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the heart of the continent to insure the benighted inhabitants 

 the helpful influence of the enlightened strangers who might 

 come after the wealth. 



It was evident to him that those whose failure was inscribed 

 everywhere had only failed because they were not true to the 

 obligations which they ought to have recognized ; if they did 

 not, the manifestly selfish policy could no more expect the favor 

 of the savages than the blessing of God. He would not judge 

 the Portuguese or the priests unkindly, but he was satisfied that 

 neither captains nor priests could point to a satisfactory experi- 

 ment in the country around Tete. And the ruins of forts and 

 churches told the same story of the folly of the strangers rather 

 than the hopeless barbarism of the natives. 



When at last the time came in which it was thought prudent 

 for Dr. Livingstone to go down to Kilimane, he found the 

 generous commandant as thoughtful for his comfort on the 

 journey as he had been assiduous in the attentions bestowed in 

 his home. There was abundant provision made for a safe and 

 pleasant sail down the noble river, and orders were issued that 

 the traveller should be at no expense for supplies. Full of 

 gratitude to God and men, Livingstone entered the large strongly- 

 built canoe which had been provided for him, and sat down un- 

 der the pleasant canopy which had been thoughtfully supplied, 

 and was pulled away from Tete on the 22d of April, 1856. He 

 had not forgotten his trusty followers ; only sixteen of them 

 attended him to the sea, but he had made arrangements for them 

 at Tete, by which he was confident that they would be com- 

 fortable until his return, if indeed God should spare him to 

 continue his work in Africa. 



Just below the village, on the right bank of the river, he 

 passed the ruins of the residences of the wealthy merchants, who 

 had been so recently the victims of Kisaka's groundless rage. 

 At the confluence of the Luenya he had a view of Nyaude's 

 fortress, which had proven so formidable in the recent wars. 

 It is only a strong stockade ; it seemed, however, to be con- 

 structed of living trees, and could hardly be burned. It was 

 strange to see a stockade menacing the whole commerce of the 

 river in a situation where the guns of a vessel would have full 

 play on it, but it is a formidable affair for those who have only 



