^ A Dutch Account of Liberia 



Congo, and Angola, touching at the Grain Coast only on his 

 return ; but in 1 6 14 he visited the " Qua Qua " (Ivory) Coast, 

 and before or afterwards made a somewhat lengthy stay in 

 Liberian waters. He called at Cape Mount, the River Cestos, 

 and the Kru Coast. He calls the people near Cape Palmas 

 " Gruvo." ^ Of the (Liberian) people generally he records : 

 " Die Eynwohner sind grawsame und bose leute doch an einem 

 Ort besser als am andern gedrucken stetigs wie sie die fremde 

 Nationen so dahin kommen zu handthieren," etc. (Which may 

 be freely rendered : " The natives are cruel and bad people, 

 though in some places better than others, according to the way 

 in which foreign nations coming there to trade have treated 

 them.") 



" Doch ist ihnen ein Nation angenemmer und lieber als die 

 ander nemblich die Franzosen, so dess Orts lang gereiset und 

 gefahren haben, aber die Portugaleser kommen jetziger Zeit 

 gar selten dahin. Unser Teutsche Nation ist an einem Ort 

 angenemmer als an andern und dasselbe daher dass sie es 

 biszweilen da selbst gar grob gemacht und sehr verderbet haben 

 derhalben dann die Mohren offt versuchs ob sie sich an ihnen 

 rechen mochten." (" Yet one nation is agreeable to them and 

 beloved more than others — the French — who for such a long 

 time have frequented and travelled in this district. The 

 Portuguese in these present times come here but seldom. Our 

 German nation is at one place more agreeable than another ; but 

 from time to time we have made ourselves disliked by our 

 rough ways, so that the Moors often try to take their revenge 

 on us.") 



In 161 1 Braun called at the Grain Coast chiefly to buy rice. 

 In 1 6 14 he traded for pepper with iron bars and for rice with 



' Grebo. This corruption " Grubo " of a tribal, name may be the origin of 

 " Kruboy." 



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