Year: 1872


authority to lose no time in giving us rapid
transit in some form or another. We shall be
glad to note from time to time what is being
done in the matter.


The Herald African Expedition to
Join Sir Samuel Baker.


On another page of this mornings issue we
publish letter from the HERALD correspond
ent sent out to join the Egyptian expedition of
Sir Samuel Baker, in the interior Of Africa
Some time ago, it will be remembered by our
readers, it was reported that mutiny had
broken out in the exploring army, and that the
indomitable commander was assassinated.
Subsequent reports corrected this impression,
and we have now the letter of our correspond
ent to prove that Sir Samuel and his heroic
lady are alive and safely established at Condo
koro. BY the date Of the letter published the
HERALD correspondent, after crossing the
Nubian Desert and touching at Berber, had
arrived at Khartoum, at the junction of the
Blue and White Nile. From this point he in
tends to push on for the expedition Of Sir
Samuel which he calculated to join in about
three months from the date of writing. Second
only in Importance to the researches of Dr.
Livingstone, who by this time, in all prob
ability is on his way to the coast with STAN
ley who commands the HERAI.D's expedition
sent out in quest Of the great traveller, is the
undertaking of Sir Samuel Baker. With
well-equipped army under his command and
the munifcent aid of the Viceroy of Egypt to
sustain him. it is to be hoped that the
enterprise will prove in every way a success
commensurate with it's outlay. We may form
some idea Of the terrible nature of the task IN
dertaken from the sufferings of those who
have essayed it. The rigors Of climate, the OBJ
structions of nature and the ferocity Of the un-
civilized savages all conspire against the
pioneers of civilization and help to keep fast
bound the secrets Of the unknown interior Of
the African Continent The labors Of the in
defatigable and bold explorers who have gone
before, as well as those now engaged in the
task of learning what may be learned and see
ing what may be seen Of the primitive lands
and the uncivilized people who inhabit them,
had not up to this, been thoroughly appre-
ciated by the great public Of civilized nations
until the press, through its correspondents,
came to their aid. The works Of Livingstone,
Murchison, Baker, Spoke, Grant, Burton and
other brave travellers who have trodden the
unbeaten tracks of these regions have helped to
enlighten us and teach us what we know
garding them but for the one who had read
these works there are q hundred now who
anxiously watch and learn from the CORE
spondents of the great journals of the day in
formation which was previously sealed book
for them With the idea Of carrying out its
great mission the HERALD despatched two of
its correspondents to Africa-one to learn of the
whereabouts of DR.. Livingstone and the other
to join Sir Samuel Bakers expedition in the
interior of Africa. After year Of anxiety
the glad news that Livingstone had been found
reached us from Zanzibar and probably by
this time the HERALD's other correspondent
has joined the expedition Of Sir Samuel Baker,
at Gondokoro. From what we have already
ascertained the Baker expedition has expert
enced the greatest hardships, and death and
disease have made sad inroads in the ranks of
those composing the exploring party. Poison





sun have dealt death with lavish hand on all
sides. With decimated ranks and reduced
stores the expedition arrived at Gondokoro,
there to find the Bari nation of savages ready
to give the expedition fresh trouble, A month s
campaign was the result, and the savages met
with chastisement for their temerity. Whether
Baker has pushed on further or is still halting
at Gondokoro there is no information. From
the HERALD correspondent in Cairo we per-
ceive that his expedition has not given entire
satisfaction to the Viceroys government, and
rumors were current that it was about being
recalled. 1t is certain, however, that Baker
relied on being able to enlist the Bari natives
to assist him in transporting his steamers to
the Nyanzas; but his recent difficulty with
these savages has delayed if it has not
prevented such on accomplishment. He
has applied for more men, but the
Viceroy feels loath to despatch fresh contn-
gent. The next letter from our correspondent
will probably be dated from Bakers headquar-
ters at Gondokoro, when we shall learn for cer-
tain of the intentions of the expedition, and
additional particulars of the hardships it has
already suffered


President Theirs has accorded permission to
the members Of the House Of Bourbon that the
remains of the late Kino T,ouis pbi1pDa cho1l