CHAPTER II. 
The ^ Wilberforce’ leaves Fernando Po — Visits Prince’s Island — 
Madame Ferreira— Island of St. Thomas— A Yankee skipper— 
Iliia das Rollas — Souffleurs — Variety of pigeons— Wild boars— 
Negroresidents— Their superstitions— Watering place, St. Thomas— 
— Monkey plum-tree — Annobone — Governor Tom Joe, his preroga- 
tives — A noisy market afloat — Singular religious procession — Poverty 
of the inhabitants — Appearance of the town — Guinea-fo wl shooting — 
Visit to the Mountain lake — Gothic arch of palm trees — Scarcity of 
fuel — Flying fish — Ascension — Its desolate look — Magnetic obser- 
vations— Proceedings at that island — Arrival of Her Majesty’s brig 
‘Buzzard’ — Melancholy information respecting the ‘Albert’ — 
Reported murder of Mr. Carr, and attack on the settlers at the 
Model Farm. 
H.M.S. V.,‘ WiLBBKFOECB,’ October 9th, at 8 p.m., put 
to sea from Fernando Po in a very miserable plight, 
truly “ more like a wreck than a man-of-war.” We had 
hastily taken on board one hundred tons of coals, — 
being much more than we could stow in the bunkers. 
Owing to our anxiety to get away, there was not 
time to trim the ship, and she consequently steered so 
badly that until this was remedied, it was quite im- 
possible to keep a proper course. We had no officers 
except Commander Wm. Allen, and one engineer lent 
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