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livinostone’s story op his travels. 
• “ Some, days after my arrival at XJjiji, I elicited from him 
the following story of liis travels and sufferings and dis- 
coveries for the past live years : 
“Dr. Livingstone’s expedition left Zanzibar in March; 
1866. On the 7th of April he left the sea coast with an 
expedition consisting of twelve Sepoys, nine Johanna men, 
seven liberated slaves, and two Zambesi men — in all thirty 
men. He also had with him six camels, three buffaloes, two 
mules and three donkeys. The expedition travelled up the 
left bank of the Rovuma River, a route teeming with diffi- 
culties. The dense jungles which barred the way required 
great labor with the axes before they could proceed, which 
retarded very much the progress of the expedition. Soon 
after leaving the coast Dr. Livingstone was made aware of 
the unwillingness of the Sepoys and Johanna men to march 
into the interior. Their murmurings and complaints grew 
louder day by day. Hoping that he might be induced to 
return, the Sepoys anil Johanna men so abused the animals 
that in a short time not one was left alive. This plan not 
succeeding, they set about poisoning the minds of the sim- 
ple natives towards the Doctor, by inculcating the most 
mischievous and false reports concerning his character anil 
intentions. As this might possibly become dangerous, the 
Doctor resolved to discharge the Sepoys, and accordingly 
sent them back to the sea coast, with a sufficiency of cloth 
to purchase food on their return. The first of his troubles 
began with these men. A more worthless crew as escort it 
would be impossible to conceive. Alter suffering consider- 
ably from hunger during the transit of a wide extent of 
unoccupied country, alter leaving the Rovuma River, the 
Doctor and his party arrived in the country of a Mhiyou 
chief on the 18th of July, 1866. Desertion of faithless 
men in the meantime had greatly thinned his party. Early 
in August, 1866, Dr. Livingstono and what remained of his 
expedition arrived at Mponda’s, a chief of' a tribe of 
Wahiyou, living near the Nyassa Lake. Here Wikotani — 
toe of the nice, honorable fellows of Mr. Horace Weller — 
