The New York herald., 1879-07-11

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of which was almost fatal to me- as it had never
been mentioned by anybody. There is connee
ton by water between the Cuando and the Cubango
The course followed was through Ungo-e-Ungo,
which would lead me from the Cuando to the Upper
Zambesi. The ground traversed was all miry-an
immense marsh. was accompanied on my passage
through part of this region by natives generously
supplied by friendly chief. There game
water covered everything and we consequently suf-
fered much misery and many privations.
At WHITE AFRICANS DISCOVERED.
! here made one OF the most curious discoveries
carriers white man. He belonged to race
entirely unknown up, to the present day. great
Cassequer; they whittier than the Caucasians.
aud place OF hair have their heads COW
cred with small tufts Of very short wool. Their
those of the Chinese The men are extremely
robust. When they discharge an arrow at
elephant the shaft is completely buried in the
animals body. They live on roots and the chase.
and 1t is only when these supplies tail them that they
hold any relations with the neighboring race. the
Ambuelas. from whom they obtain food III exchange
for ivory. The Cassequeres entirely nomadic
race. and never sleep two nights in the same en-
do cook their food in pots. They wander about.
In groups Of from four to six families. over
the torrSsy lying Nss ns oa ssas
from crossing OF the Cassequeres with the
negroes OF. other races sprang those muiAttoes
OF the south whom the English call Bushmen. The
latter however, better of than the Cassequeres
and pots cooking their food. while their dis
ion found It Necessity during the course Of my
expedition to throw bridge across the river
account OF the numerous crocodiles that abounded
in the stream. My negroes aud my selr constructed
the bridge and croGsed in three days All this terri
tory is dssolste. Tombs everywhere to be met
ip portusuese s's. trader. I named Luia % AlSino.
native native, Of Lisbon AZ Ibis poinf. -, the. sa.
Of 1903 hours. We afterward contrived to
obtain some alpista Canary seed but. even SO. had
intervals OF tasting which lasted from forty to
forty y-eght hours. In other marshy spots it is
possible meet with turtles. which the natives call
'caumbeu." but in the zone that the Ungo-e-Ungo
1t possible to trust TO turtles for cup
plying with food. Finding myself and my
panions reduced to the extreme of misery, aud
possessing but very small quantity OF goods sent
to u Chief, who was informed not Tar of. beg
ging him to supply us with some provisions.
rhe chiefs reply was decided refusal. was
then obliged to have recourse to All expedient which
cannot defend on the score OF morality-I actually
purloined some of the chiefs sweet potatoes. which
very acceptable in desperate situation. We
we're in these critical circumstances when we sue
ceeded in reaching "Lui."
THE LUALApA AND cApuR
!. there met with powerful chief youth of six
teen, with whom at once formed the most friendly
relations. and who made me present of thirty
oxen. now discovered that great part OF my
them and said:-'You may go; you are
free. have nothing to give you. Go. l do not
not foresee. The blacks OF Benguela departed. but
those or the of travellers the Biheans remained
with me. There were no doubt. important discov-
cries to be made to the northeast. There lies the
country of the .Chocolumbe." extending from the
Liambi 10 the Mschila and Loengue. They bar
barians. and had ones. and will not permit within
their erritores people no clad shod. From
map drawn by negro OF Bihe obtained the
knowledge OF some very curious facts which the
ssvages and want Of resources did not permit to
SEQ. 1 saw by this map that the most southern
source of the Lualaba lies between those of the
grees latitude, like those of the other rivers of
Africa. The Luengue. or Cafuque. which flows
on that SIDE TO the s' Asmoes' not having =
may become the best channel for penetrating
to the centre of Africa. This 10 the river which
Livingstone txed its entrance into the Zambesi,
and which he called "Cafue. Stanley warned me
not to go to Chocolumbe The negroes of Bihe
the only that obtain admittance there.
Zanzibar Arabs or Europeans cannot venture there
with lmpunity. am however, OF opinion. that the
exploration OF the Luengue lis At the present time the
most important problem that has to be solved. The
river that Lakes Bang and Moero Is
the Luaaba; the river which Joins the two lakes in
Silva Porto who passed there. well knew. Lualaba
IL the of the east arm, which extends far
~ degrees latitude aud where discovered IL by the
map the Bihean. The LuaIabs must therefore.
be regarded the source of the Congo. and not the
Chambeze. which prolongs Lake Bangweolo to the
west. At the period when these important dis
coveries made my encouragement
very great The trbo that surrounded
and the chier that governed entertained
to live at distance from them, but even then
not in safety. As there was no game made use of
l caught very bad fish, was ut this time very
unwen Ally blacks were robbed aud beaten every
time they attempted 10 leave the encanpment. We
were last able to depart and discover . country
where game was To be had.
ABANDONED rHK BLACKS.
ON tho night of tnc 9th August. 1878. was sitting
ia my encampment admiring the splendor OF the
moonlight scene and preparing to take the moons
altitude. had observed. but AZ caused me
iety. that many luminous points moved rapidly
amidst the trees. The encampment still very
extensive, because 1t still contained the tents OF
IN pf blac k- who aced tp
BangucIa. On a sudden heard the cry OF ''Firel
Fire!' and the huts began to burn. The confu-
sion that cnsued during the first moments of
forget to bring the Instruments immcdiateiy.
Maranna, girl, who died afterward,
brought my papers, while the otner blacks secured
the greater part OF the more important objects.
Around these OBJECTS and In the centre the camp,
with arms in their hands. they defended themselves
against most violent attack. Many pershed there.
On the follow night of the blacks on entering
my tent, exclaimed I'VE are alone! They have hodl
Treacheryl" went out of my hut in a hurry and
looked around. 1t was true. was abanuoncd by
all but the iew blacks You now see with me here
this platform. The Others. frightened by the attack
made the eve. had He'd 10 the mountains. L
aiterward discovered that one OF the tugitives
returned to Bengucla; they all died the way.
In tlis condition of affairs IL quite impossi-
bic tor inc to proceed to Choconinbo. 1 then
resolved Un pitching the camp In spot whore game
was to be round. We strengthened our camp by
cutting down trees. and by tails violent and rapid
labor my hands were l,ft in n wretched condition..
We thus lived for some time, shooting ducks and
deer. at last resolved ON requt sting the nearest
cher to- supply me with the ans OF leaving
th3t region grand meeting neld, which
enjoyed the pleasure of contemplating; many
projects were presented and discussed, but
no conclusion come to- I at last spoke
rosolutely to the chiet and assumed sucn
attitude that he supplied me with boats to
enable me to descend the zambesiLiambai. The