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Some News of Dr. Livingston

           

           OnemonthafterhedescendedtheChobe,reachedtheZambezi,enteredNaniele,visitedKatongaandLibonta,arrivedattheconfluenceoftheZambeziandtheLeeba,formedtheprojectofascendingbythatwatercourseasfarasthePortuguesepossessionsofthewest,and,afternineweeks’absence,returnedtoLinyantitomakepreparations.

           Onthe11thofNovember,1853,thedoctor,accompaniedbytwenty-sevenMakalolos,leftLinyanti,andonthe27thofDecemberhereachedthemouthoftheLeeba.ThiswatercoursewasascendedasfarastheterritoryoftheBalondas,therewhereitreceivestheMakonda,whichcomesfromtheeast.Itwasthefirsttimethatawhitemanpenetratedintothisregion.

           January14th,LivingstoneenteredShinte’sresidence.HewasthemostpowerfulsovereignoftheBalondas.HegaveLivingstoneagoodreception,and,the26thofthesamemonth,aftercrossingtheLeeba,hearrivedatKingKatema’s.There,again,agoodreception,andthencethedepartureofthelittletroopthatonthe20thofFebruaryencampedonthebordersofLakeDilolo.

           Onsettingoutfromthispoint,adifficultcountry,exigenciesofthenatives,attacksfromthetribes,revoltofhiscompanions,threatsofdeath,everythingconspiredagainstLivingstone,andalessenergeticmanwouldhaveabandonedtheparty.Thedoctorpersevered,andonthe4thofApril,hereachedthebanksoftheCoango,alargewatercoursewhichformstheeasternboundaryofthePortuguesepossessions,andflowsnorthwardintotheZaire.

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