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A o who next will come forward in that cha- scarcely girded round their bodies, and their great many stumps, for the most part quite racter? Tout en huile, tout en huile that huge rough caps, with their wild broad features decayed, but some of which still threw out a which was once a treatise, is now a tale; and little angular eyes, lighted up with un- few sickly shoots, proved that groves of orange, the abstruse point of divinity leads to a dé- couth joy, all clamorously congratulating their pomegranate, and other fruit-trees, once flouBouement, and the religious novel comes forth countrymen on their good fortune in capturing rished here, and long slender runners of the a sermon without a text;-the philosopher or destroying so many of us poor Kuzzilbashes: vine still crept among the tangled weeds. Just broaches his system and his metaphysics side and the women, with their flat Calmuck faces upon the edge of the bank, the little stream, by side with an unhappy attachment; the set off by enormous head-dresses hung all over after filling a canal, had been trained to fall antiquary reviews his black-letter modernised, with gold or silver coins, their hair in long over an artificial cascade of stone, the sides of and must have a heroine, if it were but to dress plaits, hanging behind and on either side the which had been adorned with ornaments of the her accurately in the costume of the times;-head, twisted with silver bells and buttons, same; but the canal was almost obliterated, and the traveller gathers his romantic scenes, his came running in their loose flowing shifts to and the stone over which the water rushed wild adventures, but says, with Lord Byron, meet their husbands or sons, and screaming was broken, and had fallen in such a manner I want a hero:"-this last is a case in point. out inquiries as to the booty they had brought." as to confine the stream still more. A rude The work now before us is one that some ten" The wicker walls of his den, covered with spout of stone had been placed so as to collect years ago would have appeared as a handsome black felt, were hung with all the trash and it in the basin below, and to enable the women quarto, probably with maps and views, its au- litter peculiar to a Toorkoman tent: old pack- to fill their water-vessels more easily. A huge thor's name at full length on the title-page, saddles and camel's furniture; leathern bags for old sycamore tree, once the chief ornament of fellowed by divers initials of divers learned holding milk and churning butter; cooking- the garden, grew on one side and overshadowed societies, and anticipating all the honours of pots, broken wooden-platters; a drum made of the basin; and a vine, which had rooted itself gilt letters and morocco binding in the dark a hollowed wooden block, covered with a piece among the broken stones, formed a still closer akan book-cases of the nobility and gentry of sheepskin; bags of dried curds and of wool, covering, protecting the water from the rays Bo, its destiny is utterly altered; the quarto bladders filled with tallow and with butter, old of the sun, so as to render it always cool and appen as three little volumes-the author boots and piles of sheepskins, lay heaped in refreshing. It was a delicious spot, and had preserves l'incognito and the Tale of Khorasan every corner, soliciting attention in the semi- become the favourite rendezvous of the whole Looks more anxiously to the circulating library obscurity of the place while from the ends of aoul: the women came morning and evening than to any other. This system has, like most the wooden wicker-work of the walls hung to fill their water-skins, the elders of the men others, its advantage and disadvantage: its ad- sheepskin jackets, fur caps, women's shifts and met to smoke their calleeoons under the shade; ratage, that many who read at first but for head-dresses, tattered trowsers, bows and ar- and the youths to talk over their exploits perusement, retain both the taste and the in- rows, swords and spears, in all imaginable con- formed or anticipated, to play at games of formation they have thus acquired; and that, fusion. Already, too, had part of the plunder chance, and listen to the tales of a kissago, or rer, much of useful and interesting of our village mingled with it; and shawls, to gossip with the women; the children sported matter thus attracts attention which would turbans, caps, silken shirts and trowsers, cloaks below upon the green bank, or threw themotherwise have remained neglected:-its dis- and slippers, with calleeoons and metal platters, selves into the sparkling waters of the little advantage, that numbers are thus forced into basins and ewers, bits of broken looking-glass, lake at its foot." the beaten track of the public favour, or ornamented boxes, and many other things of rather market, who have not one requisite the kind, were now subjected to a very curious for the journey, but often with abilities whose scrutiny by one part of the women and child- "I perceived that I was in a small apartber employment would have reflected credit ren, while some of the female menials of the ment, exquisitely fitted up with all that could their possessor. This is far, however, from family were employed in working carpets in a contribute to comfort and to luxury. The roof being the case with our present candidate: loom at one end of the tent, and others laboured was painted with flowers of azure and gold; there is a wild interest about the hero well at shaking the milk in a leathern bag to ex-richly flowered hangings of felt and silk covered ed to the wild scenes through which he tract the butter from it." the greater part of the walls: and the shelves s; and the story of his early love for But their situation is one the poet or painter and recesses were filled with china and other Breen is beautifully told. Still, to speak of would have chosen. ornamental toys. Carpets of the most brilliant merely as a novel, it is faulty: it is, in "In one place, the river, which sometimes colours covered the floor, and along the top and , two stories, which would have been was hardly visible among the reeds, took a sides of the room were spread the thickest and better apart, they break in too much sweep beneath a shoulder of the bank rather softest numuds of Kermaun. A brilliant fire one another: secondly, the super-higher than the rest, and swelled out into a of wood, blazing in a handsome recess, diffused ural agency is very badly managed,-it little lake; a white sandy beach of twenty or at once a delightful fragrance and a genial heat nothing which mere human aid could thirty yards in length bounded its waters at through the apartment; and several silver at have done as well; and though the hero the foot of this bank, which rose above it, lamps, and candlesticks bearing waxen tapers, ine young fellow, we see nothing in his covered with green turf. Nearly in the centre shed a light equal to that of noon-day. But it to merit a direct interposition of Provi- of this beach, a spring of clear cold water, was not immediately that these particulars ce. There is also another apparition, which which took its rise some hundred yards. off, could be observed, for my whole faculties were ld be the better for a why and where- under a rock, fell into the lake. So tempting at first engrossed by one object; and that was But here any thing like objection ends; a spot had not been neglected in days of yore: a lady of majestic mien and richly dressed, who dot cordial praise have we to bestow on the spring, from its source to the margin of sat leaning upon a silken cushion, at the upper Sadreds of spirited sketches, beautiful de- the lake, had been enclosed within a garden, end of the apartment. She was tall ription, new lights thrown on manners and which, to judge by its remains, must have be- and elegantly formed; the cypress waist of the in countries none but a most enter-longed to some powerful prince. One tradition poets was well illustrated by her figure and ping traveller could have reached :-but let attributed it to Afrasiab,-another, with more her gait. A vest of green velvet, embroidered of these speak for themselves. Ismael, probability, referred it to the time of the first with gold, and lined with fur, was confined The next scene of oriental luxury is a good contrast to the foregoing. about her waist by an orange-coloured shawl; senses, and did not recover them until the Koords may their fathers roast in hell!-while another of rich crimson, and of ample morning of the next day, when he had some let me then see you bear yourself as you once dimensions, floated around her person, and fell difficulty in recollecting where he was, and did, and we shall try what can be done for in graceful folds almost to her feet. A black what his errand had been. The ketkhodah you till then you are deprived of your office silk veil, falling from her large turban, half-hid now found little difficulty in making his own as dehbashee:-go!' The promised opporand half-displayed a face which left the gazer terms; for the dehbashee was confused, ashamed, tunity was soon obtained, and Assad Allee was no power of dwelling on lesser beauties. and, in some degree, in his power. His despair not the man to neglect it. When the engageThe black-penciled brow rose over an eye full was completed, when, on reaching the place of ment began, he rode up to his highness, and and dark as the antelope's, but piercing and appointment, he found none of his party there. kept his eye upon him. A furious charge was commanding like the eagle's; while a cheek, They had remained, as desired, until late at made upon the left by a well-mounted and vying in its hue with the blossom of the pome-night, when, confounded at the protracted chosen body of Koords. Now is your time,' granate, gave earnest of all the loveliness which absence of their chief, and supposing that he exclaimed Nader, pointing to the breach which was yet concealed. She clapped her must have missed his way in the darkness, they had made in our line Bero !—there hands three times, upon which a private door they returned to head-quarters, where they is your chance!' 'Be-Chushm!' answered opened, and three or four female slaves entered, were still more astonished to find he had not Assad Allee, and clapping stirrups to his horse's bearing trays covered with the choicest dishes. yet arrived. After musing for a while, the flanks, and shouting aloud, he dashed among Our appetites were courted by the most deli-poor fellow resolved to go at once to the gene- the assailants. His strength and impetuosity cately-seasoned kabaubs and stews, omelettes, ral, and tell him the whole affair, without produced an immediate effect: the foremost of creams, and sweetmeats; and the richest sher-attempting any excuse. Let him do what the Koords, already checked in their career by bets of pomegranates, of limes and of cinnamon, he will with me,' said he, mentally; it is flavoured with rose-water, mantled in china basins, to quench our thirst. Fatimah, with the sweetest smile, now invited me to sit by herself, and helped me with her own hand to the choicest morsels, first tasting them to give them an additional relish. I in my turn, when I found a dish of surpassing flavour, entreated her to accept of a portion from my hand, placing it myself upon the cake of bread before her." One very characteristic anecdote, and we have done. 6 the resistance they had met with at first, were better than skulking or telling a lie about it, overthrown with violence, and their fall emor than being at the mercy of a knave like barrassed those behind; the line recovered from the ketkhodah.' So to his highness he went, their momentary confusion, and Assad Allee and found him in bad humour enough; for succeeded in securing two heads at his saddlethe fact of his absence, and the arrival of his bow. He had cut down a third from his horse, men without their officer, had just been re- and was endeavouring to make sure of this ported. How!-does the fellow dare to additional trophy, when the Koords rallying in appear in our presence?' growled Nader, with their turn, closed their ranks around him, and a terrible frown; take him, and bastinado shut him out from view of his companions. him soundly, and strip him of his armour, and Every one now believed him to be lost, and turn him out of camp.' Very good, your even Nader, who had kept his eye upon him, highness,' replied the man; but you may as was hastily roaring out to spur to his assistance, "There was a certain person, an affshar of well listen to your slave's report, and take the when the throng of Koords once more opened his own tribe, who had risen by his own va- money he has brought from the village; the out, and Assad Allee galloped through the gap, lour and merit from the station of a common grain and other things have already been de-cutting furiously to the right and left, in posgroom to be a dehbashee in Nader's guard. livered.' Say on, fellow,' replied Nader; session of his three heads, but bleeding in In a hot engagement with the Toorkomans, but, if you prevaricate in the smallest degree, streams from a desperate gash across the face, a dehbashee who, as is customary in some it shall be worse for you.' Your slave is a and severe cuts upon his left arm and thigh. corps, carried a small flag on the point of his plain man,' said the dehbashee, and will tell Still holding on his course, he never drew bridle spear, happened to be killed, and his men, the truth exactly: do with him afterwards as till he reached the point where Nader stood, overpowered by numbers, were retreating, may seem good to your highness.' He told surrounded by his officers, when, instantly disleaving this banner in the hands of their his tale: its simplicity sufficiently vouched for mounting, he laid the gory heads at his master's enemies. This person, at that time a common its correctness, and the gloom on the general's feet, and sank on the ground there himself, soldier, calling out to his comrades to stand visage diminished. Well, you great, drunken quite exhausted by loss of blood. I think I firm, rushed alone against the advancing Toor- fool! and so my orders are to be disobeyed, was right in keeping that fellow in my service,' komans, and made such good use of his your duty neglected, and the public service to said he significantly to Caleb Allee Beg, who sword, that he not only forced them to give go to the devil, that you may stuff that hide was close to him: let him be carefully looked back, and gave time for his own friends to of yours with lamb pillaw and wine! How is after; by the beard of Allee! he is worth it rally and come on, but he recovered the flag discipline to be maintained at this rate? You all.' When Assad Allee recovered of his and bore it off in triumph; and Nader, pleased cannot be pardoned; nor can I trust you any wounds, he was made a Sudeval, with the with his zeal and courage, immediately gave longer.' Your slave did not expect to be rank of beg; and not very long after, rose to him a right to carry the trophy he had so pardoned; but he never thought of leaving the command of five hundred men." gallantly won. This man, accompanied by a your highness's service. Had I been content few soldiers, was sent by his highness to re- to do so, and thought but of saving myself, ceive the contribution of a certain village, with I needed not to have returned to your prestrict orders to communicate with no one but sence. I had a good horse, and money enough; the ketkhodah, and not to remain in the place my arm and my sword would always have won longer than might be required for the perform-me service; nor was I far from the frontier, ance of his errand. Unhappily for himself, which, once passed, I was safe enough. All the dehbashee was not insensible to the com- this was in my power, on the one hand, and forts of good cheer, and liked good wine better punishment in view upon the other, if I Letters from the Continent. By the Re than a pious Mussulmaun should do. The remained; yet I returned to the feet of your Weever Walter, M.A. 8vo. pp. 307. Edin ketkhodah, in hopes of contriving to relieve highness. Of my trustworthiness your highness burgh, 1828, Blackwood; London, Cadell. himself of a part of the contribution, prevailed can judge, by recollecting how often I have WE wish we could have given this work u on the officer to wait and partake of a good neglected my duty; and when you want a stout mixed commendation. It is a volume writte lamb pillaw, while the money and other ar- arm to strike a strong blow, perhaps you may with plain good sense, unpretending in its ma ticles should be collected; but the latter, not remember Assad Allee Mehtur.' With these ner, and generally accurate in its details ; an choosing to expose his trespass to the eyes of words he turned, and nodding to the Nassuk-though not evidencing much depth of researc his men, sent them to wait his arrival at a chee near him, said, Come on! I am ready.' is yet amusing enough for such light reading certain place, where he promised soon to join Hear that ghorumsaug now,' said Nader, it professes to be. The road is, as usual, o them. The pillaw was excellent: a merry with a half-pleased, half-sarcastic laugh; he which in these days all our Peregrines frequer fellow, one of the villagers, dropped in, with thinks we cannot win a battle without his help! and therefore little new can be said or expect one or two more, and told some capital stories; After all, the rascal is a good soldier. Hark! upon it. Happy is he who can give to and their host, closing the doors with myste- you, Assad Allee; you have forgotten your world a few personal observations, without rious caution, produced a large carboy of excel-duty, disobeyed orders, and neglected the public tracting at the rate of two pages out of th lent Nishapore wine. Whether the dehbashee se vice: were you my own brother, so flagrant from Reichard and Eberl. We venture was more than commonly thirsty, or the wine a breach of discipline should not go unpunished; assert, that if we might dip our fingers into more than usually potent, or whether the but you shall not want an opportunity to re-carriage-pocket of any one, no matter which, ketkhodah had drugged it for the purpose, was deem your character. Before long, Insh-allah! our countrymen's vehicles rolling over never discovered; but the former soon lost his we shall come to blows with these accursed Swiss mountains, or along the Italian plai We must point out to particular attention Ismael's encounter with Ibrahim; the battle with the Affghauns, in the third vol. ; the whole of the history of Shireen;-and we think no thing more will be necessary to convince ever reader how justly merited are our very hig encomiums on the author of the Kuzzilbash. SIGHTS OF BOOKS. Historical and Descriptive Account of the Collegiate Church, the Free Grammar School, and Chetham's Hospital, Manchester. 4to. Part L London, Ainsworth. Manchester, Agnew and Zanetti. THE first Part of this interesting publication has just been laid before us; and we do not hesitate to pronounce it one of the most beautiful specimens we have met with of provincial typography and ornament. The designs by which it is accompanied, and, especially, a sweet drawing of the reading-room in the Chetham library, in which we remember once to have lingered a pleasing half hour, and a fine copy of the fine old head of Humphrey Chetham, founder of the institution, are exquisitely engraved by Mr. Charles Pye. We shall not at this moment enter into any critical remarks upon the literary portion of this work; but suspend our judgment till it somes a more perfect and complete form. The introduction, comprising the history of the collegiate church, is from the pen of the able and intelligent Dr. Hibbert. The pubEshers appear to have made other arrangements; but we had hoped to have received a history of the Free Grammar School from Dr. Smith, the present head master, a gentleman et more remarkable for his high classical and literary attainments, than for his distinguished urbanity and kindness. The Doctor, we have reason to believe, has much curious and valusble matériel connected with the school history in his possession. The town publisher of this work is, we observe, Mr. Ainsworth: being himself a Manchester man, his house is a very proper and natural depot for all its literary" goods;" and are equally as good as the present, we need not wish him a better occupation than the town agency. if Pugin and Le Keur's Specimens of the Architectural Antiquities of Normandy. No. IV. The Literary Part by John Britton, F.S.A. NEXT to the Architectural Antiquities of our wa country, those of Normandy are now of amount interest. This work is not only arable for its graphic beauties, but highly tractive to the professional architect, the ary, and the amateur. It is, in fact, that it professes to be an illustration of NorArchitecture. The Speeches of the Right Hon. G. Canning; sa Memoir of his Life. By R. Therry, En of Gray's Inn, Barrister at Law. als. 8vo. Ridgway. 1 can only notice the publication of this tant work. Upon the Memoir we shall me remarks to offer; and, in the mean The remmend the edition of Mr. Canning's rant, splendid, and statesman-like Speeches enablest literary memorial that can be of him, till his life shall be written etent authority, and his private core given to the world. It will then more than by all the eloquence ever how good a man, how firm a patriot, great a minister, England lost in Serge Canning. ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. [ SETTLEMENT: FERNANDO PO: JOURNAL. Widatone Bay, Fernando Po, Nov. 17, 1827. ed here on Saturday, the 27th Oct. red at 4 F. M. in Maidstone Bay (so named by Commodore Bullen), where we found us in greater number than yesterday, the care over the fore part of the head, sepa- landing we were surrounded by the natives, by | went on board. All spare hands ashore, as rately conducted behind the ears; the end of whom we were more mildly handled than we yesterday, clearing the ground of wood, &c. each string generally touching the shoulders, had been on our preceding visit. However, they Having found a better approach for ascendand the band of beads representing curls. Their did not forget to importune us for iron hoop, ing Point William on the eastern side, from hat has a low crown and narrow brim, made as before, from the oldest man and woman to its being a much more gentle acclivity, a large of split rattan, not very closely worked, and the youngest boy and girl; and if we took party were employed to clear away the brushornamented with leaves, bones of monkeys notice of any one, it appeared to them that a wood and timber, for the purpose of making a and other animals, and a few white and some- present would follow, for they became more broad road the whole way up to our intended times red feathers; the latter appear to be dyed earnest in their importunities. On not finding establishment. in the blood of some animal; it is secured to the king and his chiefs on the beach, we de- Saturday, 3d.-A very fine warm day.a tuft of hair on the middle of the head by a sired Anderson to send for them, which he did. Working parties ashore as yesterday. Shifted skewer passing through both to the opposite However, we waited more than two hours our birth still nearer to Point William and side. They wore necklaces, armlets, bracelets, before his majesty condescended to appear. Adelaide Islands, for the greater convenience and a girdle, which latter rests on the hips Mr. Galler, in the mean time, occupied himself of landing our working party and stores. The and supports the only covering they wear, with shooting at monkeys, which appeared to Steamer and Prizes also left their anchorage in which is in front, (except his majesty, who had, amuse the natives very much, as they con- the bay, and moored in Clarence Cove. Not a besides his anterior covering, a posterior one, stantly pointed out the objects of his search, single canoe was seen on the water, and but very composed of the same materials, viz. the skin and raised a loud laugh when he fired and few natives on the shore, until the afternoon of of some animal,) over which they wore a bunch of missed. The king and his chiefs having ar- this day, and then but a small number only made herbage. The girdle consists either of a string rived, we explained the object of our visit, their appearance. Our interpreter said they were of the vertebræ of snakes, or of beads of some which they heard with great attention: they engaged in burying a chief; but we suspected hard berry; the armlets, anklets, and bracelets, anxiously made a proposal for our mutual that there had been an assemblage of the tribes, were for the most part composed of the same good understanding, which was, that if any of to discuss the subjects of our arrival and intenmaterials. During their entertainment in the their people troubled us by committing any tion of forming a settlement. cabin, the band was ordered to play on the breach of good faith, they requested we would Sunday, 4th.-Cloudy in the morning, rain quarter-deck, and they appeared much gratified communicate it to the chiefs, and they would in the middle of the day. About 10 o'clock with the music. From the captain's cabin we take care that the delinquents should be A. M. some chiefs came aboard, in a very conducted them along the main deck, and punished-and, vice versá, if any of our people large canoe, from a bay to the eastward, and shewed them the horses, asses, oxen, pigs, &c. committed any improper acts towards them, were introduced to the captain while at breakThey were much struck with the horses and that they would represent it to our chiefs. After fast. A native boy had been previously in the pigs; but the cow, and particularly her tail, an earnest discussion among themselves, we cabin, eating rice, fish, yams, &c. When appeared to afford them the greatest delight, all agreed to the various proposals on both they entered, they all sat down on chairs with each of them handling it in succession, pulling sides, by drinking palm wine together, and ex- much apparent satisfaction: the captain made the hairs out, and shaking it with every mark changing presents giving his majesty an axe, them a few presents of knives, small lookof the highest degree of astonishment and plea- for which he returned a fowl. We now pro- ing-glasses, &c., which gave them so much desure. After making the tour of the main deck, posed to accompany him to his village, to which light, that they began clapping their hands and we took them to the quarter-deck, where the he at first shewed great willingness to accede, singing short sentences in a high tone of voice, band played for their amusement, which ap- and took me by the hand as if to conduct bowing their heads frequently during the time. peared to gratify them exceedingly, as they me; but instead of walking, as we had ex- Anderson informed us they were singing our were not satisfied till they went into the midst pected, through the woods, he kept inclining praises, for their words implied, "truly you of them. The king's brother was, indeed, so to the beach where our boats were lying. We are come to do us good." They were entermuch enraptured, that he could not refrain from then thought he was going to take us along tained with palth wine, Madeira, biscuit, fish, displaying his savage steps and uncouth gestures shore, and land at a place where there was an yams, &c. We have observed that they always to the tune" So played Orpheus, and so other and a much shorter path to his village; prefer palm wine and yams to every thing else, danced the brutes." Thinking that we had in- yet, when we proposed to him to enter a boat, which, we learn, is what they are most accusdulged them enough in this amusement, we he held back, and positively declined, saying, tomed to live on. The three European women commenced the most difficult part of our en- that his house was not good enough, and that whom we have on board were introduced to deavours to conciliate them, that of satisfying he had nothing in it to entertain us with not them, and seemed to engage their attention them with presents: we first commenced with being prepared to receive us. However, as we very much. They remained on board about two his yellow majesty, whom we presented with were predetermined to go, and our interpreter hours, and then returned to the eastward. the whole length of a large iron hoop, which knew the way, we proceeded, with Mr. Jeffery had been straightened for the occasion; then and Captain Smith in addition to our former to the brother we gave half the quantity, and party. We thought the king had good reason for about a foot to each of the chiefs or attendants; not wishing us to proceed, for certainly neither and, in addition to the hoop, we presented his his hut nor the road to it were calculated for a majesty with half a dozen fish-hooks. There visit of ceremony or pleasure. The path was was some little squabble during this arrange- extremely slippery, with many pools of water ment, which, however, was happily concluded, pretty much to their satisfaction; and they left the ship apparently in very good humour with us, and well pleased with the result of their visit. We have omitted to observe, that the king, as well as the other chiefs, was anxious to rub his long beard with those who possessed one. They shewed evident satisfaction upon chairs being given them to sit on; and we have since observed, that in their own huts, they all sit upon (logs) blocks of wood. This is different from the usual custom of the Africans, who squat down on their haunches or their heels. Thursday, Nov. 1st.-Cloudy in the forepart of the day, and heavy rain in the after. noon: disappointed in going ashore to visit the chiefs. Friday, 2d.-Cloudy, with rain at times. Went ashore with Messrs. Galler and Morrison, the interpreter Anderson, and my servant, to make some arrangements with the king and his chiefs respecting the establishment of a market near our settlement. Immediately after our Monday, 5th.-Anderson, our interpreter, returned to the ship about three this afternoon, (having been absent two days,) in a large canoe pulling seventeen paddles, accompanied by the same chiefs that visited us yesterday, with the addition of the king's son; but before they came alongside the ship, they pulled quite round and roots of trees to impede our progress, be- us, singing most loudly and merrily. They were sides a very thick jungle, and myriads of ants taken into the captain's cabin, where they were and other insects tormenting us on the way. entertained until he came on board, which he His majesty's hut was merely a thatched roof, soon did, and, before he dismissed them, made the eaves of which were not three feet from a present to each; but the principal chief hapthe ground, which was supported by pillars, pening to fix his eye upon an axe, shewed so and only one end of it protected from the much eagerness to possess it, that he appeared weather. The furniture is composed of an to have entirely forgotten the presents he had inclined plane of wood, only five feet in length, previously received;-the captain, however, on which they repose the pillow being a round being determined not to gratify his greediness, log, three or four inches in diameter, resting but at the same time being desirous to turn it on two wooden brackets; logs of wood are sub-to advantage in promoting our friendly interstitutes for stools; along their rude beams a course, promised him he would present it to the number of calabashes was hung. The king's king when he saw him. A tornado came on in brother had taken care to arrive before us, and the afternoon, which drove most of the canoes received us with much good humour, regret- away from us; but the chiefs remained on board ing only that he had nothing to regale us till it was over, and then left us, with the underwith; however, in a short time a calabash of standing that the captain would pay the king a stale palm wine was brought in, which, after visit on Wednesday next. tasting himself (according to the African cus. tom), to prove that it was not poisonous, he presented to us. After resting ourselves for a short time, we returned by the same road and Tuesday, 6th.A wet morning and fine day; a number of canoes alongside, and many * These kings are but heads of tribes, we believe. |