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TEAVELS IN CENTEAL AFEICA. 
and through other channels, and are wholly irrespective of your 
labours as an envoy on a special service. 
“ (Signed) EODEEICK IMPEY MUECHISOK 
“J. Petheeick, Esq.” 
Notwithstanding the verbally repeated assurance of the President 
that he was anxious to see fair play and justice done to me^ another 
meeting of the Society was held without the slightest notice being 
taken of the return of my brave wife and self from our perilous 
expedition. Considering the allusion made to her previously to 
our depaTture at the meeting of February 25th^ 1861 (see Yol. V., 
No. 3.^ p. 107) : And as Mrs. Petherick is to accompany him^ he 
(the President) felt confident that^ with the usual spirit of geogra- 
phical research which animates the ladies who have honoured us 
with their presence, she would warmly second and support the re- 
solve of her daring and distinguished husband/^ I could not help 
feeling that much discourtesy and great injustice had been com- 
mitted towards one who, whatever had been my shortcomings, 
should have been considered deserving of some recognition. I, 
therefore, as envoy of the Society, made this last appeal : 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EOYAL OEOOEAPHICAL 
SOCIETY. 
June 12th, 1865. 
“ GtENTLEMEN, 
“ I anticipate that at the last meeting of the season, 
some recognition of my services with regard to the expedition to 
aid and succour the late Captain Speke and his party, may be 
made. 
“ I failed not in what I undertook : stores, boats, and every- 
