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■welcomed by Monsieur Charles Cauchoix, an ex-lieutenant of the French 

 navy, "who rendered him every assistance in his power. The very day he 

 reached Katombela, scurvy broke out on him with great violence, and by the 

 evening he found he could neither speak nor swallow. Monsieur Cauchoix 

 started off with him in a hammock for Benguela at two o'clock in the morn- 

 ing, to place him at once under the care of Dr. Cavacho, in charge of the 

 military hospital there, to whose kind and scientific treatment the traveller 

 in a great measure owes his life. The Portuguese governor, Major Brito, 

 was also most kind, giving lodgings and rations to the men ; and from him, 

 and all the inhabitants of Benguela, our traveller received every sort of hos- 

 pitality. 



After staying about a fortnight at Benguela, a passage was given to 

 himself and his men to Loanda on board the Portuguese mail steamer, 

 " Bengo." When he arrived at Loanda, he landed as quickly as possible, 

 and got up to the consul's before that official heard of his arrival. He was 

 not a very prepossessing-looking individual at the time, but when, on the 

 consul's coming out to him, he said — " Come to report myself from Zanzibar 

 — overland," he caught hold of him by both shoulders and said, " Cameron, 

 by God !" The consul (Captain Hopkins) did everything he possibly could 

 for him ; and all the other English at Loanda received him most warmly. As 

 soon as he was able to despatch his men for Zanzibar, he started himself for 

 England by the next homeward-bound English steamer ; and, after a tedious 

 and uneventful voyage of fifty -four days, he arrived at Liverpool on the 2nd 

 of April, 1876, and met with a very warm reception from a large crowd on 

 landing. 



The next day he was presented with an address by the Town Council 

 and Burgesses of that important borough. The presentation was made in 

 the Town Hall ; and the large and influential company which assembled to 

 welcome the distinguished traveller bore ample testimony to the high esteem 

 in which he was held. On his arrival at the Hall, he was received with loud 

 and prolonged cheering, and every mark of respect. The Mayor, having 

 read the address, presented it to the brave guest, who, on rising, was greeted 

 with loud applause. He said — " I thank you, Mr. Mayor, Members of the 

 Corporation, and Inhabitants of Liverpool, for this address, which I shall 

 cherish as long as I live, as a mark of appreciation of the work I have been 

 doing. I esteem myself especially fortunate that my arrival in England 

 should be at Liverpool, one of the most important commercial communities 

 of the world, and one more intimately connected with the continent I have 

 been exploring than any other commercial emporium. I shall always 

 remember yesterday and to-day as two of the proudest and happiest days of 

 my life. The thought that the work I was doing would be appreciated 

 by those who understand its importance has sustained me through many a 



