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occasion. The Boers subsequently, by relieving me of all my 

 goods, freed me from the labour of returning to Kolobeng at all. 



Of the circumstances attending our arrival at Sebituane's, and 

 the project of opening up a path to the coast, you are already so 

 fully aware, from having examined and awarded your approbation, 

 I need scarcely allude to it. Double the time has been expended 

 to that which I anticipated, but as it chiefly arose from sickness, 

 the loss of time was unavoidable. The same cause produced 

 interruptions in preaching the gospel — as would have been the 

 case had I been indisposed anywhere else. 



The foregoing short notices of all the plans which I can bring 

 to my recollection since my arrival in Africa lead me to the 

 question, which of the plans it is that the Directors particularise 

 when they say they are restricted in their power of aiding plans 

 only remotely connected with the spread of the gospel. It cannot 

 be the last surely, for I had their express approval before leaving 

 Cape Town, and they yield to none in admiration of the zeal with 

 which it has been executed. Then which is it ? 



As it cannot be meant to apply in the way of want of funds 

 deciding the suspension of operations which would make the 

 connection remote enough with the spread of the gospel by us, I 

 am at a loss to understand the phraseology, and therefore trust 

 that the difficulty may be explained. The difficulties are men- 

 tioned in no captious spirit, though, from being at a loss as to the 

 precise meaning of the terms, I may appear to be querulous. I am 

 not conscious of any diminution of the respect and affection with 

 which I have always addressed you. — I am, yours affectionately, 



David Livingston. 



No. IV. 



LOED CLARENDON'S LETTER TO SEKELETU. 



From The Earl of Clarendon, Principal Secretary of State for 

 Foreign Affairs of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, 

 to our esteemed Friend Sekeletu, Chief of the Makololo, in 

 South Central Africa. 



The Queen our Sovereign and the British Government have 

 learnt with much pleasure from Her Majesty's servant, Dr. Living- 



