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exception, they never reached mo. I received, however, a 
letter from Admiral Trotter, convoying information of their 
welfare, and some newepapors, which woro a treat indood. 
Her majesty’s brig the “Frolic” had called to inquiro fox 
mo in the November previous, and Captain Nolluth, of 
that ship, had most considerately left a caso of wine ; and 
his surgeon, Dr. James Walsh, divining what I should need 
most, loft an ounce of quinino. Thoso gifts mado my heart 
overflow. I had not tasted any liquor whatever during the 
time I had boon in Africa; but, when reduced in Angola to 
extreme weakness, I found much benofit from a little wine, 
and took from Loanda ono bottlo of brandy in my rnodi- 
cino-chost, intending to uso it if it wero again required ; 
but the boy who carried it whirled tho box upside-down 
and smashed tho bottlo, so that I cannot give my testimony 
either in favor of or against the brandy. 
But my joy on reaching tho cast coast was sadly embit- 
tered by tho news that Commander MacLuno, of H.M. 
brigantine “Dart,” on coming in to Kilimano to pick me 
up, had, with Lieutenant Woodruflo and five mon, been lost 
on tho bar. I never folt more poignant sorrow. It seemod 
as if it would havo been easier for mo to havo died for them 
than that they should all be cut off from tho joys of lifo in 
generously attempting to render mo a scrvico. I would 
hero acknowledge my deep obligations to tho Earl of Cla- 
rondon, to tho admiral at tho Capo, and others, for tho kind 
Interest thoy manifested in my safety : oven tho inquiries 
made woro very much to my advantage. I also rofor with 
feelings of gratitude to tho Governor of Mozambique for 
offering mo a passage in tho schooner “Zambesi,” belonging 
to that province; and I shall never forgot tho generous 
hospitality of Colonel Nunes and his nephew, with whom 
i remained. Ono of tho discoveries I havo mado is that 
there are vast numbors of good people in tho world; and 
I do most devoutly tender my unfeigned thanks to that 
Gracious One who mercifully watched over me in every 
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