43 o DAVID LIVINGSTONE. [chap. xxi. 



Zanzibar. It was Stanley to whom he intrusted his 

 Journal and other documents. Stanley had been his 

 confidential friend for four months — the only white man 

 to whom he had talked for six years. It was matter 

 of life and death to Livingstone to be supplied for this 

 concluding piece of work far better than he had been for 

 years back. What man in his senses would have failed 

 in these circumstances to avail himself to the utmost of 

 the services of one who had shown himself so efficient ; 

 would have put him aside to fall back on others, albeit 

 his own countrymen, who, with all their good- will, had 

 not been able to save him from robbery, beggary, and a 

 half- broken heart ? 



Stanley's journey from Unyanyembe to Bagamoio was 

 a perpetual struggle against hostile natives, flooded 

 roads, slush, mire, and water, roaring torrents, ants and 

 mosquitos, or, as he described it, the ten plagues of 

 Egypt. On his reaching Bagamoio on the 6th May, he 

 found a new surprise. A white man dressed in flannels 

 and helmet appeared, and as he met Stanley congratu- 

 lated him on his splendid success. It was Lieutenant 

 Henn, R.N., a member of the Search Expedition which 

 the Boyal Geographical Society and others had sent out 

 to look for Livingstone. The resolution to organise such 

 an expedition was taken after news had come to England 

 of the war between the Arabs and the natives at Un- 

 yanyembe, stopping the communication with Ujiji, and 

 rendering it impossible, as it was thought, for Mr. 

 Stanley to get to Livingstone's relief. The expedition 

 had been placed under command of Lieutenant Dawson, 

 B.N., with Lieutenant Henn as second, and was joined 

 by the Rev. Charles New, a missionary from Mombasa, 

 and Mr. W. Oswell Livingstone, youngest son of the 

 Doctor. Stanley's arrival at Bagamoio had been pre- 

 ceded by that of some of his men, who brought the news 

 that Livingstone had been found and relieved. On 



