28 VILLAGE OF YORK. 



destination under canvass. Captain Harries deter- 

 mined to anchor under York (a branch settle- 

 ment of Sierra Leone), then under our lee, and, 

 if possible, to get Kroomen there to supply the 

 vessels with wood on our voyage to Cape Coast 

 Castle, which it was too probable would be a 

 coasting one. On Sunday the 9th, we anchored 

 within a mile of the shore in company with the 

 Alburkah. York is one of those villages depend- 

 ant on Sierra Leone, where the liberated Africans 

 and discharged soldiers from the West India re- 

 giments are located. It is beautifully situated on 

 a hill, the superintendant's house and the school- 

 room crowning the summit. Sunday being the 

 day of our arrival, we found the inhabitants 

 dressed in their best attire, which gave them, and 

 more especially the women, a respectable and pre- 

 possessing appearance. We immediately called 

 on Mr. Pratt, the superintendant, and were much 

 disappointed to find that he was from home, as 

 we could make no arrangements for procuring 

 either wood or Kroomen until his return. 



In his absence we were welcomed by his house- 

 keeper, who with true colonial hospitality press- 

 ed us to remain on shore, saying he might pos- 

 sibly arrive during the night. Mr. Lander, Lieu- 



