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by putting him in irons; but, being a gentleman in bis own 
country, I objected, knowing that the insane often retain 
an impression of ill-treatment, and I could not bear to have 
it said in Sekoletu’s country that I had chained one of his 
principal men as they had seen slaves treated. I tried to get 
him on shoro by day, but ho refused. In tho evening a fresh 
accession of insanity occurred : he tried to spear one of the 
crew, then leaped overboard, and, though he could swim 
well, pulled himself down hand under hand by the chain- 
oablo. We never found the body of poor Sekwobu. 
At tho Mauritius I was most hospitably received by 
Major-General C. M. Hay, and he gonerously constrained 
me to remain with him till, by the influence of the good 
olimato and quiet English comfort, I got rid of an enlarged 
spleen from African fover. In Novembor I came up tho Red 
Sea, escaped tho danger of shipwreck through the ndmirable 
management of Captain Powell, of the Peninsular and 
Oriental Steam-Company's ship “ Candia,” and on the 
12th of December was onco more in dear old England. 
Tho Company most liberally refunded my passage-money. 
I have not mentioned half tho favors bestowed ; but I may 
just add that no one has cause for more abundant grati- 
tude to his fellow-men and to his Maker than I have; and 
may God grant that the effect on my mind bo such that I 
may be more humbly devoted to tho service of the Author 
of all our mercies 1 
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