822 LIFE OF LA VIL LIVINGSTONE, LL.D. 



called on the powerful chief, M'Ponda, through whose dominions all the 

 slaves for the coast pass. He was very civil, and made us presents, and gave 

 us permission to settle on any part of his land. He owns the whole of the 

 Cape Maclear peninsula, and for a few pieces of calico, I have reason to be- 

 lieve, would stop slaves passing through his dominions. If you can do anything 

 to bring it about, it would prove a great blessing to thousands of poor crea- 

 tures. Please write me and give me your advice. 



" Dr. Stewart has not arrived yet, and if he does not soon I intend 

 going round the lake. The whole of the party are very well indeed, and 

 have been so ; in fact, we have had no sickness, and the climate of Nyassa is 

 delightful. "We sleep with two blankets over us, and during the day we have 

 a beautiful breeze off the lake. There is not a single native we have met 

 with but is rejoiced to see us. I will have a look round, and tell you what 

 the country produces. Had no news from England since leaving the Cape, 

 and am sending this by a negro, in hopes that it may reach you some day. 



" There has not been, as far as I am aware, the least hitch with any of 

 the party, and they are all becoming daily more used to their work, especially 

 Dr. Laws and the carpenter, who are particularly well suited to this kind of 

 life, and have most ably assisted me. More next time. — I am, dear Sir, your 

 faithful servant, " E. Young." 



On the 18th February, 1876, Mr. Young writes again to the Foreign Mis- 

 sion Committee. He says — "I have the honour and very great pleasure of 

 reporting favourably of our mission for the information of the committee. 



" If I remember right, I informed you of our safe arrival here, and of the 

 place where we have settled, near Cape Maclear. Since then nothing has 

 happened to mar the progress of the mission. We have made enemies of no 

 one, and friends of all. But I must begin by telling you that we succeeded 

 in getting safely housed before the rains began, and the whole party are 

 in good health. Some have had slight attacks of fever, but soon got over it. 

 I myself suffered rather severely after the excitement of the journey was over, 

 and I thought I should have been obliged to return home at once ; but our 

 Heavenly Father thought fit to restore me to health again, and to work on, 

 I trust, for His glory and for the good of these poor down-trodden people. 



" After the goods were stored here and we were housed, and everything 

 was in perfect safety, I took four of our party in December, and went round 

 the lake to let the people know of our arrival, and to see what the country, 

 etc., was like. We found that our arrival was known far and wide, and that 

 the Arabs were so terrified, that no slaves were conveyed across for a whole 

 month. The common people are rejoiced that we are come ; but the poor, 

 miserable, blood-thirsty slave-drivers tremble at our very presence. We found 

 the lake to be much larger than Dr. Livingstone thought. The north end 

 extends to 9° 20' south latitude, and the lake has a coast of about eight hun- 



