54 , spilsbury's voyage to Africa*. 
as yesterday. Extreme of land N. E. seven or eight miles. 
Weighed and anchored, the Turtle Islands in sight. ^ 
Saturday, February 1st. Fearing the wnid would fail, I was 
sent in the iolly-boat from the False Cape to Sierra Leone, with 
a letter to the governor to iuforni him of the loss of the Fa- 
vourite. A breeze springing up, she arrived there before me, but 
eouUl not get asliore untii i had delivered the letter. We found 
at anchor here, the Anderson, who fired an evening gun, which 
made us mistake her for a man of war. The whole of the inha- 
bitants were extremely sorry for us ; i gave the men something to 
drink, and then dehvered my letter ; on which the governor po- 
litely asked me to his table. While I staid there, the brig came 
to an anchor off Free-tOM'U : and then the captain came on shore, 
and w-e all supped at Mrs. Small's, by whom we were most 
Iwindly treated, which was the more acceptable^ as for some time 
we had been on short allowance. 
Monday, F\^bruary 3d. Light breezes and cloudy, wind still 
variable. Went on board the Anderson, and saw a Chimpanzee; 
his face is bald, as are his hands and feet ; his arms are very 
long, and when he walks on all fours, he appears like the well- 
known beggar hi London who has lost both his legs; his 
body is covered with long black hair, and he is continually cling- 
round any one who notices him. At night, when any of the 
female slaves leave a part of their clothes about, he hunts for them 
to make his bed. This was the first time 1 had been on board of a 
slave ship ; but I must declare, that the slaves all appeared 
happy ; she was in excellent order, which redounded to the 
honour of the captain. Tiîere weie also on board a young alli- 
gator, two porcupines, and a crown-bird. Captain D — sent 
for a small slave boy, named John Favourite, which was given 
bim by a gentleman of Rio Ponjos ; but the captain of the slave 
ship declared he would keep him for himself. When we were 
taken, the second captain of the Kegulus thought of keeping the 
boy, and had his ears bored, put a necklace on him, and had a 
bed made up for him in his cabin ; but the connnander insisted 
on his returning him : not so vvitij our wine. They took of pri- 
vate property from the captain, two pipes of Port, and several of 
Madeira ; from myself a quarter- cask, and another from the first 
and second lieutenants, but had the generosity to restore llie 
captain six bottles. 
Tuesday, February 4th. Early in the morning I set off with 
Capt. Davie and the gentlemen of Bance's Island in their barge 
to that place. As we were rather late for the tide, we stopped 
at Tasso Island ; there 1 saw another alligator rather longer than 
the one befoi'e spoken of, and a large species of eagle. TluB 
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