The”Dutchman”wasthebestrifleIevershotwith，andwasquiteinvaluablethroughouttheexpedition。
Ihadservedoutamonth’srationstothemen，andmylastinstructionstoRaoufBeyweretolookwellafterLivingstone，andprovideforhiscomfortshouldheappearduringmyabsence。
On22ndJanuary，1872，westartedat8a。m。，whenItookleaveofmygoodfriendandexcellentengineer-in-chief，Mr。EdwinHigginbotham。I
littlethoughtthatweshouldnevermeetagain。
Thewindwaslightandvariable，andmydiahbeeahsoonovertooktheheaviervessels。Intheeveningwealljoinedandconcentratedourforcesattherockyravine，withthedetachmentthatprotectedthecattle。