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bly the " Asiatic Khinoceros." And we passed 
some holes of a third animal, which burrows 
from the river, inland; has short horns, and 
feeds only at night. I did not notice the bur- 
rows at the time of passing, but giye the re- 
port as I received it. Sable Antelopes abound, 
and so does the u NaJcong and there is also a 
pretty little Antelope on the Seskeke, called 
u Teeanyane" which seemed new to me." 
The birds are in great numbers on the rivers, 
and the Sand-martins never leave it. The no- 
velties in trees, shrubs, and flowers were, of 
course, most numerous. 
So interesting and valuable are the remarks 
of this indefatigable pioneer to civilization in 
South Africa, that we here insert the main 
substance of two of the last letters received 
from him, and which have been kindly placed 
at our disposal. They will appear in full, 
together with the tables of his astronomical 
observations in the journals of the Eoyal Geo- 
graphical Society, which has awarded to Dr. 
Livingstone, the gold medal for 1855, as a 
mark of their approval of his discoveries. 
The first of these letters, describes his jour- 
ney from the confluence of the Leeba, and Lee- 
ambye rivers, to St. Paul de Loanda, and bears 
date at Pungo Andongo, Angola, December 
24th, 1854. He says:— 
