TheKhediveofEgyptwassincerewhenhegavemetheorderstosuppressthishorribletraffic；andItrust，fromthesimpledescriptionoftheexpedition，theworldwillacknowledgethatinthisdutyIexhibitedtheutmostleniencytowardstheruffianlylesseesoftheSoudangovernment。
　　IamconvincedthattheKhediveissincereatheartinwishingtosuppresstheslavetrade，butherequiresunusualmoralcouragetoenterthelistssingle-handedagainstEgyptianpublicopinion。
　　MISSIONARYLABOUR。
　　Myopinionhasbeenfrequentlyaskedonthissubject，andmanyhaveendeavouredtopersuademethatarapidchangeandimprovementofthenativesmaybeeffectedbysuchanagency。Icannotresistbyargumentsuchferventhopes；butifgoodandcapablemenaredeterminedtomaketheattempt，theymaynowbeassuredofpeaceandsecurityatGondokoro，wheretheywillhavetheadvantageofthegoodnameleftbytheexcellentbutunfortunatemembersofthelateAustrianmission。
　　GEOGRAPHY。
　　Ihavenotchangedmyopinionsthathavealreadybeenexpressedin”TheAlbertN’yanza，”exceptthat，fromthenativetestimony，IpresumetheremustbeachannelwhichconnectseitheralakeorseriesoflakeswiththeAlbertN’yanza。
　　Withoutaguide，itwouldbeaworkofmuchtimeanddifficultytodiscoverthetruechannelamongthelabyrinth-likeinletsthatcharacterizethevastbedsoffloatingwater-grass。
　　Manyyearsago，whenatMagungo，ontheAlbertN’yanza，Icouldnotatfirstbelievethattheraft-chokedentranceoftheVictoriaNileinapparentlydeadwaterwasindeedthemouthofthatimportantriver。MysubsequentexperienceinthemarshyandlacustrineBahrGiraffehasconfirmedmyimpressionsoftheextremedifficultyofdecidinguponthenon-existenceofachanneluntilafteralengthenedinvestigation。
　　IcannotconceivethattheLualabaofLivingstonecanbeincludedwithintheNileBasin。LivingstonedecidedtheleveloftheTanganyikalaketobewithin72feetofmyleveloftheAlbertN’yanza。WiththesameinstrumentshedeterminedthealtitudeoftheLualabatobelowerthantheAlbertN’yanza，thusshowingtheimpossibilityofaconnectionbetweenthatriverasanaffluentwiththelake。
　　IwillnotpresumetoassertthattheLualabaisasourceoftheCongo，asIhaveastrongobjectiontogeographicaltheoriesorassertionsunlessprovedbyactualinspection，butifLivingstone’sobservationsforaltitudearecorrect，itisimpossiblethattheLualabacanbeconnectedwiththeNile。[*]
　　[*Footnote：Mr。Stanley’sdiscoveriessincethiswaswrittenhaveconfirmedmysuppositions。]
　　Dr。Schweinfurth’sdiscoveryoftheWelleriverflowingtowardsthewest，betweenthe3rdand4thdeg。N。lat。，isaclearproofthatnorivercanberunningfromthesouthtothenorth-easttowardstheNileBasin，otherwisetheWelleriverwouldbeintersected。
　　Inpage186，vol。ii。，Dr。Schweinfurth[*]writes：——”Itscourse[theLualaba]，indeed，wastowardsthenorth；butLivingstonewasmanifestlyinerrorwhenhetookitforatruesourceoftheNile，asuppositionthatmighthavesomesemblanceoffoundationoriginatingintheinexplicablevolumeofthewaterofLakeM’wootanAlbertN’yanza，butwhichwasnegativedcompletelyassoonasmoreampleinvestigationhadbeenmadeastothecomparativelevel，direction，andconnectionofotherrivers，especiallyoftheWelle。”
　　[*Footnote：”TheHeartofAfrica。”]
　　AlthoughDr。Schweinfurthwasunprovidedwithastronomicalinstruments，wemayplacethoroughrelianceintheintegrityandabilityofthistraveller，whohastakenthegreatestpainstoarriveattrueconclusions。Iamquiteofhisopinion，thattheWelleisoutsidetheNileBasin，anddrainsthewesternwatershed。
　　InaletterfromDr。LivingstoneaddressedtoSirBartleFrere，datedLakeBangweolo，27thNov。1870，hewrites：——”TheTanganyika，whosemajesticflowImarkedbymilesandmilesofconfervaeandotheraquaticvegetationforthreemonthsduringmyillnessatUjiji，is，withthelowerTanganyika，discoveredbyBaker，ariverinelakefromtwentytothirtymilesbroad。”
　　ItisthusclearthatLivingstoneconsideredthattheTanganyikaandtheAlbertN’yanzawereonewater。On30thMay，1869，datedUjiji，hewritestoDr。Kirk：——”Tanganyika，N’zigeChowambeBaker?areonewater，andtheheadofitis300milessouthofthis。””Themajesticflow”ofconfervaeremarkedbyLivingstoneontheTanganyikaisbeyondmycomprehension，ifthatvastlakehasnooutletatthenorth。
　　InLivingstone’sletterof27thNov。，1870，hewrites：——”Speke’sgreatmistakewasthepursuitofaforegoneconclusion。WhenhediscoveredtheVictoriaN’yanzaheatonceleapedtotheconclusionthatthereinlaythesources；butsubsequently，assoonasheandGrantlookedtotheN’yanza，theyturnedtheirbacksontheNilefountains。Hadtheydoubtedthecorrectnessoftheconclusion，theywouldhavecomewestintothetroughofthegreatvalley，andfoundtheremightystreams，noteightyorninetyyards，astheirWhiteNile，butfrom4，000to8，000yards，andalwaysdeep。”
　　IwassurprisedthatLivingstonecouldmakesuchanerrorinquotingSpeke’sWhiteNilefromtheVictoriaN’yanzaaseightyorninetyyardsinwidth！AtM’rooli，inlatitudeN。1degree37”，Ihaveseenthatmagnificentriver，whichisatleastATHOUSANDYARDSinwidth，withagreatdepth。Ihavetravelledontheriverincanoes，andinthenarrowestplaces，wherethecurrentisnaturallyincreased；thewidthisatleast300yards。
　　FrommypersonalexperienceImuststrenuouslyupholdtheVictoriaNileasasourceofenormousvolume，andshoulditeverbeprovedthatthedistantaffluentsoftheM’wootanN’zigearethemostremote，andthereforethenominalsourcesoftheNile，thegreatVictoriaN’yanzamusteverbeconnectedwiththenamesofSpekeandGrantasoneofthemajesticparentsoftheNileBasin。
　　Latterly，whenspeakingoftheLualaba，LivingstonewritestoSirHenryRawlinson：——”ThedrainageclearlydidnotgointoTanganyika，andthatlake，thoughitprobablyhasanoutlet，lostallitsinteresttomeasasourceoftheriverofEgypt。”
　　Weare，thereforecompletelyinthedarkconcerningtheflowofwaterfromtheLualabasouthoftheequator，andofSchweinfurth’sWellenorthoftheequator，butboththeselargeriversweretendingtothesamedirection，north-west。Thediscoveryofthesetworiversinaboutthesamemeridianisasatisfactoryproofofthewesternwatershed，whichcompletelyexcludesthemfromtheNileBasin。IftheTanganyikalakehasnocommunicationwiththeAlbertN’yanza，theoldNileisthesimpleoffspringofthetwoparents——theVictoriaandtheAlbertlakes。
　　Thisisnowprovedtobethecase。
　　WhenthesteamerthatIleftatGondokoroinsectionsshallbelaunchedupontheAlbertN’yanza，thisinterestingquestionwillbequicklysolved。
　　EarlyinNovember，1871，whenIwasontheNilesouthofRegiaf，I
　　noticedthepeculiarchangethatsuddenlytookplaceintheriver。WeweretheninN。lat。4degrees38”，belowthelastcataracts，wherethewaterwasperfectlyclearandfreefromvegetation，withastreamofaboutthreeandahalforfourmilesperhour。
　　SuddenlytheriverbecamediscolouredbyanimmensequantityofthePistiaStratiotes，ofwhichnotoneplantwasentire。
　　Thisaquaticplantinvariablygrowsineitherdeadwaterorinthemostsluggishstream，andnoneexistedinthepartoftheriveratN。lat。4
　　degrees38”。
　　Iexaminedmanyofthebrokenplants，which，insteadoffloatingasusualonthesurface，weremingledinenormousquantitieswiththerushingwaters。Nonewererotten，buttheyhadevidentlybeencarrieddownthenumerousrockywaterfallswhichoccupytheintervalbetweenN。
　　lat。3degrees34”and4degrees38”，andwerethusbruisedandtornasunder。
　　Theextraordinaryinfluxofdamagedaquaticplantscontinuedformanydays，andunmistakablydenotedtheriseintheleveloftheAlbertN’yanzaatthatseasonsay1stNov。。Abovethefalls，inN。lat。3
　　degrees32”，thereisverylittlecurrentinthebroaddeepNile；andinaboutN。lat。3degreesthisriverisseveralmilesinwidth，withnoperceptiblestream。InthosepropitiouscalmsthePistiaStratiotesgrowsinvastmassesalongtheshores，andtheannualriseofthelakecreatesacurrentwhichcarriestheplantstowardsthecataracts，andconsequentdestruction。
　　BythissignIconcludethatthemaximumoftheAlbertN’yanzawouldbeduringthemonthofNovember。
　　LANGUAGES。
　　ThefollowinglistofwordswillaffordafairexampleofthedifferencesinlanguageofthevarioustribesbetweenGondokoroandtheequator：
　　Lobore。Bari。Shooli。Unyoro。
　　AfowlA-oo。Chokore。Gweno。Unkoko。
　　AmatGallaca。Tero。Kaboone——
　　FlourArafoo。Bolo。Mocha。Obsano。
　　WaterYee。Feeum。Pee。Maizi。
　　MilkLeh。Leh。Chak。Amattai。
　　AcowTee。Kitang。Deaug。Inte。
　　AbullMoniko。Moni。Tu-an——
　　AdogOrke。Diong。Gunoah——
　　RainYee。Koodoo。Kort。Injoore。
　　ThesunYetakali。Narlong。Tschen。MusanneAchiefrpi。Mattat。Ruort。MatongaliAsheepabeelo。Kabisho。Ramo。Imbuzi。
　　Agoat…ndree。Keene。Deall。Imbuzi。
　　Themoon……mbah。Yarfah。Dooe。Quezi。
　　Thestars。eebi。Katchikoo。Lakori。Nynerzi。
　　Fleshsah。Lokore。Reugo——
　　Dhurracorn。sih。Keemak。Gyah——
　　Abasket……voch。Soodah。Adooku——
　　Beadsecoh。Sooksook。Teko。Unguanze。
　　CoracanElcusineLoque——Kaal。Burroi。
　　UnyoroUnyoroAtreeBisale。HaltIndeenda。
　　Faroff……Arrace。GoawayTaisaGenda。
　　NearAiee。Comehere。Igghia。
　　Notfar……Ampi。SitdownIu-karra-hanze。
　　Ahouse……Engooi。GetupIm-mookka。
　　PlantainsBitoki。AmanMoosogga。
　　BeansKoli。AwomanMookazze。