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CHAPTER XIV. 



ROVUMA AND NYASSA UNIVERSITIES MISSION. 



a.d. 1861-1862. 



Beginning of 1861 — Arrival of the "Pioneer" — and of the agents of Universities 

 Mission — Cordial welcome — Livingstone's catholic feelings — Ordered to ex- 

 plore the Itovuma — Bishop Mackenzie goes with him — Returns to the Shire' — 

 Turning-point of prosperity past — Difficult navigation — The slave-sticks — 

 Bishop settles atMagomero — 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 recollections — 

 Difficulties of navigation — Captain Wilson of "Gorgon" goes up river and 

 hears of death of Bishop Mackenzie and Mr. Burrup — Great distress — Mis- 

 representations about Universities Mission — Miss Mackenzie and Mr. Burrup 

 taken to "Gorgon" — Dr. and Mrs. Livingstone return to Shupanga — Illness 

 and death of Mrs. Livingstone — Extracts from Livingstone's Journal and 

 letters to the Moffats, Agnes, and the Murchisons. 



The beginning of 1861 brought some new features 

 on the scene. The new steamer, the "Pioneer," at last 

 arrived, and was a great improvement on the "Ma-Robert," 

 though unfortunately she had too great draught of water. 

 The agents of the Universities Mission also arrived, the 

 first detachment consisting of Bishop Mackenzie and five 

 other Englishmen, and five coloured men from the 



