In 1825 he was joined by King, who had meantime visited England and had obtained from the government a letter of recommendation to Lord Charles Somerset, governor of the Cape, granting King permission to settle at Natal.
I 1825 fik han selskab af James S. King, som i mellemtiden havde besøgt England og af regeringen fået et anbefalingsbrev til Lord Charles Somerset, guvernør i Cape, der gav King tilladelse til at bosætte sig i Natal.