The New York herald., 1879-07-11

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banks of the river were we'll wooded. and game
to be found in abundance: but soon began to sight
basat and then cataracts and rapids III the bed of
the river. My companions and myself we're exposed
to the greatest peril descended the thrtyseven
cataracs of the Zambesi thirty cataracts in the
space Of hour and half that have never been
mentioned by any one; in fact. may say that
at this period 1 was very near perishing OF
hanger aud the cataracts. Fear never left me
for instant. During the intervals of deirum did
my best to land and make map OF the caaracts and
the banks of the river. The whole of the country
that traversed is well peopled. with the exception
of the region the cataract 10 the southeast live
the terrible "Macalacas." fighting race. but which
ueones of Erbansed whout M
looked forward with hope to reach the junction of
the Cuando with the Zambesi. for expected to find
English mission there OF which had heard speak.
MISSIONARIES AT WORK.
Unfortunately discovered that tine missionaries
had perished the way. and instead of Christians
/ found u chief who wished to fay alive. 1t was
at this spot that met with an English naturalist
named Dr. Bradshaw. who was reduced to the great
est misery. He had for covering nothing but tat
tered shirt and pair of troysers in most ruinous
condition. He walked barefoot. though he always
carried in Of his hands pair OF shoes. of which
he very saving. though never succeeded in
comprehending the motive OF such economy.
DR.. Bradshaw, who had come from the Cape of
Good Hope to that distant region, engaged
in shooting birds and in collecting animals tor the
lance like true Engishman with the greatest samg
rod, BY making his appearsnc in his drawers, and.
in the centre OF Africa gravely presenting me with
q carte de rtsfe printed in London. It at this
spot that passed of the most terrible nights Of
the whole OF my journey. was in the tent of DR..
the natives. who are of bad disposition surrounded
the doctors hsbitation. We at once placed table
against the door our loaded rifles upon it, and dur
ing the whole night long did nothing but watch
the movements of our numerous enemies.
At daybresk we learned that the savsges had
Being informed that there French missionary
few miles of resolved to set out at and visit
him: but on the way violent fever seized me and
entirely lost consciousness. When ! rcgaincd my
twelve days afterward found two ladies ut
spoke to me in French They were the wife and
niece of a clergyman named Coillard. owe my life
to the kindness and attention of those ladies. No
sooner, however had recovered than the idea Of
my discoveries became more intense than ever.
THE PROBLEM OF THE cUASDo AND THE cUBAsGo.
was anxious to trace the course OF the Cubango.
But how was this to be done? With the exception
OF the tusks of u few elephants that had killed
was possessed of nothing in this world Tho Coil
lard family offered all they possessed, and resolved
to accompany me. in vain pointed out to the
ladies that they would be obliged to follow the fatal
road where ElnOhr perished with all his family.
We departed together and entered Kalahari.
Kalahari is styled q desert. but nevertheless
trees animals aud people are to be found in
1t. Water, however, Is not abundant, and in
many parts Is only to be met with during certain
part or the year. and that account the natives
wander about in q nomadic state and come and dis
appear with the waters At the extremity of the
Kalahari Desert met with the great ''Macaricari.
The great Macaricar Is the most extraordinary thing
that exists In Africa. At times IL Is q lake full OF
water At other times it is dry. being covered with
q layer of salt. Why the lake times contains
and at other times does cannot be accounted
for the rainy DO not satisfactorily explain
the facts The great with
Lake Ngami by the river Matobele. which
Baines says hows to the East. and Livingstone repre-
sents as flowing to the West Both explorers are
right because, accordingly the rains tall into the
Matobele abundant in the Cubango, the waters
oscilate from side to the other. fact perhaps
without parallel In the world. The Ngami aud
the great Msasfcsri nothing but the overflow
ings Of the Cubango which at last loses itself in the
desert oy svaporat'pn. % % we % saueaea greatly rroa
with salt. here learned from mulatto that there
not the least connection between the Cuando
and the Cubango. The problem OF the Cubango was
thus completely solved.
rHE VICTORIA FALLS
did not after this follow the Zambesi. because
but went and visited the cataracts of Mosi-oa-
tonia the largest in the world to which Livingstone
gave the name OF the Victoria Falls. The water
PUSHES down through large hssure in the basalt
from height which at one point Is about one hun
drod and eighty metres, and at another point from
height winch verified to be hundred and
twenty metres. My observations in making this
calculation were taken while 1 was suspended over
the abyss by the cloths which formed the clothing of
one OF my negroes. and which my blacks held
trembling they did then bade farewell to
the courageou and Coillari family and
arrived at Shoshong, being now the River Linz
popo. Shoshong is the capital OF territory the in
habitants OF which are Christians and regularly at
tend mass and the sermons of the missionaries. In
this region. which Is extraordinarily civilized Eng
lish coin has currency and u system OF credit Is
promissory notes. The civilization of these people
is due principally to the Protestant ministers Macken
4 and Price. who preparing the Christian
mission OF Lake Tanganyika. | assembled tile Linn
popo and fixed the longitude. which IL erroneousiy
given on all the maps"
From this point Major Pinto wrote to Sir Theophi
lus Shepstone. Governor OF the Transvaal;
suorHosG tBamanguatol Jan =. 1873
To hrs ExCkLLkSct rnk GovsRSoR of TKASsvAALs-
sia-I the liberty write TO you, although have
not the honor OF your acsusn,anee Leader of geo
Portugal crossed zs@besi River with he ojec, Of
attaining the eastern coast through the Chocuumbisn
barred my way Having lost every thing aud having been
abandoned by my earr,ers foiowors found my sell
news reached my missionary having penetrated
into the Upper zambcs and resolved upon going meet
Tor many month on the scanty derive from
the chase and travelling over two hundred miles OF almost
NJ Francis CoHisra; a Ffencsman connected with tho
evangec mission OF sesuto aud the director ot the be
constitution vas wholly broken down. fell seriously III
aud recovervd ~ believe only by miracle To ether it
eight men, the only ones who out OF 400 with whom
started from BIZ. have remained faithful tp Being
Portugal without your kind assistance hope reach
Transva about the beginning Of February liz Portu gal
aeo1 my fate viii andoabtcdy cireaaie there Your
celency would therefore greatly obge me by kindly
a saI % ,c ,a % a. ms ,ne hg hh q, ror d
that though have suffered great losses all
safe Major sERPA.PiNrO
The Portuguese Consul at the Cape of Good Hope
wrote 10 his government that receiving intelli-
gsnco of the Majors difficulties he had ordered that
he should be aided IN every way he might require.
On February Ia, the iustrious geographer \. Jeppe
wrote to the Secretary of the LISBON biographical
society - take pleasure IN announcing to you the
safe arrived February H. of your worthy explorer
Major Serpa-Pinto. lie has had many n narrow cs-
cape and his achievement borders the mraculou
All OF US here will DO our best to honor him as lac