78 MEMOIR OF DR. HARVEY. 



CHAPTER IV. 



SECOND KESIDENCE AT CAPE TOWN. 



The death of Mr. J. Harvey took place on the twenty-sixth of 

 April, and in June the melancholy group reached England. 

 The Cape appointment being readily obtained, William, after 

 spending a few weeks in the home circle of his relatives, returned 

 to a lonely residence in Africa, led back, as he has himself said, 

 by duty rather than pleasure, the charm of novelty, and the high 

 hopes which had gilded his first voyage having passed away. 



He writes on board — 



Ship Wellington, August 19th, 1836. 



" Once more upon the waters " — even so. We have been now 

 a week at sea, and the time has glided by without much trouble. 

 We have literally had nought but gentle breezes, pushing, for 

 they are too gentle to call them hloiving, us along. Biscay has 

 been like a millpond. We hope to see Madeira on Tuesday 

 next. What a state of suspense I am in about Tristan Da 

 Cunha. Only think, Captain Liddel has been there four times, 

 and is quite fond of going there when it falls in his way, so we 

 have a fair chance of seeing it. The last time Captain Liddel 

 was there, in 1835, he allowed all the passengers to take a run 

 on shore. 1 



Apropos of Tristan Da Cunha, Captain L. draws very nicely. 

 He showed me to-day his last year's log-book, in almost every 



1 Mr. Harvey bad the gratification of seeing this island, especially attractive 

 to him from its tree ferns. 



