The New York herald., 1877-09-18
ACROSS AFRICA.
The Stanley Expedition Preparing to
Leave the Mouth of the Congo.
PORTUGUESE POLITENESS.
Exhausted Condition Of
the Survivors.
FATIGUED AND ULCEROUS.
Resume Of the History Of the Great
Exploration.
STARTING FROM ZANZIBAR.
Marching from the Coast to
Victoria, NiyanZa.
HUNGER, THIRST AND BATTLE.
Resume Of the History Of the Great
Exploration.
STARTING FROM ZANZIBAR.
Marching from the Coast to
Victoria. Niyanza.
HUNGER, THIRST AND BATTLE.
rBY CABLE TO THE HERALD.1

BIZ CABLE TO THE HERALD.
LONDON, Sept. 49, 1877.
Mr.. Henry M. Stanley telegraphs from
Kabenda, o place on the coast of Lower
Guinea near the mouth of the Congo River,
to the effect that his entire expedition, en-
bracing nll the survivors of his transatlan-
tic march from Nyangwe, would leave on
next Wednesday, the 10th inst, at three
o'clock in the afternoon. for Loanda (Lo-
ango), situated about one hundred miles
further up the coast.
A PORTUGUESE GUNBoAT RENDERED
The expedition will embark on board the
Portuguese gunboat Tamega, her COM
mander having generously placed the vessel
ct Mr.. stanley's disposal for that purpose.
SICK AND EXHAUSTED.
We regret also to learn from Mr.. Stanleys
telegram that all of the people composing
his expeditionary forces are i'll and very
weak. AS ON evidence of this sad fact Mr..
Stanley states that over twenty of his men
are down with ulcers. Hopes are, however,
entertained that the sea voyage and whole
some food will speedily restore the entire
party to health and strength.
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK HERALD
AND LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH ExpEDI-
MoN-How STANLEY MARCHED FROM THE
EAST COAST TO THE GREAT VICTORIA NIYAN-
zA-A PERILoUs JOURNEY.
Henry NJ Stanley has now completed the work in
the performance OF which he has devoted several of
the best years of his lie and exposed himself to in.
Vulnerable hardships and dangers. The undertaking
to which ne bent his energies that might
we'll iaunt tho explorer though only the natural
difficulties OF travel in an uncxplorcd region
bc encountered He started to settle beyond all
further dispute the vexed problem of the of
The Nile, which had puzzled gcographers the
earliest days Of the ancient Egyptian civilization. He
also proposed to himself the task OF deter
mining the relation botwcen the Central African
river known rs the Lomame Lualaba and tho great
Congo River. which emptics into the Atlantic Ocean
the western coast OF the continent. The first OF
these problems that of tho Nile sources Is as old as
geography itself; but the second has presented
itself comparatively recently. II evolved itself OF
the disconnected explorations OF Livingstone and
others in the regions south OF tho equator
day around the system Of great lakes that form tho
reservoirs Of the magnificent that drain the In
kcrior.
Without very accurato knowledge OF the topography
Of Central Africa and tho relative levels OF these lake
reservoirs tho inference would be extremely reason.
able that all formed portion OF the great Nile system
Indeed, such accomplished and conscientious cx.
plorcr as Dr. Livingstone died with tho viction
that in Tansanyika he had visited Of the rescr-
voirs OF the Nile. and that tho Lualaba,
or Lomamc, which he had discovered was
part of that river. Other explorcrs-such Spekc,
Grant, Burton and Baker-added nothing 10 the
general information the subject calculated dis.
surb tho theory constructed by Livingstone. Tho
long silence OF the latter which resulted In the famous
journey OF Stanley to his reliof had the effect slim
uating public interest IN the explorations then in
progress Arica, and Stauey's return to the coast
with the welcome of Livingtones safety as we'll
As important Information regarding tho Interior
marked the commencement OF tho history Of African
exploration conducted q scientific and success
lul basis. v"--'''t
STANLEY ALONE IN TIIE
Tho death Of the noble hearted Livingstone In the
central wids OF Afrca and while he eagerly pur.
Iuing what ho believed to the last important object
IbUOTs-nAincly,
aba with the Nilcleit Stanley alone in field OF
African exploration. No other man was moro
worthy TO take up the threads of Livingstones
work and weave them into fabric OF geo.
graphical fact. He had discussed the whole
subject with tho venerable explorer ut Ujiji
and knew exactly his specuations, his hopes and his
iears II is now we'll known that Livingstone had
never in his wandcrings stopped within tho limits of
the upper water shed OF tho Nc that he was unac-
quanted with the character Of tho great lakes IA
miliar TO gcographcrs as the Victoria and Albert
Eiyanzas; that his speculations as TO the
course Of tho Lualaba fault But
is TO Stanley that the world the
knowledge OF these facts IT Is through him
thnt the great truths of geography in Central Africa
are rendered familiar to tho schooboy we'll as
the scionthc student The prominent features OF
staney's work an explorer have always been orgi.
uaty Of plan and thoroughness Of execution. He
avoided, In his search after Livingstone, tho beaten
tracks, and not turned aside by obstacles that
caused others who had preceded and have followed
him to change the direction Of their routes and even
TO abandon their objective altogether
WORK COMPLETED.
The tracing of the Congo or Luaaba, River from It's
sources In tho Central African lake system 10 tho
western coast where It's waters mingle with the great
Atlantic Ocean, comploes0with perfect symmetry the
work which Stanley undertook when be commenced
his second expedition at Zanzibar after the death Of
Livingstone. This work was TO roach and thoroughly
explore the Victoria Nyanza and it's anlucnts. To
trace the largest Of tho latter TO their head waters
A. TO establish the volume Of the annual contribution
10 IN, N,lc 10 reach and examine the Albert Nyanza
10 reach and complete the exploration Of Lake 1angan
Y,ka. and 10 discover its true outlet II any
existod Thcn TO strike Livingstones L.ualaba
and 10 follow its course until 1t reached either tho Nile