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Petherick, who, discovering the slaves, sent the Egyptian in irons 
to Khartoum. Mr. Petherick ordered hack one of the boats to 
Grondokoro ; he himself, travelling overland, did not reach that 
place till February, 1863, four days after Captain Speke’s arrival, 
and seven months after the termination of the agreement with 
the Eoyal Greographical Society. 
“ The boat Mr. Petherick had ordered back to Grondokoro was 
stationed there when Captains Speke and Grant arrived; but, 
according to the statement of Captain Grant, the agent in charge 
of her made no offer whatever to assist them gratuitously with 
provisions. They bought certain articles as any other customers 
might have done, at the store belonging to Mr. Petherick, which 
was established like that of other traders at Gondokoro ; but 
nothing whatever was offered by Mr. Petherick’s men, who 
seemed entirely occupied on their master’s business. They were 
wholly silent as to any orders having been given by Mr. Pethe- 
rick to afford succour to the travellers ; and they gave no letters, 
nor did they bring any other communication to them. 
‘‘ It was through Mr. Baker that Captains Speke and Grant 
became aware that a subscription of £1,000 had been raised in 
England at Mr. Petherick’s solicitation, and placed in his own 
hands for the purpose of establishing a depot to relieve them on 
their arrival at Gondokoro. 
“ The Council are of opinion, from these facts, that Mr. 
Petherick complied with his agreement with the Society, to 
keep boats at Gondokoro between November, 1861, and July, 
1862, to the extent only of having provisioned boats at that place, 
with communications for the travellers between the months of 
January and May, 1862. 
“ The Council are satisfied that he used considerable exertion 
in endeavouring to recover the time he had unhappily lost 
between Alexandria and Khartoum. They are also aware that 
