CAPTAIN TUCKEY’S NARRATIVE. 109 
July 28. This morning the Chenoo returned my visit 
on board the sloop, accompanied by half a dozen of his 
sons and gentlemen ; his modesty was much greater than that 
of any of our inferior visitors, expressing himself perfectly 
satisfied with my present, and only hoping that, when 
I came down the river, I would build him an English house, 
leave him a boat, and give him a musquet; with the latter 
request I complied immediately, to his great satisfaction. 
I learnt from one of his sons, who spoke tolerable English, 
that a palaver had been held all night, at which the Fuka 
Sina and all the traders insisted that our intentions could 
not be good, and that the King should order the sloop to 
quit the banza, and not let me ascend the river. The King, 
however, and the court party, would not listen to his 
suggestions, saying, they were satisfied I came to do them 
good, and that I might go where I pleased. Indeed 
the King now repeated the same thing, adding, that 
if I came to make the country (signifying to form a settle- 
ment), as the Portuguese had done at Cabenda, he would 
grant me all the land I required; in short, we parted the 
best of friends ; and on his landing I saluted him with four 
swivels, the report of which (though they had been warned) 
struck all the crowd on shore with such a panic, that they 
ran off precipitately, tumbling over each other ; which 
