pursued. Lieut. Cam
eron and Dr. Dillon decided TO proceed TO Ujj in
order to secure the box which Livingstone
had referred IN in his last moments, aud
having safely dispatched it to the coast
TO push on toward Nyangwe, and follow
up the doctors explorations. But this plan was not
to be realized A few days before the time fixed for
the start Dillon was seized with inflammation OF
the bowels. and much against his will felt obliged
10 return TO the coast, ahording the only hope OF
recovery "The evening before we parted a
4 n ,1A tftll Il
of our homes and OF meeting in England; but
whether We really cherished that hope of meeting
again, scarcely know. We must both have had
grave msgivings. know that mahy such disquieicd
MY mind at that moment for felt my health had
failed, and befoyo me all was uncertainty. Yet
though the wrench and pain Of parting was great,
neither would express in words any doubts or fears
as to the future The sequel is told in few
words -
As we were starting from Itumvi, messenger from
Murphy broagit tie dreadful news Of poor DllonS
death on he Isih of November caused ~ Tie terrible
effects OF African fever BY unhappy chance, IRE
a:s hal been left wItdn reach; aud in the de.run O
under which he va suffering hc haj snoi himself III the
head.
Ana, ogonzns though itis to dwell on this subject,
think 1t only right 10 point oU tiG none bus tus WHO
faucs tia take possession Of the mind. Al times have
imagined although hOJ entirely losing my cuaSe"tshs
state Tho weight has been rcat aud he impression
marked, that have felt tem"tcd 10 take any means 20
riJ myself OF IT, but Without tNpfcnchs tc SioIeS'
CtsiIe tO put an Cut 90 my existence
The day OF when received TINS news was tle saddes
Of my life. med lost ono OF thc 50 ana tru ST o my on
Ucs>maics and ucn.5; Que ""ose toMllamonHhlp,
during the nauf Wc.y hours u travel dnd suffering, Had
helped to cheer a,:d lessen The difficulties aad yeSajous
by which We wcIo so ire Iuenty heset.
After journey full Of incident and peril, Lieut..
Cameron arrived at KaWfif the chief town Of
lj early in 1874. ION the 18th Of February,
fifteen years and five days from the time Burton
discovered il, my eyes rested on the vast Iangan-
yika. At first 1 could barely realize it. Lying at
tho bottom ot q steep descent was a bright blue
patch about a mile long, thea some trees, and be-
youd them q great gray expansc, having the appear
ance of sky with floating clouds. That tEe lakci
said in disdain looAing at the small blue patch
below me. Nonsense 1t is The lake, master
persisted my men. IL then dawncd on NO that the
vast gray expausc was the rIuganyika, and that
which had supposed 10 be clouds wcro the distant
mountains OF Ugoua, while the blue patch was only
an inlet lighted up by passing ray Of SUM-. The
author pursued his explorations the long journey
towards the Western Coast until November
1879, when hc arrived at Bengela, taking
passage for England at LOanda IN the
month of February following. His mar
rat,ve besides It's store Of fresh information con-
cerning the African wilderness and its important
additions 10 the geography and ethnooey cf the
Interior possesses singular interest for the general
reader i'm the simplicity and good faith Of lis com
position, and .s entire freedom from pre,elSc and
egotism. The author gives the impression Of a man
combining honesty wiih intelligence in 10 common
deroc, and who can be thoroughly trusted both for
the accuracy of his descriptions and the souudneas
OF his reflections. His book, on the whole, is en-
courginc TO the prospects of African civilization,
although hc presents no hope Of the speedy eXtinc
tion Of slavery as a domestic institution. He
strongly recommends tho virtue of patience, with
ont attempting to force the customs and manners Of
European society upon people who are not yet pre-
pared for their adoption. The civilization Of
Europe is the growth Of centuries and it IS absurd
to expect IT'S prevalence in Africa in the course of
one or two decades.