The Sun. — 1854-09-12 (London, England)

EXPEDITION TO CENTRAL AFRICA.  Further communications have been received from Dr. Barth, from Timbuktu, giving an account of his protracted sojourn at that dangerous place. The date of the present letters is two months more recent than that of the first letters despatched thence. They reach up to the 15th December last. They contain the gratifying news that this indefatigable and courageous traveller had regained his full health and strength. He writes that ho would have quitted Timbuktu long ago (a place where his life was greatly exposed to the effects of an unfavourable climate, and much more so to the dangers arising from the hostile disposition towards Christians of the mcst fanatical Mohammedan population of Northern Africa), were it not that he would have before him certain death, and share the fate of the unfortunate Major Laing, if he left Timbuktu without sufficient protection. The murder of that excellent officers was instigated by the Fullan (or Fellahas) of Hamd-Allahi, a tribe living south-west from Timbuktu, the same faction that is so much opposed to Dr. Barth. These Hamd-Allahi Fullan had received from their chief the most peremptory order to effect the capture of the traveller, and bring him to his head-quarters, whether dead or alive, for they had expressed their disbelief in the pretended character of Dr. Barth being an ambassador from Stamboul ; and they had demanded all his papers, to ascertain whether they substantiated what the Sheikh el Bakay had caused the great mass of the people to believe. Hitherto their hostility has availed nothing, owing to the protection of the Sheikh el Bakay, and to the energetic bearing as well as the unceasing watchfulness of Dr. Barth himself. Unhappily, the renowned Sheikh has no military power of any kind, his authority consisting solely of an extensive spiritual influence over a great portion of the Western Sudan. Dr. Barth, therefore, and his own small retinue, are almost at all times well armed, and ready to resist effectively any sudden attack. It is greatly to be regretted that Dr. Barth is not in possession of a letter from the "Sultan of Stamboul," inasmuch as he states most emphatically that he would then not be in the least molested by any of the Mohammedan inhabitants. He hoped, however, to be able to depart freedfrom Tfriemmbiaikstiutuabtyietnh„%ei cileohse of the Sear, and must at encebeiiigtu be Highly detrimental to mind and body. While preparing the present letter, Dr. Barth had the great joy to receive Audb, the mighty chief of the Tingeregif, a Tuaric tribe, inhabiting the regions east of Timbuktu, along the Kowara, or Isa Bail4a, as it is more properly called there. That lung-expected chief came, on the bidding of El Bakay, as the traveller's protector, with a welcome escort of 100 ihlioer swbe ean :yen n , backd teos ptsaeeteehheidm Sakatu.fsafely Elthrough ts o.jhfoi Dn rh.vmohgaedldominions, a havingl os no o reached Timbuktu, and given him the utmost Dr. Barth had collected a great mass of information and drawn up various maps, of both which he has sent a small but valuable portion on this occasion. There is no further news from the party under D. r. Vogel, but btahymepmlperr.ecienFr communications mayi bemonth.—Communicated n expectedieat to tnh teh eAcem save ofm