CONTENTS. 



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country — The Makololo — Approach home — Some are disappointed — News 

 of the death of the Loudon missionaries, the Helmores and others — Letter 

 to Dr. Moffat — The Victoria Falls re-examined — Sekeletu ill of leprosy — 

 Treatment and recovery— His disappointment at not seeing Mrs. Living- 

 stone — Efforts for the spiritual good of the Makololo — Careful observa- 

 tions in Natural History — The last of the "Ma-Robert" — Cheering 

 prospect of the Universities Mission — Letter to Mr. Moore — to Mr. 

 Young — He wishes another ship — Letter to Sir Roderick Murchison on 

 the rumoured journey of Silva Porto, ....... 265 



CHAPTER XIV. 



KOVUMA AND NYASSA — UNIVERSITIES MISSION. 



a.d. 1861-1862. 



Beginning of 1861 — Arrival of the "Pioneer," and of the agents of Univer- 

 sities Mission — Cordial welcome — Livingstone's catholic feelings — Ordered 

 to explore the Rovuma — Bishop Mackenzie goes with him — Returns to 

 the Shire — Turning-point of prosperity past — Difficult navigation — The 

 slave-sticks— Bishop-settles at Magomero — Hostilities between Manganja 

 and Ajawa — Attack of Mission party by Ajawa — Livingstone's advice to 

 Bishop regarding them — Letter to his son Robert — Livingstone, Kirk, and 

 Charles start for Lake Nyassa — Party robbed at north of Lake — Dismal 

 activity of the slave-trade — Awful mortality in the process — Livingstone's 

 fondness for Punch — Letter to Mr. Young — Joy at departure of new 

 steamer " Lady Nyassa " — Colonisation project — Letter against it from 

 Sir R. Murchison — Hears of Dr. Stewart coming out from Free Church of 

 Scotland — Visit at the ship from Bishop Mackenzie — News of defeat of 

 Ajawa by missionaries — Anxiety of Livingstone- — -Arrangements for 

 "Pioneer" to go to Kongone for new steamer and friends from home, 

 then go to Ruo to meet Bishop — "Pioneer" detained — Dr. Livingstone's 

 anxieties and depression at New Year — " Pioneer " misses man-of-war 

 " Gorgon " — At length " Gorgon " appears with brig from England and 

 " Lady Nyassa" — Mrs. Livingstone and other ladies on board — Living- 

 stone's meeting with his wife, and with Dr. Stewart — Stewart's recollec- 

 tions — Difficulties of navigation — Captain Wilson of " Gorgon " goes up 

 river and hears of death of Bishop Mackenzie and Mr. Burrup — Great 

 distress — Misrepresentations about Universities Mission — Miss Mackenzie 

 and Mrs. Burrup taken to "Gorgon" — Dr. and Mrs. Livingstone return 

 to Shupanga — Illness and death of Mrs. Livingstone there — Extracts 

 from Livingstone's Journal, and letters to the Moffats, Agnes, and the 

 Murchisons, ..".........■ 282 



