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exception, they never reached me. I received, however, a 

 letter from Admiral Trotter, conveying information of their 

 welfare, and some newspapers, which were a treat indeed. 

 Her majesty's brig the " Frolic" had called to inquire for 

 me in the November previous, and Captain Nolluth, of 

 that ship, had most considerately left a case of wine; and 

 his surgeon, Dr. James Walsh, divining what I should need 

 most, left an ounce of quinine. These gifts made my heart 

 overflow. I had not tasted any liquor whatever during the 

 time I had been in Africa; but, when reduced in Angola to 

 extreme weakness, I found much benefit from a little wine, 

 and took from Loanda one bottle of brandy in my medi- 

 cine-chest, intending to use it if it were again required; 

 but the boy who carried it whirled the box upside-down 

 and smashed the bottle, so that I cannot give my testimony 

 either in favor of or against the brandy. 



But my joy on reaching the east coast was sadly embit- 

 tered by the news that Commander MacLune, of H.M. 

 brigantine "Dart," on coming in to Kilimane to pick me 

 up, had, with Lieutenant Woodruffe and five men, been lost 

 on the bar. I never felt more poignant sorrow. It seemed 

 is if it would have been easier for me to have died for them 

 than that they should all be cut off from the joys of life in 

 generously attempting to render me a service. I woul 1 

 oere acknowledge my deep obligations to the Earl of Cla- 

 rendon, to the admiral at the Cape, and others, for the kind 

 interest they manifested in my safety : even the inquiries 

 made were very much to my advantage. I also refer with 

 feelings of gratitude to the Governor of Mozambique for 

 offering me a passage in the schooner "Zambesi," belonging 

 to that province ; and I shall never forget the generous 

 hospitality of Colonel Nunes and his nephew, with whom 

 I remained. One of the discoveries I have made is that 

 there are vast numbers of good people in the world ; and 

 I do most devoutly tender my unfeigned thanks to that 

 Gx'a'ious One who mercifully watched over me in every 



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