404 LIFE OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE, LL.D. 



of reaching him." The result of this determination of the Council of the 

 Royal Geographical Society was the getting up of a formidable expedition to 

 march into the interior, and find news of the great explorer, dead or alive. 

 As the Government refused to advance any money to assist in covering the 

 expenses of the expedition, it was left for the Society and the public to fur- 

 nish the means, and within a few weeks ample funds and an efficient party 

 were ready to start for Africa. 



Early in 1872 this expedition was being organized at Zanzibar, under the 

 guidance of Lieutenant Dawson, who was assisted by Lieutenant Henn, Mr. 

 New, a missionary, and Mr. Oswell Livingstone, a son of the great explorer. 

 As the public felt satisfied with the zeal and abilities of the English heads of 

 the Search and Relief Expedition, the general excitement subsided. No one 

 appeared to hope for any results from the expedition sent out by the proprietors 

 of the New York Herald, and gradually its existence came to be overlooked or 

 forgotten. Even Dr. Kirk, who had opportunities of seeing its leader and 

 his careful preparations for his journey, never dreamed that Livingstone would 

 ever be heard of through his exertions. 



