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 hnn 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 



