ROUGH PA8SAGE TO THE “FROLIC.’ 4 J 
eroo<l sense, tact, and command of tho language of the 
trioos through which wo passed, I believe wo should 
scarcely have succeeded in reaching tho coast. I naturally 
felt grateful to him; and as his chief wished all my com- 
panions to go to England with mo, and would probably be 
disappointed if none went, I thought it would be beneficial 
for him to seo tho effects of civilization and report them to 
his countrymen. I wished also to make some return for his 
very important services. Others had petitioned to como, 
but I explained the danger of a change of climate and food, 
and with difficulty restrained them. The only ono who 
now remained begged so hard to como on ooard ship that 1 
greatly regretted that tho expenso prevented my acceding 
to his wish to visit England. I said to him, “You will dio 
if you go to such a cold country as mine.” “That is 
nothing,” ho reiterated; “let mo dio at your feet.” 
When wo parted from our friends at ivilimano, tho sea 
on the bar was frightful even to tho seamen. This was tho 
first time Sekwebu had scon tho sea. Captain Peyton had 
sent two boats in case of accident. The waves were so high 
that, when tho cutter was in ono trough and wo in tho 
pinnace in another, her mast was hid. We then mourned 
to tho crest of tho wave, rushed down tho slope, and 
struck tho wator again with a blow which felt as if she 
had struck tho bottom. Boats must bo singularly well con- 
structed to bo ablo to stand these shocks. Throe breakers 
swept over us. Tho men lift up ihcir oars, and a wave 
rornes sweeping over all, giving tho impression that tho 
boat is going down ; but sho only goes boneath tho top of 
tho wavo, comes out on tho other sido, and swings down 
tho slope and a man bales out tho water with a bucket 
Poor Sekwebu looked at mo when these torriblo seas broke 
over-, and said, “Is this tho way you go? Is this tho way 
you go?” I smiled and said, “Yes; don’t you soe it is?” 
and tried to encourage him. He was well acquainted with 
canoes, but never had seen aught like this. When we 
reached the ship, — a fine, largo brig of sixteen guns and a 
