Cape, that he had made out his visit to Mosilikatse, and had learned that the men whom Livingstone had left at Tette had not returned home, so that they would still be waiting for him there.  He knew of what value they would be to him in explaining his intentions to the natives.  From Sir George Grey, the excellent Governor of the Cape, and the inhabitants of Cape Town generally, the Expedition met with an unusually cordial reception.  At a great meeting at the Exchange, a silver box containing a testimonial of eight hundred guineas was presented to Livingstone by the Governor; and two days after, a grand dinner was given to the members of the Expedition, the Attorney-General being in the chair.  Mr. Maclear was most enthusiastic in the reception of his friend, and at the public meeting had so much to say about him that he could hardly be brought to a close.  It must have been highly amusing to Livingstone to contrast Cape Town in 1852 with Cape Town in 1858.  In 1852 he was so suspected that he could hardly get a pound of gunpowder or a box of caps while preparing for his unprecedented journey, and he had to pay a heavy fine to get rid of a cantankerous post-master.  Now he returns with the Queen’s gold band round his cap, and with brighter decorations round his name than Sovereigns can give; and all Cape Town hastens to honor him.  It was a great victory, as it was also a striking illustration of the world’s ways.

It is not our object to follow Dr. Livingstone into all the details of his Expedition, but merely to note a few of the more salient points, in connection with the opportunities it afforded for the achievement of his object and the development of his character.  It may he well to note here generally how the years were occupied.  The remainder of 1858 was employed in exploring the mouths of the Zambesi, and the river itself up to Tette and the Kebrabasa Rapids, a few miles beyond.  Next year—­1859—­was devoted mainly to three successive trips on the river Shire, the third being signalized by the discovery of Lake Nyassa.  In 1860 Livingstone went back with his Makololo up the Zambesi to the territories of Sekeletu.  In 1861, after exploring the river Rovuma, and assisting Bishop Mackenzie to begin the Universities’ Mission, he started for Lake Nyassa, returning to the ship toward the end of the year.  In 1862 occurred the death of the Bishop and other missionaries, and also, during a detention at Shupanga, the death of Mrs. Livingstone:  in the latter part of the year Livingstone again explored the Rovuma.  In 1863 he was again exploring the Shire Valley and Lake Nyassa, when an order came from Her Majesty’s Government, recalling the Expedition.  In 1864 he started in the “Lady Nyassa” for Bombay, and thence returned to England.

On the 1st May, 1858, the “Pearl” sailed from Simon’s Bay, and on the 14th stood in for the entrance to the Zambesi, called the West Luabo, or Hoskins’s Branch.  Of their progress Dr. Livingstone gives his impressions in the following letter to his friend Mr. James Young: