CHAPTER XII.
THE ZAMBESI, AND FIRST EXPLORATIONS OF THE SHIRE.
A.D.

1858-1859.
Dr.and Mrs.Livingstone sail in the "Pearl"-- Characteristic instructions to members of Expedition--Dr.Livingstone conscious of difficult position--Letter to Robert--Sierra Leone--Effects of British Squadron and of Christian Missions--Dr.and Mrs.Moffat at Cape Town--Splendid reception there--Illness of Mrs.Livingstone--She remains behind--The five years of the Expedition--Letter to Mr.James Young--to Dr.Moffat--Kongone entrance to Zambesi--Collision with Naval Officer--Disturbed state of the country--Trip to Kebrabasa Rapids--Dr.
Livingstone applies for new steamer--Willing to pay for one himself--Exploration of the Shire--Murchison Cataracts--Extracts from private Journal--Discovery of Lake Shirwa--Correspondence--Letter to Agnes Livingstone--Trip to Tette--Kroomen and two members of Expedition dismissed--Livingstone's vindication--Discovery of Lake Nyassa--Bright hopes for the future--Idea of a colony--Generosity of Livingstone--Letters to Mr.Maclear, Mr.Young, and Sir Roderick Murchison--His sympathy with the "honest poor"-- He hears of the birth of his youngest daughter..