126 VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



fome paid her, in our prefence, marks of re- 

 fpeft, by taking her right foot, and placing it 

 on their head, after having made a low bow j 

 others came and touched with their right hand 

 the fole of her right foot. Several chiefs, whom 

 we knew, alfop^id her other marks of deference. 

 Wc were informed that ilie v/as Queen Tineh 

 Her hair, cut about two thirds of a decimeter 

 in length, was, as wtH as part of her forehead, 

 covered vith a reddilh powder. 



After having expreifed a wifh to go on board 

 of the Recherche to fee the com.mander of the 

 expedition, flie afked us to accompany her, 

 and immediately embarked to go thither with 

 part of her court. She gave fcveral very hand- 

 fomc mats, a hog, and fome yams, to Admiral 

 D'Enti-ecallcaux, who m.ade her a prefent of 

 ditfcrtnt pieces of cloths, on which ^v.o: feemed 

 to fer a great value. 



Wiiliing to know what fenfations the founds 

 of the voice, accompanied by the violin and 

 the German guitar, would produce on thefe peo- 

 ple, \\c remarked with pleifure that this mufic 

 was agreeable to them; l.iit a few tunes played 

 on a bird-organ, ootained plaudits flill more 

 exprellive. 



Queen Tiarh, wifliing not to be behind hand 

 with us, ordered fcUiC young girls ot her fuite 



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