460 REMONSTRANCE TO LISBON. Chap. XSII." 



nivance of officials, of whom better might have been hoped, 

 could counteract our best efforts, and turn intended good to 

 certain evil, brought on attacks of dysentery, which went the 

 round of the Expedition — and, Dr. Kirk and Charles Living- 

 stone having suffered most severely, it was deemed advisable 

 that they should go home. This measure was necessary, 

 though much to the regret of all — for having done so much, 

 they were naturally anxious to be present, when, by the esta- 

 blishing ourselves on the Lake, all our efforts should be 

 crowned with success. After it had been decided that these 

 two officers, and all the whites who could be spared, should 

 be sent down to the sea for a passage to England, Dr. 

 Livingstone was seized in May with a severe attack of 

 dysentery, which continued for a month, and reduced him 

 to a shadow. Dr. Kirk kindly remained in attendance till 

 the worst was passed. The parting took place on the 19th 

 of May. 



We had still the hope, that by means of a strong remon- 

 strance sent to Lisbon, against the Portuguese officials in 

 Tette engaging in the slave-hunting forays, some means 

 would be resorted to for preventing slavers for the future 

 following on our footsteps and neutralizing our efforts. 

 The appeal, however, we subsequently ascertained, produced 

 only a shoal of promises from the Portuguese Ministry. 

 New orders were to be sent out to the officials, to render 

 us every assistance, and a request was made for information 

 respecting Dr. Livingstone's geographical discoveries, for the 

 especial use of the Minister of Marine and the Colonies : 

 though it was notorious that his Excellency had made use of 

 our previous information in constructing a map, in which 

 by changing the spelling he had attempted to prove that 

 Dr. Livingstone had made no discoveries at all. Truly our 

 object was not so much discovery, as a desire to lead the 



