100 CAPTAIN TUCKEY’S NARRATIVE. 
held over his head, preceded by his father and other mem- 
bers of his family, and foliowed by a rabble escort of 20 
muskets. His father’s present to me consisted of a male 
goat, a bunch of plantains, and a duck. I had now no 
small difficulty in keeping the sloop from being constantly 
crammed with visitors, every Fuka, which appears to be a 
common title of honour, having his linguister, (linguist) and 
his two or three gentlemen, all equally voracious for brandy, 
and without whom it is impossible he could move a step. 
The market here we found miserably supplied, being only 
able to procure a few fowls, a dozen eggs, and some plan- 
tains, in exchange for beads, that made them come dearer 
than ina London market. The staple article of trade here 
seemed to be salt, in which there were both wholesale and 
retail dealers, the former having 40 to 50 baskets, which he 
sold to the latter by the basket, who retailed it to the con- 
sumer by the handful, two handfuls for a money mat. 
At four o’clock the sea breeze setting in, we ran up and 
anchored before the creek of the banza, in 8 fathoms, close 
to the shore, saluting with four swivels. Here I found 
a hammock sent by the Chenoo, to convey me to his pre- 
sence; but it being too late, I sent his majesty an excuse 
by the Fuka Sina, who appeared to be extremely angry, 
because I could not visit the Chenoo in the dark. 
July 27. At ten o’clock Iquitted the sloop, withthe Natu- 
