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A RAY OF HOPE. 413 the chîef Mpendé, at that time at war with the Portuguese ; thèse were the principal events of thîs journey, and on the 22nd of April, Livîngstone left Teté, and having descended the river as far as its delta, reached Quilimané, just four years after his last departure from the Cape. On the I2th of July he embarked for the Mauritius, and on the 22nd of December, 1856, he landed in England after an absence of sixteen years. Loadcd with honours by the Geographîcal Socîetîes of London and Paris, brilliantly entertained by ail ranks, it would hâve bcen no matter of surprise if he had surrendered himself to a well-earned repose ; but no thought of per- manent rest occurred to hîm, and on the ist of March, 1858, accompanied by his brother Charles, Captain Bedingfield, Dr. Kirk, Dr. Miller, Mr. Thornton, and Mr. Baînes, he . started again, with the intention of exploring the basin of the Zan)bcsi, and arrived in due time at the coast of Mozambique. The party ascended the great river by the Kongone mouth ; they were on board a small steamer named the " Ma-Robert," and reached Teté on the 8th of September. During the following year they investigated the lower course of the Zambesi, and its left affluent the Shiré^ and having visited Lake Shirwa, they explored the territory of the Manganjas, and discovered Lake Nyassa. In August, 1860, they returned to the Victoria Falls. Early in the following year, Bishop Mackenzie and his xnissionary staff arrived at the mouth of the Zambesi. In March an exploration of the Rovouma was made on board the "Pioneer," the exploring party returning afterwards to Lake Nyassa, where they remained a con- sidérable time. The 30th of January, 1862, was signalized by the arrivai of Mrs. Livingstone, and by the addition of another steamer, the •* Lady Nyassa ;" but the happiness of reunion was very transient ; ît was but a short time before the enthusiastic Bishop Mackenzie succumbed to the unhealthiness of the climate, and on the 27th of April Mrs. Livingstone expired in her husband*s arms. A second investigation of the Rovouma soon foUowed,