CHAPTER IV. 
Departure from St. Vincent — Watering at TarafalBay — St. Antonio — 
Orange groves — Plants — Phosphorescence of the sea — Luminous aca- 
lephse — Precursory signs of a tornado — Curious appearance of the sea 
— Sierra Leone — Polite attentions of the acting Governor — Engage the 
interpreters and Krumen — Ludicrous names — Schooner purchased 
— Free-town — Markets — Abundance of fruit — African fruit-sellers — 
Violent tornado— Some Aku people killed while worshipping the 
lightning — Awful spectacle — Botany — Liberated Africans — Remarks 
on the condition of the colony— Missionary labours — Flight of locusts 
— Leave Sierra Leone — Arrival at Cape Mesurado Liberia, prospects 
of its advancement — Vegetation — Soil — Leewardly character of the 
vessels — Sinu River — Intermarriage of Fishmen and Blue-Barra 
people. 
Wednesday, June 16 . — In the evening of this day 
we had completed all our preparations except water, of 
which none was to be procured at this island ; we were 
therefore obliged to separate from the ‘ Albert which 
vessel having sufficient for the passage, sailed for Sierra 
Leone, The ‘Soudan’ and transports were ordered to 
make the best of their way to Cape Coast Castle. 
In order to obtain a supply of that most essential 
article, especially in a tropical climate — where water is 
