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to make every signal in his power to attract the at- 

 tention of those on board, and then report himself to 

 the commanding officer. Again, in case the Mavite 

 should come down and threaten Chibisa, he was to 

 take the boats down to the confluence of the Shire 

 with the Zambesi, wait there the prescribed time, and 

 should we not arrive by that period, go on to the 

 mouth of the river, as before explained ; but he was 

 not to be frightened or led into moving by any report 

 amongst the natives of the approach of the Mavite, 

 nor was he to stir till he had actually seen them him- 

 self Should this occur he was to report the state of 

 the country to the officer in command of the ship, as 

 well as our intention of returning to Nyassa, and 

 thence reaching the coast, should we find our retreat 

 cut off to the south. His orders as to a fair allow- 

 ance of spirit, provisions, cloth, &c., were also distinct. 



So far we have not been able to ascertain anything 

 about Livingstone, nor did we expect to have done so, 

 though we have met many natives who once knew 

 him personally. It is wonderful that we have been 

 permitted, by the blessmg of Providence, to travel so 

 far in good health through a country the banks of 

 whose rivers are strewn with the graves of our 

 countrymen, all of whom have died from fever, or the 

 effects of the climate in some way. 



Chinsoro and Singerry attend prayers morning and 

 evening, as did also the two Krumen, whom neces- 

 sity compelled us to leave behind at Chibisa with the 

 boats. I took rather a fancy to Antonio, who tra- 

 velled always in my boat. He was a nice and willing 

 boy, and I am sorry he was left behind. 



