630 A BAD ACCIDENT. 



I was received into the house of Colonel Galdino Jose 

 Nunes, one of the best men in the country. I had been 

 three years without hearing from my family ; letters 

 having frequently been sent, but somehow or other, with 

 but a single exception, they never reached me. I received, 

 however, a letter from Admiral Trotter, conveying infor- 

 mation of their welfare, and some newspapers, which were 

 a treat indeed. Her Majesty's brig the " Frolic " had 

 called to inquire for me in the November previous, and 

 Captain Nolloth of that ship had most considerately left 

 a case of vine ; and his surgeon, Dr. J as. Walsh, divining 

 what I should need most, left an ounce of quinine. These 

 gifts made my heart overflow. I had not tasted any liquor 

 whatever during the time I had been in Africa ; but when 

 reduced in Angola to extreme weakness, I found much 

 benefit from a little wine, and took from I^oanda one 

 bottle of brandy in my medicine- chest, intending to use 

 it if it were again required ; but the boy who carried it 

 whirled the box upside down, and smashed the bottle, so 

 I cannot give my testimony either in favour of or against 

 the brandy. 



But my joy on reaching the east coast was sadly em- 

 bittered by the news that Commander MacLune, of H. M. 

 brigantine " Dart," on coming in to Kilimane to pick me 

 up, had, with Lieutenant Woodruffe, and five men, been 

 lost on the bar. I never felt more poignant sorrow. It 

 seemed as if it would have been easier for me to have 

 died for them, than that they should all be cut off from the 

 joys of life in generously attempting to render me a 

 service. I would here acknowledge my deep obligations 

 to the Earl of Clarendon ; to the Admiral at the Cape ; 

 and others, for the kind interest they manifested in my 

 safety ; even the inquiries made were very much to my 

 advantage. I also refer with feelings of gratitude to the 

 Governor of Mozambique for offering me a passage in the 

 schooner " Zambesi," belonging to that province ; and 

 I shall never forget the generous hospitality of Colonel 

 Nunes and his nephew, with whom I remained. One of 

 the discoveries I have made is that there are vast numbers 

 of good people in the world, and I do most devoutly tender 

 my unfeigned thanks to that Gracious One who mercifully 

 watched over me in every position, and influenced the 

 hearts of both black and white to regard me with favour. 



With the united testimony of Captain ' Parker and 



