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Senhor Gra9a visited Matiamvo. If I knew that any one else 

 had done more, or that any European had ever before crossed 

 the continent, I would certainly mention it 1 . I cannot find a 

 trace of a road from Caconda either." 



The historical results of these labours and triumphs are 

 necessarily future. Already some pages are added to authentic 

 history by what he has done. Half a century hence will pro- 

 bably revolutionize the records of the African continent, and 

 of the race of Ham, as a direct consequence of these labours. 

 It were idle to speculate as to what these results may be. 

 We have every reason to conclude that, sooner or later, 

 Africa will be immeasurably raised in the scale op the 

 human family ; general science and commerce therein 

 extended ; the slave-trade destroyed ; and the glorious 

 standard of the gospel of peace planted where heathen- 

 ism now reigns. 



Section II. — Dr Livingstone's Labours, Explorations and 

 Discoveries considered as to their extent and results in their 

 Scientific Aspect. 



" And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning 

 all things that are done under heaven : this sore travail hath God 

 given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith." Eccles. i. 13. 



The subjects embraced in this section are so vast, that we 

 have to be mindful of suggesting principles rather than of giv- 

 ing detail. It is thought well to arrange these materials under 

 those heads which occur the most obviously in connexion with 

 this scientific aspect. 



It must be remembered that the information here given 

 refers in particular to the new regions traversed by Dr Living- 

 stone, and not to Africa in general. 



1 See Mr Macqueen's Papers, Royal Geographical Society s Journal, 

 Vol. XXVI. 



