The New York herald., 1877-09-18
A WELCOME ARRIVAL.

From tho Evening MAIL Sept. III
I. II must be cold heart indeed which not feel
some nthusiasm at the safe arrival on tho Atlantic
coast OF hcnry ~ Stanley, after series OF adventures
which arc as wonderful as anything In tho
pages OF romance. He has secured place
in tho front rank OF African explorers, for no as
solved one vexed question OF African geography and
proved as the German geographcr, Pctermann, some
years ago claimed, that Ihc river Luaaba discovered
by Livingstone, is Identical with the Congo. That
this IS so IS CERTAIN for from point its source
Stanley has descended the great river IN boats.
The brief summary OF his voyage sent by cable to
the HHRALD is a record OF hardship, endurance and
persistence IN the lace OF appalling dinicuues Start.
ing from place called Nyangwe, on the Luluaba on
the 18th OF November, 1876, ho attempted to travel
by land along the bank Of tho river but stopped
by All almost mpcnetrabo jungle and the hostility of
the natives, who opposed him ut every step,
woundiDg his comrades with poisoned arrows firing
from every rock and treo along tho route, lighting in
ccssantly day and night, and keeping themselves so
hidden in the dense forest thut 1t impossible to
reply TO their fire with rifles. Organizing at last
desperate resistance to theso murdcrous attacks,
Stanley succccdod in beating or his enemies long
enough to make arrangements for altering his plans
In pursuance OF such alteration he and his party
larkcd the river in canoes. In these he still
attacked by the savages, and whiIo ghtng desperately
found his course lmpedcd by series OF cataracts,
drag bis boats through thirteen miles OF dense forest
Again embarking ON the river he had bref respite
from the attacks OF his enemies, and by taking advan
iagc OF the afforded by the Islands the river
managed 10 shake of for lime his boodthrsty pur-
suers. Soon, however, new danger threatened him,
and tho prospect of starvation forced take TO
the land again. Hero he had the good fortune meet
with friendly tribe OF Indians, who supplied his
wants.
Once moro hc took to the river, to meet with saw
ages who wore supplied with muskets, and from these
he saved himself only by desperate encounter, tho
last save one OF thrtytwo battles fought from tho
time Of leaving Nyangwc. Though thus he got rid
OF his worst enemies dangers OF another sort were
yet to bc encountered. The fraiI canoes were
swept than high Iall aud
one OF these terrible incidents OF hts journey
StaDlcy's last whito assistant whom no calls ms
despatch "tho brave and pous young EnglI shman,
Francis P0cock, was drowned. From another aiIs
Stanley himself escaped as by n miracle. AT length
this long ana terrible journey came to end,
tho sth of August Stanley, accompanied by Is men,
no himself the only white man among them, arrived
at the mouth OF the Congo ''in an awful condition"
All honor to this brave and heroic soul No praise
can bo too great for n man lko this lie seems to
have "a charmed lfo We shall look with eager inter
for the detailed account Of this marvellous jour
ney, full OF appalling difcuties which but u
constitution OF iron and "a rcsolutc nature such
as is granted TO but lew Of the of
men could nave endured and survived. Tho HERALD
and its enterprisng London have dono them
selves mperishablc honor by sending such man on
sucn an crrand, and viii always be mentioned with
praise and grateful acknowcd gements in this chapter
Of the history OF African exploration