284 LEAVE CHAMPION BAY. 



national peculiarities : and the originator of the 

 remark that a Yankee, with or without his jack-knife, 

 could make a living anywhere, was not far from the 

 truth. 



The natives here, as elsewhere, are the same miser- 

 able, debased race ; but are ruled by an iron liand — 

 the early experience of the colonists forcing them to 

 adopt severe measures to secure them against the 

 depredations of these nomadic tribes. I was informed 

 that little account was taken of the death of one of 

 them, by a white man's agency, if detected in any 

 little peccadillo ; but a few years since the whites were 

 still more severe, shooting the natives down like dogs 

 whenever they approached their habitations. 



At nine o'clock on the morniuo: of the 19th 

 we bade farewell to Champion Bay, under strict 

 surveillance of the authorities — they being fearful 

 that we would convey away some of the prisoners. 

 We were favored with a fair wind, and at 4 o'clock 

 the same afternoon boarded the ship, perfectly sat- 

 isfied with our jaunt. We found that during our 

 absence changes had taken place — a Portuguese boy, 

 whom we shipped at Flores, having exchanged, and 

 gone aboard the Europa as stew^ard ; her former 

 steward, a native of New York city, having received 

 bis discharge on account of inability, from sickness, 

 to perform his duty. He is suflering from spasmodic 

 stricture of the urethra, and goes with us to Mauritius 

 in order to procure efficient medical aid. He lives in 

 the forecastle, and, as well as his health permits, 

 agrees to perform duty as a foremast hand; on 

 arriving at Mauritius, it is optional with him cither 

 to remain ashore or go with us to the United States. 



