Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-20

wei lot btcattof, nts not c0uWruuvp fe'f'
to marrying men. However, captain Burton
was az eli men the least likely to be stopped
by difficulties. aud, after having takon etkbt
years 10 overcome the obstacles raised ny
Church aud family, Miss Arundel and be
were married.. The adventurous bride then
waited on her friend Lord Russell, At the
Foreign of'ice. with the satisfactory assurance
that unless his lordship should consent
to do something for them she and her nus
band would sterve. Lord Russell no doubt
recognized. a. did all the world. that captain
Burton had considerable claims on bis coun.
try. and ne promised his wife that her hus-
band shoun have q consulate. adding That ne
must accept whatever was offered TO binl--a
proviso not perhaps uncalled ios, seeing that
The oifer which followed was that OF The con-
snlate AZ Fernando 20. Beggsrs cannot be
choosers, ana to Fernando 20 the piucsy
pair at once started. Placed thus on the
skirts OF an unknown country Captain
Burton gave himself MP little 10 consult
ing on the coast aud much 10 travelling IN the
inferior. while 10 stiil continued 10 publish
interesting books. The Blight OF Biafra,
six hundred miles In extent, was bis turis-
dIctlon. He did good service here for three
years. He explored from Bathurst, on the
Gambi,. down 70 San Paulo dc Losndo, 10
Angola; marched mp 10 AbeOkuts. aud as-
cended The CAMERON mountains. lie visited
the cauuibal Mpaugwe, the Fans OF Du
Chaillu: be went 10 Benin City. unknown
10 Europe since the death OF BclZ0nl; pc
assembled the Congo river ana explored the
YeIIaah Rapids, the Elephant mountains and
the whole line OF lagoons between Lagos and
the Volta rivers. Then he was sent on a
dangerous misston-a three months mission
TO the King OF Dahomey, with presents to In
duce King Galele TO abolish his "customs."
TIE MUST EXPLORE.
His next consulate was at Santos, in
Brazil. He descended the San Fradcisco
RIVER and visited the Argentine Republic.
lie reported 10 the English Foreign Office
the state OF the Psraguaysn war, and crossed
the Psmpas and the Andes TO Chile and Peru.
lie was next appointed Consul TO Dsmas-
Gus, and while holding that position he ex-
plored various parts OF syria. In lS9l tue
consulate OF Damascus was reduced 10
vice.copsulatc, and Captain Burton was
recalled. 10 1872 he set out for Iceland and
thoroughly studied and explored II, return
ing the same year TO find himself posted at
Trieste. In 1876 Captain Burton visited
Midan and wrote an account OF his travels
In that country. At the close OF the year
1877 he started again for indian, purposlng
10 organize a new exploration and partial
exploitation OF the mines which he dis
covered there. The second expedition
left sutz on December 10. 1877. and re-
turned there on April 10, 1873. Ihey
brought back about twenty-five tons OF geo.
logical specimens, FIVE cases Of chronological
and anthropOlogical colIsctions--such as MI
dante cOtns, inscriptions in Nabatbean and
Cutie. remains OF worked stones, fragments
OF smelted metals. glass, and pottery.
Sketches In oil and water-colors, photographs
OF the chief ruins, including cataco'nbs' ana
OF classical temple; and, finally, maps and
plans OF the whole country. The caravan
consisted OF eight Europeans. three Egyi-
tan officers OF the staff, and two OF the line,
twenty five soldiers and thirty miners, ten
mnIes, aud about one hundred csmes.
Slr Richard Burton Is the author OF the
following books Of travel "The Lake Re-
pions of Central Africa; "Abeokuts; or.
An EXPLORATION Of the CAMERON Mountains"
OSG0: "a Narrative of His Mission TO the
King Of DahomeY" 1884; Explorations OF
the Highlands Of the Brnzis, with a Full Ac-
count OF the Gold and Diamond Mines"
also, "Cauoeing Down 1000 Miles OF the
Great River san Francisco, from Sahara to
the Sea- two volumes. 1868; "Nikram and
the Vampire; or, Tales OF Hindu Devil.
frvv nS6O; zanzibar, City Island, and
Coast" two volumes, 1922. and in collabo'
ration with Mr.. Charles y. Tyrwhlu
Drake) "Unexplored SYRIA; Visits 10 the
Libanus, the Tulu ell Safa, the Anti-Libl'
nus. the Northern Lib1nus and the Ala;
"Two Trips 10 Gorilla Land and Calaraet'
OF the Congo" two volumes. 1879; "Ulti.
ma Thule; or. A Summer In Iceland" two
volumes, 1879; Etruscan Bologna, a
study" 0S76); Sind Revisited, with No
tices Of the Anglo-Indian Army; Grail
roads Past, Present. and Future, &c." two
volumes, 1870 "The Gold Mines OF indian
and the Ruined Midiante Cities" and =" A
Fortnght's Tour in Northwestern Arabia "
ISIS.
lie crowned his literary labors by the most
complete, laboriOus, uncOmprOmisine, and
perfect translation Of that collection OF
stories known TO Us as "The AraOlan
Nights" but more correctly called " A
Thousand Nights aud Il Night" This trans
Iation was printed by subscription aud was
never published.