We hoped to benefit both Portuguese and Africans by introducing free-trade and Christianity.

Our allies, unfortunately, cannot see the slightest benefit in any measure that does not imply raising themselves up by thrusting others down.

The official paper of the Lisbon Government has since let us know "that their policy was directed to frustrating the grasping designs of the British Government to the dominion of Eastern Africa." We, who were on the spot, and behind the scenes, knew that feelings of private benevolence had the chief share in the operations undertaken for introducing the reign of peace and good will on the Lakes and central regions, which for ages have been the abodes of violence and bloodshed.

But that great change was not to be accomplished.

The narrow- minded would ascribe all that was attempted to the grasping propensity of the English.