].38 CAPTAIN TUCKEY'S NARRATIVE. 



On our return we were conducted by a slave merchant 

 of Simmons' acquaintance, by a road at first much more 

 pleasant than that Ave had come, being along the summits 

 of hills which are highly fertile, and in great part cultivated, 

 but in the most careless manner. The veo-etables we saw 

 were manioc, Indian corn, a species of shrubby holcus, 

 French beans, cabbages or greens, ground nuts in great 

 quantity, and bird pepper. The fruit consisted of limes, 

 papavvs, and plantains, all at present immature. 



Our conductor led us to his town (for every man of pro- 

 perty calls his residence his town), where Ave were agree- 

 ably surprised to find a repast prepared, consisting of a 

 steAved foAvl, a dish of stcAved beans, and cassava bread 

 named Coanga. The stews were hoAvever so highly pep- 

 pered that our gentlemen, not accustomed to such Avarmth 

 of seasoning, could scarcely sAvallow them ; a bottle of 

 spirits, in Avhich some aniseed had been infused, Avas also 

 set before us. The remains of our repast Avas served to the 

 marines. The water brought to us issued from a rock, its 

 temperature 73° ; the barometer at the banza fell two inches 

 loAver than at the river side, Avhich, according to Leslie's 

 scale, gives the elevation about 1300 feet. 



While at our repast, the back ground of the court in 

 which we were, Avas filled Avith Avomen and girls, separated 



